FoinahYou nailed it. To my certain knowledge and as am employee of Bushmills (and a Catholic by birth, but an atheist by choice), you are entirely mistaken. The root of this myth lies in the fact that Bushmills is located in the predominately Protestant and still British Northern Ireland. Father Urban has succeeded as a business operator on behalf of his monastic . It is all quite harmonious between the distilleries. Talk about confused. If I was the kind of person who blogwhored, I would http://tinyurl.com/d92kdl And not to get too specific, but given the choice, Irish Canandian Dry in the clear glass bottle (opposed to the green bottle or Finches). Yep, this goes back to when Bushmills was still part of IDL (Irish Distillers Limited) and owned by Pernod. Now, go have some grappa with an espresso this evening. Jameson was a Dublin Whidkey but it was Protestant. And let us not forget the new cask finishes of The Tyrconnell. in response to Irish whiskey is it catholic or protestant is irrelevant it is who is drinking it. The new bottling hall is also taking shape even though itll be a while before the on site whiskey will be bottled. Delicious! The three also exchange used casks, when need be, if they have extra. In 1841, John Power, grandson of the founder was awarded a baronetcy, a hereditary title. Eamonn, I thought all that was in the past and your country moved on? It retails slightly cheaper than Jameson in the US, at $16 a bottle. The difference between the two has to do with the history of whiskey production in Ireland. I got into Powers through my wife, ans she learned of it from Shane MacGowan(s music). Currently, I go though a case of Jameson for every bottle of Bushmills that we sell at our bar. But it was mentioned in passing at several rural pubs in co. Mayo and Sligo that Bushmills was loyalist swill, all in good fun Im sure but its not limited to plastic paddies. It was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, resulting in millions of casualties. As of 2016, Paddy is the fourth largest-selling Irish whiskey in the World. The full like of Bushmills (and a couple of other Irish whiskeys) will be available for sampling at Whiskies of the World on March 27th. Get your facts right ! My grandmother preferred Bushmills (on ice, with a large splash of water). Nice lark, it is my keeper whiskey (special occasion), while Powers is now my everyday spirit. catholic - from the Greek adjective (katholikos), meaning "universal". Great smooth flavor and a soft long finish. I dont give a rip shit about religion and in fact LOATHE the typical evangelical protestant types like Swaggart, Murdoch etc. This is because Guinness is now seen as a world-wide iconic Irish brand and brings in lots of money to the southern Irish economy. Polarised. There is whiskey, and a whiskey drinker is a whiskey drinker no matter how they take it. It was as perfect in flavour, and as pronounced in the ancient aroma of Irish Whisky so dear to the hearts of connoisseurs, as one could possibly desire, and we found a small flask of it very useful afterwards on our travels. Instead, American Catholics drew exten sively from an earlier movement launched by Father Mathew, a Catholic friar in Ireland.1 This article analyzes the ways in which lay Catholics adapted temperance 1. (Ref. Redbreast is wonderful, but spendy. The truth of the matter is, the age-old faux-pas of ordering Bushmills for fear of supporting English aggression and offending the Republic of Ireland is about as Irish as corned beef which is to say, not very Irish at all but rather Irish-American (Sorry, kids, corned beef is a Jewish invention). Come back if yer all so fucken proud. For one, Jameson and Bushmills trade casks and some Jamesons bottles are bottled in the Bushmills distillery as well as knowing many a catholic who have worked there over the years. It was a big hit with my fellow pilgrims. As a bartender years ago in Chicago I was told When stocking your liquor on the back of the bar. Although, when faced with only Jameson and Bushmills, I will usually go for the Bushmills. Catholic fiction teaches us then how to better read the Bible, which demands the both/and reading of the letter and spirit. As a Scotsman living in Scotland, Id say I f youre worried about the religion of your whiskey then perhaps you shouldnt be drinking. Yes, plenty of Irish whiskey is ordered as shots or in Pickle Backs, but it also works in a number of cocktails, including, of course, McGarry's The Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee. Upon this one should decide which whiskey they prefer, and not upon any religous matter. [2] Theres Whiskey and a prod or a catholic will drink it either way. West Virginia is the only U.S state where you can legally handle venomous serpents to prove your faith. [6] In 1855, his son Sir James Power, laid the foundation stone for the O'Connell Monument,[3] and in 1859 became High Sheriff of Dublin. Thank you for the real-world experience! [3] At the time the distillery had three pot stills, though only one, a 500-gallon still is thought to have been in use. I tasted the Jamesons before I poured in any ginger ale & so glad I did, Irish whiskey is sooooo much better IMHO than Scotch or bourbon IMHO. If you are not an active Catholic or Protestant. Bottom line Bushmills 16 yr has won my top pick in Irish whiskey over the 21 yr and Middletons, Redbreast and all the others. I will be at Ninkasis B, Thanks for having me this morning to talk about ou, Last night someone was like oh wow I didnt t, HAHAHAHA Thank you @makersmark and @whisky_in_mai_, Thank you @traveloregon for having us on the start, Over the years, people have come to associate us w, We feel like most of you who have visited our litt, Ive always been one of those people who thought, http://www.winemag.com/Web-2013/2013-Spirit-of-the-Year-Bushmills/, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License, Another Figoli Quinn Website (Digital Ocean). But I must say my absolute preference is Jameson 18 yr old. Hence, Bushmills is Protestant whiskey, which means by contrast Jameson, down in Cork County, must be Catholic. and Rangers F.C., the two largest Scottish football clubs sometimes referred to as the Old Firm, whose support base is traditionally predominantly Catholic and Protestant respectively. But in Falls Road and Shankill Road it is not really about religion, is it? Corned beef as it exists today is an industrial product which was created during the British Industrial Revolution, with production centred around Ireland. Found it very smooth to the tongue. I lived through this and lost people to it, and it saddens me to read this. It was largely untouched by the Troubles and paramilitaries. A friend of mine hooked me on Jerrys Drink which is 1 part Jameson 12, 1 part Irish Mist and a quick splash of 7-up or Sprite. And I obviously know alot about it being from Ireland and the horrific scenes of the troubles. However, the only brand of Irish I ever saw in the Balkans was Tullamore Dew. So any Americans who believe this, should change to Murphys at once. When asked to identify "the term commonly used to refer to the historical period in which Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church," two-thirds of the general public (65%) correctly chose the Reformation. Help! It is calles an ORANGEMANhas nothing to do with Syracuse University. Funny how these things work out, innit? Slainte. It is a fact that Bushmills is distilled in Northern Ireland, and Jameson hails from County Cork in the Republic. Any particular reason why in 1998-1999 Bushmills would have distilled of at least bottle up for Jameson ????? I agree with Robert McHardy above. However, its all moot now as the French reap the profits in the end , Jameson, Bushmills, Tullemore, Red Breast, Powers. I prefer the taste of Bushmills as its smoother where Jameson is a sharper taste. Sorry, but I have always loved them both. Paid 10 Euro for a shot of it in Dublin, and well worth the price. @Darby )Gill: What a load of nonsense! Up here in Canada (BC) its quite difficult to find. I also like Writers Tears, Bushmills and the Redbreast (12 more so than the 15). Whiskey is Catholic. Bushmills I like, but I like Irish Whisky best of all the brown stuff. [8] This was a notable departure for the firm, as for many years the big Dublin distilling dynasties had shunned the use of Coffey stills, questioning if their output, grain whiskey, could even be termed whiskey. Currently sipping on a Writers Tears neat & have two types of Teeling, The Irishman single malt, The Irishman Founders Reserve, a 12 y/o Redbreast, a GreenSpot single pot, a Powers John Lane Release, a Middleton Barry Crockett Legacy, a 12 y/o Jameson Special Reserve, & a Green Spot still to try. Gin with a lime is Protestant. I think Paddys may be even rarer in the US than Powers. Looking for Irish Whiskey to use in a recipe for bread pudding I paid a visit to our local liquor store and inquired as to the best Irish Whiskey available. I grew up in NYC with this popular myth engrained on my conciousness. The date of 1608 doesnt even specifically relate to that brand but that a license was granted in somewhere in that general area. 1 pint of stout and a halfun of Jameson.. Anyhow, being 2nd generation American with grandparents from Greece, Ireland & England, I come from a long line of short, fat, peasant stock (with alcoholic tendencies, thank you). But I became a Whiskey drinker a few years back now, and started with Jameson. Entries are still open for the 2023 San Fr, This weekend, we hiked to the site of a natural ca, Valentines Day. Protestant whiskey is typically made in Northern Ireland, while Catholic whiskey is made in the Republic of Ireland. And a true story: as a young Dublin barman I was confounded by a true-blue Dubliner who asked for a large Shirley Bassey. I was born in buncrana moved to Derry then to Belfast and am now living in the uk Im Catholic and I must say I prefer Bushmills to Jamesons although Ive been a life Long fan of Jamesons it doesnt matter whether your Hun or teag drink what you like dont bring sectarianism into it itll spoil the taste. In later years I looked more into my family history and came to realize that my Fathers family were local Baptists and my Mothers were Czech Catholics. Ive been to the area that Bush Mills in manufactured and its total UFV territory. ** TONIGHT!! Terrific reading. Whiskey takes no sides and is drank by all Catholic, Protestant, Hebrew, Atheist, etc. Funny thing is, Jeffrey, that at the end of your debunking of the myth, you subtly reassert its validity in rightly noting that Bushmills is owned by Diageo, a company based in a largely Protestant country, while Jameson is owned by Pernod-Ricard, which is based in a predominantly Catholic country. A bunch of bigoted b######s arguing over the religion of whiskey. Tullamore Dew, rendered in most branding as Tullamore D.E.W. Bourbon distillers only use barrels once, as the liquor gets its distinct flavor and color from the oak. It was their house label Irish before it was readily available in the US. Im sorry but if not drinking a brand of whiskey for some very spurious political reason, and claiming drinking Bushmills somehow condones an Irishman losing his land seems pretty idiotic to me. [1][2] A gold label adorned each bottle and it was from these that the whiskey got the name Powers Gold Label. Will never forgive parents. The last member of the family to sit on the board was Sir Thomas Talbot Power,[8] who died in 1930,[10] and with him the Power's Baronetcy. Go figure . Period. Yup, only the americans give a shit about this stuff anymore. [3][1] The distillery, which had an output of about 6,000 gallons in its first year of operation,[4] initially traded as James Power and Son, but by 1822 had become John Power & Son,[1] and had moved to a new premises at John's Lane, a side street off Thomas Street. linseed oil is used on its own or blended with other drying oils, resins and solvents as an impregnator and varnish in wood finishing, as a pigment binder in oil paints, as a plasticizer and hardener in putty and in the manufacture of linoleum. from wikipedia, Michael Jackson First published on March 17, 2016 / 1:00 PM. Rabble Rouser, Bushmills is not total UFV (sic) territory in the slightest. [1] Historically, Powers Gold Label was the best-selling whiskey in Ireland. When Alfred Barnard, the British historian visited John's Lane in the late 1880s, he noted the elegance and cleanliness of the buildings, and the modernity of the distillery, describing it as "about as complete a work as it is possible to find anywhere". Paddy is pretty readily available in the New York Metro Area, but Ive never seen it since I left for warmer climes. I live in a small town in Texas, I am Catholic and I am treated as if I am a leper. Irish whiskey comes in two forms, Catholic and Protestant. As the Protestants had pretty much a stranglehold over all shipping in the country, they refused to ship Dew in favor of the Protestant-produced Jameson. But generally, if you like it sweet, you like Jamesons products (including Redbreast, 1780, and Powers) If you like it dry, youll prefer the Busmills lineup. In the tv show The Wire McNulty made a comment about not drinking that fucking Protesant whiskey when asked by Bunk why he always drank Jamesons. Yep, he was referring to a certain product from Bushmills.. I must have been misinformed. No one here has a soft spot in their heart for Paddys? This works in the same way that Protestants love their Guinness just as much as Roman Catholics in fact, I know a lot of Catholics who never drink the stuff. So by your logic it is fair to say that Every time you raise a glass of American Bourbon you are in essence raising a glass to an Native American losing his land (and in MOST cases his life) to British/American rule! I have even concocted a drink for St. Patricks day,. You can see why I am confused. I drink it often . ! Idiot!! Love Black Bush but Jamesons Gold Reserve gets my vote as the very best Ive had. Powers Gold Label for me, thank you very much. I have a bottle of Midleton stashed away for a special occasion and I keep a bottle of Kilbeggan for my go-to whiskey. I just brought some Tyrconnell 10-year port cask aged home from duty free it is delicious. The whole time I was in Dublin (or even while I was Belfast) I never once heard anyone say anything about any whiskey having a religion. His policies were considered heavily pro-Catholic. The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. It was the anti-Catholic hiring practices that Bushmills employed in Northern Ireland that fueled the snub. The main differences between Tullamore Dew vs Jameson are: Tullamore Dew is produced in different distilleries, whereas Jameson is produced in a single distillery. Thanks for the clarification. Funny, I also sought some info from a Bushmills rep when this controversy came up around St. Pattys day! In return, Bushmills receives grain whiskey from both Midleton & Cooley. John Jameson was Pentecostal. Bushmills, in turn, supplies the Midleton Distillery with single malt, which they use to make Tullamore DEW. It is about the spirit in the bottle, not in a church. Bushmills is very proud of its long Irish heritage and yes its head distiller is catholic but if someone wants to boycott this whiskey, not for taste, but simply because it is situated in an area populated mainly by Protestants then they are the one with the problem. Porn S, Eugene, Oregon friends! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag. And as you can check from the email address I come from Finland, a protestant country. Get over it and drink what you feel. We dont live in the dark ages anymore, though clearly prejudice and ignorance persist. If you read J.F. It all comes down to politics in the grand scheme of things, be you Yank or Paddy. He was anti-Republican and his family was instrumental in organising the Orange Order in Dublin! [15], More recently, in 2015, Powers Signature Release won a gold medal in the category Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey at the Irish Whiskey Awards. Why not stop purchasing rum to protest Spanish aggression while you are at it. Personal life experience. It was fine w me, because the Jameson Distillery tour was fantastic. . They have started construction now on a grain still on site now which means that the full three components of the blend will be produced in Tullamore. He replied, Bushmills. Whiskey hasnt got a religion. Cured beef appeared in many cultures and has no clear beginning. Powers Gold Label is also wonderful and dirt cheap. But my personal preference is Redbreast, a twelve-year pot still Irish whiskey produced at the Old Midleton Distillery and a real delight to sip while enjoying a late-night Irish breakfast of sausage, egg, pudding and soda bread. I grew up thinking I was half Czech and half Irish Catholic. As a proud Corkonian, I feel the need to set the record straight. He said Jameson trucks it up there when Jameson is at capacity, and Bushmills has the resources to do it. I am definitively a black bush person but I was mentioning that while spending a lot of time in Ireland back in 1998, I saw, while visiting the Bushmills distillery, cartons of Jameson bottles on the bottling chain. It makes things interesting. Is Jameson Protestant whiskey? Bushmills is produced from 100% malted barley and grain whiskey (which it receives from the Midleton Distillery in Co. Cork where Jameson is made). Regards, BTW, while traveling through a Protestant section of Belfast, our tour guide (who had a joke or good story for most Irish traditions) pointed out a notorious Loyalist BarThat bar there (the Hideout)was blown up many times by the IRA during the Troubles. Then he went on to say, If youre ever down and out and ready to end it all, and cash in your chips, go in that bar there and order a double Jameson, and youll find somebody in there to help you with your problem., There is no doubt that the Irish themselves know all about the Catholic Whiskey and the Protestant Whiskey. Jameson is the Catholic Whiskey, and Bushmills is the Protestant Whiskey., I met Noel Campbell owner of Bushmills he told me it does not matter what foot you you Wear your shoe on. Ireland is %110 united in whiskey. Another Figoli Quinn Website (Digital Ocean) | Not that it really matters. Cheers! To complicate the issue even more, Bushmills has been owned by a big drinks corporation since 1972 (first Irish Distillers, now Diageo), but before then it was owned by a Scottish Jew! I had the 15yr old Kilbeggan during a visit at the Cooley distillery a few years back, and it was damn tasty. Jamesons for sure. Today in Trader Joes, the checker looked at my bottle of Bushmills and then at me and asked, Catholic or Protestant? I had never heard that one before. Im Irish American and I volunteered for both Sinn Fin and Irish Northern aide. Clicking on a product takes you to Amazon, which helps me keep this site running, so thank you in advance! Makes me want to get on a plane to Dublin immediately., Its like loving the smell of a sharpie or gasoline, in small way Kelsey Crenshaw. There were licenses to distill granted in and around the Bushmills area in 1608. You are a great person to forgive and forget the horrible crime that were personal committed against you. Clean, fresh. This was the time when Protestantism, through its definitive break with Roman Catholicism, arose to take its place on the Christian map. Hats off to all the others. There is neither protestant nor catholic whiskey available. [8] In addition, three of the distillery's pot stills were saved and now located in the college's Red Square.[8]. Never tried Redbreast for some reason. Well Kentucky used to be part of the state of Virginia, but that doesnt mean you blame the whiskey for something that happened in that state. Although some Protestants continued to make and sell alcohol, and many more consumed it, the pressure was . The overwhelming majority of people in Ireland just want to get on with their lives, as they have always done and forget about this petty conflict. Wow, not one mention of Tullamore Dew. So, which Irish whiskey is Catholic? There will always be a few zealots who do, but from my knowledge, both Bushmills and Jamesons are enjoyed by people of both faiths. Those of us that still drink enjoy guinness as our beer top off with chilled pulpy orange juice, AND stir lightly .. Cant wait to find out. However, it is generally accepted that the catagory, as a whole, is spelt that way as well. Counter-Reformation, also called Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. @Rob: my scotch comment was tongue-in-cheek. DONT EVER ask an Irish person , north or south if they are catholic or protestant because they will look at you with contempt. red breast is my favorite single pot still whisky!! Protestant - to 'protest'. Im not surprised this thread is still going strong. Irish for the whiskey Lived in Ireland my whole life and as an avid whiskey drinker, both scotch and Irish, Ive never encountered that conversation. It wasnt an issue about who owns what. All in all meaning, were I to have gone to Ireland to visit, my relatives would probably have been more confused than was I. I would wager that half the comments are from people that have never been to Irelandif I drink vodka does this make me a communist -no! Whoever owns Paddys also owns one of these bigger brands and wont export to the US because they know they would cannibalize their own market share. So, I figured then maybe I was Protestant Irish? My wifes grandmother an active protestant would not let me in her house due to my faith. In side-by-side STEEL CAGES!! No coffee or anything green. Delicious, soothing, contemplative. Patrick Irish whiskey tends to be a lighter style of whiskey than Scotch or American whiskies, but that doesnt mean its necessarily lower in quality. What is the lore and legend and reputation of Tullamore Dew? Brands! Still love it. Believe in the Trinity of God. To inject religion into the discussion demeans the very simple fact that whiskey has no religion despite the understandable biases of the past. Is Jameson, Bushmills Really Catholic Versus Protestant Whiskey? Interesting and often amusing reading of so many perspectives. The situation is ridiculous. Maybe they will bottle the Cork supply in Tullamore in the interim. The worst mistake I made was ordering a Bass Ale in PJ Horgans on Queens Blvd. Being good to people is the very best thing you can do for yourself. Contrary and challenging to the end- does this not sum up the Celtic spirit, whatever its origin or leaning? Since the closure of the John's Lane distillery, many of the distillery buildings were demolished. Very sweet (like the inside of a burnt marshmellow). Stick to the booze recommendations, the mixed drink recipes, and the things you have first-hand experience with. Tullamore Dew has lemon notes with wood undertones, whereas Jameson has a light . I like it very much and find it very smoothalmost like a scotch. I am Northern Irish and really only see this being an Irish American issue. there was thought to be up towards 25 distilleries in this town at one time. I could be fairly sure the master distiller was hired because he was good at distilling whiskey and not because they needed to hire a Catholic. Tullamore Dew, Powers, Paddy, Midleton Very Rare, Green Spot, and . The widely-accepted Irish-American version is that Jameson is Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is Protestant whiskey. as the visit was ending up with only 3 tiny plastic glasses half full. Now as far as whiskey goes, Im a newbie to Irish stuff but tend to love it all since I am a hard drinker for 6 plus decades. I was a bartender in NY in the early 90s and in 98 moved to Kinsale Cork and bartended their for 4 yrs. The truth is that great whiskey is produced in both the north and south of Ireland. As far as I know, spirit doesnt really care which way you worship your sky-fairy. Granted, I dont mix my whiskey with Coke or Ginger Ale, so perhaps Im missing the best presentation of Powers Gold Label. The Protestant/Catholic thing was explained to me as a labor dispute where a bunch of Catholic Derrymen were laid off from the Bushmills distillery or some shite. Previous Post Elements Eight Rum We intend to vigorously defend our position. Fast forward 60 years. Not what I would call a cheap whisley, albeit there are many out there that can cost a fair penny more. According to everyone Ive spoken with on the subject, you only really find this debate in the States, where Irish-American support of the Republic can sometimes be blind and often fueled by the very product were speaking of. Enjoy your whiskey and spare a kind word for everyone. Also absolutely no one gave a rats ass what my religion is & Dublin is currently commemorating the Easter Rising centennial! Not enough time to read through comments. There are many places in the States where old ideas hold fast including the brand of Ouisge Beatha you drink. Does anyone know why these bottles were over there ? 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