Originally Posted by
Duhey2
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Tyler Fitzgerald's? I love when he says "It's the only way to fly....."
Getting back to the question at hand...in honor of my heritage, I like VO, Crown, and Forty Creek.
Getting slightly OT, I'm starting to see A LOT of product placement for Jameson's. Am I wrong in thinking that Irish whiskey is pretty close to Canadian whiskey? I notice there's much less earthy/peat/medicinal aromas with Jameson's than a scotch.
None of which fit either my or the classic definitions of "Rye Whiskey".
Where once rye was the principal ingredient in some Canadian whiskey brands, I doubt that that's true these days, with ingredients like barley and even corn used more often and in larger quantities.
I cling to the traditions of youth, and while a confirmed Bourbon drinker, turn to an Old fashioned made with the notorious and long-lived "Old Overcoat".
Rittenhouse is solid, and beam used to make a decent rye and maybe still does. The rye market has declined substantially.
Jameson's?
1. Ireland's economy has spiraled down hill even faster and further than ours.
2. It doesn't cost that much more to make Jameson's than to produce Bourbons, and Canadians (which are "blended whiskey).
3. Container shipping has dramatically reduced the price of bringing "furrin" products like whiskey to US markets.
4. New and different are key words describing buying habits for younger, affluent consumers. As with sushi and single malts, once hard to find, all sorts of folks expect variety.
5. Poor and troubled, the Erse tend to work to bolster their balance of trade, since the locals can less well afford a large whiskey to set beside their pint on the bar.