What is unique about Jameson Black Barrel?

Black Barrel is Jameson’s tribute to their coopers, who painstakingly give their bourbon barrels an additional charring to reveal their untold richness and complexity. The select double charred barrels produce a whiskey with even richer flavor and intense smoothness.

What makes Jameson Black Barrel different?

Jameson Black Barrel is our tribute to our coopers, who painstakingly give their bourbon barrels an additional charring to reveal their untold richness and complexity. The select double charred barrels produce a whiskey with even richer flavor and intense smoothness.

Is Jameson Black Barrel better than Jameson?

Jameson Black Barrel is mostly pot still malted and unmalted barley aged for considerably longer than standard Jameson — 12 years vs. 5 to 7, in both Bourbon and sherry casks. While there’s nothing specifically “black” about Black Barrel, it’s a considerably different experience than standard label Jameson.

Is Jameson Black Barrel worth it?

The Jameson Black Barrel is fantastic stuff. It’s not quite as monumental as the Barry Crockett Legacy, but it’s working its way up there and as far as blended Irish whiskey goes it just might be my favorite, readily accessible, blend on the market.

Is Jameson Black Barrel smooth?

Triple distilled, flame charred, for a rich smooth taste. Jameson Black Barrel is our tribute to our coopers, who painstakingly give their bourbon barrels an additional charring to reveal their untold richness and complexity.

Is Jameson a Scotch?

Jameson is produced from a blend of grain whiskey and single pot still whiskey, which uses a mixture of malted and unmalted or “green” Irish barley, all sourced from within a fifty-mile radius around the distillery in Cork.

What is the best Jameson whiskey?

Highest rated whiskies with > 3 votes

• 90.93. Jameson 15-year-old Millennium Edition.
• 90.88. Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve.
• 90.00. Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve.
• 89.11. Jameson 18-year-old.
• 88.75. Jameson Caskmates – Outland.

Is Johnnie Walker better than Jameson?

Today I have decided to do a side by side comparison between these two icons – Jameson vs Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky….Side by Side: Jameson vs Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky.

What is the best Irish whiskey to drink straight?

The 12 Best Irish Whiskeys to Drink in 2021

• Best for Sipping Neat: Redbreast 12 Year.
• Runner Up, Best for Sipping Neat: Writers’ Tears Copper Pot.
• Best for Sipping on Ice: Green Spot.
• Best for Hot Toddys: McConnell’s.
• Best for Whiskey & Gingers: Jameson.
• Best Out-of-the-Box: Tullamore D.E.W.

Is Jameson Black Barrel like bourbon?

Black Barrel, for instance, is made from a different whiskey blend, with some of the whiskey aged in used bourbon barrels. Caskmates, despite being the same whiskey found in the original Jameson, has a thicker mouthfeel, with more chocolate, vanilla and coffee notes than traditional Jameson.

Is Jameson Black Barrel Scotch?

Jameson Black Barrel is a whiskey comprised of (a high proportion of) single pot still and grain whiskey aged first in a mix of ex-sherry and ex-bourbon. The whiskey is then aged in extra charred ex-bourbon barrels, hence the name. The age of the whiskey ranges from 8-16 years of age.