I'm due for a new bottle of whiskey and St. Patty's Day is coming up

[Captain Zero]

So rather than my usual fifth of Canadian Club, I thought I would buy an Irish Whiskey.
Hey my stimulus is coming soon, so I can afford it, right?

I've had Jameson's and Bushmill's.
Are there any others you can vouch for as worthy of my stimulus money?

And if anyone is concerned about it, I had one Irish Great Grandparent, Miriam Kelly.
So I have a wee bit o' Irish in me.

Let me know what you think !

[secondwind]

1. Glenfiddich is excellent....

We have always liked it.

[bottomofthehill]

4. That's a single malt scotch.

The Irish would have heart failure.

[secondwind]

14. LOL

[leftieNanner]

5. That's a Scottish single malt

Not Irish whiskey. But it is lovely. I like the Speysides too. Highland Park is delicious - from Orkney.

Hmmm. Not 5 o'clock yet.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. The only kind I get is Jameson's but then it probably doesn't matter

what kind you use when the only way you drink it is in an Irish coffee loaded with heavy cream and brown sugar.

[AKwannabe]

27. Jamesons pudding shots

Pistachio pudding
Jameson’s Irish whiskey
Baileys Irish cream liqueur

Mix pudding with
3 shots Jameson’s
3 shots Baileys
1 1/2 cups milk

Pour into two oz cups
Refrigerate

Mmmmmm!

[elleng]

3. THANKS for the reminder,

may stop by cafe with the BEST Irish Coffee around here; they also house my favorite chocolatier!

[El Supremo]

6. Tullamore Dew! n/m

[bottomofthehill]

7. I like Tullamore Dew

Little more expensive than Jameson. Red Brest is very nice but in the 50/60 dollar range where the Dew is in the 40 dollar range and Jameson’s in the 30’s

[bottomofthehill]

8. I would go 2 Jameson's over one red breast

But that’s the way I drank.

[Docreed2003]

11. Lol I love Red Breast but I hear what you're saying

It's not a whiskey to finish off a bottle after a few days.

[Docreed2003]

9. Red Breast is an exquisite Irish Whiskey brewed in the traditional fashion

I would highly suggest it if your budget allows.

As for Jameson, it's a blended whiskey and isn't terrible but if you're going to do Jameson I'd suggest one of the reserve batches.

There are several others I could suggest based on how much you'd want to spend.

[mitch96]

19. I totally agree. I always wanted to try it but I did not want to buy a whole bottle.

A local "faux Irish pub" had a bottle and I tried a shot... MAN THAT WAS GOOD!! $12 but worth it to try it.
https://www.redbreastwhiskey.com/en-en/
It tasted like a very very smooth Jameson with a hint of sweetness. Beautiful finish too..
I want to try the others from Jameson also. Black barrel, Caskmate all look interesting. Never tried Tullamore dew but have heard good things about it..
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[gladium et scutum]

10. Give Tullamore Dew a try

It's my go to Irish whisky, it is pretty good without being exorbitant in price.

[bottomofthehill]

12. Just looked at the local ABC

Tullamore Dew and Jameson’s are both 26 dollars, I would go with the Dew.

Great slogan, Give every lad his Dew....

[gladium et scutum]

15. It's a great sipping whisky

[Shermann]

22. I say that about a lot of whiskeys

...as I knock them back like a cowboy!

[gladium et scutum]

23. never met one i didn't like.

[AKwannabe]

28. And

It’ll get you FUCKED UP!

[gladium et scutum]

31. you are never drunk

as long as you can hold on to a blade of grass to keep from falling off the face of the Earth

[OriginalGeek]

13. I came to say Tullamore Dew but I see that's been taken care of

I have a bottle in the cabinet right now but I doubt it will see the 18th.

[sabbat hunter]

16. It is

St. Paddy's day not Patty. Patty is a girls name.

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Knappogue Castle (single malt Irish whisky) and....

Connemara (peated single malt-very smokey)

You're welcome! 😁

ETA: Tully is excellent for the price point. The rum barrel aged is a departure from your usual choices and worth exploring.

[ariadne0614]

18. Have you heard about Dylan's? It's called "Heaven's Door."

I don’t drink the stuff (yuk!), and it isn’t Irish, but it would be interesting to know how it compares. There’s a Whiskey tab on his website (http://www.bobdylan.com/), or you can go straight to the product website.

[Foolacious]

20. Can you find Grand Grizzly?

It's a Canadian whisky made for the Mexican market. Very economical and surprisingly smooth and rich. I really don't know if it's available up north but if it is it's well worth the very few dollars.

[MontanaFarmer]

21. Redbreast, knappogue castle,

Connemara, or yellow spot. If you're going to splurge, those would be my top 4. If it doesn't have to be irish, oban 14 year, dalwhinnie 15, highland Park viking honour would also make my list.

[Aristus]

24. Same reminder every March 17th: It's 'Paddy', not 'Patty'.

Short for Padraigh, Irish for Patrick.

☘️

[electric_blue68]

25. Can't offer help here. But I was surprised...

when I found out that Bourbon was close to whiskey, but has to have 51%+ corn mash. That edge over into some sweetness makes the difference for me. I can't drink to get buzzed any more but I love a little Kahlua, champagne, white,
rosé wines, and a bit of bourbon.

[Major Nikon]

30. Bourbon is whiskey

There are just more rules on what constitutes a whiskey that can call itself bourbon, and being made from mostly corn is one

[electric_blue68]

32. Ooops, I guess I wasn't so clear...

I just found that out recently. I was very surprised because I don't like whiskey!
So I looked it up, bland found out about the corn mash percentage. I figure the corn's sweetness is why I like it. 👍

[Major Nikon]

33. All spirits require sugar to make alcohol

Regardless of what ingredients make up the mash starches have to be broken down to component sugars from which the yeast feeds from to make alcohol. You can even make whiskey by fermenting yeast with processed sugar and many moonshiners do just that. Regardless of the mash, most of the residual sugar isn't going to make it through the distillation process.

Besides being made from mostly corn, bourbon also has to be aged in charred virgin oak barrels. The biggest reason why bourbon tastes sweeter than some other spirits is because the charring of the barrels caramelizes the sugars in the oak and those flavors are going to be imparted into the bourbon during the ageing process. Many bourbons have strong butterscotch notes and these types of flavors come from the barrels.

[AKwannabe]

26. Tullamore Dew!

For snizzle!

Dublin Donkey!

recipe

2 parts “dew”
3 parts ginger beer
Lime
Over ice
Ina copper cup!

[Major Nikon]

29. Yellow Spot

[consider_this]

34. well, it'aint Irish, but...

I was gifted (as a gesture of extreme appreciation for a work effort) with a bottle of Spice Tree by Compass Box. It is scotch (which I usually do not like), but lemme tell you, damn delicious! Worth a try if you can get it.

[whistler162]

35. Here you go......

https://arkaybeverages.com/shop-by-bottle-or-packages-deals-free-shipping/arkay-alcohol-free-irish-whisky-flavoured-drink-33-fl-oz/