Om nom nom. Crested ten

mawk

god that stuff is tasty.
Pure good

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IrishWhiskeyCha

Yes, an under rated member of the Jameson family and a lovely step up from regular Jameson

Lady Chatterton

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

Yes, an under rated member of the Jameson family and a lovely step up from regular Jameson

I'm a wine drinker so I know very little about spirits. I found an unopened bottle of Crested Ten in my drinks cabinet, was going to use it for making hot whiskey but after reading your posts I'm beginning to think I should be using a cheaper whiskey. My father likes his whiskeys, I occasionally buy him a bottle of Midleton as a treat, can you recommend some other nice whiskeys - thanks.

IrishWhiskeyCha

If you could tell us what he drinks already it would help.

However maybe a Jameson Gold next time which at circa €67 is under half the price of Midleton and another excellent Irish Whiskey. But in all fairness most Irish whiskeies over the €30 price tag are very good.

Jameson 12yo is great for the price.

If you are looking for some interesting sonunding ones you could go for the likes of Writers Tears & Irish Man 70 which are both Pot still based whiskeys like Jameson, Midleton and Powers.

Lady Chatterton

Thanks very much for your recommendations! I'm looking for something different and a little special.

IrishWhiskeyCha

The Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin is a good source for a decent selection of whiskey and they will post to you.

Writers Tears could fit that bill so as it is not a very common bottle and not widely available. (See here) €37.99 which is not bad for a specialist whiskey.

This is a lovely collection of Jameson 12yo, Jameson Gold & Jameson 18yo (3x 20cl bottles. (See Here) So a nice little taster collection of some great whiskeys.


However if you really want to push the boat out you could go for a Midleton Single Cask (See Here) With only around 260 bottles available of which I would imagine a lot are already gone .. so onece it's gone it's gone never to be repeated.

Or totally over the top ... one of the most amazing Jamesons ever but also totally amazing price tag :eek: (See Here)

Lady Chatterton

Thank you so much for all the info. I'm delighted with this!!! I wish my budget could extend to the Jameson rarest vintage reserve but it is probably one for next Christmas. His birthday is next month so I think I will go with the Midleton Single Cask. Thanks again:)

Cavehill Red

If that's the way you're thinking, you might also consider the Midleton 19 year old single cask on sale at Terminal 2 in Dublin airport, if you know anyone travelling.
It's utterly splendid and just a tad cheaper than the CWS single cask, which is also amazing.

hatful

I bought Writers Tears for Christmas, although it was a very nice smooth whiskey it wasn't incredibly sweet compared with Redbreast pot still (which is cheaper btw) It didn't stay on the palette long. I regret not buying the Tyrconnel 10 yr madeira.

buck65

I bought the Madeira finish Tyrconnell recently and I am alarmed at how much of it has been drank! It really is that good.
Also if you want something special maybe a 15y-o Redbreast. Haven't tried it yet but the 12 y-o is splendid. Looking forward to getting a bottle of this soon. Any pub in Dublin serve this?

IrishWhiskeyCha

The Tyrconnell Madeira finish is really a stellar whiskey and best of the 3 for me but the Port Finish has a lot of fans too. It is all a matter of getting to know your own taste as every one could taste the same product differently so what I think is great another may only find so-so, but unfortunately (or fortunately ) you have to try them to find out.

Tar.Aldarion

redcrest or 12 year is better?

Brockagh

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

redcrest or 12 year is better?

It depends on what you like, really, but I'd prefer the Redbreast 12 or 15. The Tyrconnells are single malts, while the Redbreasts are pure pot stills, or single pot stills, as they are not called in some places...

IrishWhiskeyCha

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

redcrest or 12 year is better?

What people may not realise is the sheer variety of Jameson's that are on the market plus the 2 additional Redbreasts. However some involve a bit of effort to source.

Basically you have a line of whiskey in a similar style that go up in taste quality and the price guide is pretty much a good guide to the taste quality. And I'm just talking the Jameson family here and including Redbreast as it is a similar whiskey style. Powers and Paddy are slightly different styles as are Bushmills and Cooley whiskies. Blackbush could possibly be argued as the closest to the Jameson style due to the sherry content but others will say no way.

You have a line up as follows.

Jameson (Regular)
Crested Ten
Jameson Signature Reserve (Travel Retail/ Duty Free)
Jameson 12yo
Jameson 12yo Distillery Reserve (Bow Street Dublin)
Jameson 12yo Distillery Reserve (Midleton Cork)
Redbreast 12yo
Jameson Gold
Redbreast 15yo
Jameson 15yo Pure Pot Still (If you can find it as it is not being made anymore but you can find the odd one if you look hard enough)
Jameson 18yo (Excellent whiskey but lower than both redbreasts due to cost)
Jameson Rarest Vintage reserve

Out of these I always have a Jameson 12yo, Redbreast 12yo and 15yo on the go with the Redbreast 15yo being my favourite (2005 version).

However I would prefer Jameson 12yo Distillery Reserve (Midleton Cork) over the Jameson 12yo but as you have to take a trip to Midleton to get it I only get it once in a while. Also the Jameson 18yo is great but just too dear to justify buying regularly. And then you have the Jameson Rarest Vintage reserve which is a stellar whiskey but it also commands a stellar price so a whiskey drinker ould have to think long and hard about buying a bottle.

Jameson regular is a top quality standard but as you go up through the range the more flavour you generally get but you also have to pay for the privilege.

So at the end of the day you have to figure out your own cost/enjoyment ratio. i.e some people are happy to stick with a regular Jameson as it is a good solid Irish whiskey and fits their price point others may only drink Jameson Rarest Vintage reserve because they are quite wealthy and can afford it.

buck65

I have 2 or 3 bottles of Jameson if anyone interested in swapping something for it!