Irish / Blended Irish whiskey

Jameson Original

Name: Jameson Original
Brand: Jameson

Light floral notes, vanilla and toasted wood with a gentle spicy edge. An approachable contrast to richer pot-still whiskey.

FloralVanillaToasted wood

40%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Jameson Original · reference

Bushmills Original has more fresh fruit.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitKey differenceLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Bushmills OriginalBushmills Original has more fresh fruit.Writers Tears Copper PotWriters Tears Copper Pot has much less floral and less sweetness.Bushmills 10Bushmills 10 has much less floral and less sweetness.Bushmills Black BushBushmills Black Bush has much less floral and less sweetness.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationSeasoned oak casks

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsnot disclosed

DistilleryJameson

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current launch record; facts retain source and market qualifications.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Jameson · Original ↗ · producer

Sweetness · 50
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 5
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 25
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 20
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 30
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]