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Among alcoholic drinks, Irish whiskey is the national spirit, with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Tullamore Dew and Bushmills being the main whiskey brands. [ 44 ] Poitín , made from potatoes and with an alcohol content of up to 90% ABV, is the traditional Irish moonshine , [ 45 ] brewed illegally since 1661, when a duty was placed on whiskey and ...
shebeen – (from síbín meaning "illicit whiskey, poteen", apparently a diminutive of síob, which means drift, blow, ride) unlicensed house selling alcohol (OED). shillelagh – (from sail éille meaning "a beam with a strap") a wooden club or cudgel made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob on the end.
Irish whiskey is a protected European Geographical Indication (GI) under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. [37] As of 29 January 2016, production, labelling and marketing of Irish whiskey must be verified by the Irish revenue authorities as conforming with the Department of Agriculture's 2014 technical file for Irish whiskey. [38]
Alcoholism in Ireland is a significant public health problem. In 2021, 70% of Irish men and 34% of Irish women aged 15+ were considered to be hazardous drinkers. [1] In the same age group, there are over 150,000 Irish people who are classified as 'dependent drinkers'. [2]
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This development may in turn have influenced the modern Irish word fuisce ("whiskey"). The phrase uisce beatha was the name given to distilled alcohol by Irish monks of the Early Middle Ages , and is simply a translation of the Latin phrase aqua vitae .
The Tullamore Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery located in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, established in 2014 and owned by William Grant & Sons.It is the first new distillery to have been constructed on a greenfield site in Ireland in over 100 years, and the first to operate in Tullamore since 1954.
The Old Tullamore Distillery was an Irish whiskey distillery which was established in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, in 1829. [3] The original home of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey, the distillery closed in 1954, having endured financial difficulties for many years, like many Irish whiskey distilleries of the early 20th century.