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[DavidH]

My name is Lukie

That's almost a song

Welcome to the forum, Lukie!

[Skootzi]

Welcome Lukie.
Have you a preference to any type of whiskey. I know pubs in Germany usually have a variety, especially the Irish ones.
The Whisky/whiskey shops are great
It's usually cheaper to buy Irish whiskey there than here too.

Have you tried any of the pot still range? Powers John's Lane or Redbreast are lovely examples and generally easy to find.

Favourite whiskey? As boring as it may sound I will usually go for a solid Jamesons. If I'm drinking bourbon perhaps a Makers Mark. Don't often drink Scotch or Canadian whisky, but am interested in exploring those realms as well. Is there are 'Other Whiskeys' thread on this forum?

Yes I have. Used to order Powers John's Lane alot, though am yet to try the Rebreast. The Yellows and Green Spot are most common. These are the ones the generally use for the Irish coffees in Berlin. At least in the Irish Pubs I've been too.

And yes, usually cheaper in Germany. And in Berlin especially. (But then everything is cheaper there!)

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Welcome Lukie, and hopefully you can gleem a few nuggets of information off our humble forum. Feel free to talk about any whiskey or whisky you like in the general Whiskey forum. We do not solely limit our discussions to Irish whiskey and you'll find many of us if not the majority like Scotch and other world whiskies too.

Tip for you by the way ... as you travel alot when passing through travel retail start picking up Mini's as they usuall have a few packs with 2 or 3 mini's in them. A cheap way to explore different whiskies.

[Skootzi]

Cheers IrishWhiskeyChaser, I look forward to exploring.

And thankyou for the Mini's tip!

[bvjlvj1947]

Hi.
just joined the forum,am a long time drinker and collector,but always looking to gain more knowledge and information. I look forward to enjoying the forum.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Welcome to the forum.

What sort of stuff do you collect? This forum has plenty of interesting bits for you to read. I've got endless information on it.

[bvjlvj1947]

Thanks for the welcome
Of late I have mainly been collecting old 75cl.or 26oz.bottles. I do not like the trend for unaged very young over priced whiskies and ephemera.

[Roundroom26]

John, here. From West Virginia.

Bourbon drinker, primarily, Kentucky, Tennessee, and now Virginia. But am starting to do what I hope will be some significant reading, and a bit of tasting, to see about the Irish whiskeys. I'm interested In learning how to discern the differences, one brand to another, and as they age; what are considered to be the characteristics of quality. I suppose I should add the single malts scotch into the equation too, but I'm not sure I could keep it all straight. For now, I'd like to better understand the Irish whiskeys. Really, I'd also like to find a tasting course on the Irish offerings that are available in the US. Thank you, in advance, for any thoughts and help. John

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Hi John and welcome.

You arrived at a great time for Irish whiskey. There has been a resurgence in recent years. We have single grains, malts, peated malts, and blended like our Scottish cousins. Our blends are quiet different in their make up.
The one thing that is unique to Irish Whiskey is our Pot Still whiskeys or Single Pot Stills as they are now been called. I recommend you try some of these. The easiest to find stateside should be Redbreast. It has a variety of ages and you'll find their all good. If you can get you hands on Powers John's Lane 12 year old, you'll be very happy. It's a great whiskey.

Let's is know how you getting on with the tastings.

[DavidH]

Hi John,

Welcome to the forum! I noticed the recent announcement that some more of our finest whiskeys are making their way to the US:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmste ... ive-in-us/

Irish Distillers, who make the Spots and Redbreast, must do tastings in the US to promote their growing portfolio there. Watch out for their Powers John's Lane Edition too. They are all good.

[Philip]

Hi
My name is Philip I live near Knock Shrine Co Mayo

I am seeking any info on a very old Jameson Bottle I found in an old early 18 centuary building I was actually restoring a box sash window and the bottle was left inside when the sash window was being built very dusty and assuming it had not seen the light of day untill I found it . I could upload a picture if I new how any ideas how I do this.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Hi Philip, and welcome.

That sounds like an amazing find.
There is an 'upload attachment' button when you write a post, just below the box. You may need to downsize the image.

I'll send you an email and you send the photo and I'll post it if you wish.

Without seeing the label it's only a guessing game.
The shape, colour, label writing and capsule would all need to be discussed.

I for one am intrigued.

[chamolk]

Hi everyone

Hi everyone - Conan here, from Antrim.

Just joined the forum this evening whilst enjoying a wee Redbreast. Pretty new to whiskey, having previously generally gone for beer, but the in-laws in Fermanagh meant it was hard not to end up with a Jamesons any time I was down (or poitin, depending on what they had in). Started off on standard Jamesons and Bushmills, but trying to expand a bit - so far, quite like Jamesons Select Reserve and Redbreast (only have the 12 year). Won a bottle of Bushmills Millenium on McTears auction last week and looking forward to delivery of that.

Not adverse to Scottish whiskies, like Lagavulin and Laphroig well enough, and haven't tried anything from any other countries yet.

Next on the list to try is Green Spot. More than happy for any suggestions on what to try after that.

I happen to be in London next Friday/Saturday, so think I might go to WhiskyLive and see what I can find myself. If anyone else is going, I might see you there.

Sláinte

Conan

[DavidH]

Welcome to the forum, Conan!

It's a good time to be getting into Irish whiskey. We are all looking forward to tracking the developing whiskeys from the various new distilleries.

For suggestions... The whole Redbreast family is worth exploring. Powers John's Lane is a favourite of many. Teeling are doing all sorts of interesting things. Since you are in Antrim, the Bushmills 12yo that you can only buy at the distillery is very nice.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Welcome Conan,

As David said its a good time to get into Irish Whiskey.

I'd also go for the Redbreast range. The Powers John's lane is awesome, the Spot range is good too. If you at WhiskyLive it's worth visiting the Irishman/Writers Tears stand. They have come up with a great range of whiskeys in the last few years. Writers Tears is a beautiful Pot Still blend.

Best of luck in London.

[pye]

Hi
My name is Pye and I am Swede.
I enjoy very much an Irish dram every now and then and I am also a devoted whisky collector. I have been doing it for 30 years and its only the wallet that is holding me back. The subjects has been changing over the years. In the beginning it was just any that I didnt have in the collection ,going over to the Rare Malt Serie from United Distillers,but I found out I didnt have the economic muscels for that.Now I am interrested in Irish and Japaneese whiskies. I have also been engaged in conducting a small whiskyclub since 1992 with 25 members.We have meetings only four times a year testing 3-4 whiskies ,and was also a contributor to the start of the Swedish Whisky Association ,now with over 200 joined whiskyclubs with over 8000 members . I am also engaged in a small company trying to release 2 editions of independing Whisky bottlings every year under the brand name "Part Nan Angelen" or the angels share in gaelic.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Hello Pye and welcome.

It great to hear from you. It looks like your well established with your club and have bottles too. I'd like to hear your opinion on some of the Irish whiskeys you've tried. I'm a fan of others too. Japanese Whisky has become popular in recent years.

Hopefully you can pass on your knowledge and maybe tell us a thing or two about Irish whiskey.

I read your other post and it sound interesting.

[JohnM]

Good stuff, Pye. You're very welcome to the forum.

[IrishWhiskey.Com]

Hi folks,

I just joined the other day, so a quick post to say Hello.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Kind regards,

Stuart

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Hi Stewart,
Welcome to the Forum. I found your web page a while back and was hoping to hear for you.

I look forward to your views on all things Irish and Whiskey in general.

What are your favourites?

[IrishWhiskey.Com]

Hi there and Thanks for the welcome!

The "site"is just a temporary test site I put up myself for the last few months after I resurrected the web domain which had been parked for many years.

A more professional site will be launched there in a few weeks so all suggestions on what you would all like to see on IrishWhiskey.com are welcome.

Those who know me will confirm that I have been a Green Spot Fan for many many years and long before it became trendy.

My first introduction to Whiskey was in the mid 80s after this West Cork man left college in Dublin to work in the North Donegal / Derry area. It was there that a colleague and mentor who was a surrogate Father figure to many of us young lads introduced us to Black Bush. No ice and certainly no lemonade or mixers but he showed us all how a little water would open up the whiskey and he also showed us how to drink responsibly. The rest as they say is history. I was introduced to Jemmy 12 year old when working in the Middle East and this then led me to Midleton which led me to Green Spot.

My name in Irish is MacConnmara which means Son of the Hound of the Sea (Pirate) so my gift to colleagues I would visit abroad would always be a little three miniature +Glass Connemara Gift pack which I would buy 10 of from Jean and Colette (the Cooley dynamic sister duo) in Dublin airport. I would then run a simple whiskey tasting with the packs when on business abroad on the night we hosted ourselves to return the hospitality of our foreign friends. Again, my "lesson" would focus on showing beginners how to drink and appreciate Irish whiskey as taught to me 30 years ago, The Pirate angle helped as well!!

My current cabinet includes Green Spot, Tullamore DEW, Black Bush, a Kilbeggan or two, Greenore Teeling Single Grain and Reserve, Red Breast of course being from Cork, Green Bush (Malt) some poiteen from Connemara I would describe myself as an aficionado. I'm certainly not a connoisseur.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

I'd also love to hear your suggestions for my new site.

I have two other Irish Whiskey projects underway as well and will share these in coming weeks!

Kind regards,

Stuart

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Welcome Stuart and thanks for sharing. Looking forward to hearing all you have to say. I see you have a sister Scotch Whiskey site too. I'm presuming that's your too.

So nice whiskey's on both sites and not over out rageous prices on the more expensive stuff compared to else where.

Best of luck with your endeavours and if I can support I will.

[IrishDreams]

Hi everyone,

my name is Mareike and I am new at the Irish Whiskey Society. I come from Germany and I am interested in Irish Whiskey. 4 years ago I started to being interested in Whiskey and tried several Whiskey types and decided that Irish Whiskey is the best I like.

In Germany Irish Whiskey became more popular during the last two years but before that time it was difficult to find Irish Whiskey in Germany. So I started to build up an online shop especially for Irish Whiskey. At the I have nearly 100 different Irish Whiskeys in my stock and I am very proud of that.

I hope to get some new ideas and information about Irish Whiskey at this forum and maybe there will be a possibility to meet each other in Ireland one time. I am always searching for special Irish Whiskeys which I may take to my shop. If you are interested I would love to get a feedback for my website.

I was in Ireland two weeks ago and visited Slane Castle, Bushmills Distillery, Tullamore, Kilbeggan and Jack Teeling. It was a very interesting tour. Last year I did also Midleton and Jameson. Next year I would like to visit all the new distilleries. My favourit Irish Whiskey is the Knappogue 14 year Twin Wood but in Dublin I tried the Teeling 26 year old one and it is also a great whiskey.

Best Regards,
Mareike

[matt]

Welcome Mareike,

Enjoy your time with the Society. You will get great informations and conversations on this site.

I know your Shop very well I live in Switzerland near the German border and 90% of my orders are from Shops in Germany

Slàinte

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Hello and welcome Mareike,

I'm impressed with you webpage. The prices are very good compared to Ireland. Jameson Gold Reserve is €30+ here.

What part of Germany are you based? I lived in Ulm and Augsberg years ago. That was when I got interested in whiskey.

Sláinte,
Willie