Whisky
Blended Irish
/ Jameson • County Cork, Ireland • 40.0% ABV

Jameson Black Barrel

8.2
Score out of 10 Based on 116 reviews Latest review
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AI Sensory Summary

"Reviewers generally describe the aroma as featuring sweet notes of butterscotch, toffee, fudge, and vanilla, alongside accents of orchard fruits, oak, spice, and cereal grains. On the palate, accounts frequently highlight a smooth or velvety texture with flavors of roasted nuts, baking spices such as cinnamon, caramel, and varied fruit elements. The finish is largely characterized as medium in length, carrying over impressions of toasted wood, vanilla, and fruits like green apple and mango. While many reviewers align on its sweetness and round body, they disagree on its balance, with one finding it unexpectedly dry and umami, another noting noticeable alcohol on the nose, and another criticizing it as excessively sweet and tasting more like rum than whiskey."

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Jameson Black Barrel

Jameson Black Barrel

Whisky ·Blended ·Irish · 40.0%
Jameson · County Cork, Ireland
8.2
/ 10 from 116 reviews Latest review
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No community reviews yet (0/5)
Why people like it, or don't
AI Summary

"Reviewers generally describe the aroma as featuring sweet notes of butterscotch, toffee, fudge, and vanilla, alongside accents of orchard fruits, oak, spice, and cereal grains. On the palate, accounts frequently highlight a smooth or velvety texture with flavors of roasted nuts, baking spices such as cinnamon, caramel, and varied fruit elements. The finish is largely characterized as medium in length, carrying over impressions of toasted wood, vanilla, and fruits like green apple and mango. While many reviewers align on its sweetness and round body, they disagree on its balance, with one finding it unexpectedly dry and umami, another noting noticeable alcohol on the nose, and another criticizing it as excessively sweet and tasting more like rum than whiskey."

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Key findings

Loved for

  • Sugary
  • Warming
  • Smooth
  • Deep

Criticized for

  • Toast
  • Cork
  • Sherry
  • Young
  • Intense
  • Depth

Flavor profile

  • Sweet & Confectionery vanilla, sweet, butterscotch 60/116
  • Cereal & Nutty grain, nutty, malt 48/116
  • Woody & Roasted charred, toasted, wood 45/116
  • Spicy & Herbal spice, cinnamon, spices 40/116
  • Fruity fruit, fruits, apricot 36/116

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