I find Jameson to be a bit too sweet, I guess. It is Bushmills that supplies single malt (The Old Bushmills Distillery is the only one of the three in Ireland that distills only triple distilled single malt whiskey, while the Midleton Distillery produces grain & pure potstill spirit and Cooley produces double distilled single malt, grain & potstill), as well as doing the bottling for Jameson, Powers & Paddys (All from Midleton, along with Red Breast, Greenspot & Tullamore Dew). Many of these came from the grain mills along the Bush River, where the current distillery stands today. I was raised Catholic by my mother after the parents divorced when I was three. Im also a bit confused on the cheap part. Bad Catholic that I am, I always drank Bushmills over Jameson. If you want to support Ireland, go and visit and maybe read a few history books and hopefully realise that most normal people dont give a toss about religious leanings. Yup, only the americans give a shit about this stuff anymore. [1] Irish Distillers owned the brand until its sale to Sazerac in 2016. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. If you ever try a more exclusive blend or a single malt, dont dare poison it with ginger ale . [1], Historically, Powers Gold Label was the best-selling whiskey in Ireland. Irish whiskey comes in two forms, Catholic and Protestant. Corned beef as it exists today is an industrial product which was created during the British Industrial Revolution, with production centred around Ireland. There was an Irish-American lobby group headed by a politician that was running for mayor that started a whole anti-Bushmills campaign in San Francisco in the early 90s claiming that the company never hired Catholics, a convenient attract Irish-American votes. Literal Meaning. The Holy Roman Empire I even stayed in what was one of the hotbed cities during the troubles. Colum Egan (Master Distiller of Bushmills) is himself a Catholic. [1] In recent years, several single pot still variants have been relaunched under the Powers label. My growing up yearsnot virulently anti catholic just plain anti-catholic. Id suggest Tullamore Dew, it was founded by Catholics and is still owned by a nice Irish Catholic company. Funny how these things work out, innit? I lived through this and lost people to it, and it saddens me to read this. Jeffrey, isnt there an expiration date to such things? Just as in an area which is largely Catholic you would expect most employees to be Catholic. It was largely untouched by the Troubles and paramilitaries. Your email address will not be published. We intend to vigorously defend our position. #103. 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. Youd probably get glassed if you asked the question in certain places in Ireland or Scotland. Im a man who likes to know what he is drinking. Nuts. Now, its important to note that the Scottish Reformation occurred in 1560, so odds are in favor of the founder of the Jameson distillery, being Scottish, was a damn Protestant. Still enjoy the Black Bush and the Bushmills 16yr. Slainte. I am for Bushmills especially sprinkled over banana bread. As regards the Catholic v Protestant whiskey debate. And it really is an Irish American thing to take to finding out which is protestant and catholic lol. And I obviously know alot about it being from Ireland and the horrific scenes of the troubles. I come from the border and powers was the biggest seller by ten to one over any other whiskey,jemmy was next ,bush mills was not even on the optics and it was all about their hiring practices of workers and not the religion of their owners, @jen Though Jameson is currently distilled in lovely Cork, it was actually founded and first distilled in Dublin. One company that undeniably did discriminate against Catholics though was Guinness in Dublin yet i dont see any boycotts in place for that. It is the oldest licensed distillery by 200 years and was once owned by a Belfast barman who get this was a teetotaller and secretly wrote religous tracts damning the Demon Drink! Never been a fan of the Powers. 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 should have thought of other whisk(e)y cocktails when typing that last thought. Spose its kinda like Rangers (hoik-phew) and Celtic FC really. Currently, I go though a case of Jameson for every bottle of Bushmills that we sell at our bar. 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. And, many thanks to (nearly) all of those who offered comments. wear my orange on St. Patricks The version that Im familiar with is, of course Jamison is Catholic and Bushmills is Protestant. 2nd line was bottling Jameson. So any Americans who believe this, should change to Murphys at once. It was also the period during which the Roman Catholic Church, as an entity distinct from other . Im coming to celebrate Repeal Da, Fall book drop. Paid 10 Euro for a shot of it in Dublin, and well worth the price. As a bartender years ago in Chicago I was told When stocking your liquor on the back of the bar. 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. Ive been a big fan of Jamesons for many years, first drinking it when I was younger. As of 2016, Paddy is the fourth largest-selling Irish whiskey in the World. Not enough time to read through comments. Also, show some class fellas (Burnsy calling me an idiot) my grandfather who is from Tipperary lost friends because of the Black and Tans (you know the English convicts the English government set upon the Irish), in some cases they were beaten to death!! What a great treat. You can see why I am confused. Though I guess thats for a different forum. To this day, even though IDL sold the Bushmills distillery to Diageo a number of years ago, the bottling facility at Bushmills still handles some of the bottling of Jameson, Powers & Paddys. Look for a new addition to the landscape, The Irishman Original Clan & Single Malt. Three persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Heres the real question why does everyone insist on handing us shots of jameson late night in colorado? I hear that William Grant & Sons has a contract with LDI to have Tullamore Dew produced in Cork until 2025, so they will have to either be creative to release anything from the new distillery or have some mighty fine aged whiskey come the latter half of the next decade. The episodes of violence associated with both Protestant and Catholic troops in the . The regular is fine; the Black Bush is nice if maybe too refined for me when I want a dram of Irish. ** TONIGHT!! 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. I agree with Robert McHardy above. Concept of Deity. Anyway, both of your sources are wrong, but at least your father got the order right. Not buying a certain brand of product because of centuries of English overlordship of Ireland is just so stupid on so many levels. Prom_STar 9 yr. ago Hi, I actually know the reason behind the controversy. First published on March 17, 2016 / 1:00 PM. I do live in a Hicktown. John Jameson was Pentecostal. Thats like native Americans boycotting jack Daniels because of American colonialism. In my opinion, its one of the blandest, albeit smoothest, whiskeys Ive tasted. 1996 in coal harbour Vancouver BC. Historically a single pot still whiskey, the flagship Powers Gold Label brand was the first Irish whiskey ever to be bottled. Funny. The company has been running since 1780 and has developed and perfected the art of producing the premium quality, top shelf, and smoothest Irish whiskey in the world today. 17-18 years old found the love of my lifea catholic girl. Memories. A fair amount of nonsense in some of these replies. . Yet a great friend of Catholic Ireland. A Mac computer geek thats too young to retire and too old for male prostitution. I serve it in Texas to my St. Patricks day guests and several times a year otherwise. In 1886, John Power & Son began bottling their own whiskey, rather than following the practice customary at the time, of selling whiskey directly to merchants and bonders who would bottle it themselves. So, so stupid. Protestant - to 'protest'. Most of those comments are from Americans who watch a lot of television, Im afraid. In 1998 Bushmills was part of IDL, which owned all the whiskies coming out of Ireland with the excpetion of the few from Cooley. Jameson is always a great go-to, easy and smooth. Utter nonsense. 2. 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. I was told by one Irishman the RedBreast would change my life and another one told me that The Irishman Founders Reserve would do the same. Bushmills, on the other hand, was officially licensed in 1608 by King James I (of Bible fame) and despite of its location deep in the heart of Protestant country (and this next bit is straight from my local Bushmills rep, so take it or leave it) has a Catholic as a master distiller. Ginger cake, brazil nuts, treacle The old make, which we drank with our luncheon, was delicious, and finer than anything we had hitherto tasted. 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. 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. [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. and my green on July 12th. And, fact fans, the space-age Middleton distillery in the far south makes the neutral alcohol for the blends produced at Bushmills up North. Connemara Cask Strength is a real treat, and Greenore Single Grain is likewise enjoyable. 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. Paddy is pretty readily available in the New York Metro Area, but Ive never seen it since I left for warmer climes. There is only one Catholic church in my town the rest are Baptist or other protestant. In Ireland theyd drink either, but rarely had enough money for more than a pint o the local beer. So, which Irish whiskey is Catholic? @Allen: Thats just my point. Thanks, Mike. Ferdinand II was a devout Roman Catholic and relatively intolerant when compared to his predecessor, Rudolf II. There are some amazing ones, FYI, I will leave it at that. 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. Such days are long over, and Dew is rapidly making up the difference in sales, and has already overtaken Jamison in may countries in Europe. We were servedcorned beef and cabbage with California wine and a shot of Paddy cut with Baileys after dinner. 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. Up here in Canada (BC) its quite difficult to find. Those of us that still drink enjoy guinness as our beer Several years ago, I worked in Bulgaria and a couple of other Balkan republics; and found to my surprise that Irish Whiskey is somewhat popular there, though far outpaced by the ubiquitous Balkan hard liquors Rakija and Mastika. As an irish american raised in an irish roman catholic family I can say this: Jameson Is Catholic and Bushmills Is Protestant. And to those who dont know, that hint of bourbon flavor comes from the fact that Jamesons is aged in used American bourbon barrels as are most Irish whiskeys. Hi all, please dont reinforce past troubles by making brand choices based on hatred. Believe in the Trinity of God. Catholics and Protestants have a different view on the nature of the church. Catholic fiction teaches us then how to better read the Bible, which demands the both/and reading of the letter and spirit. I am still cradling my Bushmills 12 yr Distillery Reserve Whiskey. Ive used Irish Whiskey in Old Fashions and Sours before with tasty results. I can see you have been horribly scared by the conflict. I have a bottle of Midleton stashed away for a special occasion and I keep a bottle of Kilbeggan for my go-to whiskey. nant Protestant-oriented movement. Check it out: http://whiskiesoftheworld.com. I do believe Irishness & Irish politics is whitewashed for Americans and presented from a certain political viewpoint. I live in a small town in Texas, I am Catholic and I am treated as if I am a leper. catholic - from the Greek adjective (katholikos), meaning "universal". Nostrovia!! Of course with these kind of things mud tends to stick and some Irish-Americans wouldnt let the facts get in the way of a good anti-British story. Although I prefer my BUSHMILLS Maybe they will bottle the Cork supply in Tullamore in the interim. I grew up in NYC with this popular myth engrained on my conciousness. Parents did their best to kill thatand they did. Funny, I also sought some info from a Bushmills rep when this controversy came up around St. Pattys day! Do not place them next to each other. I tried Bushmills a couple of years ago and was surprised to find I liked it a lot, too. [4] At the time of his visit, the distillery was home to five pot stills, two of which with capacities of 25,000 gallons, were amongst the largest ever built. I drink and enjoy both, but based on my experience(s) in Ireland lets just say watching you order a Bushmills in Dublin would be very entertaining. Bushmills, which refused to hire Catholics for many years has been actively trying to recruit Catholic employees of late, because the pay a wee tax penalty for lack of diversity in their workforce. FoinahYou nailed it. Sweeter, rich with barley, and perfect with one ice cube. If you had and asked for Bushmills, you would have received a long stare and possibly been asked to leave. It is all quite harmonious between the distilleries. . But there was a bar that had a shot of Powers and a Guinness for $7, so as you can guess I ended up drinking quite a bit of it. 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. Nevermind the fact that it would be illegal in UK law. Who do I believe, the man who raised me, or some drunk I met in a bar? 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". Im leaving this post up as an archive, but I encourage you to read that article first, and if you, As far as Im concerned, springtime is Dark and Stormy season. lol. Also how does Navan end up in a Heineken? Wonderful thread. 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. bushmills / black bush or a shirley bassey as we call it is by far thwe superior whisky in the lower price range. Robber jumps out of an alley, holds up a gun, and says, Are you a Protestant or a Catholic? Man says, Neither, Im a jew. Robber thinks for a moment, says, but are you a Protestant Jew or a Catholic Jew?, are you a Protestant or a Catholic? 12 years of Catholic school in Queens, NY which is probably why Ive been a Buddhist for the last 35+. As long as its no longer going on in the company today then enjoy. Bushmills is distilled in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In some ways Im like woof, Thank you, @craftspiritsus for inviting me to give, CALLING ALL NACHOS AND WINGS LOVERS (okay and foot, Menu and blog update! Since the closure of the John's Lane distillery, many of the distillery buildings were demolished. Despised it. I was born in West Belfast and I can tell you, that most Catholics prefer Jamesons. Thanks for the clarification. This kind of stupidity makes us look like clowns in the eyes of most real Irish. The Catholic and Protestant Reformations established long-lasting effects within the religious world. Redbreast makes for good sipping but for my budget Powers is my standby. I must have been misinformed. In all the pubs in NYC, no one seemed to really care that I noticed from either side of the bar. As the rain pummels the ground here in the Pacific Northwest, a little window of blue sky nestled between two dark clouds in the neighboring distance makes me wish I were watching the rain fall from across a dark ocean, my little Caribbean fishing, Update! Polarised. Im after trying many whiskies and Jamesons Gold is my current favourite, if a bit spendy. I am not trying to be offensive here, but really, it is just so dumb. Not one of ya mentions Knappogue Castle. Said to be the favorite of the Emerald Isle too. But until 2005 BOTH distilleries were owned by Pernod-Ricard. Comment I was playing golf in Ireland, and I asked my caddy what was his favorite whiskey. Its an American argument that doesnt carry weight here, whiskey is whiskey. March 17, 2016 / 1:00 PM / CBS San Francisco. Youd be hard to convince me it is 40 proof, much less 80. 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. This is quite common from what I hear, and yet another argument in opposition of politicizing these two whiskies. I grew up in a so-called Protestant area in west County Down where nobody really cares what you are. The widely-accepted Irish-American version is that Jameson is Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is Protestant whiskey. An Italian friend, when introduced to the term Uiske Beatha thought the word was bad water and now refers to it as Aqua Sporca or dirty water. Hence, Bushmills is Protestant whiskey, which means by contrast Jameson, down in Cork County, must be Catholic. The fun is is teasing those who do not know/care to understand. 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). When I explained this myth to customers in Ireland they all had a good laugh. The answer is that it depends on the distillery. Hats off to all the others. Delicious! Though in the end, I do really prefer Bushmills. You may see the Co. Offaly whiskey grow even more now that William Grant & Sons owns it, and will be building the new distillery soon. The main differences between Tullamore Dew vs Jameson are: Tullamore Dew is produced in different distilleries, whereas Jameson is produced in a single distillery. 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