Jameson Bow Street 18 Year Old Cask Strength
Jameson · Midleton Distillery
This is Jameson stripped of all pretense and turned up to full volume. The cask strength bottling reveals a tension between the silky grain and muscular pot still components that standard proof obscures. It's unapologetically rich but never heavy, proving that Irish whiskey can play in the big leagues of aged spirits.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Toasted oak and dried apricot lead, followed by honey-drizzled almonds and a faint whiff of old leather. A floral rosewater note emerges with time, adding an unexpected elegance to the richness.
Palate
Full-bodied and commanding at cask strength. Layers of toffee, dark chocolate, and clove spice unfold across the tongue. The pot still component delivers a waxy, honeyed texture while the grain whiskey contributes a surprisingly delicate vanilla thread.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with waves of dried fruit, toasted wood, and lingering spice that slowly fade to a warm, dry oak.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills (pot still component) and column stills (grain component)
- Maturation
- Aged minimum 18 years in a combination of American oak bourbon barrels and European oak sherry casks, with a final resting period at the Bow Street Distillery in Dublin
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Food Pairing
Aged Comté cheese with honeycomb and walnuts
Finished at the original Jameson Bow Street Distillery in Dublin—now a visitor experience and maturation site—this cask strength expression is hand-selected from aged stocks at Midleton and bottled without dilution in small batches.
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