Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire I was wrong about all Irish Whisky

I've always said Irish whisky was swill. This was based on the ever popular Jameson and also the not-as-popular-but somewhat, Tullamore Dew. I'll stand by the FACT that both are ass but I did find an Irish whiskey I actually liked.

Bushmills is palatable. I bought some tonight and found it quite tasty. So I've revised myself on all Irish whiskies. They're not all swill.

No revision on Evan Williams. That shixt sucks.

And...I'm not calling Evan Williams an Irish whisky. It's not. I just threw it in there because I despise the swill with a passion.

Wish I was hangin out with you tonight! LOL

That was a scanty basis for such a broad opinion. There are extremely fine Irish whiskeys out there. Redbreast 12 year old pot still or Green Spot might be an education for you.

I like Jameson......... Canadian whiskey is good.

Try Proper 12.

Not bad imho.......

Clonakilty and Knappogue Castle are excellent as well.

Try Bushmills Black Bush

Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniels will never let you lose your place when you are playing the fiddle.

I like Knappoge Castle too.

I hear that Redbreast is good too but never had it myself.

Is Jack Daniels 24HCF approved ? Hard to keep track with all the opinions here.

Have you tried Evan Williams, bottled in bond, 100 proof. Different animal that the regular Evan Williams. miles

I hope so, Wifey and I drink a good bit of it when we go dancing on Saturday nights.

Ethan, just because you don't like something does not make it swill. They sell trainloads of the stuff you don't like, so there must be millions of people who would disagree with your opinion. You are grossly outvoted.

I don't happen to like bourbon. You apparently do. If I said all bourbon is swill, you'd think I was a moron. So it is with the sneaker on the other appendage, my friend.

Congrats on finding an Irish whiskey you like.

Most of the world considers Bourbon unfinished whiskey.

Yep. I'd tried (for some unknown reason) the regular, 1783, Single Barrel, & possibly one called, "Signature", and hated them all. What possessed me to then go ahead & try the white label BIB, I'll never know, but it really is quite good. It goes for < $17 for a 750 ml here, and I prefer it over some $40 bourbons. In fact, I offered some to one of the offspring yesterday, & he was so taken with it he immediately pronounced he'd never drink Jack again.

Back to Irish whiskey: what's the one that MD prefers? I remember looking it up once, and finding that it wasn't going to be in the cheapo section...

FC

I wish they did. It would keep more it here for us to enjoy and keep prices down. Bourbon popularity is very high right now and quite a bit of it is being exported.

Sounds like a ton of fun.

I really haven't explored Irish Whisky all that much. To me the type is kinda Scotch-lite. I have had and did enjoy Black Bush. I've had and enjoyed Green Spot. I understand that Red Breast, Powers Three Swallows and many of the Teeling Distillery offerings are supposed to be quite good. Maybe I'll get around to trying them but after exploring the wonders of cask strength bourbons, I'm guessing the lower proof whiskies won't be delivering the big flavors to which I've become accustomed.

Alcohol was never a thing for me until in my 50s, hated beer, wine is vinegar, vodka tastes like dirt, tequila is not a friend of mine... I could do a rum and coke, whiskey and coke or 7, tom collins with gin on the few occasions social drinking was called for.

Last 10 years wife and I have come to like a drink on an evening and weekend, she can drink about anything, her and the daughter like wine when they get together.

For me it's bourbon, I like the bite, crown is fine for a light drink but I don't like the sweet or spiced whiskeys, I like the ryes also.

What I keep on hand.

101, my go to bourbon
Bulliet reg and rye
Knob creek
Jack reg and rye
Williams
crown

I put it in coke and every once in awhile coffee, I can drink it on ice or from a shot but don't prefer it that way.

Kent

First, it's Irish WHISKEY, not whisky. That said, Bushmill Black Bush and Redbreast 12 yr old are residing in my cabinet right now, getting along fine next to some Canadian and Bourbon whiskies. Been working thru the Redbreast this month. The 12 yr old goes for around $60-68 (750ml) around here. Saw a bottle of Redbreast 15 yr old couple of days ago and they want $115 for that, I passed.