ABV 40%
Do you want liveliness (the regular 12) or elegant (the Distillery Reserve)? They have equal charms, and perhaps deserve similar scores, but I go for the former.
Michael Jackson
Jameson
Brand
12 Years Old, Distillery Reserve (Midleton)
Expression
Pot Still
Type
12
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Republic of Ireland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Sweet, oily, aromatic, perfumy.
Palate: Lightly creamy texture. Very creamy taste. Creamy toffee. More nuttiness. Like freshly-ground almonds.
Finish: Nutty. Slightly toasty. Touch of sherry.
Comment: Do you want liveliness (the regular 12) or elegant (the Distillery Reserve)? They have equal charms, and perhaps deserve similar scores, but I go for the former.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Light and quite grainy with a distinctive pot-still sharpness injecting life.
Palate: The pot still makes and immediate impact but is very quickly pursued by some amazing sweet corn.The sweetest of all Irish whiskies.
Finish: Hints of coca of the grain; some dying embers of that grassy pot-still.
Comment: This amazingly light but extremely busy 12-year old is a one-off in the Jameson portfolio.
Score: 8.8
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