For those who enjoy the magic created when grains, water, yeast, heat and time are allowed to have their way with one another, what's your favorite.
I enjoy bourbon (Knob Creek, Booker's) and its cousin, Tennessee whiskey (JD, George Dickell).
I have certainly had some wonderful Scotch whisky* (Glenmorangie; Balvenie).
But for me, it comes down ultimately to Irish whiskey.* If there is finer hooch anywhere than Jameson** 1780 generally available to the common man, I haven't had it.
* As a half-Irishman, I like to tease my Scottish brothers that we all agreed to leave the "e" out of their version since we knew they had enough trouble with spelling.
** Traditionally, Jameson was the "Catholic" Irish whiskey and Bushmill's was the "Protestant" one. Raised Cahtolic I'm now a Protestant but still drink Jameson in a spirit of ecumenicism. (Plus, they are now made n the same distillery.) I do retain my pro-Republican feelings in full measure.
I enjoy bourbon (Knob Creek, Booker's) and its cousin, Tennessee whiskey (JD, George Dickell).
I have certainly had some wonderful Scotch whisky* (Glenmorangie; Balvenie).
But for me, it comes down ultimately to Irish whiskey.* If there is finer hooch anywhere than Jameson** 1780 generally available to the common man, I haven't had it.
* As a half-Irishman, I like to tease my Scottish brothers that we all agreed to leave the "e" out of their version since we knew they had enough trouble with spelling.
** Traditionally, Jameson was the "Catholic" Irish whiskey and Bushmill's was the "Protestant" one. Raised Cahtolic I'm now a Protestant but still drink Jameson in a spirit of ecumenicism. (Plus, they are now made n the same distillery.) I do retain my pro-Republican feelings in full measure.
