Jameson Irish Whiskey

Jameson is an Irish whiskey brand. The distillery of the same name was founded by John Jameson in 1780 in Dublin and until 1971 was in the Bow Street ( Smithfield Village ), distilled. Today you can visit only the exhibition of Old Jameson distillery in Dublin, is produced in Midleton. Jameson is one of the world's most famous whiskey brands. It is a so-called blended whiskey.

History

After a crisis of Irish whiskey sales in the U.S. ( Prohibition ) and the UK ( high import tariffs after Irish independence ) joined in 1966, Jameson Irish Whiskey with the last remaining distilleries of the Republic of Ireland, namely Power's and Cork Distilleries, the Irish Distillers Group together. Opened in 1975, this group in Midleton, Cork, a technically located to-date distillery, which can be visited. Since 1988, the Irish Distillers Limited belongs to the French Pernod Ricard Group. As the well-known Whisk (e) ykenner and reviewer Jim Murray indicates in his book Classic Irish whiskey, Jameson held in the late 1990s about 75 percent of the total sales of Irish whiskey worldwide. In 2012, the total sales was 36 million liters.

Products

  • Jameson original
  • Jameson Gold
  • Jameson Crested Ten
  • Jameson Triple Distilled
  • Jameson Special Reserve, 12 years
  • Jameson Select Reserve
  • Jameson Signature Reserve
  • (Available only in Dublin and Midleton ) Jameson Distillery Reserve, 12 years
  • Jameson Pure Pot Still, 15 years
  • Jameson Master Selection, 18 years
  • Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve ( 46%, Grain Whiskey 23-24 old, pot still share a bit younger )

The alcohol content of almost all Jameson whiskey is about 40%.

To John Jameson & Son Limited also has yet

  • Redbreast 12 years (40 %)
  • Redbreast 15 years (46%)
  • Midleton Very Rare (40 %) ( between 14-22 years maturity time)
  • Dungourney (30 years old barrel by 1964)

Production

Jameson Whiskey is produced from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley. The drying of the malted barley is done as opposed to Scotch whiskey in closed Darren without smoke gets to the malt. It made ​​3 firings. The subsequent storage takes place in oak casks from Spain, Portugal and the United States, where previously sherry, port or bourbon matured. The whiskey is then different ages and drums mixed by master blender from Jameson whiskeys to achieve a consistent taste as similar as possible on an industrial scale. For a consistent color is colored with caramel coloring.

Gallery

Jameson rarest vintage

Jameson Gold

Jameson

Jameson Master Selection, 18 years

Jameson Special Reserve, 12 years

Redbreast 12 years

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