Nose: A real full bodied aroma. Initially sweet with ripe fruit notes of melon, bananas & dark fleshy plums. The unmistakable pot still spicy character combines to give hints of treacle, cinnamon & liquorice. Taste: A mouthful of flavours. Mellow sweetness & toasted wood are complemented by fruit richness characteristic of the port casks. A touch of creamy dairy fudge & dark chocolate add to the complexity. Finish: A tantalisingly long finish which covers the spectrum from the sweetness of fruit, through the spices to the unmistakable note of barley, where it all began. You've met the Jameson Family, now meet the Godfather of them all, Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve. This initial expression of maturing rare pot still whiskey in traditional fortified wine casks is a triumph of the collaboration between the Jameson Masters; devotees to their craft whose skill & artistry have been richly rewarded. All the whiskeys in this magnificent Reserve are of an advanced age & have an immense collage of flavours to impart from their time in the wood. The pick of Jameson's older grain whiskeys were brought together with some rare & charismatic pot still whiskeys that had been matured in h&-picked second fill bourbon casks. These were carefully married with a rare pot still whiskey that was aged to a fantastic mellow sweetness in specially commissioned port pipes. The resulting union has a glorious, fruit rich character.