Jameson Irish Whisky is Probably Vegan Friendly
| Jameson Irish Whisky | |
| Address: | Ireland |
| URL: | http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/ |
| Checked by: | Ryan |
| Double Checked by: | Emily, Vinny, Jim, Irene, Timothy |
| Last updated: | 2 months ago |
We've had one report of animal ingredients (which was passed to us without the original source email), and numerous double checks have all resulted in a "vegan friendly" rating. It's possible that the single negative was a mistake/misunderstanding, or they've changed their process, but this is why we double check - you'll have to use your own judgment on this one.
The latest mail:
Jameson does not use any isinglass or any animal by product in the production of Jameson Irish Whiskey.
Other company emails:
Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us. There is no animal product used in the distilling or filtering process of Jameson.
Email from Emily:
I wrote Jameson at least a year ago and inquired about the use of gelatin, isinglass, or other animal products in the whiskey. I received a personal email from an administrative employee who researched the matter. She thoroughly explained that isinglass was indeed used for clarification of the liquid, and though it was filtered out completely with the impurities from the clarified whiskey, that yes, technically, that meant that it did not fit my definition of vegan. She did state that that was the only animal-derived product in the process.
Another email:
"Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us. There are no animal products used in the production Jameson Whiskey."
Via Jim:
None of the products mentioned in the request for information below are used in any form in the manufacture of Jameson.
In brief Jameson Irish Whiskey is produced as follows:
Whole cereal grains are milled, water is added and with the addition of yeast(a traditional type of distilling yeast is used) fermentation occurs. Fermentation is the process whereby yeast converts the wort, which is a sugary solution extracted from the milled cereal grains, into an alcoholic wash( in effect a type of beer). The wash, which contains about 12% alcohol is then triple distilled to give a newly distilled spirit. After maturation of the spirit in oak cask for the minimum number of years this beverage can then be called Whiskey. The production of Jameson Irish Whiskey meets with the strict requirements of the IRISH WHISKEY ACT, 1980, the purpose of which is to define the production and labelling requirements of Irish whiskey and blended Irish whiskey and all other relevant legislation on the production of Irish Whiskey. None of these regulations allow the use of such products.
The latest update is from Irene:
Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us. Jameson is vegan friendly. None of the items mentioned [dairy, egg, or honey, bone char] are used in the production of Jameson Irish whiskey.