Irish Whiskey

Richard on January 19th, 2012

Who says you have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate Irish Whiskey? Mac McGee will be hosting Jameson Ambassador Hannah O’Leary for a tasting of fine Jameson whiskeys. The event will be held at Mac McGee Irish Pub, 111 Sycamore Street in Decatur, Georgia on Saturday, January 28th at 7:00 PM. You can [...]

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Richard on January 3rd, 2012

I hate being sick. It seems like my whole family extended out to two removals was sick with one virus or another. My wife, daughter, and I were all sick with different bugs. I was down with a mild head cold that was just annoying enough to not be able to fully enjoy whiskey. So [...]

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Richard on December 19th, 2011

Big news came down the pipe on Friday. Beam Inc. (formally Beam Global) purchased Cooley for $95 million. Cooley was the last Irish owned whiskey distillery in Ireland. Diageo (British) owns Bushmills and Pernod Ricard (French) owns everything else through Irish Distillers. Here’s the press release that went out on Friday. Beam Announces Agreement to [...]

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Richard on December 13th, 2011

The holidays are a time to get together with friends and family. Whether you are celebrating the joyous occasion with those close to you or enduring the extended family for the obligatory once a year visit, you probably should have some whiskey on hand. Like butter and bacon, whiskey tends to make everything better. Even [...]

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Richard on November 1st, 2011

It’s been another month and we have another batch of whiskey goodies to tempt you with. The October list hits across a number of major whiskey regions in the world. Bourbon, rye, Scotch, Irish, Japanese, and even Tennessee all make an appearance on this month’s list. Check it out. Abraham Bowman 18 Year Old Timeframe: [...]

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