Drink: let's raise a glass to Irish whiskey | Life and style | The Guardian

Drink: let's raise a glass to Irish whiskey | Life and style | The Guardian:

"Irish whiskey has long played second fiddle to Scottish malts as far as the purists are concerned, but are those days drawing to an end?"

My most memorable Irish whiskey moment: my soul brother Dick in town in the 1980s with lots of money in his pocket, we spent an afternoon at the deserted bar of an uptown restaurant, drinking an aged Jameson's at $7 a shot, a fortune in those days. We hadn't seen one another in a while and caught up in a fine four-hour conversation before moving on to "slum it" at a local tavern, later crashing early for the night. In those days we were still young enough to sip for hours and hours and more or less maintain a semblance of respectability. But this afternoon is remembered not only for the good whiskey but for the quiet abandoned bar, just right for intimate conversation. A special memory.