CMONVIN > Liqueurs Jameson's Irish Velvet 1970s 220€VAT EXCL Contact Customer Service An old 1970s bottle of Irish coffee liqueur made by Jameson. The Jameson brand is named for its founder, John Jameson, a Scot who was married into the famous Haig distilling dynasty. Jameson was one of the original Dublin whiskies, and is synonymous with its spiritual ex-home, the Bow Street distillery in Ireland's capital. The Irish Wars of Independence, subsequent trade war with Britain, and US Prohibition, all hit the whiskey industry there hard in the mid-20th century. The solution was the creation of the Irish Distillers group, a merger between Jameson, Powers and Cork Distillers in 1966. Now a Pernod Ricard subsidiary, Irish Distillers continue to produce Jameson at the New Midleton distillery in Cork, built in 1975. Today it is best-selling Irish whiskey in the world. Bottled in 1976 at the New Midleton distillery, this will contain Jameson whisky distilled at the old Bow Street distillery. 75cl/19%
