I haven't seen Irish whiskey mentioned here. Maybe that's because all you poor people have ever had is Jameson, the White Owl of Irish whiskey? Nothing to write home about, sure.
I have two words for you: Pure Potstill.
I highly recommend Redbreast 12-year-old. Another is Greenspot, if you can find it.
It doesn't take "working up to" to try good Irish, nor is it an acquired taste. It is for anyone who can appreciate some of the smoothest (triple distilled), most complex whiskey there is. There is nothing like good Irish whiskey. The Irish invented whiskey, after all.
If you want to try an Irish single malt, made by the old Irish tradition of drying the malt over peat fires, there is one made today. Connemara, made by Cooley, the last distiller of Irish whiskey that is actually Irish owned. It comes in regular, 12-year-old, and cask strength. I haven't tried it, but have heard good things.
Slán go fóill!
I have two words for you: Pure Potstill.
I highly recommend Redbreast 12-year-old. Another is Greenspot, if you can find it.
It doesn't take "working up to" to try good Irish, nor is it an acquired taste. It is for anyone who can appreciate some of the smoothest (triple distilled), most complex whiskey there is. There is nothing like good Irish whiskey. The Irish invented whiskey, after all.
If you want to try an Irish single malt, made by the old Irish tradition of drying the malt over peat fires, there is one made today. Connemara, made by Cooley, the last distiller of Irish whiskey that is actually Irish owned. It comes in regular, 12-year-old, and cask strength. I haven't tried it, but have heard good things.
Slán go fóill!