"As you know, I'm no malt snob" 9 years later, you've turned us all into the sort of person who takes fifteen minutes to read a bottle of whisky before we buy.

"The majority of people drink to get pissed" no words more truly spoken!

from the US: I always drink it neat, and so do all my friends. we sometimes use a glass.

I don't think people buy Jameson just to put it in coke. That's what we do with southern comfort or jack daniels.

i regularly drink a bottle without even realising

Here in Philadelphia, Jameson is a mainstay for working class folks at the local bar. Some will drink neat, or rocks, maybe with a splash of soda. But, it's most common as part of a "citywide special" - a shot and a can beer special which costs less than almost any draft beer. Very common to see a Jameson and a Pabst Blue Ribbon pint can as the special. Most drink the Jameson as a shot and then chase with/sip the beer. Very palatable compared to other similarly priced "shooting" whiskey choices.

i started sneaking jameson's out of my parent's liquor cabinet when i was about 16. never, ever mixed it with anything but ice.

"It's the minority of irresponsible drinkers who spoils things for everybody" this claim (fact) could be applied to most substances.

In my opinion Jamesons is a solid, reliable, good enough whisky. I've drunk numerous bottles , and no doubt will drink many more. But, as far as inexpensive Irish whiskys go, I much prefer Knapouge Castle. They're about the same price, (around$25-$30) in New Hampshire, USA and a bargain at that! By the way Ralpy, I've never seen, nor have I ever heard of anyone mixing this with coke. We drink it neat or sometimes with an ice cube or two. I did know one fellow who drank Dewers and ginger ale, but he was a suspicious character and usually up to no good! Never mix! Whisky's already got a flavor. It's whisky flavored!

Just tried Jameson 12 and was pleasantly surprised. I liked it better than many standard blends. Thanks, Ralfy!

I mix my vodka, I take my whiskey straight.

Jameson on ice. All a grown ass man needs. Love it.

I very much enjoy your reviews. Where most are either too simple or vague and others are too harsh and snobbish, i find you are not only thorough and specific in your reviews but also very fair. And your sense of humor and playful attitude are most welcome. While I fully admit to "sharing the joys" greatly with friends on occasion I do know the joy of simple, moderate enjoyment of a pleasant whiskey and you have guided me to more than a few very pleasant evenings sipping on something new and lovely. Keep doing what you do and I'll raise a toast to you, a true Malty Mentor.

Jameson is my cheap-throw away mixer whiskey, I should when I get my next bottle give it the old college try and taste it as you did in this video. I personally use Jameson for Jameson & Ginger, mix it with Crabbies Ginger Beer and its delicious. I'll give Jameson a proper go next time I have a bottle.

"yuhoo" ahaha, wonderful. Just turned 21 a few days ago, really been having a blast getting into, learning about, and enjoying scotch whisky; thanks for all the videos!

Ralfy you are the best! I love your take on the art of Whisky, thank you sir!

I like his style: he finds something to appreciate in any whiskey, even if it's the cheaper stuff!

Hey mate, I really enjoyed watching your review. Just a one bottle of Jameson on my table and was tasting it with you. Keep it up, very nice to watch a genuine lad on whiskeys. Cheers!

Love your Manx three legs of man in the background! Grew up there and now living in beautiful Michigan. Sitting here sipping a Jameson 18

Drank an entire bottle of this myself on my 21st birthday, to this day I cannot even catch a wiff of the stuff without gagging, which is truly a shame as I used to really enjoy it.

The drink of Jimmy Mcnulty. Jamesons is one of them drinks where its way better than you remember. I got a bottle as a gift after getting into single malts. This stuff is way better than i remember when i was sneaking into bars and slamming it back when i was 17.

Jameson on ice isn't a bad drink if your going out to get a buzz you are right Ralfy... but that's about it. It's not a great whiskey to 'savor'. I much prefer a Redbreast 12 or Middleton neat if I'm going for an Irish Malt with more character to be enjoyed. Ralfy - excellent review!

It is so UN-Smokey. I went to the Jameson's 'non-smoke thingy' place, where it was born. Dublin? Very interesting, love it. Absolutely recommend a visit to the distillery in Dublin. I loved the way they gave you a testing at the end of an amazing tour around the distillery... You had to guess which was smokey and which was not.....which was Jameson's and which was a smokey yank! Gorgeous. Dublins Jamesons factory museum has to be seen and experienced. Loved it. You learn a lot! Has to be experienced!!! A great Whiskey, a clean flavour, edgy. Love it.

There was a show in the States called Seinfeld. They poked fun at Jameson. They referred to it as a cleaner.I thought it was unkind treatment. You are so kind,

I bought some and its amazing, so smooth and great flavour, I tried it straight and with water and with ginger and with cola and its all good no matter which way I tried it

Same thing with guns. Don't blame alcohol don't blame guns or cars or whatever. It's the individual that is irresponsible and they ruin the opportunity for everyone.

I tried Jameson for the first time this weekend. I really quite like it. Had it neat last night and it was good, but I really like it on the rocks. Left for a moment for the ice to melt and it develops a lovely sweetness. Normally Glenfiddich 12 year old is my go to. But I will definitely buy Jameson again.

There is a distinct lack of flavour to this stuff, but it is totally inoffensive. A decent alternative to cheap Scotch blends.

Here's the deal: I love Scotch and have had some decent stuff. Glenmorangie, Glenlivet 15, Maccallans 12, the Balvenie 12, Glenfiddich 12, The Dalmore... All are good but my take on this Jamesons is seriously -for the price- as good as Redbreast 12 (Irish). It is my go to for cheap, good whiskey!

I love this guy! Lots of fun learning about the complexities of "the creature." Blessings and all the best from a fan in Texas.

Awesome review! I drink this one regularly and never with Coke or Lemonade (it is fine all by itself with an ice cube). I like it a lot. I don't drink just for the effect I really like the way it tastes. I have learned a lot from you so far and hope to try some of the more flavorful whiskeys. Thank you for reviewing this one!

im german,and i like listening to you, could do it all day! love jameson and ireland! god bless you!

Tried it for 1st time last night- (Jan. 2017). Surprising and delicious IMO. Might it have improved a lot since this review? Seemed an immediate arrival, fresh, keen and bold, good mouth feel... The flavours I got were vanilla, peaches, apricot, candy-floss pepper and cream. But the flavour I really like is a mystery, because I haven't experienced it before... something kind of like that Purdey's health drink from the 1980s... I don't have the best taste-bus, but I got a lot out of this whiskey... I think it was because the flavours weren't shy. Maybe it's worth another review now.

Thanks Ralfy for these whiskey reviews! Jameson is one of my favorite "good casual whiskeys" along with the likes of Bushmills Black Bush and Teatcher's. I find Jameson delicious alongside with a pint of lager. They compliment each other! What do you think of the 12 year old Jameson?

i'm not mixing my Jameson with some trash ass coke

Love Jameson on the rocks. So good.

you are the man!! I started this video and I thought i'd turn it off after like 30 seconds, but I just couldn't stop watching.

Most of my friends here in the United States don't pollute our whiskey with soda.. I do like jack and coke on occasion but just like you sir we do enjoy ours straight as you do most of the time.

jameson was the first thing i ever got properly drunk on, i fondly remember feeling warm and happy yet nauseous while resting my head on the toilet bowl and wanting to go to sleep on that nice bathroom floor. several years later and i am now trying to acquire a taste for whisky and i find that i quite enjoy jameson, hopefully i will be able to enjoy the lagavulin that i have at some point, but i am not quite there yet.

My father is from county Cork and got me a bottle for my 21st birthday!!! Fantastic for my first drink- a little scary going down at first of course haha but absolutely delicious!

Hi Ralfy, This Whisky is everywhere in usa. Enjoyed🍸🎅🎄🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

Appreciate the words of wisdom brother!

I love the Dalek in the background.

The gents I drink Jameson with never mix it with sweet soda pop. We drink it neat or over the rocks. Never mixed and we're proper yanks.

I will now consider putting on drop of water in my Jameson. And Ralfy you are so right about people who blame the drink. It's important to take responsibility for ourselves.

True. Have been drinking scotch whiskies for years but after turning to Jameson, I love it!

From the USA I say great tasting, lots of info, love your opinions.

Found about a 1/2 bottle of Jameson remaining in my late Grandfather's home bar cabinet - it appeared to date from the 1980s. It tasted far more acute in body than the Jameson that you can buy today. Great stuff.

Hello ralfy I absolutely love these whisky videos! Great stuff. Can I ask a question I'm looking for a wallace whisky liqueur but I can't seem to find it any more. I do have a bottle unopened but I dare not open it because it might be scarce.can you help Leigh 👍

Bought a bottle of this on impulse tonight having never tried it.I liked the nose.Sweet and sour.An average experience thereafter but infinitely better than blends i have tried costing very few pounds less. I went in for the 10yr old Aberlour at £22 that was sadly sold out.Did i miss out much?

Love your reviews,man!

"Once cigarettes have been banned by the thought police, they are gonna turn their attention to alcohol" Truer words have never been spoken. There are even alcohol-free party's here in the Netherlands, so teens drink all they can before going there, or do drugs instead. Now that's what i call progress.

I like the Mananan MacLir symbol behind you... It adds to the spiritual depth of reviewing ultra premium quality irish malts :) Greetings from Slovenia

Hi, Thanks a ton for all your good work Ralfy! I share your view with the "jagged taste" about this one. I recently had the chance to taste the 18yo Special Reserve : same thing, but with a layer sugary flower. Btw, all your knowledge is being passed around in Québec... by me! I'm up to my 3rd whiskey tasting session with friends and coworkers :) I'm a strong supporter of Té Bheag. I think it lacks subtely, but given it's very low price, it's a great whisky.

RalfyStuff: I enjoyed watching your video as it was very informative. You seem like a cool guy. I'm new to drinking and I've been curious about Jameson's. So you're saying if you're looking to taste an Irish whiskey to try a different brand.

I got this for Christmas and it wasn't exciting me, after coming upon your terrific reviews, I thought I'd see what you had to say. Thank you for clarifying that my tongue was not lying to me. I shall stick to Bushmills for my standard bottle, although I do indeed look forward to exploring deeper flavors as you've mentioned.

I like your accent lad. Tiss very soothing to me ears. 💞💞💞💞💞😉

I appreciate both ways. I see the point of the water taking a little bit of the punch away and opening up the flavor. I'm just starting, so it's not that easy for me to detect the different tones without a drop of water.

I had some of this at a Christmas party recently. No detectable flaws in the glass and it tasted good overall. Nothing uniquely special about it though.

thanks for the advice, much appreciated!

for a newbie to whiskeys, would you recommend starting out at bushmills, jamesons or tullamore dew? im kind of leaning towards bushmills but im not really sure.

I'd love to see you review the standard powers ..I love the stuff

Makers Mark is currently my favorite whisky to drink neat. They don't use any rye in their mash, they use winter wheat instead. This give the whisky a much smoother finish. Lots of wood and honey notes, delicious bourbon. Plus they have a unique aging process where they rotate the barrels for consistent aging. They age their whisky no less than 5.5 years and as long as 7.5 years. A great choice you wont go wrong with.

I will keep my opinion on Jameson on hold until I'm really sure what I'm drinking ;-). Could have been anything. Anyway, much appreciation for your reviews here! They're really helpful and a pleasure to watch for a beginning whisky-enthousiast!!

Ok got a smaller bottle of this. Not to bad for a 1 off the bottom shelf. Now want a awesome use for this stuff! Soak a chocolate cake layer(naked) in it. and enjoy. Good thing about this is it is a staple in just about every bar. so when asking your self jack or Jamasons with your beer. Nothing like the Irish!

I dont know, I like this whiskey very much. And I also like single malts scotchs but somehow I can drink a dram of Jameson everyday. Very pleasant whiskey, definitely good ratio between the quality and value. I would be comfortable to pay way more for it. My favorite from the supermarket`s whiskeys.

Oi, I'm originally from Ireland (Or should I say me ancestors are) and I actually enjoy Jameson. Not only do I find the price affordable, but it really has good flavor for the dime. I usually enjoy it straight and non-chilled as well, but over the years I've been drinking it; I've found a really good flavor combination, but I don't generally recommend it to lightweight drinkers. You can take about a ¼ glass of Jameson and drink it hand-in-hand with Guiness. The flavors mix beautifully!

I laughed about the getting pissed part! It's really the only identity I knew for this stuff, but bought my first bottle today just because it's March and decided to have a dram with you (a video dram at least). Cheers! Also, your website is great!

I had the opportunity to visit Jameson's old distillery in Dublin. Sure to come back someday

i like the way you say "bottle" :) also, a good review, i think i will get myself a bottle of jameson very soon.

Hi Ralfy. When you say it starts to deteriorate after 20 minutes, do you mean in the glass (objectively) or on the palate (subjectively)?

Hi Ralfy - would love to see you review the Jameson 12 and/or 18 yr old if you revisit Irish whiskey's at some point, and get your sense of those relative to each other and the regular bottle you review here! (and many thanks...)

My cousin recently came back from Ireland and before he went, he promised to get me a bottle straight from Ireland. Now knowing you Ralfy, you don't approve of the tins they use in the packaging, becuase this bottle (you reviewed in this video) came in one. Personaly I like it; as long as they (the distilleries) are not making too many tins/special packaging for their regular line of whiskey i'm fine with it. Planning on opening it up when I'm done with school and graduate. Great video

Excellent review, subscribed.

I tried Jameson Irish Whiskey for the first time the other day. Damn good stuff. Thanks for the good review Ralfy.

Excellent!!! Thanks a 1000000. Chris

I've only ever consumed Jameson straight or on the rocks. Once I started mixing it with ice and letting the water open up the flavors I haven't gone back to taking shots with it.

I like your reviews :D greetings A new sub from the Netherlands.

Sit a neat double Jammie right beside a fresh tapped cold beer.. magnificent 👌

I’m new to whisky, I’ve tried many single malts in the past, but Jameson’s is my go to whisky.

Ralfy, which one would you prefer? Bushmills original or Jamesons? ps. the bushmills black is fantastic im just looking to try new things

Seriously?! Most cheerful undertaker I've ever seen. Love your reviews!

Definitely happy you're no snob. Differant strokes, etc.. I like Jameson's. I like the 12 yr old best, so far. I find it tolerable, and smooth. Just bought the 18. Not going to break open til I finish my btl of 12. I'd love to see a review of JW Blue too. I like Chivas, so far, for Scotch, but have not learned to appreciate single malts yet. They implode my head. There are so many, it is really daunting, not to mention expensive. Wish there was a good club here to sample single malt Scotches.

Ralfy, is it just me that in the finish, i get a very strong tobacco/earthy/(plastic?) or maybe some of the grain whisk kind of taste? Not that i don't like, but it's very different from the bourbons or scotches i usually drink. Do you know what is that taste? Thanks

3:28 for the Scottish connection. Excellent work here, Sir!

Great stuff, especially Bushmills.

Thanks for the vid. And some sound advice at the end

Hi Ralfy! Glad to see you with Whisky review! this is one of my favorite whiskey. I drink it without adding water. The water makes the taste more watery, tasteless. Tell me please, does it make sense to try 12 yo or 18 yo Jameson's or stay on the classics? Cheers! Andrew, Moscow.

i want to like whiskey, but after tasting jack daniels i'm not so sure anymore. Is jameson easier to like? i've heard good things about it :)

MAN YOU'RE AMAZING AND ALL SORTS OF FUN! LOVED THIS VID

Hell yeah ralfy, good show. Jameson is the only whiskey I drink, Its so smooth and tastefull. Keep up the good work on your videos buddy.

can i mix it with soda water, orange juice , lots of ice and salt on the side?

Was curious what you thought of this make, thanks!

I'm a Jameson fan and I was thinking of treating myself to a bottle of jameson gold reserve. is it worth the extra money?

I'm from America and i drink mostly whisky or bourbon and i tried Jameson and i like it but compared to American brands its drier BUT smother.Jameson is my first Irish Whiskey and i can say i like it but I like the after bite of American Whiskeys..The best thing is we have choices.

I used to enjoy a dram of Tullomore Dew, had a nice flavor to my palate how does this rate with you Ralfie?

I tried it, yesterday and enjoyed it.

I'll be honest... It has been a couple of years since I added cola to any whiskey. For many years I would take my (Canadian) rye and add cola... never thought of enjoying it straight. Now I drink it neat but have decided that Jameson's adds a unique quality to cola and is probably best served mixed. It is just a little boring to nose (and this coming from a man who has spent hours with various Canadian offerings which are often subtle, but seem to have a little more depth.) It is not a "bad" spirit by any means; it just seems to be apples, sweet toffee and a hint of eucalyptus. However, it gives cola and edge that no other spirit has added (honestly, most "scotch" is disgusting blended, bourbon is great neat but overpowers cola and Canadian Rye gets "lost" in a mix and disappears).

from belfast, ever since i started drinking always had a soft touch for whiskeys love the stuff!

I have a question, are there any drink combinations I could put Jameson in to eliminate the taste a little but won't kill the alcohol content? (I prefer to put more alcohol then soda. Any certain juices, sodas I can add it to to make it taste a tad bit better?