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Category Archives: Irish Whiskey
A Whiskey Festival
“How’d you ever find a room?” the hotel shuttle driver asks. “Springsteen has a concert here tonight, the Steelers are playing, and there are conventions of tattooed people, high school science geeks, and who knows what-all everywhere. Every hotel within … Continue reading
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Old Bushmills Distillery
The Old Bushmills Distillery is the oldest licensed distillery in the world. Hugh Anderson officially registered Old Bushmills as a distillery in 1784, but earlier history traces it back to an operation “in the hands of smugglers” in 1743, and … Continue reading
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An Irish Whiskey Tasting Guide
Irish whiskey is made from malted barley, distilled two or three times depending on the brand, and aged three or more years in used wooden barrels. It can only be made in Ireland and is the only whiskey the country … Continue reading
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Tagged certified irish whiskey taster, cooley distillery, distilleries in ireland, guy leonard, irish whiskey tasting, kilbeggan distillery, new midleton distillery, old bushmills distillery
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