![]() The Midleton Distillery now produces much of the Irish whiskey sold in Ireland under the Jameson, Midleton, Powers, Redbreast, Spot and Paddy labels. In 1976, the Dublin whiskey distilleries of Jameson in Bow Street and in John's Lane were closed following the opening of a New Midleton Distillery by Irish Distillers outside Cork. In 1966 John Jameson merged with Cork Distillers and John Powers to form the Irish Distillers Group. The Irish in general, and Jameson in particular, continued with the traditional pot still production process for many years.Ĭreation of the Irish Distillers Group The Scottish producers won within some jurisdictions, and blends became recognised in the law of that jurisdiction as whiskey. There was a legal enquiry somewhere in 1908 to deal with the trade definition of whiskey. The introduction of column stills by the Scottish blenders in the mid-19th century enabled increased production that the Irish, still making labour-intensive single pot still whiskey, could not compete with. Historical pot still at the Jameson distillery in Cork While Scottish brands could still be legally shipped to Canada (from where they could be easily smuggled across the Canada–US border) Jameson was excluded from its biggest market for many years. ![]() The temperance movement in Ireland had an enormous impact domestically but the two key events that affected Jameson were the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent trade war with the British which denied Jameson the export markets of the Commonwealth, and shortly thereafter, the introduction of prohibition in the United States. Historical events, for a time, set the company back. Today, Jameson is the world's third-largest single-distillery whiskey. It was the second most popular spirit in the world after rum and internationally Jameson had by 1805 become the world's number one whiskey. Dublin at the time was the centre of world whiskey production. The Jamesons became the most important distilling family in Ireland, despite the rivalry between the Bow Street and Marrowbone Lane distilleries.ġ9th century and turbulent times īy the turn of the 19th century, it was the second-largest producer in Ireland and one of the largest in the world, producing 1,000,000 gallons annually. John Jameson's eldest son, Robert, took over his father's legal business in Alloa. Marconi's mother was Annie Jameson, Andrew's daughter. The fourth of Jameson's sons, Andrew, who had a small distillery at Enniscorthy, County Wexford, was the grandfather of Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy. In 1901, the Company was formally incorporated as John Jameson and Son Ltd.įour of John Jameson's sons followed his footsteps in distilling in Ireland, John Jameson II (1773 – 1851) at Bow Street, William and James Jameson at Marrowbone Lane in Dublin (where they partnered their Stein relations, calling their business Jameson and Stein, before settling on William Jameson & Co.). In 1805, he was joined by his son John Jameson II who took over the family business that year, and for the next 41 years, John Jameson II built up the business before handing over to his son John Jameson the 3rd in 1851. 202, of the Dublin Freemasons on 24 June 1774 and in 1780, Irish whiskey distillation began at Bow Street. John Jameson joined the Convivial Lodge No. Portraits of the couple by Sir Henry Raeburn are on display in the National Gallery of Ireland. John and Margaret had a family of 16 children, eight sons and eight daughters. She was the eldest daughter of John Haig, a whisky distiller in Scotland. ![]() Previous to founding the distillery, he married Margaret Haig (1753–1815) in 1768. John Jameson (1740 – 1823) was originally a lawyer from Alloa in Scotland before he founded his eponymous distillery in Dublin in 1780. Company history John Jameson and his family It has been sold internationally since the early 19th century, and is available to buy in over 130 countries. It is by far the best-selling Irish whiskey in the world in 2019, annual sales passed 8 million cases. Originally one of the six main Dublin whiskeys at the Jameson Distillery Bow St., Jameson is now distilled at the New Midleton Distillery in County Cork. Jameson ( / ˈ dʒ eɪ m ə s ən/ or / ˈ dʒ ɛ m ə s ən/) is a blended Irish whiskey produced by the Irish Distillers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. Powers, Redbreast, Spot Whiskeys and Midleton Very RareĢ019 launch of the new Jameson Original label Original, Crested, Black Barrel, Black Barrel Cask Strength, Signature, Makers Series, 18 Year Old and 18 Year Old Bow Street release.
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