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Product Description

An exceptional blend, triple distilled for rich, smooth notes of vanilla, toasted oak, caramel & spice. This exceptional blend is a combination of our best select batch whiskeys. Crafted from distinct batches, matured in different barrel types including double charred black barrels, and expertly aged, to deliver a rich and sublimely smooth taste.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume40.0%
Country of OriginIreland
UPC080432107263

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

IWSC judges · Gold Outstanding · 2021
Intense and opulent, the nose makes an impression with floral perfume, toasty caramel, resin and sherry. Ripe pineapple hits the palate before the drama unfolds with toffee and orange oil, leaving a delicate trail of wood spice.
Read the judges' note on iwsc.net
Show 8 more notes, 2018 to 2026
Silver · 93 pts2026iwsc.net ↗
A rounded aroma of pear drop and subtle oak, leading to a bright, textural palate where malt and grain harmonize with warm chocolate and burnt orange. The finish is smooth, with lingering sandalwood notes.
Silver · 90 pts2025iwsc.net ↗
Bright orchard fruit and a creamy sweetness greet the senses, alongside luscious floral notes. The palate reveals gentle layers of vanilla and nutty pecan, concluding with a rich finish of milk chocolate and characterful grains.
Silver · 92 pts2024iwsc.net ↗
Delightful nose of toffee, popcorn, and glazed doughnuts intertwined with apples, cooked fruit, and currants. The light and fruity palate has layers of orchard fruit and sweet spice.
Bronze2023iwsc.net ↗
Delightfully smooth with delicious hints of golden syrup, dry white pepper and sweet mandarin.
Bronze2022iwsc.net ↗
Raisin, rhubarb and banana aromas. Hot spice on the palate ending in a dry finish.
Gold2020iwsc.net ↗
An intensely creamy, complex blend with great spicy notes. Ample dried fruit layered with lashings of vanilla. Big, woody, floral undertones give way to toasted caramel sweetness. Think Crème brûlée with a dollop of baked apple. Great oak-laden finish. Spectacular!
Silver2019iwsc.net ↗
A pungent start on the nose … It is round and mellow with integrated alcohol and wood and lovely sweet flavours. The finish is fresh and clean with a creamy texture and oranges.
Silver Outstanding2018iwsc.net ↗
Toffee vanilla and nutmeg with distant barbecue smoke, macadamia nuts and almond shavings. Elegant and light with a great deal of well balanced flavours supporting each other to build a pleasant and spicy finish.
Beverage Testing Institute · July 2026
Gold color. Aromas of red berry fruits, nougat, banana bread, and walnut with a full body and a long banana pudding, sherry, caramel, and honey finish. Sweet caramel leads the way and delivers an experience as smooth as silk.
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Show 2 more reviews, 2014 to 2022
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GoldJune 2014tastings.com ↗
Falstaff · August 2019
A hay meadow appears in front of your eyes, with notes of grain silage and crispbread. On the palate, typical sweetness with a light touch of rye, before the finish takes over with tobacco.
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Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · March 2019
Look for an almost piña colada-like effect: coconut and tropical fruit aromas, and a rich, honey-soaked palate that shows caramelized pineapple and dried apricot.
Read the full review on wineenthusiast.com
Whisky Advocate
Sumptuously rich and intense whiskey emerges from these double-charred casks; a seduction of butterscotch, treacle, toasted nuts, scorched coconut, raisin, and vanilla essence. … Memorable for its long, satisfying, toasted aftertaste, heavy on the vanilla and raisins.
Read the full review on whiskyadvocate.com
Show 1 more review, 2012
This takes all the worldwide quality and balance of the standard bottle and adds a large dollop of pot still whiskey, providing plummy, rich fruits to the mix. … Fans of the brand will love it …
Distiller · Stephanie Moreno
Smoke is present, but not overwhelming. On the palate, char smoke is blended with the fruit and the whiskey is smooth as you swallow. … Jameson has balanced the smoke and fruit aspect quite nicely.
Read the full review on distiller.com
World Whiskies Awards judges · Silver · 2021
Classic Irish whiskey flavours of honey, malt, golden syrup and roadside verges. Holds up well on the finish, too. Well-balanced, and edging towards woodiness with a little spirit at the end. Vegetal with some vanilla, nutty and winey influence. Complex.
Read the judges' note on worldwhiskiesawards.com
Show 1 more note, 2025
The whisky presents a subtle nose, revealing initial sweetness reminiscent of popcorn. On the palate, it is quite light, showcasing oak sweetness, candy floss, and fruit. The finish is light and delicate. Overall, it is smooth, and easy-drinking.

Competition medals

San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Gold 2025Silver 2024Silver 2022
Asia World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Silver 2025
New York World Spirits Competition
Gold 2025Best in Show 2024Double Gold 2024
Singapore World Spirits Competition
Bronze 2024

38 medals from 7 competitions, 2012 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 21 notes from 9 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenhay meadow, grassy notes, herbal sage, herbal twist, more of that sageLight
  • Fruityred berry fruits, banana bread, banana pudding, sherry, piña colada-likeClear
  • SweetSweet caramel leads the way, nougat, honey, typical sweetness, richClear
  • Oak & maltwalnut, grain silage, crispbread, upped the effects of oak, grainsClear
  • SmokeSmoke is present, but not overwhelming, char smoke, distant barbecue smokeA hint
  • Spicelight touch of rye, peppery spice, clove spice, sweet spice, hints of dry white pepperA hint

Flavor map

Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel against other Irish whiskeys we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Jameson SelectReserve Black BarrelPowers Gold Label HandCrafted Triple DistilledBushmills 10 YearTeeling WhiskeySingle Grain

Closest Irish whiskeys at a similar price: Powers Gold Label Hand Crafted Triple Distilled ($36.98), Bushmills 10 Year ($44.97), and Teeling Whiskey Single Grain ($29.97).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel (this bottle)5.21.4$29.97
Powers Gold Label Hand Crafted Triple Distilled5.21.5$36.98
Bushmills 10 Year5.11.6$44.97
Redbreast 15 Year Old5.51.2$159.98
Teeling Whiskey Single Grain5.21.9$29.97
Jameson Triple Distilled4.71.1$19.97
Powers John Lane Release 12 Year Old5.91.3$74.99
Limavady Single Barrel4.82.1$59.96
Bushmills 21 Year Old5.42.2$299.97
Bushmills 'Black Bush'6.21.7$29.97
The Busker Single Pot Still4.80.4$99.98
The Busker Single Malt6.12.0$59.98
Redbreast 18 Year Old6.00.6$249.97
Garavogue 20 Year Old5.00.2$199.97
Glendalough5.40.2$54.97
Teeling Whiskey Single Malt4.50.4$39.97
Triple Dog4.00.9$43.98
Bushmills 16 Year Old6.12.4$179.98
Bushmills Red Bush4.02.1$19.97
Powers Rye4.02.1$34.98
Proper Twelve Apple5.20.0$24.97
Dublin Ink 'Warrior's Gold'5.00.0$54.98
McConnell's 5 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish5.00.0$49.98

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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