Found it very smooth to the tongue. Bushmills does not, to my certain knowledge, employ Catholics as certain industries/companies are, let us say, reserved for one tribe or another in the Black North. CATHOLICISM vs PROTESTANTISM!! Well, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, youve clearly never been to a privately owned Irish Catholic pub. Not sure if it is available outside of Ireland, but if you can, get a hold of a bottle. Memories. Personal life experience. Also absolutely no one gave a rats ass what my religion is & Dublin is currently commemorating the Easter Rising centennial! Im coming to celebrate Repeal Da, Fall book drop. 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. This was the time when Protestantism, through its definitive break with Roman Catholicism, arose to take its place on the Christian map. 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. Usually King James Version. And as you can check from the email address I come from Finland, a protestant country. Wow, this was such a fun read through. Produced at Cooley for Sidney Frank, it appears to have been geared mainly for the American market. best bang for your buck for a sipping whisky. Powers is good and inexpensive but 2 Gingers is better then them all and reasonably priced!!! What can one expect from people who prefer grappa to the true Water of Life? As someone who drinks her whiskey with ginger ale and a slice of lime, I definitely vote Powers over any other. If you had and asked for Bushmills, you would have received a long stare and possibly been asked to leave. Paddy is pretty readily available in the New York Metro Area, but Ive never seen it since I left for warmer climes. If they do in fact have a Catholic Master Distiller, he is probably just the token worker. Never tried Redbreast for some reason. All appointments are made solely on the basis of merit.. Im not surprised this thread is still going strong. Bottom line Bushmills 16 yr has won my top pick in Irish whiskey over the 21 yr and Middletons, Redbreast and all the others. In return, Bushmills receives grain whiskey from both Midleton & Cooley. This is an interesting thread and I have a few more now to try. The Catholic Whiskey in Dublin was John Powers. Irish whiskey is only good for shots. In whiskey world Northern Ireland is considered to be part of the irish island so no reason to judge Bushmills to be protestant or not. ** I was raised Catholic by my mother after the parents divorced when I was three. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine. As most Irish distillers use their barrels more than once, the color and bourbon flavor is thinned a bit once blended. The good news is I dont have to worry about car bomb in Hicktown. I took a fifth of Bushmills with me in my checked luggage. 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. I am not trying to be offensive here, but really, it is just so dumb. 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. Believe in the Trinity of God. One good friend turned to me and chuckled. The new Tullamore Dew distillery is up and running the past 2 years and back in Tullamore town. The widely-accepted Irish-American version is that Jameson is Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is Protestant whiskey. [1] In recent years, several single pot still variants have been relaunched under the Powers label. Jeffrey, isnt there an expiration date to such things? For a blend, I am really impressed with the Michael Collins. I sincerely doubt that there are too many Irish Catholics who care about the religion attached to what they drink. As for my preference, I tend to like the lighter Bushmills as its the first Irish whiskey I discovered years ago, and Ive certainly enjoyed my share of Jameson from time to time. Im redbreast girl too, but recently been sipping on the Bushmills 10, thought now Im interested to try Powers Gold Label! 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. Up here in Canada (BC) its quite difficult to find. Some of the comments here are totally rediculous. Who really cares. And good whiskey. Powers gold label is absolute shit. 17-18 years old found the love of my lifea catholic girl. So, so stupid. As far as I know, spirit doesnt really care which way you worship your sky-fairy. There is a rivalry, to be sure, but it is all about business, and not about religion. In the mean time, the closest I can get to Ireland is my Bushmills and Guinness at night, and Kerrygold butter on toast for breakfast. Thank you everyone for the new rea, Finally home from three wonderful days in Berlin a, When life gives you fresh passionfruits. Its summer here in Oregon, which means barbecues, camping trips and river floats are on the agenda for the next few months. OK, OK, can be pretty good and certainly much cheaper. Shortly after reading this post I dropped by Mortons to see a bartender friend. Is Jameson, Bushmills Really Catholic Versus Protestant Whiskey? . I always love showing up with a gallon jug of pre-mixed margaritas for the party, so Ive. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. Ive been to the area that Bush Mills in manufactured and its total UFV territory. 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. The new distillery opened in 1975, and a year later, production ceased at John's Lane Distillery and began anew in Cork,[1] with Powers Gold Label and many other Irish whiskeys reformulated from single pot stills whiskeys to blends. Not sure this is the right spot, but an Irish colleague and I, had this debate last week around Bushmills v Jameson in an Irish pub, here in New York. History matters which is why the Catholic/Protestant thing is relevant. The cheap Evan Williams Black Label at half the price (in the USA)has more taste and more of a kick. And if you just like something different then Cooleys your distillery (though that Michael Collins stuff is shite). Ive always preferred the non-woodsy irish Whiskeys so Powers, Knappogue, Red Breast, and recently the Spots have been my drink of choice and never was a fan of bushmills. Ah. 2. As a good Roman Catholic, Ive always raised my Jameson in tribute to my Irish Catholic brethren (actually I like Jameson a little more than Bushmills anyway) until, on a recent trip to Ireland with my Irish-American Wife (nee Powers), I bought a bottle of Redbreast on a lark. Cured beef appeared in many cultures and has no clear beginning. Yup, only the americans give a shit about this stuff anymore. In 1966, with the Irish whiskey industry still struggling following Prohibition in the United States, the Anglo-Irish Trade War and the rise of competition from Scotch whiskey, John Power & Son joined forces with the only other remaining distillers in the Irish Republic, the Cork Distilleries Company and their Dublin rivals John Jameson & Son, to form Irish Distillers. I answered, Episcopalian because we think of ourselves as both and neither. Apparently it is, or was, a thing among certain Irish-Americans to signal their genuine Irishness by refusing Bushmills and drinking Jameson, supposedly the whiskey of Catholics and supporters of the Republic of Ireland. and IRELAND vs SCOTLAND!! Holy moly, As a bartender years ago in Chicago I was told When stocking your liquor on the back of the bar. They also bottle Powers & Paddys as well. Slainte. Funny. Like Jameson, it is blended whiskey, some combination of pure pot-still whiskey with column-still grain whiskey (allegedly 70% pure pot still to 30% grain). Have heard that Jim Beam (the new owners of the Cooley distillery) may discontinue production on contracted whiskies such as this in order to focus squarely on putting Kilbeggan up against Jameson, Bushmills & Tullamore Dew. Spose its kinda like Rangers (hoik-phew) and Celtic FC really. If you are not an active Catholic or Protestant. Though I like all of the ones mentioned above more. Most protestant in my area have a real problem with Catholics. Fact: the worst atrocities in the Irish struggle for freedom were perpetrated by the Irish on each other and were not likely fueled by religious affiliation but the politics of the time. Ill take one next time Im out. Powers is for shooting, some of the swill mentioned here is OK for mixing and when I want a little variety, I go for a double Connemara 12 never get tired of the peated smoothness and wonderful finish. Oh, and as your average American that enjoys the brown, I contend that my enjoyment of scotch does not come at the expense of the Irish, Kentuckians, Tennesseeans or even Canadians! As for the Tullamore Dew, it actually is the perfect mingling of North & South, since the pot still & grain comes from Midleton in Cork and the single malt is distilled at Bushmills (then aged down at LDI). 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. Just dont do anything silly like order it on the rocksits way too good for that. [12] However, with many of the Irish distilleries having closed in the early 20th century in part due to their failure to embrace a change in consumer preference towards blended whiskey, Powers were instrumental in convincing the remaining Irish distilleries to reconsider their stance on blended whiskey.[8]. Is Jameson Protestant whiskey? I drink it often . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag. Bushmills on one end, Jamesons on the other. The young fella attending to the store asked if I wanted Catholic or Protestant then he placed a two bottles of Bushmills on the counter one plain and one Black label. . The most traumatic era in the entire history of Roman Catholicism, some have argued, was the period from the middle of the 14th century to the middle of the 16th. Believe in the Trinity of God. [3] At the time the distillery had three pot stills, though only one, a 500-gallon still is thought to have been in use. Corvallisbarman is half right. Granted, I dont mix my whiskey with Coke or Ginger Ale, so perhaps Im missing the best presentation of Powers Gold Label. Though Bushmills is the #2 Irish whiskey in the U.S., Tullamore Dew is #2 Irish whiskey (after Jameson) worldwide, so not too surprising that you would see it most places. Although, when faced with only Jameson and Bushmills, I will usually go for the Bushmills. I do drink whatever. My mother, an Irish protestant spoke hatred against the Catholics. Its an American argument that doesnt carry weight here, whiskey is whiskey. Now I need to locate Redbreast! However, its all moot now as the French reap the profits in the end , Jameson, Bushmills, Tullemore, Red Breast, Powers. Father Urban has succeeded as a business operator on behalf of his monastic . Anyone try Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey? Do you have a clue what an ol Yankee could do there for wages? : ). Sorry, but I have always loved them both. Class dismissed. Terrific reading. 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. Thanks, Mike. The date of 1608 doesnt even specifically relate to that brand but that a license was granted in somewhere in that general area. Liquorice-like sherry notes But the Bushmills Distillery Reserve, a bottle of which my very, very good sister recently brought back as a gift from Belfast, is holy smoking delicious good. My grandfather lost friends due to the awful abuses that were brought upon the Irish in the Republic by the Englishs Black and Tans, rumor has it the original owner of Bushmills was granted the right to distill due to the fact he helped suppress the Irish in the north from uprising against the British. I was playing golf in Ireland, and I asked my caddy what was his favorite whiskey. Question, in the US, is Powers readily available? These two fine whiskeys should be enjoyed in a glass and not on some pseudo-religious podium. However, ownership remained in the family until 1966, and several descendants of his sisters remained at work with the company until recent times. 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. Will never forgive parents. Besides, Id have to prove I can fill a job where the company cant find a local. there was thought to be up towards 25 distilleries in this town at one time. Next Post Xante Pear Liqueur (Not A Sex Toy). I am for Bushmills especially sprinkled over banana bread. About one-in-five (18%) chose "the Great Crusade," while 6% said "the Great Schism" and 5% said "the French Revolution Methodist and Presbyterian. However, some of the buildings have been incorporated into the National College of Art and Design, and are now protected structures. No coffee or anything green. Catholics represented the unstable Republican persona and therefore the company hired few people from the catholic areas. Though Jameson is currently distilled in lovely Cork, it was actually founded and first distilled in Dublin. Ive tried to correct his misinterpretation but he thinks his name is funnier. For the record, despite the Scottish reformation, that doesnt mean Jamieson was a Proddy. mhermher 9 yr. ago I always remark "that's Protestant whiskey" at any mention of bushmills, but no one ever catches the reference. Your grandfather may have lost friends back in the early 20th century to the Black & Tans and im sorry to hear that, but guess what? @Darby OGill. The Ambassador had both Jameson and Bushmills on offer. Then I spent another 20 minutes clicking around at random on your site, and then I ended up at this article, neatly explaining the first part of the joke. Required fields are marked *. Michael Collins is a newcomer to the market place. 1 line was bottling Bushmills. I just brought some Tyrconnell 10-year port cask aged home from duty free it is delicious. red breast is my favorite single pot still whisky!! Whiskey hasnt got a religion. Not that it really matters. I no longer consider myself Catholic, btw. 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