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5 Facts About Irish Whiskey
15 September 2016
1. Whiskey was first produced in Ireland, by Irish Monks who had returned from pilgrimages with the new found skills of distillation learnt from the Arabic World.
2. The E in Whiskey was added as an attempt to differentiate the Irish product from what was considered inferior Blended Scotch Whisky.
3. American Whiskey, including Bourbon also uses an E, as the industry was mostly started by Irish Immigrants.
4. Following the Phylloxera Plague of the 1870s, whiskey surpassed Brandy as the worlds favourite spirit.
5. In June 1875, the Great Dublin Whiskey Fire started in a bonded whiskey warehouse. Amongst the devastation was the loss of 13 lives and 1,900 whiskey barrels. It is said that the streets ran with rivers of fire akin to lava.
