JAMESON Pure pot still "Millenium" 15 years old 40%

Nose:
Light strawberry sweetness and soft honey. Polished, almost cuddly oak offers a pinch of woodsmoke.




Palate:
Vibrant yet gentle pot still character, aided by sweet sherry and soft almost apologetic oak. The latter produces some modest but appetising spices.




Finish:
Medium length. Fruit and sharp spices interweaved.


Comment:
A limited edition produced for the Millenium shift. I guess they chose to call it Jameson instead of Redbreast for marketing reasons. Not bad at all but somehow comes across as flat compared to the Redbreasts. A little more dynamics wouldn´t have gone amiss. My third bottle of this and most definitely the last I will get for a humane sum. For the price it commands today, I can only recommend it to pot still and Jameson completists. Bottle number: 07040

Rating: 8/10

GREEN SPOT 40%

Nose:
Very earthy. Herbs zigzagging amidst the glorious pot still character. Vanilla.




Palate:
Full bodied. Unknown herbs picked from a hidden moor. Honey mixed with just a smudge of sherry. Pot still at its most vibrant.




Finish:
Enormously long and complex. Life-affirming.



Comment:

At the end of the 90´s this was so scarce, I had to order it from a small Internet shop in Ireland. Since then it has become much more visible and even managed to pop up once at my local store. A transition which must mean increased production. Despite this, it has managed to retain all of its great qualities. No mean feat.


Rating: 9/10