{"product_id":"theshamrockshowdown-61168","title":"TheShamrockShowdown","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;After experiencing a total K.O. in the early 1900s during the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Easter Rising \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;War for Independence in the UK\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; and losing a valuable market to \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Prohibition \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;in the USA between 1920-1933 (not to mention the great \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Trade War\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; of 1930s), Irish Whiskey slowly but bravely got up on its feet again ready to \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;fight back\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Today,\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; new, craftier brands\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; continue the fight for respect. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Young, highly driven, innovative, \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;independent,\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; these Heroes of Hibernia represent the Irish Spirit at its strongest and most vital.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Let’s meet them:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the first vial, hailing from\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Powerscourt Estate distillery\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, you’ll find \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Fercullen\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, a ferociously characteristic\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; 10 Year Old Single Grain Irish Whiskey.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; Matured entirely in white oak for more than 10 years before being transferred to fresh Bourbon barrels, its balance is superb, its body light, and its flavour sweet and subtle.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the second vial, from\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Clonakilty Distillery\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; at the waterfront of the Atlantic Ocean, \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Clonakilty Galley Head Single Malt Irish Whiskey\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Made from the hardiest of local natural resources, aged and finished in a combination of oak casks, re-toasted Wine barrels, and Bordeaux Red Wine barrels, and weathered by the sea, this is a complex maritime Whiskey with notes of oak spice, red berries, dark chocolate, and an insanely long, smooth finish.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the third vial, coming from\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Walsh Whiskey distillery\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, it’s \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Whiskey.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; Known also as “Writers’ Deblocker”, this blend of Single Pot Still and malt Whiskey is triple distilled, 100% Pure Pot Still Whiskey matured in oak Bourbon barrels. Light, sweet and wonderful, it’s a longtime Flaviar crowd favourite.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the fourth vial, born in\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; West Cork Distillers\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, “the Cork with the Torque” \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;West Cork Black Cask Blended Irish Whiskey\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Crafted from the perfect blend of grain and malt Whiskeys, this one’s body was chiselled in first-fill Bourbon casks for 3 years and perfected in heavily charred Bourbon casks for 1 year for a pleasant combination of malt notes, vanilla, and a lingering sweetness. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the fifth vial, from the small \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Dingle Distillery\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, comes the final contender, the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Dingle Single Malt Batch No.5.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; Trained by the moist and mild coastal micro-climate of the Dingle peninsula, this complex Whiskey received a steady ageing diet of Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez, and Madeira casks. Its flavour titles include delicious spice, honeycomb, and raisins.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;Smartass Corner:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;1) There are three general Irish Whiskey varieties: ‘\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;grain Whiskey’\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, primarily derived from corn, ‘\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;malted barley Pot-Still-Distilled\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;’, and ‘\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Pure Pot Still’\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; (or ‘Single Pot Still’ as it’s now officially known) — a combination of malted, unmalted ‘green’ barley distilled in copper pot stills.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;2) Today, over 30 distilleries in Ireland are already up and running or in the process of being built, making Irish Whiskey one of \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;the most dynamic Spirit categories\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; out there. We’re suckers for a good comeback story.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;3)\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Whisky or Whiskey?\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; The spelling differs geographically. In \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Scotland, Japan\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky. In \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Ireland \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;and the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;USA \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;though, they spell it Whiskey. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;4) Ireland has a proud history of producing great fighters — boxers, to be exact. One of their finest: \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Mike McTigue\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from 1923-1925. His 1923 bout against Battling Siki went on for a grueling 20 rounds before McTigue was proclaimed the winner. After a forced retirement at age 38, McTigue went on to run a successful bar on Long Island.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;5) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Poitin \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;is a much lesser-known Irish Whiskey cousin. Thought of as one of the first Spirits ever made, this clear drink is distilled from the good ol’ potato—making Poitin (or Poteen) essentially an\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Irish Vodka\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;6) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;The Buena Vista Café in San Francisco\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; has served over\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; 30 million cups of Irish coffee\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Here’s the recipe: heat together four parts of coffee and one tablespoon of brown sugar in a pre-heated, clear-stemmed glass. Then, when the sugar dissolves, add two parts of quality Irish Whiskey, stir, and then wait for the brew to still. Over the backside of a hot teaspoon, pour the lightly whipped fresh cream (neither stiff nor runny), capping the mix below.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;7) The official emblem of Ireland is the Harp, not the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;shamrock\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. The reason for shamrock’s fame is\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Saint Patrick\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; as the legend goes he used it as a metaphor to explain the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Holy Trinity\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; — where the three leaves represented God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. And here’s yet another misconception: shamrocks always have\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; three leaves\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, while clovers can have a fourth leaf—thus the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;lucky four-leaf clover.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45135728279734,"sku":"61168","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/1251\/9862\/files\/theshamrockshowdown_61168_01_e8668724_26b6b4fe-dab9-45f2-b926-97f150a55a65.jpg?v=1779278822","url":"https:\/\/noblebottle.com\/products\/theshamrockshowdown-61168","provider":"noblebottle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}