Jameson Irish Whiskey

[lendaddy]

I'm sure it's a little cheap for some of you guys, but damn is this easy drinking and smooth! My wife even likes it and that's saying something. I've got about 4-5 different flavors in rotation right now, but this is a fav.

FWIW JW black is the devil! Fumes man......fumes!

[fastpat]

Irish whiskey, bottle for bottle, dollar for dollar; much smoother than scotch. Jameson's 18 year old is first class.

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by fastpat
Irish whiskey, bottle for bottle, dollar for dollar; much smoother than scotch. Jameson's 18 year old is first class.

I'm learning that, almost buttery. Is this just a tendency or a given via procedures?

[azasadny]

We drink Red Breast Irish Whiskey at our house and everyone really likes it (except the kids, of course).

[K. Roman]

Jameson's is good. I also like Dalwhinnie (sp?)

[targa911S]

I liked it enough to land me in rehab! It was my drug of choice for years.

[osidak]

great for making car bombs

[dtw]

I enjoy Jameson as a good workaday Irish, especially with a draft Bass back. However, I found Black Bush to be more complex and interesting (and expensive).

On balance, Irish requires a lot less concentration than Scotch, but I find Scotch more rewarding. Just depends on my mood, I suppose.

Will probably be done with Bourbon/Scotch/Irish whiskeys for a while, I'm counting the days until I restart my homebrewing operation.

Where's Shuie?!

[jshape]

Middleton's is the best..Jameson is a good substitute...Bushmills OK

[stuartj]

Its true, the Irish invented whiskey, and they know how to make a very smooth drop. I prefer the complexities of and variations of Scotch single malt whiskies.

A question - Irish is whiskEy, Scotch is whisky- whats correct for boubons?

[DonDavis]

Originally posted by lendaddy
but damn is this easy drinking and smooth!

Hear, hear!

[Scooter]

I understand Jameson and Bushmills are produced in the same factory, but at different times. The same factory makes Buena Vista's Irish Whiskey. Buena Vista is a bar in San Francisco that is the birth place of Irish Coffee in America.

Good stuff!

[Stephen 325TDS]

I'm only an hour away from the factory (Bushmills) - but don't drink whiskey .

[Overpaid Slacker]

My personal preference is Tullamore Dew, but I haven't had a true Irish Whiskey that I couldn't find something nice to say about

Stuart -

"Whiskey", Scotch and Bourbon are all Whiskeys (or Whiskys). "Rye" is the "proper" name for what we'd call Whiskey -- Like Jameson's or Bushmills (Ulster CRAP!.. j/k; relax, ya bastaads). The name "Whiskey" is supposed to have come from the Gaelic uisge, water of life. Sure, why not.

Rye is a whiskey made from at least 51% rye grass (if there's other botanicals, it's usually malt). Blended Whisky uses only a small portion of rye in its blends (b/c the rye whiskey tends to be expensive). If memory serves, Justerini & Brooks came up with this brainstorm.

"Scotch" is short for "Scotch whisky", and usually made from malt (though there are grain "Scotches") and has to be aged for at least 3 years in Scotland. If you know a Scotch fanatic who's taken distillery tours in Scotland, don't ask him about the making of Scotch unless you really, really like the sound of his voice. Producing Scotch is a complicated process; but unless you conflate "complicated" with "profound", it's likely to be very boring to be on the business end of such a disquisition.

Bourbon, from the old south lingo meaning "Nectar of the Gods" (I just made that up) is made from at least 51% corn mash. It is widely accepted by everyone who agrees with me that Maker's Mark is the gold standard for Bourbon, with many johnny-come-lately hangers-on having joined the premium bourbon market after it was created by Mr. Bill Samuels, Sr. in the early 60's. Prior to that, you had the cowboy bourbons (Jack, which isn't a Bourbon, per se and Jim Beam, e.g.).

In an emergency, Basil Hayden, Blanton's or Woodford Reserve are acceptable alternatives to Maker's, but I'll need several affidavits attesting to the circumstances requiring such compromise of principles before I let you off the hook.

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We drink Red Breast Irish Whiskey at our house and everyone really likes it (except the kids, of course).

So, the kids prefer, what, Tullamore Dew? Smart kids...

JP

[fastpat]

Originally posted by Stephen 325TDS
I'm only an hour away from the factory (Bushmills) - but don't drink whiskey .

Arrest this man immediately, for posing as an Irishman.

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by john_cramer
For Pete's sake, Lendaddy, STOP drinking whiskey in the summertime! Will you be sitting in a chaise lounge in the Snow on December 25th drinking a Hendricks and Tonic with a lime? :0

[fastpat]

Originally posted by john_cramer
For Pete's sake, Lendaddy, STOP drinking whiskey in the summertime! Will you be sitting in a chaise lounge in the Snow on December 25th drinking a Hendricks and Tonic with a lime? :0

My desire for Whiskey ends when the outside air temperature goes above 85F, being replaced by my local brewery beer lust. In view of that, I have purchased a 'fridge (4.9 cu. ft.)for the deck, making room for about 1.5 cases of the wonderful elixer.

Can a kegerator be far behind? I think not.

[Overpaid Slacker]

What's wrong with a pahwuful strong mint julep on a hot summah's afternoon?

JP

[fastpat]

Thet's a Kaintukian drink, they's questionable southern'ers.

[Jeff Higgins]

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