Jameson Experience

Loved this tour! Well worth the price of admission. It’s a fun experience and very informative and even a bit interactive.
At the end you can volunteer to do a taste test of Scotch Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, and American Whiskey and employ all you’ve learned to distinguish between them all. (It’s not a test though, they tell you which one is which– no pressure!) There is also a Jameson drink awaiting you at the end in the bar.
The gift shop is cute too and you can opt to blend your own whiskey if you’re looking to significantly lighten your wallet for a one-​of-​a-​kind souvenir.
Definitely recommend this tour while you’re in Midleton. Then afterward, walk a couple blocks and have lunch or dinner at Farmgate!

This was our last stop in Cork. The tour was about 1.30 and worth it & you even get a tipple on the way through to the gift shop (subtle :-))
One of the musts for the area, it’s good to step back in time and visit a real historic institution even if you are not a big fan of whiskey ”

It’s a little confusing when you walk in and you only want to do the tastings. But otherwise the staff was great, especially upfront. They provide the individual tastings and bar offerings. Food in the back. Parking can get crowded, but you should be able to find a spot. Love the way they reused the barrels to become chairs!

Fantastic experience!
I loved the guided tour of the Jameson Distillery. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very tolerable and friendly to the young kids. The tour was informative without being boring. I actually found a new found appreciation for the Jameson and all of the work that goes into making an Irish Whiskey.
I think this is a must do if you are in the area. Raise your hand early to do the sample taste test between Irish, Scottish and American whiskey.

After realizing that I would be in Cork for my birthday this year, I knew exactly where I wanted to celebrate (hint hint, it was at the Jameson Experience).
We enjoyed excellent service and a great environment throughout. From the worker at the front desk to the tour guide, we were impressed with the level of friendly engagement on the part of the individuals running the show.
The tour itself was wonderful. We learned an exceptional amount about the Jameson distilling process. It was intimate and intensive, unlike the Guinness tour in Dublin. Out of the two, this one definitely felt more worthy of our limited time in the country. After spending ample time exploring the distillery, we were all given a taste test of an American whiskey, scotch, and Irish whiskey (Jameson). The Jameson was easily the best of the lot. We got to continue celebrating after with a free drink coupon at a cozy bar inside the main building.
The gift shop was a bit pricey, but featured an excellent selection of rare Jameson bottles that are difficult to obtain elsewhere (Duty free at the Dublin airport actually had most of the same items, just as a heads up).
Overall, this was one of the best birthdays I’ve had in a long time!

This was super fun. I’m actually not a whiskey drinker at all. I think that’s because I had only tried bad american whiskeys. I did the whiskey tasting at the end of the tour. What a great experience! Definitely do it! Even if you don’t like whiskey! I learned a ton. We tasted three whiskeys, jack Daniels, Jameson and Jim bean. It was so interesting to actually be able to notice differences. Jameson doesn’t burn! It’s still not my drink of choice, but I have an appreciation for it. At the end of the tour you get a ticket so you can get a free whiskey drink or soda.

A good time and a lot of history. You get to do a tasting with a certification at the end.

After a disappointing trip to the Guinness brewery in Dublin we were a bit cautious about the Jameson Experience in Middleton, but our fears were completely unfounded. It was a wonderful tour through the old distillery buildings with the new distillery looming in the distance. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and they had plenty to see over the course of the hour. At the end of the tour we were treated to a whiskey tasting of the Scottish, American and Jameson varieties so we could experience the difference in flavors, we also were able to enjoy a complimentary Jameson cocktail made with ginger ale and a slice of lime. Totally worth the visit!

This is a distillery tour of the Jameson Distillery so if you have been on other distillery tours then you know what to expect. It was a good tour, interesting, and there’s a tasting at the end. Tips:
— when they ask for volunteers, you should. At the end you will get to do a whiskey tasting.
— you can have Jameson neat or Jameson and ginger with a lime at the end
— gift shop has a lot of good stuff, but if you are buying liquor to take home I’d recommend buying duty free at the airport. If you are buying it to drink right now, then I say go for it.
I am not a whiskey or whisky or bourbon drinker at all — too many bad nights in college on Jack Daniel’s and Crown Royal and Jim Beam and, well, many others. HOWEVER, I have to admit that I developed a taste for the Jameson and ginger and drank it many nights after this tour. New fan made? Yes. But even better — my mom, who doesn’t normally drink and certainly doesn’t drink whiskey, loved it and also drank it many nights in the pub. Two new fans made? YES!
I now have a bottle of Jameson in my bar. And unlike the bottle of Jack Daniel’s, the bottle of Jameson is for ME!

So much fun and be sure to volunteer to be a whiskey taster at the very end of the tour! You will get a certificate printed and it will say you are a certified whiskey taster.

Visiting the distillery was one of my best experiences while in the Cork area. The tour itself is interesting and informative and not too long! At the end of the tour I was able to participate in a whiskey tasting as well! I enjoyed a late lunch in the café and absolutely loved the distillery salad — pan fried smoked salmon on a bed of fresh spinach with crisp bacon, pumpkin seeds, fresh sliced veggies and a delicious vinaigrette. The café also offers a variety of baked goods such as pecan and apple pie. The gift shop has a variety of souvenirs but my favorite was the whiskey filled truffles — wish I had purchased more than two bags.

Você sabe qual é a diferença entre Scotch, Bourbon e Irish whisky? Ou qual é de fato a diferença entre uísques de 8, 12 ou 18 anos? Bom, aqui está a sua oportunidade de descobrir! Se você estiver em Cork, tire 2 horas do seu dia para visitar a antiga destilaria da Jameson. E se você, assim como eu, for apaixonado por uísque, a visita é quase obrigatória! ;)
É possível comprar o bilhete por € 17, que já paga o ônibus de ida e volta e a entrada. Compre o passeio no ponto de turismo da St. Patrick’s Quay (não confunda com a St. Patrick’s Street!), e prepare-​se para subir no ônibus às 10h30 ou às 14h. A destilaria fica a 15 minutos da cidade.
Lá, você vai assistir a um filme curto apresentado a história do uísque, da destilaria e da marca. Depois, aprecie as antigas instalações restauradas, aprenda como a bebida é armazenada e quais são as nuances esperadas. A destilaria oferece a venda de uma garrafa de Jameson 12 anos personalizada com uma etiqueta escrita o que você quiser, mimo que não pode ser encontrado em nenhum outro lugar.
O tour termina com 8 sortudos escolhidos para degustar uísque de 3 países diferentes e um drink grátis para todos. Acredite, a experiência vale a pena e, por ser tão rápida, se encaixa muito bem em qualquer dia. Você não vai se arrepender!
PS: Sim, eu vou voltar. Sim, de novo.

Full disclosure: I am a Jameson drinker. So naturally, I thought this tour was pretty freaking awesome.
The tour starts out with a video showing the history of Jameson whiskey, and then you get a pretty detailed walk through of all of the historical old distillery buildings, complete with explanations on what purpose each building served. Many buildings still have the original working machinery inside, so you can get a very good idea of the whole whiskey making process, even if you don’t actually see the whiskey being made.
At the end of the tour, everyone gets one drink in the bar, but if you’re very lucky, you can be one of the volunteers the guide asks for, and taste a sampling of Scotch, American Whiskey, and then Jameson so that you can compare the three. And then you get your free drink like everyone else. I was one of those lucky volunteers, and ended up with a certificate saying that I am an official Whiskey Taster — YAY!
All in all, the tour took about an hour, and our guide (I can’t remember her name) was a lot of fun — she was bubbly and enthusiastic, and you could tell she loved her job.
After our tour, we ended up having some lunch in the café on site, which was amazingly tasty. I had a large portion of the Seafood Chowder, and my husband had the fish special of the day. Delicious! After that, we headed back to the bar to taste some very expensive, very exclusive whiskey (totally worth it), and then into the shop to buy some souvenirs and gifts for our friends (also Jameson drinkers).
All in all, I thought it was a really interesting tour, and a great (and very tasty) way to spend an afternoon. I would definitely recommend the Jameson Experience to anyone, tourist or local, who happens to be in the area.

I had high hopes for this tour after reading the good reviews. Turns out it was just ok; definitely more to tour, explore & look at than the Old Distillery Tour in Dublin. Both tours run the same, they choose 8 volunteers to serve as «Whiskey Tasters» at the end. (Don’t appear too over eager or you won’t get picked). It was nice to explore the old buildings but I really felt a little rushed as our tour guide was leading a very large group. There were a large number bus tours there when we arrived. Overall, nice experience; I’d choose this tour over the Old Distillery Tour in Dublin if you were on the fence.

So glad i decided to make a pit stop here. awesome experience and sooo much better than the Guinness tour! Definitely worth it!

We had the most excellent time doing this tour. It was super informative, with a bit of Irish wit and it was just real fun. At the end of the tour, you get a free taste of the Jameson at the bar straight or with mixers. They also have a menu you can order from (the Irish Coffee with Jameson was most excellent). The gift shop offered some offerings that were distillery specific — one being the Distillery reserve bottle of Jameson that is aged 12 years and you can get a personalized label on the bottle.
This would definitely be listed as a must see in my opinion.

Nostagischer Rundgang durch die alten Gebäude der Midleton Destillerie, in der heute auch Jameson hergestellt wird. Am Ende der Tour gibt es einen Whiskey gratis und mit etwas Glück wird man sich als Freiwilliger zu einem Mini-​Tasting eingeladen: nette Gelegenheit um einen Whiskey aus Schottland, Amerkika und einen Jameson zu probieren. Leider war mein Tour-​Guide etwas gelangweil oder genervt und viele Informationen wurden nicht 100% richtig dargestellt. Es hilft auf jeden Fall, wenn man in Dublin bereits die Old Jameson Destille besichtigt hat, allerdings wiederholen sich das eingehende Video und viele Details.

The start to the tour was slightly ominous as they began to play a video, but it turned out to be interesting and painless. The tour was provided by a friendly and educated docent who took time to answer any and all questions as well as keep us all involved.
The tour finished with a handful of volunteers doing a taste test of Irish Whiskey, Scotch Whiskey and American Whisky as well as a glass of Jameson for the others.
Definitely a must if you visit Cork.

A great, if slightly expensive tour of a former distillery. Our guide was not the happiest about giving the tour, but she would perk up in certain areas or if you talked to her one on one. You get to tour from the beginning of whiskey creation to the final product in a tasting. If you want to become a certified whiskey taster, speak up at the end… it can get filled very quickly.
Even if you don’t like whiskey straight, they have options for you. I had Jameson and cranberry juice, which was very very tasty. They also mix it with OJ and Coke. You will not be dissapointed with a tour of this distillery!

Well, it helps if you like whiskey. I happen to like (love) whiskey. I happen to like Jameson as a reliable, affordable, everyday whiskey that goes down niiiice and smoooooth.
I really enjoyed the tour we had of the distillery. We were here in March, so the weather was a bit damp and dreary which helped keep hordes of tourists at bay. This location is also in Midleton, Co. Cork, as opposed to the one in Dublin which also helps keep the crowds down. Our guide was an adorably, wonderfully Irish girl with an awesome Brogue, as well as being knowledgeable and personable. Love it. You first tour the grounds and stills (amazing, all that whiskey just waiting to get in my belleh) and hear about the history of Jameson. The grounds are beautiful, the original buildings kept nicely.
The best part, however, is the tasting at the end. Oh yes. You are escorted into a Jameson’s own, authentic Irish bar, then handed a glass of the good stuff which you can sit and drink at your leisure. Delicious! So glad we made this a stop on our itinerary during our trip. Whiskey lovers, you will, too!

JAMESON EXPERIENCE
Our guided tour to the Jameson Experience in Midleton started unusually — with a fire drill. It finished, as usual, with a tasting, and then the conversations started between the Germans, the Irish, the Americans, the French and the rest!
A drink of the popular Irish whiskey is included in your ticket but you can also volunteer, like I did, for the tasting. That consists of sampling three different whiskeys: Scotch, Jameson and American. At the end you get a certificate of competence if you guess the right answer, which is Jameson, of course! All good fun.
The Old Distillery in Midleton ceased production in 1975 after 150 years of production and the Jameson Experience was opened to the public in 1992. The tour takes you through the history and you see the world’s largest Pot Still, an impressive and still working 160 year old Water Wheel and the original distillery buildings.
After your tasting, you may linger in the bar, check the souvenir ship or have a meal at the Malt House Restaurant. All in all, quite an interesting tour but remember the fire drill is not guaranteed. By the way, production continues in the new distillery on an adjacent site.