Chardonnay, an undeniably celebrated wine varietal, has garnered admiration around the globe. With its widespread cultivation, this wine offers many different flavours and styles.
What sets Irish whiskey apart from the others, besides the inclusion of the “e” in the spelling, is a long-standing tradition with unique distillation procedures and a characteristic selection of grains.
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Irish whiskey has a long history and was one of the earliest drinks to first be distilled in Europe. It is said that Irish monks brought back distilling practices to Ireland from their travels to Southern Europe around 1000 AD but the first official record of Irish whiskey dates back to 1405. This is almost 90 years prior to records found in Scotland.
