18 years. Cask Strength. Bow Street. Jameson a rare pot still and grain Irish whiskey blend produced at Midleton, aged roughly two decades, then brought to the original Jameson Bow Street Distillery in Dublin for a final married maturation in oak before bottling at natural cask strength the only Jameson expression finished on the original 1780 distillery site.

The Bow Street address 17 Smithfield, Dublin is where John Jameson founded his distillery in 1780. The site closed in 1971 when production moved to Midleton, but the original warehouse was preserved and is now used for the Bow Street 18 Year’s married maturation. At cask strength, it presents the full concentration of the pot still and grain blend without dilution significantly more intense than the standard Jameson 18 Year at 40% ABV.

Specs

• Distillery: Midleton Distillery, County Cork (married at Bow Street, Dublin)
• Style: Blended Irish Whiskey, Cask Strength
• Age: ~18 years
• Finishing: Married maturation at original Bow Street Distillery, Dublin
• ABV: Natural cask strength (typically ~54%)
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the Bow Street married maturation? The aged whiskeys from Midleton are brought to the historic Bow Street warehouse the original 1780 John Jameson distillery site for a final married maturation where the pot still and grain components integrate in the original Dublin environment before cask strength bottling.
• How does Bow Street Cask Strength compare to the standard Jameson 18 Year? The standard 18 Year is the same base whiskey diluted to 40% ABV. Bow Street Cask Strength adds the Bow Street married maturation and is bottled at natural strength (typically ~54%), producing significantly more intensity, texture, and concentration.

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