Husky Dog wrote:
Viper10{WP} wrote: I have absolutely fallen in love with Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey. A shot with a drop of water, with a Stella Artois to chase it... heaven. 
Whoever hasn't had some Tullamore Dew with a Stella back, the first round is on me.
This place is too quiet. Ill get the second round as well.
Cheers!
Make mine a double! Fell in love with Tullamore Dew when I was in Tullamore. Wasn't really sure what town I was in at the time. The wife and I were hoping to get a place to stay the night in Ballinasloe, but they were having some big horse show and everything was either booked up or way over priced, so we just started heading down the road. Saddled up to the bar and ordered a Smithwicks and a Jameson. Still can't quit put a word to the look the bartender gave me. Some kind of mix between hatred, disgust, disappointment... and something else. Anyway, he says "C'mon! You're in Tullamore! The least you can do is try the local brand!" At least, I'm pretty sure that's what he said. Had a pretty heavy brogue.
tl/ dr version- I LOVE that stuff!
In the little town I grew up in there weren't to many Irish/American's to relate with. I did however meet Lynn O'Leary

a bad ass retired electrican from the union days

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So we get to talking and it appears a light bulb turned on over his head! He slaps his knee and says " your a Mooney you know how us Irish love a good whiskey!" I reply yes sir I do, why I've got a bottle of 18 year old Jameson at thd house I love to sip on.( mind you im about 24 at the time and O'Leary is 75)
I'm telling you I've never been more scared in my life. He just stared at me, and while he was staring his face was turning red. He got right in my face and said "son don't make us look weak"
So he was a recovering alcoholic and hadn't had a drop since the early 80's, but he says get Tullamore Dew you can't go wrong.
I ran out and bought a bottle and it was the nectar of gods! I shit you not it was smoother and more flavorful than the 18 year old Jameson!
A few weeks later he asked me for my empty bottle of Tullamore, I asked him why? He said he had a guilty pleasure of sniffing the bottle!hahahahahahahahahah!