In the world of whiskey, there is Scotch, bourbon, and regional variations like Canadian, American, and Japanese, and as a whiskey fan you would know and have tasted them, but what about the drink that started it all?
Despite being the inventors of whiskey, with a legacy stretching back centuries, Irish whiskey has often been overshadowed by its younger counter- parts – even nearly fading out of existence entirely due to the hardships the small nation has faced.
One of the survivors was Jameson, which remains the world’s best-selling Irish whiskey. First made at the Bow Street Distillery, Dublin, Jameson has been distilled in Cork since the 1970s. It’s made from a blend of grain whiskey and single-pot still whiskey.
Another, Bushmills, is made in Northern Ireland, as it has…