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Irish whiskey
Irish whiskey is whiskey made in Ireland.Key regulations defining Irish whiskey and its production are established by the Irish Whiskey Act of 1980, and are relatively simple...
. Originally a pure pot still whiskey
Pure pot still whiskey
Pure pot still whiskey is whiskey distilled by a pot still. The term emphasizes that the whiskey contains only spirits produced from a pot still, without being blended with column still whiskey or neutral grain spirits...
, it is now produced from a blend of pot still
Pure pot still whiskey
Pure pot still whiskey is whiskey distilled by a pot still. The term emphasizes that the whiskey contains only spirits produced from a pot still, without being blended with column still whiskey or neutral grain spirits...
and grain whiskey. It is the most popular Irish whiskey sold in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, selling over 6 million measures per annum.
In 1791 James Power, an innkeeper from Dublin, established the John's Lane Distillery at Thomas St., Dublin.
