bender wrote:Hi Distillers,
Wondering if anyone has found anything tasting like Jameson Irish Whiskey? Got a couple irish lads asking if I can do them up a bottle.
I'm not a big drinker of irish whiskey myself, so if anyone loves it and found something close, please I'm all ears :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Thanks, Bender.
Of all the whisk(e)y essences I have tried so far (quite a few) I have found the Still Spirits Top Shelf Iris Whiskey to be by far the best, and the only one that comes anywhere near tasting like a whisk(e)y.
It's been a while since I have had a Jameson's (which I like but prefer Scotch) so my memory may be deceiving me but it is at least reminiscent of it I think.
I am just drinking one now, my first couple were essence into a neutral (I say neutral laughingly as it is out of an Air Still) and that was good, but this one was essence into neutral aged on oak for a week - of all the good tips and tricks on this and other sites I think the most underrated one is the use of oak, it's almost magical. I had a bottle that was just oak (no essence) and it tasted more like whisky than any of the crappy essences I have so far tried all by itself (maybe I just like the taste of oak - I know I like a strongly oaked Chardonnay).
Having said all that the Still Spirits "Whiskey Profile Kit" has a recipe specifically for Jameson's. I have it but I have been saving it for when my MacBoka comes on line (sigh... one day).
I have had another chaps "Laphroaig" made from the whiskey kit which was very good indeed so if that's any indication...
Hmmmm, this oaked Irish Whiskey batch is not bad at all - my best yet, cheers, and good luck. :handgestures-thumbupleft: