Irish Whisky and an homage to Ralfy (Sku's Whiskey Minute)

[IamMsCheevious]

nice. i did a blind taste test with jameson, bushmills and red breast. check out my channel... called "Irish Whiskey A Go Go"...

[Ungart404]

I wish I could get Redbreast 12 for $30!  It's more in the $40-$50 range up here in Minnesota!

[bricenip]

great video and very nice shoutout to the great ralfy indeed! i live up in newfoundland canada and unfortunately we only have a very limited selection of irish whiskey and scotch up here but I do enjoy the choices we do have lol

Cheers!

[shuboy05]

If you like or love the Redbreast 12 year old, the Redbreast 15 year old is making its debut in the United States after getting a limited edition release around 2005 in Europe (Midleton actually made it for the French market but a few bottles wound up in the UK and other places).

[guyinhead]

I couldn't take my eyes off the Four Roses single barrel. As a Kentucky boy I love a good bourbon. Good work on the video.

[IAmWanderingAengus]

also, as of now there are actually 4 working distilleries in Ireland. Kilbeggan started distilling again in 2007 and they've just released a few test tubes of their developing spirit a month or two ago. There's also a 5th one being built down in Dingle through the financial backing of the porterhouse brewing company. Kilbeggan are aiming to make a light single malt while the dingle group are actually looking to make both a single malt and a pure pot still expression.

[whiskeyminute]

@IAmWanderingAengus, true and thanks for pointing it out, though Kilbeggan is owned by Cooley so I was counting it as part of the Cooley distillery family.

[FieldMarshallFunk]

@whiskeyminute I think it's wirht adding, without wanting to confuse anyone more, that calling Irish Whiskies like Jameson or Powers blends is not meant in the same sense as say, a Johnny Walker blend. Scottish blends are generally a mix of column still grain whiskey and a range of malt whiskey from many distilleries. Most Irish Whiskey is Single Distillery Whiskey and is never mixed with whiskey from other distilleries.

[IAmWanderingAengus]

excellent review! just a friendly correction, "uisce beatha" is pronounced like "ish-ka ba-ha" in Irish

[w0033944]

Has Ralf himself seen this LOL?

[whiskeyminute]

Ralfy has seen it. I think he was amused.

[whiskeyminute]

There's lots of good Irish Whiskey out there. For something more affordable, I like Black Bush, Kilbeggan and Michael Collins (blended is cheaper than the single malt).

[goshensquash]

The Redbreast is excellent, although about $45 where I live. Keep the recommendations coming.