Midleton
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Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition
Jameson Caskmates Stout (40%, OB, 2016) Category: Blended Pot Still and Grain Irish Whiskey Origin: Midleton Distillery Bottling: Irish Distillers, Jameson ABV: 40% Cost: £23.48 What they say: Jameson Caskmates Two heads are said to be better than one, and… Continue reading
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Jameson Black Barrel
Jameson Black Barrel (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Blended Pot Still and Grain Irish Whiskey Origin: Midleton Distillery Bottling: Irish Distillers, Jameson ABV: 40% Cost: £35.83 What they say: Jameson Black Barrel Twice charred for a good measure. Black Barrel is… Continue reading
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Jameson Signature Reserve
Jameson Signature Reserve (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Blended Pot Still and Grain Irish Whiskey Origin: Midleton Distillery Bottling: Irish Distillers, Jameson ABV: 40% Cost: £40.99 What they say: Aged in American oak barrels and the finest sherry casks, Jameson Signature… Continue reading
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Jameson Original
Jameson Original (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Blended Pot Still and Grain Irish Whiskey Origin: Midleton Distillery Bottling: Jameson ABV: 40% Cost: £21.80 What they say: Jameson Original is a blend of pot still and fine grain whiskeys that is as… Continue reading
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Redbreast 1999 TWE Exclusive
Rich and robust, spiced Oloroso sherry fruits plenty of raisins served in a metallic copper bowl indicating both heavy sherry influence but good retention of pot still whisky character. 86/100 Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 14 Years Old Single Malt
Really quite special and an education to my Irish whiskey palate. This has all the subtleties of scotch single malt and has been married masterfully using the best qualities of each of the cask maturations involved. 86/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Years Old Special Reserve
A nice integration of the sherry cask finish, well balanced but still quite light-bodied this has a gentle diversity and is incredibly smooth – a great sipping whisky! 84/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask
An unusual mixture of whisky and cider flavours that I quite enjoyed, reminiscent of Calvados in some ways and some of the more rustic Normandy ciders we have sampled. 85/100. Continue reading
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Tullamore D.E.W. Original
Sweet fruity and plenty of toffee, reasonable depth and body. Very drinkable and hard to find flaw with – not a bad introduction to Irish whiskey. 83/100 Continue reading
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