Whiskey In the Jar

Yesterday me and the roommates decided to take a bus ride to Midleton and check out the old Jameson Distillery. The factory is closed to the public but the old one now a museum called the Jameson Experience.

We watched a brief video about the history of John Jameson, and then took a tour of the place. It was really interesting. I knew nothing about whiskey prior to going so it was very informative.

Fun Facts:
-In Ireland, you have to distill your whiskey for AT LEAST three years to be sold but Jameson usually waits for five years.
-The whiskey is distilled in used barrels from America, Spain and Portugal that had previously held brandy, sherry or port so as to give mix of flavors.
-The Irish monks actually brought whiskey over to Scotland.
-Finally, the older the whiskey, generally the better.

After the tour, we volunteered to be part of the tasting so we got little shots of Jameson, Jack Daniels and Johnnie Walker. We managed to taste the difference between the straight whiskeys but when it came time for our complimentary glass of whiskey we all added Coke to it.

Anyway here are some pictures and then a video of that classic song "Whiskey In the Jar."