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Jameson 18 years Bow Street

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(1)€175Ireland, Blended

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Bow Street in Dublin was Jameson's original home, and this bottling marks the first whisky matured there since 1975. The aged blend rests in a small maturation house that holds only 84 casks at a time. That tight space makes every batch genuinely limited. Inside, three rare whiskies spend eighteen years in bourbon barrels and Spanish sherry butts. A final spell in first-fill bourbon wood follows. The result is bottled at full cask strength, never chill-filtered. You get a rich, oily texture and a long run of vanilla, warm spice and orchard fruit. Pour it neat and let it breathe.

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Jameson

Jameson is a renowned Irish whiskey distillery that was founded in 1780 by John Jameson in Dublin, Ireland. The distillery is famous for producing some of the world's finest triple-distilled Irish whiskey that is known for its smoothness and distinctive taste. The Jameson distillery offers a variety of whiskey blends, including the Jameson Original, Jameson Crested, Jameson Black Barrel, and Jameson 18 Year Old. Each blend is crafted using a unique combination of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in pot stills, and aged in oak casks. Jameson is that it is the best-selling Irish whiskey brand in the world, with over 7 million cases sold annually. The brand has also won numerous awards for its whiskey, including the World Whiskies Awards, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

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About the Jameson 18 years Bow Street

Jameson 18 years Bow Street is a cask strength blended Irish whisky from Ireland. Batch bottled at the Jameson Distillery Bow Street in Dublin. It is the first whisky matured at this historic Jameson site since 1975. That heritage gives the bottle real meaning for anyone who follows Irish whisky. The spirit begins as three rare whiskies aged for eighteen years. They mature in American bourbon barrels and Spanish sherry butts at Midleton. The blend is then re-casked into first-fill bourbon wood. Those casks travel to the Maturation House at Bow Street to finish in Dublin air. This maturation house is tiny. It holds only 84 casks at any one time. That small scale is why each release is so limited. Jameson bottles this whisky at cask strength, around 55.3% ABV, with no chill filtration. The texture stays full, oily and intense. The flavour rewards patience. Expect deep vanilla from the bourbon wood and a layer of dried fruit and sweet spice from the sherry casks. There is gentle cinnamon and a bright thread of citrus through the middle. Toasted oak and soft vanilla carry the long finish. It drinks rich without ever feeling heavy. Drink Jameson 18 years Bow Street neat to taste it in full. A few drops of water will open the spice and lift the fruit if you prefer. This is a triple-distilled Irish whisky built for slow sipping. The rich texture and long finish make it a real treat. It suits anyone who wants the most characterful expression Jameson makes.