Episode 5
Jameson Irish Whiskey
· 8 min
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Show notes
This week, the most famous green bottle on earth: Jameson Irish Whiskey. We give the spirit its honest due — triple-distilled, gentle, vanilla-and-honey smooth, and a genuinely great benchmark whiskey that's introduced more people to the category than any other. Then we profile the man who's turned it into a costume: Murph, the IT guy who owns three flat caps, maintains an accent with no fixed address, and believes that four percent Irish DNA makes him a direct descendant of Michael Collins. A loving roast of the man who built an entire ancestral identity out of a DNA test and a pub named after a fictional grandfather. Tasting notes and character flaws, as always.
The tasting card
Jameson Irish Whiskey
40% ABV · No age statement · Midleton Distillery
- Nose
- Light vanilla, green apple, fresh-cut wood, and a soft floral honey.
- Palate
- Smooth — vanilla, honey, a touch of sherry sweetness, gentle polite spice.
- Finish
- Short, clean, and lightly toasted.
“A genuinely great, infinitely drinkable benchmark — the gateway whiskey done right.”
Jameson goes down like a handshake — triple-distilled, gentle, all vanilla and green apple and honey, a benchmark that’s introduced more people to whiskey than any bottle alive. Benchmarks are underrated; respect the green bottle.
Then meet Murph — real name Brian — who owns three flat caps, maintains an accent with no fixed address, and has built an entire ancestral identity out of a DNA test that came back four percent Irish. He’s implied a direct bloodline to Michael Collins. He calls Saint Patrick’s Day “our Christmas.” He has never been to Ireland.
Underneath the costume is a genuinely warm man who wanted a heritage, a pub, and a table that knows the chorus — and built one out of a green bottle and four percent. He could set the accent down and still get the second round. Sláinte, Brian. Go on.
- value pick
- would re-pour
The drinker we imagined
The House Pour
Found their drink in 2009 and has been ordering it ever since.