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The 8 Irish Whiskies To Help You Get Into The Spirit, Literally
If you thought Scotch whisky was confusing—and it is, delightfully so, a mystery we like to dunk ourselves into once or twice a week, at least—meet Irish whiskey. A couple (innocuous) stereotypes distort our collective sense of Irish whiskey: that it’s always triple-distilled (not true), that therefore it’s generally “lighter” and “smoother” than Scotch (also not […]
Irish Coffee for your Thurs night — cold & foggy in Eire
Ingredients: whipping cream 7 tbsp. sugar 1 oz Irish whiskey hot brewed coffee Grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon (optional) Preparation: In a large mixing bowl, beat cream and 3 tablespoons sugar until very soft peaks form (consistency should be just pourable). Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Heat 8 wineglasses by pouring very hot […]
Irish Red Ale
Skip the green beer and leprachauns. Irish red ale is a surefire crowd pleaser and among the easiest beers to brew. St. Patrick’s Day, like Cinco de Mayo and Oktoberfest, is one of those annual celebrations for which Americans from coast to coast put aside our differences and come together to celebrate a foreign culture […]
Easy Irish Stout
Irish stout is easy to brew and perfect for any weather. Irish stout is the perfect dark beer for warm weather. It’s full-flavored, low in alcohol, and has about the same number of calories as that watery “lite beer” your brother-in-law brings to your backyard barbecue. And speaking of grilled meat, Irish stout is a […]
Irish Stout Onion Soup Recipe
There’s more comforting on a chilly fall day than a hot bowl of onion soup—especially when it’s laced with your favorite stout. Active preparation time: 25 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Serves: 4 2 large white onions 4 Tbs (½ stick) unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 bay leaf 1 Tbs fresh thyme, chopped […]
Why Guinness really is good for you
The old slogan, “Guinness is Good For You,” might actually be true. Well, partly true. Though the company dropped the slogan years ago, that drinking a moderate amount of Guinness might make you healthier. The slogan was born in the 1920s after Guinness drinkers kept reporting that they felt good after drinking a pint. While […]
What’s the Difference Between Porter and Stout?
It’s a question that generates heated debates about the nature of these two styles. The real answer is a lot tamer than the debates. Just as regularly as the discussions about the difference between porter and stout appear on beer forums, someone quotes the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines that identify the difference between […]
The Secrets Behind the Perfect Irish Coffee
100 bottles of Irish whiskey and 2,000 Irish Coffees? That’s a normal day’s yield at San Francisco’s time-honored Buena Vista Cafe. Batched along the bar in a neat line of 28 glass goblets, the cafe pours more Irish whiskey than anyone in the world thanks to its renowned recipe. Invented by Irishman Joseph Sheridan in […]