It's World Whisky Day 2019 is on Saturday, May 18, and people across the globe are being encouraged to try a dram and celebrate what the event’s official website calls “the water of life”.
World Whisky Day also falls on Australia's Federal Election day, so if you're feeling like having a tipple as the results unfold, Drinks Trade publisher Ashley Pini has three suggestions:
Slane - Ireland
Start in Ireland - they claim to have invented the stuff. And whether it was the Irish, the Scottish or anyone else, the smooth style perfected on the Emerald Isle over the years is now enjoying unprecedented interest and new exciting distillers picking up the mantle. None more so than Slane Irish Whisky, whose renovated horse stable on the estate of one of the country’s most famous castles, is now a state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly distillery.
The brainchild of Lord Henry Mount Charles and his son, Alex Conynham, it was all made possible by the purchase in 2015 of Slane Whiskey by US company Brown Forman, makers of Jack Daniels. Slane Castle is also famously the venue for an annual music festival that dates back to the early '80’s, hosting acts such as The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and, of course, Ireland’s very own U2. This year Metallica will be performing and, there’s every chance, enjoying their fair share of Slane Irish Whiskey.
BenRiach - Scotland
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