Spent the rest of the week getting to know Irish whiskey & came home w/ small bottles of Irish Whiskeys I wasnt sure I could get in the US so I could continue my coyage of discovery at home. Redbreast makes for good sipping but for my budget Powers is my standby. It may not be factual, verified, or correct, but definitely true. Granted, I dont mix my whiskey with Coke or Ginger Ale, so perhaps Im missing the best presentation of Powers Gold Label. I am for Bushmills especially sprinkled over banana bread. About 5 or 6 years ago they flooeded Irish bars with it just before St. Paddys Day,almost forcing bars to sell off a lot of free stock they received. I prefer the taste of Bushmills as its smoother where Jameson is a sharper taste. Thats where I paused it and jumped on to google to figure out exactly what neat meant, which lead me to this article of yours: https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/up-neat-straight-up-or-on-the-rocks/. Yep, he was referring to a certain product from Bushmills.. Peter Knox Id be all up for emigrating from US to Ireland, in a heartbeat, but I read about the job prospects there are as bad (possibly worse) than here. Ive used Irish Whiskey in Old Fashions and Sours before with tasty results. We intend to vigorously defend our position. Robber jumps out of an alley, holds up a gun, and says, Are you a Protestant or a Catholic? Man says, Neither, Im a jew. Robber thinks for a moment, says, but are you a Protestant Jew or a Catholic Jew?, are you a Protestant or a Catholic? Irish whiskey comes in two forms, Catholic and Protestant. If it was a genuine issue then bars wouldnt serve both. Yep, this goes back to when Bushmills was still part of IDL (Irish Distillers Limited) and owned by Pernod. You are a great person to forgive and forget the horrible crime that were personal committed against you. Like Jameson, it is blended whiskey, some combination of pure pot-still whiskey with column-still grain whiskey (allegedly 70% pure pot still to 30% grain). Not one of ya mentions Knappogue Castle. Eamonn, I thought all that was in the past and your country moved on? Were not bothered by any of that old bullshit now. It is true to say it is an almost exclusively Protestant village, but otherwise it is a quiet rural area on a picturesque coastline, visited annually by thousands of tourists from both side of the divide. Do not place them next to each other. 12 years of Catholic school in Queens, NY which is probably why Ive been a Buddhist for the last 35+. Car bombs, kidnappings, murders, protests, etc. The cheap Evan Williams Black Label at half the price (in the USA)has more taste and more of a kick. Anyway, both of your sources are wrong, but at least your father got the order right. History matters which is why the Catholic/Protestant thing is relevant. Cured beef appeared in many cultures and has no clear beginning. There was an Irish-American lobby group headed by a politician that was running for mayor that started a whole anti-Bushmills campaign in San Francisco in the early 90s claiming that the company never hired Catholics, a convenient attract Irish-American votes. The new bottling hall is also taking shape even though itll be a while before the on site whiskey will be bottled. Irish for the whiskey It's been going on for thousands of years across the globe. Jameson is a blended potstill whiskey (malted + Unmalted grain blended with grain whiskey). This was the time when Protestantism, through its definitive break with Roman Catholicism, arose to take its place on the Christian map. Look for a new addition to the landscape, The Irishman Original Clan & Single Malt. Ireland is %110 united in whiskey. Regards, BTW, while traveling through a Protestant section of Belfast, our tour guide (who had a joke or good story for most Irish traditions) pointed out a notorious Loyalist BarThat bar there (the Hideout)was blown up many times by the IRA during the Troubles. Then he went on to say, If youre ever down and out and ready to end it all, and cash in your chips, go in that bar there and order a double Jameson, and youll find somebody in there to help you with your problem., There is no doubt that the Irish themselves know all about the Catholic Whiskey and the Protestant Whiskey. Jameson is the Catholic Whiskey, and Bushmills is the Protestant Whiskey., I met Noel Campbell owner of Bushmills he told me it does not matter what foot you you Wear your shoe on. Love Black Bush but Jamesons Gold Reserve gets my vote as the very best Ive had. Thank you for the real-world experience! Over and out. Sorry, but I have always loved them both. My hat is off to you, for your spookily informative collection of posts. Went on the Bushmills tour in November 2015. These two fine whiskeys should be enjoyed in a glass and not on some pseudo-religious podium. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. Click here to learn how to make this and other drinks for a slushie machine! Redbreast is my favorite but I only buy a bottle or so a year. When it comes to what crosses my lips I guess I am an agnostic. ! Idiot!! I wanted to explore one of t, @teremana has been my new favorite tequila since t, Happy Repeal Day! 1 line was bottling Bushmills. Corned beef as it exists today is an industrial product which was created during the British Industrial Revolution, with production centred around Ireland. If you had and asked for Bushmills, you would have received a long stare and possibly been asked to leave. Corvallisbarman is half right. And if you just like something different then Cooleys your distillery (though that Michael Collins stuff is shite). March 17, 2016 / 1:00 PM / CBS San Francisco. Jamesons for sure. The town of Bushmills is a black hole. Yes, plenty of Irish whiskey is ordered as shots or in Pickle Backs, but it also works in a number of cocktails, including, of course, McGarry's The Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee. If you want to support Ireland, go and visit and maybe read a few history books and hopefully realise that most normal people dont give a toss about religious leanings. Irish whiskeys obtain much of their flavor and color from the coating left inside the barrel from the bourbon aging process. Ive tried to correct his misinterpretation but he thinks his name is funnier. Concept of Deity. She didnt give a toss about anyones religion, let alone the whiskeys. They also bottle Powers & Paddys as well. Beaumont Funny, I thought of addressing that as I was wrapping up the post, but then thought, Nah, the chuckleheads who read this website arent smart enough to draw that conclusion. Guess I was wrong. Been sipping since I was a wee-lad and have tried lots of whiskey with leanings towards both Irish whiskey and Single malt Scotches. Funny, I also sought some info from a Bushmills rep when this controversy came up around St. Pattys day! Great smooth flavor and a soft long finish. [1] History [ edit] Argument ended.. Jameson is the Catholic whiskey, Bushmills is the Protestant one, despite the efforts of the Bushmills PR department to spin it otherwise. Come back if yer all so fucken proud. [7], In 1871, the distillery was expanded and rebuilt in the Victorian style, becoming one of the most impressive sights in Dublin. Utter nonsense. As a good Roman Catholic, Ive always raised my Jameson in tribute to my Irish Catholic brethren (actually I like Jameson a little more than Bushmills anyway) until, on a recent trip to Ireland with my Irish-American Wife (nee Powers), I bought a bottle of Redbreast on a lark. Bushmills is produced from 100% malted barley and grain whiskey (which it receives from the Midleton Distillery in Co. Cork where Jameson is made). Another Figoli Quinn Website (Digital Ocean) | I even stayed in what was one of the hotbed cities during the troubles. Last I was in Ireland, about three weeks ago, I bought two bottles at a shop for 22 each. One good friend turned to me and chuckled. @Matt: sorry to hear about religious intolerance in West Virginia but this is a discussion about the distilling history of Irish whiskey, not moonshine. There is a rivalry, to be sure, but it is all about business, and not about religion. is that a catholic thing? After all, thats what the Jacobites were all about. I am definitively a black bush person but I was mentioning that while spending a lot of time in Ireland back in 1998, I saw, while visiting the Bushmills distillery, cartons of Jameson bottles on the bottling chain. Also, you ask what in the heck does Virginia have to do with Kentucky Bourbon? The cheap rustic stuff is often the best. I drink it often . Cheers! Simple business transaction where both sides benefit. The last member of the family to sit on the board was Sir Thomas Talbot Power,[8] who died in 1930,[10] and with him the Power's Baronetcy. Wow, this was such a fun read through. Im sure there were dodgy discriminatory practices based on race or religion in most big corporations in many countries in the past. That was in fact untrue. The difference between the two has to do with the history of whiskey production in Ireland. The attitudes and actions of German Catholics and Protestants during the Nazi era were shaped not only by their religious beliefs, but by other factors as well, including: Backlash against the Weimar Republicand the political, economic, and social changes in Germany that occurred during the 1920s Anti-Communism Nationalism And, many thanks to (nearly) all of those who offered comments. You claim that it is an Irish-American phenomenon, however up in the six counties Catholics drink Jameson and Prod-Brits drink Bushmills there is even a bit of violence attached to it. Does anyone know why these bottles were over there ? Tullamore Dew has lemon notes with wood undertones, whereas Jameson has a light . In a TALL glass.one shot of Paid 10 Euro for a shot of it in Dublin, and well worth the price. Also, I understand that corned beef and cabbage is not a traditional Irish meal but it is a traditional Irish American Meal, particularly in the North East. Understanding the church. Bushmills didnt support the Black & Tans anymore than Jamesons supported the IRA! Powers gold label is absolute shit. The fact is that Jameson is the Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is the Protestant whiskey and this is according to people I know That live in Belfast. Who really cares. Good luck and god bless Hun. Get over it and drink what you feel. I hear that William Grant & Sons has a contract with LDI to have Tullamore Dew produced in Cork until 2025, so they will have to either be creative to release anything from the new distillery or have some mighty fine aged whiskey come the latter half of the next decade. Just a point, Jameson is traditionally a Dublin Whiskey, originally distilled and blended in Bow Street in dublins Smithfield. I no longer consider myself Catholic, btw. Those of us that still drink enjoy guinness as our beer No coffee or anything green. It is the same oppression that the Hungarians did to the Slovaks over the ages!!!!! And not to get too specific, but given the choice, Irish Canandian Dry in the clear glass bottle (opposed to the green bottle or Finches). Whoever owns Paddys also owns one of these bigger brands and wont export to the US because they know they would cannibalize their own market share. Funny how these things work out, innit? I like Jamesons.andI like BushmillsandI like Tullamore Dew.and I dont care if theyre made by Indonesian monks that hate my mothertheyre just tasty. Ginger cake, brazil nuts, treacle I love Redbreast and always have a bottle about, but based on some comments here Ill definitely be picking up a bottle of Powers Gold Label. Im sorry but if not drinking a brand of whiskey for some very spurious political reason, and claiming drinking Bushmills somehow condones an Irishman losing his land seems pretty idiotic to me. Nose Prom_STar 9 yr. ago Cant wait to find out. If you ever try a more exclusive blend or a single malt, dont dare poison it with ginger ale . I must have been misinformed. Along with a fellow sipper we have over most of the Irish brands listed here in this thread as part of a 30+ years Christmas gift exchange and tasting session. The Master Distiller, Colum Eagan, is indeed a Catholic himself and comes from Co. Laois in ROI. Then I must be the luckiest Arab in all o Ireland!. Theres not catholic or protestant whiskey. @Darby OGill. Who do I believe, the man who raised me, or some drunk I met in a bar? To comment on a few posts above: I am of Irish descent and remember hearing the Protestant Whiskey comments as a kid growing up in New England(I am 50 now). one night. Powers is my number one as the every day Irish whiskey of choice. Cant comment on the long term contract in Cork as I hadnt heard that, but I assume they have some sort of get out clause if there is a contract. Produced at Cooley for Sidney Frank, it appears to have been geared mainly for the American market. For the record I have had many a session all over the island both North and south. The Fair Employment Commission gave Bushmills a clean bill of health. TRIPLE SEC, 2 shots of BUSHMILLS, Trust me on this. In 1998 Bushmills was part of IDL, which owned all the whiskies coming out of Ireland with the excpetion of the few from Cooley. When I lived in Providence, there was a lot of Powers drinking going on. I come from an island which has been called the most Irish place outside of Ireland and weve had our papist-loyalist troubles in the past, where they will remain. Theyve also started work on a massive bottling plant on site to bring all areas of Dew production back to the town. The worst mistake I made was ordering a Bass Ale in PJ Horgans on Queens Blvd. I completely understand what Matt is saying regarding religious intolerence. I also like Writers Tears, Bushmills and the Redbreast (12 more so than the 15). Potatoes for supper I could be fairly sure the master distiller was hired because he was good at distilling whiskey and not because they needed to hire a Catholic. Yet a great friend of Catholic Ireland. Previous Post Elements Eight Rum The make up of the folks who work at Bushmills reflects the religous makeup of Northern Ireland roughly 40% Roman Catholic. [1] Irish Distillers owned the brand until its sale to Sazerac in 2016. You will love this stuff. -as he grabbed the Red Breast off the shelf. One of the best whiskys I have ever drank. Ive worked my way through nearly all the brands mentioned here and yet consistently return to my beloved Jameson 12 neat. Arthur Guinness was a Protestant and a Unionist. Still love it. Bushmills, in turn, supplies the Midleton Distillery with single malt, which they use to make Tullamore DEW. What a treat. Why not stop purchasing rum to protest Spanish aggression while you are at it. Currently rumored to be building a new distillery, Well, I already put my two cents in well up the thread, but here is some topical good news for the distillery in the North2013 Spirit of the Year: Bushmills http://www.winemag.com/Web-2013/2013-Spirit-of-the-Year-Bushmills/, Having just had this discussion with my buddy who was bribed with a bottle of Bush to express his love of it via twitter (which he refused, good man that he is) I have to say the following-. Such days are long over, and Dew is rapidly making up the difference in sales, and has already overtaken Jamison in may countries in Europe. and Rangers F.C., the two largest Scottish football clubs sometimes referred to as the Old Firm, whose support base is traditionally predominantly Catholic and Protestant respectively. And, fact fans, the space-age Middleton distillery in the far south makes the neutral alcohol for the blends produced at Bushmills up North. In later years I looked more into my family history and came to realize that my Fathers family were local Baptists and my Mothers were Czech Catholics. All appointments are made solely on the basis of merit.. Happy St Pattys Day. The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. Bushmills, on the other hand, was officially licensed in 1608 by King James I (of Bible fame) and despite of its location deep in the heart of Protestant country (and this next bit is straight from my local Bushmills rep, so take it or leave it) has a Catholic as a master distiller. Cocktail Kingdom Stainless Steel Julep Strainer, Kuhn Rikon 4-Inch Nonstick Colori Paring Knife, UPDATE: So much has been discovered since this post originally went up, about the dangers of quinine in people with quinine sensitivity. From the outset of the Reformation, Luther and his associates had fiercely proclaimed the Christian's obligation to "be subject to the governing authorities," asserting, with Saint Paul, that "the powers that be are ordained by God . as the visit was ending up with only 3 tiny plastic glasses half full. [4] At the time of his visit, the distillery was home to five pot stills, two of which with capacities of 25,000 gallons, were amongst the largest ever built. In 1886, John Power & Son began bottling their own whiskey, rather than following the practice customary at the time, of selling whiskey directly to merchants and bonders who would bottle it themselves. It is a fact that Bushmills is distilled in Northern Ireland, and Jameson hails from County Cork in the Republic. First published on March 17, 2016 / 1:00 PM. hint of linseed. Never tried Redbreast for some reason. Makes me want to get on a plane to Dublin immediately., Its like loving the smell of a sharpie or gasoline, in small way Kelsey Crenshaw. So bottoms up. 2nd line was bottling Jameson. Also, what in the heck does Virginia have to do with Kentucky Bourbon??? In side-by-side STEEL CAGES!! [9] They were the first Dublin distillery to do so, and one of the first in the world. One happens to be located in a majority Protestant area and one located in a majority Catholic area, big deal! It has shaped Ireland's agriculture, literature, song and now, more than ever - our economy.. He was, I believe, top dog in the Orange Order: the vehemently anti-Catholic organization whose best-known figure is the frightening demagogue the Rev. Talk about confused. The Ambassador had both Jameson and Bushmills on offer. Some of the comments here are totally rediculous. I just brought some Tyrconnell 10-year port cask aged home from duty free it is delicious. What a great treat. Whiskey takes no sides and is drank by all Catholic, Protestant, Hebrew, Atheist, etc. Memories. Spent a crap of $$$ too so we could compare them all side by side. Protestant - to 'protest'. I became a Whiskey drinker a few years back now, and started with Jameson. Currently sipping on a Writers Tears neat & have two types of Teeling, The Irishman single malt, The Irishman Founders Reserve, a 12 y/o Redbreast, a GreenSpot single pot, a Powers John Lane Release, a Middleton Barry Crockett Legacy, a 12 y/o Jameson Special Reserve, & a Green Spot still to try. Bushmills is very proud of its long Irish heritage and yes its head distiller is catholic but if someone wants to boycott this whiskey, not for taste, but simply because it is situated in an area populated mainly by Protestants then they are the one with the problem. Ferdinand II was a devout Roman Catholic and relatively intolerant when compared to his predecessor, Rudolf II. No matter where it is produced. lol. As long as its no longer going on in the company today then enjoy. Some, like Jameson, are owned by Catholic companies. Fathers side Ulster.ancestors to America ca 1719. I was wondering this myself. I was born in West Belfast and I can tell you, that most Catholics prefer Jamesons. The widely-accepted Irish-American version is that Jameson is Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is Protestant whiskey. Im leaving this post up as an archive, but I encourage you to read that article first, and if you, As far as Im concerned, springtime is Dark and Stormy season. OK, OK, can be pretty good and certainly much cheaper. I grew up in NYC with this popular myth engrained on my conciousness. In Ireland theyd drink either, but rarely had enough money for more than a pint o the local beer. Right now Redbreast, Bushmills 10yr Single malt ( drinking neat as I type), Jameson and Michael Collins Blend. Counter-Reformation, also called Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. Besides, Id have to prove I can fill a job where the company cant find a local. The main differences between Tullamore Dew vs Jameson are: Tullamore Dew is produced in different distilleries, whereas Jameson is produced in a single distillery. Also, your giving Prince Harry more money to go on vacation, maybe Vegas again perhaps? And I obviously know alot about it being from Ireland and the horrific scenes of the troubles. Now, go have some grappa with an espresso this evening. Distilling of locally grown agricultural to produce alcohol is something that is not peculiar to Ireland. The most traumatic era in the entire history of Roman Catholicism, some have argued, was the period from the middle of the 14th century to the middle of the 16th. And I was not drunk !!! About one-in-five (18%) chose "the Great Crusade," while 6% said "the Great Schism" and 5% said "the French Revolution The episodes of violence associated with both Protestant and Catholic troops in the . Bushmills does not, to my certain knowledge, employ Catholics as certain industries/companies are, let us say, reserved for one tribe or another in the Black North. I think the Middleton hurt my wallet the most. In 1989, Irish Distillers itself became a subsidiary of Pernod-Ricard following a friendly takeover. In some ways Im like woof, Thank you, @craftspiritsus for inviting me to give, CALLING ALL NACHOS AND WINGS LOVERS (okay and foot, Menu and blog update! As Jameson only uses the bourbon barrels once, the color and flavor is more reminiscent of American bourbon. [8] In addition, three of the distillery's pot stills were saved and now located in the college's Red Square.[8]. Ive never even seen a bottle of Paddys (although I havent really been making an exhaustive search). It is the oldest licensed distillery by 200 years and was once owned by a Belfast barman who get this was a teetotaller and secretly wrote religous tracts damning the Demon Drink! Oh and Bushmills was NOT licensed to distill in 1608Thats marketing Bullshit. Delicious. If I was the kind of person who blogwhored, I would http://tinyurl.com/d92kdl [1] In recent years, several single pot still variants have been relaunched under the Powers label. It is either good or it is not. Irish whiskey is only good for shots. As the graph below shows, close to half the Irish American population is Protestant, while just one-third of Irish Americans are Catholic. Question, in the US, is Powers readily available? It wasnt an issue about who owns what. Although I prefer my BUSHMILLS Big thank you to reader Jonathan for providing this informative link about this. [1] Historically, Powers Gold Label was the best-selling whiskey in Ireland. top off with chilled pulpy orange juice, AND stir lightly .. Slainte. Check it out: http://whiskiesoftheworld.com. They are just businesses making whiskey. . Ian Paisley MP, Euro MP and MLA; universally known Doctor No. I remember back in my younger days hearing of the Troubles and feeling for those involved and I felt mostly for the Catholics. And as you can check from the email address I come from Finland, a protestant country. (Ref. As a proud Corkonian, I feel the need to set the record straight. The answer is that it depends on the distillery. 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