Young J !

Mr. Jameson
&
Redbreast

On Thursday February 21st I attended an event where I got to taste Jameson whiskey and Redbreast 12 year whiskey. The representative was really great (amazing Irish accent) and I really got to learn more then I knew about these two whiskeys. We also got real nice silver Jameson flasks!! LOVED IT!
So briefly ill share the main points about both these whiskeys. Number 1, THE most important point needed to know would be… since 1780 Jameson is and always will be distilled 3 times. John Jameson wanted it that way because he claims that it always made the whiskey of a more “veloute” texture. After what I tasted ill definitely confirm that, to me Jameson had a very nutty, vanilla and berry flavors. It was much stronger then the Redbreast whiskey though. Redbreast I thought was very soft not to strong of a smooth texture. It would just be great to simply drink at home or socially at anytime.:)
Both of these whiskeys are from Ireland. Redbreast is a blended whiskey, while meanwhile Jameson is the Irish whiskey the most sold throughout the world. Go figure… with 140 different countries of distribution. If you have never herd about Jameson well then there is now definitely a reason why you should get off your lazy bum. Amen to that!!

Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, Whisky, Whiskey and Tennessee … say what?? Ya I’m a little confused…

 

            Alright in whiskeys or whisky’s there are quite a few different terms. For people who do not know so much about it they may find it confusing at first, or actually not really understand or even possibly care. I actually was confused about it all so for a better understanding I decide to make a deep and long research about it, which I will share and write down in a quick and easy way to understand.

            So for starters the terms Bourbon, Scotch, Rye and Tennessee are made so because they are either from different geographical areas or consist of different ingredients. Every one of them has its very own grain and calculated amount since whiskeys all have a federal standard to follow in their process of making. Bourbon and Tennessee are both from the United States, Bourbon is mostly found in Kentucky and for Tennessee, well that’s kind of easy… it will be found in Tennessee. The main difference in these two is that Tennessee whiskey undergoes the Lincoln county process, which is an added filtration process. It is filtered through sugar-maple charcoal while Bourbon is simply chilled before filtration, to make it easier to filter its impurities. Though they both meet the same legal process in the making of Bourbon they are still to be named differently. So just so you know Jack Daniels is not to be called a Bourbon but a Tennessee whiskey.

 

 

 

 

 

 Whisky or Whiskey??

            This is also a difference that differs geographically. Mainly Scotch Canadian or whisky’s found in the other areas of the world are spelt without the “E”. American and Irish prefer whiskey with the “E”, why so well it’s quite a random and funny story that goes way back to around the year 1870. When the Irish were exporting to America they madly wanted to differentiate there whiskey because Scottish whisky was not so great back then, so this is a reason why they first started to use both those terms and why until this day it is still kept this way. Don’t get me wrong though Scotland whisky is now one of worlds greatest whisky’s!! Also in Scotland the term whiskey spelt with the “E” is known as a very different brew. This is why we must be quit careful with the way we spell both whisky’s because the people who take this very seriously and with great heart will get very insulted. At the end of the day we must respect the great creators of such great products J.   

        

            Now for Rye, it is pretty obvious that rye is made of “by law” 51% rye. It is mostly made and produced around Pensylvania and Maryland. Canadian whisky is also called rye even though there standards do not fit with the true rye standards. How can that be? Well we will have to have another great chapter about all of this because there is a lot more to whiskey\whisky then it seems, only many more great stories and discoveries! Cheers!!

The Amazing Tanqueray

So here is a quick resume of Tanqueray’s history and of Tanqueray 10.

 

            Gin Tanqueray was on the verge of creation in 1810 by Mr. Charles Tanqueray. He first set his distillery in Bloomsburg. By 1830 he has finally found the key balance of ingredients to launch his amazing tasting gin. After the death of Charles Tanqueray, his son takes over the company who then merges with Gordon & co in 1898. This is where Tanqueray Gordon & co was formed. Tanqueray then had to move all its production from Bloomsburg to Gordons Goswell.

Tanqueray hit its highest peek between the years 1950-1960. There sales greatly increased without any help of advertising. But how come no advertising? Good question… Many celebrities had been seen drinking gin Tanqueray so quickly as soon as people saw that they were automatically attracted to this product. In 1962 they sold 25 674 cases only in the U.S. Then with every year that went by it only went with massive increase. By the year 1979 they sold 1 million bottles, now how great is that.

So now comes the amazing Tanqueray 10. It was first launched in the year 2000. Since it is a gin who hit massive success, within the first few months it hit 7 top US awards. It is a more elaborate gin with very well picked ingredients being, fresh grapefruit, orange, lime and chamomile. It was not only based with Tanqueray’s regular fruit peel ingredients. All this giving its such unique and great taste. Tanqueray 10 is the only gin in the world spirits hall of fame. It also won gold and double gold for 4 consecutive years and by the year 2012 yet again it won double gold at the world spirits competition in San Francisco. This is why tonight we Tanqueray.