Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition

thick and creamy!

Really sweet and smooth today. Quite nice. Have to revisit bottle at home. 3/12/19 Whiskey school

Nose: Sweet grain, toasted corn, a bit of nice spice, a rounded honey-like sweetness. Searching for stout influence leads me to a chocolate malt note, not chocolate itself, but that dark note from toasted barley. There's a vanilla milk-chocolate sweetness in the back too. Palate: Light and watery at first. Turns dark honey sweet with a surprising amount of light floral and a bit of citrus. The stout is there in the back as well with a woody chocolate. A bit of dark toffee with a coffee hint, then back to sweet dark honey. Loads more chocolate-coffee stout influence now on the second go. The stout hits mid-to-back-palate where it lingers on the way back of the tongue. Finish: Medium-short, slightly sweet. Milk chocolate is the main lingering note. Maybe a bit of peach too? odd. Much more milk chocolate now that lingers way on the back of the tongue with a bit of woody vanilla. Conclusion: At the first sip, I thought this was going to be pretty boring, but after giving it a little while to open up it changed completely. So much chocolate now that I'd have a hard time drinking more than a small pour at a time. I'd honestly prefer a little less sweetness, but I can also see why it is so sweet. A pour of this for desert might be a good way to drink it. I'm impressed, for a budget whiskey, this one's got some real complexity and character!

Een verrassende blend die samen met het eigengemaakte Ierse brood, een Ierse cheddar en een guinness special export stout een prachtige food pairing maakte!