recommend me a good irish whisky or liquor

[norseamd]

any of those have some strong instrumentals?

 

[lxskllr]

any of those have some strong instrumentals?

Real Irish music tends to be dance music. A lot of instrumentals, but fast paced with a strong beat. Liam O'Flynn tends to be more artsy. You could also try Davey Spillane. He's a good piper, but dips a little heavily into the new age thing, and it can sometimes be a little schlocky.

I haven't listened heavily to Irish music in awhile, but I can't think of any neo classical bands that do all art music. It's usually a mix, but Liam O'Flynn is probably the closest.

Look for any compositions from Turlough O'Carolan. He was an 18th century Irish harper, and had an Italian influence with his style. A lot of the song names were Planxty $Proper Noun. He wrote these for his patrons, and they tend to be mellower, and not really for dancing.

 

[norseamd]

Real Irish music tends to be dance music. A lot of instrumentals, but fast paced with a strong beat. Liam O'Flynn tends to be more artsy. You could also try Davey Spillane. He's a good piper, but dips a little heavily into the new age thing, and it can sometimes be a little schlocky. I haven't listened heavily to Irish music in awhile, but I can't think of any neo classical bands that do all art music. It's usually a mix, but Liam O'Flynn is probably the closest. Look for any compositions from Turlough O'Carolan. He was an 18th century Irish harper, and had an Italian influence with his style. A lot of the song names were Planxty $Proper Noun. He wrote these for his patrons, and they tend to be mellower, and not really for dancing.

as long as it is good music it is good music.

thankyou.

would black bush be worth the extra 10 for on the rocks?

 

[lxskllr]

would black bush be worth the extra 10 for on the rocks?

Absolutely, and I suggest drinking it neat. Chilling kills the flavor of spirits. You get more out of it by drinking at room temperature.

 

[norseamd]

http://www.haskells.com/SpiritList....gQVNDBQRwYWdlBQEw1LEI4JVS8HCL1HXihY3nJ2kHPnA=

http://www.haskells.com/SpiritList....gQVNDBQRwYWdlBQEw45bWLtbNlpbF5LXn0Pn/K72ipvI=

here are the sections for irish whiskey and cream liquer

 

[norseamd]

http://www.haskells.com/BeerList.as...gREVTQwUEcGFnZQUBMBzRMnSFDWu7ZfLopXngVP3Fyv/p

the irish beer section

 

[Jay5]

or

 

[Jay5]

oh and if you want irish beer,dont get Guiness get this stuff

 

[pyonir]

oh and if you want irish beer,dont get Guiness get this stuff

:thumbsdown:

Smithwick's is far superior to Killian's. And Smithwick's is actually Irish (made by Guinness) unlike Killian's (which is made by Coors).

Guinness is superior to all of them though.

 

[Jay5]

although from looking up bushmills i might end up giving that a try because it does seem better then jameson.can you mix it though or just drink it straight,i was looking at there webpage and it seems like you can mix it with coca cola and stuff

the only irish whiskey ive ever had was jameson and i usually just drank it straight but if i remember right when i asked before somewhere i just figured by the response people generally didnt mix irish whiskey with stuff like coca cola

 

[pyonir]

If you are going to mix whiskey with stuff, just get the cheap shit. There's no point paying for a drinkable whiskey if you are going to mix it.

Bushmills (any version) you can drink straight and it tastes good.

 

[norseamd]

If you are going to mix whiskey with stuff, just get the cheap shit. There's no point paying for a drinkable whiskey if you are going to mix it. Bushmills (any version) you can drink straight and it tastes good.

both on the rocks and maybe some nice mixed drinks. not going to mix with pop or any other cheap crap

have any good recipes

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Tullamore Dew tastes great for how much it costs.

 

[blakeatwork]

Bushmills and its several varients. Black bush is great on the rocks. Or you can get one of the aged single malts neat with a drop of water or single cube. Wayyyy better than Jamesons.

It must be what you grow up with... Jameson was the whiskey of choice in our household, as it was in most Cork neighbourhoods. Bushmill was for the Protestants

Even now I still find Jameson to be a smoother flavour, though Bushmill is nothing to sneeze at, either.

 

[norseamd]

Belief: I’m Catholic, and therefore won’t drink Bushmills. (Alternatively, I’m Protestant, and therefore won’t drink Jameson).
Reality: The same company owns The Bushmills Distillery and Midleton Distillery (where Jameson is produced).
I don’t want to get into politics, so I’ll keep this one brief. But I must say something, because I hear these kinds of comments all the time.
The Bushmills Distillery and the Midleton Distillery are both owned by Irish Distillers. Where do you think the grain whiskey component for the Bushmills blends comes from? Not the Bushmills Distillery. Bushmills only makes malt whiskey. The grain whiskey for the Bushmills blends comes from the Midleton distillery in County Cork—the same place where Jameson, Power’s and Paddy is produced.
If you were wondering, the opposite is not true. According to Barry Crockett, Midleton Distillery Manager, malt whiskey from Bushmills doesn’t go into any of the whiskeys produced at Midleton.
Finally, Irish Distillers is owned by Pernod-Ricard, of France. But there’s no need to worry; I was just at both distilleries and they were still making whiskey, not brandy.
Belief: Irish whiskey is unique in that it is triple-distilled and is made from smoke-free malt (paralleling the belief that Scotch whisky is only distilled twice and always produced with peat-smoked malt).
Reality: What makes Irish whiskey unique is the practice of using both unmalted and malted barley in their pot stills.


http://www.whiskeypages.com/irish-whiskey/the-myths-and-realities-of-irish-whiskey.html

 

[norseamd]

The Cooley Distillery near Dundalk, Ireland’s only independent distillery, has been in operation since 1989. It produces many different whiskeys, including single malts and blends. The distillery bottlings are Tyrconnel (single malt), Kilbeggan (blend), and Connemara (peated-smoked single malt). It also produces a myriad of branded whiskeys of varying quality, with one of the best examples being the subtly complex Knappogue Castle single malt (1990, 1991 & 1992 vintages).

anything to recommend here

 

[norseamd]

http://www.proof66.com/whiskey/connemara-peated-irish-whiskey.html

connemara peated single malt pot still whiskey

how is it?

 

[I Saw OJ]

You can get a 10 year old single malt Glenmorangie for under 50 bucks. It's enjoyable with just a splash of water.

edit: my bad, you said irish

 

[norseamd]

You can get a 10 year old single malt Glenmorangie for under 50 bucks. It's enjoyable with just a splash of water. edit: my bad, you said irish

maybe i will try it after st. patricks day

 

[lxskllr]

http://www.proof66.com/whiskey/connemara-peated-irish-whiskey.html

connemara peated single malt pot still whiskey

how is it?

It's good, but the Scots do peated whisky better. I'd rather get a good scotch.

 

[norseamd]

was out of my total budget anyways

how good is kilbeggan?

 

[lxskllr]

was out of my total budget anyways

how good is kilbeggan?

I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I've had it, but it doesn't stand out to me. I suppose that's telling itself. Tyrconnel is very good, and I currently have a bottle open.

 

[Jay5]

bushmills aint that bad(or at least straight.but i never mix irish whiskey anyway),bought a bottle of black bush today and its pretty good.how much does black bush cost though because the price i got when i checked out was different then the price it had listed on the shelf

 

[norseamd]

bought some summit winter ale and some carolans. i also had to get some food so that was how it worked out for money.

here is where i got some food

http://www.omalleys-pub.com/