Jameson launches Distiller’s Batch single pot still Irish whiskey
The new Jameson Reserve Series expression combines five oak cask types and draws on a whiskey-making tradition dating back to the brand’s earliest recipes.
USA – Jameson has launched Jameson Distiller’s Batch, a new whiskey expression drawing on the brand’s history with Single Pot Still Irish whiskey and joining its premium Jameson Reserve Series.
The new expression will be available in the United States from September. Developed by Master Distiller Kevin O’Gorman at Midleton Distillery, Jameson Distiller’s Batch is matured in five oak cask types: ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and virgin Irish, European and American oak.
Single Pot Still Irish whiskey is made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and triple distilled in copper pot stills. The style dates to some of Jameson’s earliest whiskey recipes.
“200 hundred years ago, one of the very first Jameson recipes were crafted in the Single Pot Still tradition – a legacy we discovered in a mashbill handwritten by John Jameson II in a pocket notebook dated 1826, still kept today in our archive in Midleton. Distiller’s Batch is our way of celebrating that origin story,” O’Gorman said.
“Bringing together five cask types is a careful balancing act, and everyone contributes something to the final whiskey. The result is an expression with real character that still feels unmistakably Jameson,” he added.
Jameson describes Distiller’s Batch as featuring toasted oak, honeycomb, salted caramel and baking spices, followed by dark chocolate, spicy toffee, cinnamon, ginger and orange peel. The cask combination also contributes smoked-wood notes and tannins.
The brand recommends serving the whiskey neat or in a spirit-forward cocktail such as a Manhattan.
“Jameson has been crafting Irish whiskey for over 200 years and Distiller’s Batch is our latest chapter,” said Kristen Colonna, vice president of marketing for Jameson.
“Made in the quintessential style of Irish whiskey making, matured across five hand-selected cask types, with plenty of spice, a bit of orchard fruit, dark chocolate on the finish, and the smoothness Jameson is known for,” Colonna said.
Distiller’s Batch is bottled at 46% ABV, or 92 proof, with a suggested retail price of US$49.99.
The company said the new expression reflects Jameson’s continuing use of traditional Irish whiskey-making methods while introducing a distinctive combination of cask influences to the Reserve Series.
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