History of Irish Whiskey
When’s the last time you had Irish whiskey? In all honesty, I don’t think I’ve ever had a single sip in my short lifetime. It’s unsurprising though, considering that Americans only drink 430,000 cases of Irish whiskey a year (less than 0.5% of all liquor consumption), whereas we drink millions of cases of Scotch. This is due to the combination of World War I and Prohibition from which Irish whiskey production never recovered.
To find out even more about Irish whiskey, check out this article from The Ledger.
In case you’re wondering, Irish booze news should be winding down soon enough.
March 17th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Irish is great stuff. Good as a shot, on the rocks or chilled straight-up. If you’re thinking Martini, try some Jamesons instead. It’s smoother than Scotch or Bourbon so it’s a good starter Whiskey too.