Irish whiskey
Emerald Isle dram
Irish whiskey is whiskey distilled in Ireland, typically triple-distilled from malted and unmalted barley.
The style tends to be smoother and less smoky than Scotch whisky, which uses peat-dried malt.
Major brands include Jameson, Bushmills, and Tullamore Dew.
Note the spelling: Irish and American whiskeys use an "e," while Scotch and Canadian whiskies do not.
Batch distillation apparatus
- triple distilledRefined three times over
- single maltUnblended Scotch whisky
- blendedMixed into uniformity
- barleyGrain for malt
malted · copper · cask · barrel · aging · maturation · distillery · mash
Comfortably heated
- peatyContaining decomposed plant matter
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- floralOf or like blooms
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
grassy · cereal · biscuit · bread · orchard · tropical · maritime · coastal
Cooked sugar confection
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
malt · fruit · spice · oak · sweetness · nuttiness · sherry · dried fruit
Irish whiskey brand
- JamesonIrish whiskey brand
- PowersA hereditary designation
- ConnemaraIrish Atlantic coastal region
- CooleyInherited hemoglobin deficiency syndrome
Dingle · Waterford · Gaelic · Eire · Celtic · Dublin · Cork · monastery
pot still
Batch distillation apparatus
- triple distilledRefined three times over
- single maltUnblended Scotch whisky
- blendedMixed into uniformity
barley · malted · copper · cask · barrel · aging · maturation · distillery · mash · fermentation
toasty
Comfortably heated
heather · grassy · cereal · biscuit · bread · orchard · tropical · maritime · coastal · brine
caramel
Cooked sugar confection
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
toffee · malt · fruit · spice · oak · sweetness · nuttiness · sherry · dried fruit · citrus
Bushmills
Irish whiskey brand
Cooley · Dingle · Waterford · Gaelic · Eire · Celtic · Dublin · Cork · monastery · tradition
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
silky · gentle · soft · rounded · supple · buttery · delicate · light · refined · elegant
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
- dramSmall measure, liquid or weight
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
snug · toast · hot toddy · highball · session · tasting · nosing · tumbler · measure · blend
- Irish drinksGuinness, Jameson, Bushmills, Baileys, Powers
- beverageswater, coffee, tea, juice, milk
- IrelandDublin, Cork, leprechaun, Galway, Eire
- Irish cultureshamrock, shamrocks, leprechaun, leprechauns, Celtic cross
- WhiskyMacallan, Scotch, bourbon, Glenlivet, Highland Park
- exportscrude oil, petroleum, natural gas, oil, gas
Irish whiskeyScotch whisky
Scottish distilled grain spirit
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