Irish whiskey is very popular among my circle of friends, and in Philadelphia in general. I would say the most common whiskey I hear people ordering around town is Jameson, with Bushmills also getting plenty of love.
While it's definitely popular, I have always found the lack of choice among Irish whiskeys to be a bit boring. At any given bar you're lucky to find three or four different brands of Irish whiskey, even if they stock dozens of Scotch or Bourbons labels. This lack of variety is largely due to the fact that Ireland today boasts only a few distilleries, with most owned by two large conglomerates. You can read a bit more about the history of Irish whiskey in this post, but today's tasting is about a slightly less common, and delightful whiskey called Kilbeggan produced by the "distant third place" distiller of the Irish whiskey world - Cooley. Cooley is cool because it's the only major Irish whiskey maker that is still independently owned by Irishmen.
The Dalmore Unveils Rare 18-Year-Old Cigar Malt: 16 Years in Bourbon Casks,
Then Finished in Sherry and Wine
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The Dalmore unveils its rare $399.99 Cigar Malt 18-Year-Old Scotch Whisky,
aged in bourbon casks and finished in Sherry and wine casks. Plus, our
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