Jameson Cold Brew

Coffee and whiskey...weird. Not bad all considering.

Hints of chocolate with mild coffee taste

Neat in a glencairn. Smells like whiskey, but tastes like oxidized coffee. Chilling it gives it the texture of cough syrup and mutes what flavor it has. No dice.

Nose - vanilla cream, banana, Nilla Wafer, molasses, coffee, orange, cinnamon, graham cracker, mild ethanol burn. Taste - coffee, cream, dark chocolate, banana, citrus zest, burnt toast, molasses, mild alcohol bite, finishing medium short with dark chocolate, burnt coffee, and citrus zest flavors. If I didn’t know this was Jameson, I may have guessed that it was some Jack Daniels based coffee liqueur. The vanilla and banana notes on the nose are very reminiscent of JD. The coffee, chocolate, vanilla creaminess is certainly inviting. The palate isn’t terrible, but it’s a disappointing anticlimax for sure. There are some nice coffee, chocolate, and citrus notes, but these are overshadowed by a bitter taste that reminds me of eating a sad, burnt-to-a-crisp chocolate chip cookie. Overall, this isn’t terrible and I’m sure it mixes better than it drinks neat, but I’m much more inclined to spend essentially the same amount on a high quality coffee liqueur like Mr Black.