Messages: 1574 Location: New Hampshire
Registered: October 2007
Irish Whiskey anyone?
Thu, 01 March 2018 21:31
It doesn't seem to have the same level of "mystique" as Scotch or Bourbon,but I'd wager that there are some Irish Whiskey aficionados out there. With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, I'll probably go pick up a bottle. Any favorites out there? I haven't tried many, but I really liked the Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition. I also thought Redbreast was very good, but a bit pricey.
Messages: 9071 Location: at the crossroads
Registered: November 2006
Dead Rabbit
Fri, 02 March 2018 11:29
Dead Rabbit is a NYC bar that specializes in Irish. The linked web page is a list of the ones they offer, and everything on it from cheap to crazy is excellent. They also now offer their own Irish, made by Dublin Liberties Distillery and said to be available now in NY and NJ for $35 (with wider distribution coming in April). I haven't tried to find a bottle yet, but I will. Coincidentally, it was just reviewed by Florence Fabricant in the NYT.
If you can find it, Clontarf is a bargain at about $25 a bottle. Teeling small batch is also a god buy and a very fine whiskey at about $35. And Connemara is a double distilled, peated Irish that's not as much like an Islay scotch as you'd think from the description. It's peaty, but it's also sweet and malty with some nice, lightly fruity undertones (I get apple, but your palate may vary).
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Messages: 1574 Location: New Hampshire
Registered: October 2007
Re: Dead Rabbit
Fri, 02 March 2018 12:30
Thanks for the info - I'll definitely visit The Dead Rabbit next time I'm in NYC. Also, a quick check of the NH Liquor commission's website shows that Clontarf, Connemara, and Teeling are all available here. No Dead Rabbit, though.
Messages: 14355 Location: San Francisco, CA
Registered: May 2005
Redbreast 21 is probably my all-time favorite whiskey.
Sun, 04 March 2018 12:43
It's definitely worth trying at least once. And dare I say that it is a decent value (ha!) compared to similar high end and high age statement scotch, bourbon, and Japanese whiskey.
Michael M.
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