Jameson Distillery is located on Bow Street, a small historic cobbled stone street close to Smithfield in Dublin City. To experience Dublin's favourite distillery, you can buy your ticket directly from DoDublin - book your distillery tour now! Today Jameson’s is the bestselling Irish whiskey in the world and the legacy of the Bow Street distillery and founder John Jameson lives on. In 1976 the New Middleton Distillery was opened which meant sadly the Bow Street Distillery closed its doors for the last time until the exceptional visitor’s center you will visit today opened its doors in 1997. To ensure the name and legacy of Jameson’s lived on the company had to do something so to become stronger they decided in 1966 to merge with previous rivals the Cork Distillers Company and John Powers to form the Irish distillers Group. The Whiskey trade in Scotland boomed as a result with cheap exports to Canada meaning they could also smuggle whiskey across the American border. As well as this due to American prohibition the company’s largest market was cut off. Trade war with Britain meant increased tariffs on exporting to one of the distilleries biggest markets. After Ireland declared its independence from Britain the distillery began to struggle. It wasn’t all good times for the famous Irish distiller though as the 20th century brought some very hard times with it for Jameson’s. Jameson quickly grew and became Ireland’s biggest and one of the world’s biggest distillers of whiskey by the 19th century.
Irish Whiskey Distilleries in the 19th & 20th Centuries In fact there were many other distilleries and many others like Jameson who wanted to impress and stand out from the crowd. Jameson though had stiff competition as at the time his was not the only distillery in Dublin. In 1810 the name of the Whiskey was changed to that we all know and love today, The John Jameson and Sons Irish Whiskey Company, or Jameson’s Irish whiskey for short.
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John Jameson became General Manager of the Distillery in 1786 and by 1805 he took full ownership of the Distillery which he then also expanded. It was called The Steins Family Bow Street Distillery up until a Scotsman by the name of John Jameson stepped off the boat in Ireland and changed the Irish whiskey business forever. The distillery was first opened in 1780 but not under the same name we all know and love today. The famous distillery you will visit with our great value combo deal is located on Bow Street in the cities Smithfield area.
It has a very short finish which I don’t really mind in this case.Jameson’s Irish whiskey has a long history which they are indeed very proud of. Malt and alcohol with a touch of oak and earth. Included in this flavor package are some grassy notes, cocoa and an ambiguous fruit that borders on banana with the alcohol making a strong statement, especially in the back end, with just a touch of caramel sliding around. A bit of malt and citrus are wandering around in there with a strange dusty quality running throughout.Ī light and clean tasting beverage that starts out with malt, vanilla and under ripe citrus.
Jameson Irish Whiskey Reviewĭistiller: John Jameson & Son / Irish Distillers Limited MidletonĪ wafting of grain alcohol is the first thing that meets the nostrils followed by honey, pear and an ambiguous over ripe orchard fruit. If you’ve had Jameson Irish Whiskey add your own notes or thoughts in the comments below. It’s decent stuff and I’m happy to see so many people “discovering” Irish whiskey because of it. It’s not my first choice neat, but on the rocks it’s nice and as a mixer it’s excellent. Overall Jameson Irish Whiskey is a tasty whiskey and I enjoy it for what it is. Jameson is also a blended Irish which means the 3x distilled malt whiskey is blended with grain whiskey which lightens the flavor and texture even more. Think of how vodka brands hype their 6, 7, 8, etc, distillations to achieve an even cleaner and lighter spirit. Like many Irish whiskeys, Jameson is triple distilled, compared to the typical 2x distilled of Scotland and America, which removes more “impurities” and gives it more of a light clean flavor. The standard Jameson Irish Whiskey is single-dramedly responsible for a large chunk of the current boom as a new generation of drinkers are discovering the joys of Irish whiskey. Irish whiskey has been on a tear lately and leading the charge has been Jameson which is now the number one selling Irish whiskey in the world with my beloved Bushmills coming in second.
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