The BEST Whiskey tour in Ireland no-one told you about | Irish Bucket List 

Took the tour last year. The presentations were stellar. Absolutely worth the $. My blending experience was a little disappointing due to insufficient instruction, BUT tasting the different styles and brands was top notch.

Ok, this is so cool and informative. Whiskey and history facts may be my new favorite combo😁❤️ Thanks Clare for taking us along❤️💐

By far the best soruce of information for vactions to Ireland. I am convinced if everyone had an history teacher from Ireland. We would all know a lot more about our history. They are not lying when they say the Irish are the best story tellers.

That is some real edutainment! Terrific upload!

love the guy storytelling i felt like i was personally there!!!

That would be the number 2 tour. First tour I did would have to be bruichladdich

I visited the Whiskey Museum when I studied in Dublin - great tour, very interesting and informative

I lived in Dublin for a wee bit and we spontaneously went and did the tour. I hadn't eaten before which I would not recommend unless you do want to have an extra special time there. Otherwise, the lads up there are gas. It certainly is a 10/10 if you want to learn about whiskey.

WOW.. now this was a great video Way to go Claire

Did the tour yesterday with my mate and my son. We did a day trip by ferry, to Dublin from Wales and the tour was superb. We have dkne dustillery and brewery tours in the past, but this was different in not solely being a description of hiw tge product is made. The guide was not the same guy as in the video, but he was equally as informative and funny. Really recommend it.

My great grandfather emigrated from Arranmore Island,, (Árainn Mhór,) County Donegal, to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. If a person died during the winter months, when the ground was frozen, they would store the bodies in the ice room of the local pub until the ground had thawed. Every once in a while, I was told they would bring out a body, set him on a bar stool and have a drink with the dead person.

That was awesome Clisare. Thanks 🥃

OK, I don't even drink and I want to take this tour!

That looks really fun

I loved the tour & especially the fabulous guide.I would love to go there someday.❤ Thank you Claire.😊

And again, another wonderfull trip, thanks to our clare. You rock girl!

I think I might.

Great vid! Thanks!

AH what a great tour! Do they still do the still tally with the curtain? That was my favourite bit xD

Awesome & informative. Well done Clare! I have done the American Jack Daniels whiskey tour, at the Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. But Lynchburg is in a "DRY" county, so there's is NO taste testing or purchasing of this nectar in that particular county. But it is a fantastic & yet another informative tour. And if you are a Jack Daniels drinker, like I...it will be a great tour for you. I would definitely do this whiskey tour in Ireland after seeing this video. Very cool.

Have you ever been to Ballykeefe distillery in Co Kilkenny.

Irish whiskey is my absolute favorite drink by far. Thanks so much for the video! That's another place I need to go when I get back to Ireland! 😁 My wife and I love the videos of Irish places off the beaten path, or things most people miss. Thanks for all your hard work on the videos!

Morals separated you. I got you.

I'm just adding each of your videos to an Itinerary for when I come to Ireland. L😂L

So I happen to know a little bit about “illegal” distilling, learned through pure academic research I assure you (and any other parties that might be reading this) just a note about methanol. Yes it can make you very sick, yes it can kill you but what it won’t do is make you go blind, well I suppose being dead is a type of blindness. The reason that the first drippings of the still made people blind wasn’t the methanol. It was the result of the corrosion in the copper pot and tubing. Because when the methanol started running it did what methanol does which is act as a solvent and all the really harmful and nasty stuff from the corroded copper made it’s way into the jar and that is what caused the blindness and the methanol caused the dead or mostly dead. The good news in terms of methanol is it’s only present in the first 2% of the distillate so dump out a couple ounces and it’s gone and even better if it’s distilled 2 or 3 times because methanol only is created once in a distillation so dump it out after the first run and the rest won’t have any.

"'Cause Irish people are SO tight" well yeah, that's half of why i want to visit. eyyyyy

What a waste of good whiskey😢

This is so cool! If I can ever make it to Ireland, I will definitely check this out, Thanks!

Clizzy Clizare videos are so freakin informative!!!

"'cause Irish people are SO tight... that we'll innovate, rather than pay tax." Pikers! We Americans went to WAR with the Brits to avoid paying tax. For all the good it did us. 😂 Jokes aside, thanks for this vid Claire! I intend to get to Ireland before the bucket gets kicked and this is a tour I'll definitely take.

I went on the tour in 2017, and it was awesome. Sad I didn't get to blend. One of mt shot glasses broke and so I wanted a replacement but didn't find time when I was back.

Didn't realize you had a channel. Nice!!!!!!! Irish is my Favorite whiskey & that would be a Fantastic tour!

I whole heartedly agree that this is a great stop when visiting Dublin. We actually stumbled upon it while on vacation in Ireland back in 2018. We went to Trinity for the morning and as we were leaving, we saw this museum across the road. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the tastings at the end were great!

That was always the explanation I'd heard for the Irish Wake. There was a cottage industry for some "entertaining" Victorian era oddities such has bells on graves, air holes, etc. (Perhaps this practice to come back in some countries that seem to have a problem with some folks waking up during their autopsies and other odd moments!) :D I do hope Millie is doing well!

Clare I am so glad I found your channel. The Whiskey Museum sounds amazing! ♥

As if I needed another thing to do in Ireland

This was amazing! New bucket list destination. I love the history, and I do enjoy a bit o' whiskey from time to time.

Aw now, that was grand, Claire. I'm trying to imagine the banter amongst the medieval monks who invented this about the name...we shall call it Uisce Beatha! Those portly pious men were certainly doing holy work when they discovered they could turn their beer into "water of life". I can access about a dozen different brands of Irish Whiskey here in Northern Michigan, but my absolute favorite is The Tyrconnell. Slàinte Mhath!

Cue the wonderful version of "Finnegan's Wake" by the Clancy Brothers and the very readable Joyce tract 😂

The look on your face when you tried that whiskey...PRICELESS! 😘

My oldest daughter and I are heading to Ireland, by way of America to Germany, sometime in the fall, and I’ve added this to the list of things do to. Thank you for the recommendation!

W❤W! That’s Perfectly Awesome! Cheers!🥂❤️✨

We just got back from spending a vacation in Ireland, including 3 nights in Dublin. This was one of the tours I purchased and really looked forward to it. I'm glad to see I chose well! It was indeed a great tour!

I went from Blind Drunk, to Dead Drunk in 1985. I do not recommend it. The hangover after, made me wish they hadn't pulled me back to life! Fuckin' Appalachian (Irish & German) cousins. Handed me a bottle with a Skull, and Cross Bones on it. Here, drink this, they said! It'll be fun, they said! Bastards!

The first time my wife and I had ever had Irish whiskey was in 2014 at the Jameson distillery in Midleton. Wow! (I know, I know -- ignorant Yanks! We have had Irish whiskey around the house ever since.) If we are lucky enough to get back aggain, we'll DEFINITeLY go on this tour! Thanks for the recommendation.

Wow! This was great history in Irish Whiskey! Is the other Whiskey place where you made your own whiskey, was that the one Ciara went with you?

My Grannie Pat had 4 wakes in 3 days (though us kids only had to attend 3 of them...still a lot, especially when the kids chill out zone had a connecting "off limits" door to the other...individuals in that building). My family always having an interest in cultures and history (and perhaps being called out for talking about "morbid" topics)- we've taken care of neglected gravesites, studied genealogy, worked in forensics, and Grannie herself taught us grandkids how to make rubbings of cemetery markers (though this has been found to be damaging if done incorrectly). It's not an impolite topic for us, it's culture and learning about people who came before. It's why I want to work in archaeology. Grannie was proud of her family coming from Ireland(Ballina, Castleconor/Killanley and Waterford). I think she'd be freaking thrilled to know that this is why Irish wakes came about, and probably find it funny that her grandkids were stuck near other corpses-- since the whole idea of the practice was waiting to see if she would "wake".

You're the best, you journalist, you! (By the way, I'm terrifically fond of Mayo myself -- especially on sandwiches of all kinds, potato salad, tuna salad, chips, cold poached salmon. How could one have a proper kitchen without some Mayo in it?)

Wish my stomach could handle the tannins! Were you the only Irish person doing the tour?

Shit!! I just left Dublin and I missed the tour. I guess I'll have to go back. Thanks for the video.

My wife and I have walked past the Irish Whiskey Museum numerous times on our visits to Dublin, but never stopped in. It's top on our list when we return. Thanks for sharing (and the one on Dalkey ... that's also on my places to live if we win the lottery!)

You couldn’t get Paddy’s here in USA for a long time, So when relatives come over we put the request in , Only came out on special occasions .🥃

Awesome video Clisare! I do not know anything about whiskey, and your video gave me a crash course about it. I want to try some!!!!! Thanks for the video! from your newest subscriber 👍

I did hear that reason for the deaths after the whiskey fire but not the contamination by Horse sh&t in particular. Thanks for expanding my knowledge! I’ve been to the Jameson tour and recently the mixing experience at Roe & Co Now I have a new place on my list for my next trip to Ireland, thank you!

I knew about the grave robbing, oddly enough, lol. And I was cringing when he said they were drinking whiskey off the streets _before_ you said anything about horse shit. That was so much fun, thank you!

Thank you Clisare, I truly enjoy your little informative romps around Ireland.

This was an extremely interesting video...I like to hear about history, and I never knew about the true origin of Irish wakes. I loved it!

I hear the whiskey is pretty good in Mayo! : ) Die of horse crap? That would be alcohol induced death, that’s a shitty deal!

Ok ok ok you said it was the best wiskey tour, Im going to put this as one of the best tours you've shared! Brilliant and So informative!

Does putting Carolan's in my coffee make it Irish?

You look so beautiful with four whiskeys in front of you. I wish I had a suit like that. Your whiskey goes so well with your hair color. I’ve got to get a set if those whiskeys. Thank you for tolerating my humor.

You are one of my favorites from the Try channel! to have this video suggested to me was so entertaining! Being in Northern Minnesota USA , I will never be able to get to Ireland. You did a fantastic job on putting this video together! And I thank for the tour.

Thank you, I look forward to visiting there. Note on Irish wakes: I was from a family in Louisiana that always had a wake for the dead. I found it a bit odd that everyone did not do this when I got out in the world.

Your videos are so damn good! Always entertaining. Thank you for the time and bother, making and posting them.

I went there after my finishing my first year of university! Loved it! Went on the tour slightly tipsy though

So, when I finally make it over for my ancestry trek, how much for you to tour me to the tours? LOL

I agree, I've been on a few whisky tours in Ireland and Irish Whisky Museum is by far the best!

Amazing Clare - brilliant stuff as always!! Having done the tour folks I can 100% confirm Clare's opinion - it is by far the best whiskey tour and indeed tour in itself. Would encourage anyone to check it out!!

It being free from (single) brands makes it go to the top of the list very easily.

nice! I've booked for the end of this month.

Imagine Father Jack going to this place. 🥃

If she drinks all 4 of those Whiskies…… she might have to take a little lay down ?

You are the best Clare! Thanks for the info. Hope to make ir there on the next trip over.

This is so freaking cool, Thanks for the info! Now I have another thing on my bucket list.

this was awesome... i wanna do this when i come there thanks for sharing

This is definitely going on my tour list when I finally come to see you!

So as an American who was raised with Irish decent, my grandmother on my Father's side used to rub the babies gums with Whiskey when we were teething lol and yes she did it to my Father and Uncle and myself as a baby, I'm not recommending it, it simply is what happened in my family lol just had to share because I decided not to do the same with my own daughters, but my grandmother swore it worked, not sure if it did or if it just knocked us out lol

I'd love to hear about irish whiskey tell me

That was an interesting tour but what's this thing about Mayo? Part of my family is from Claremorris. Recently I was contacted by 2nd/3rd cousin from there who has helped me out with history, photos. I'm thinking back to a photo of my grandmother's half sister..and looking at her arms(farm girl)if you could use them in soccer she'd knock a good many guys out ha! I heard from some place the phrase sh**face comes from the whiskey fire. I also think those wakes were pretty serious events. No wonder my mother was always beating her mother's superstitions into my head like; never rock a chair with no one in it, never place a watch on it's face, and never place new shoes on a table...bad luck. The other thing I heard that was different is it was American who got uisce pronounced wrong. I think Tommy Makem used to say that when the Clancy Brothers were introducing songs like the Jug of Punch(which is hilarious how they all keep subtracting ingredients).

I learned some new. Thank you . 😊😊

That guide was takin' the piss! You're such a grand sport, Clare =] And as for the Irish being thrifty, I spoke with a gentleman from Co. Limerick last week who said that the people from Co. Cavan are so tight they'll eat their supper from a drawer (in order to hide it when company calls) rather than hint they've money XD Lovely to hear about Stanton Delaplane... I loved his column in the San Francisco Chronicle for many years.

That was awesome. Keep up the good work.

Whether or not this is still a thing or not, I'm not sure but I learned from Derry Girls that Irish wakes typically took place in the homes of the relatives of the deceased, rather than a funeral home like they might in other places these days. Not unrelated to this subject, I gave up drinkin whiskey and most liquor a little over a decade ago because frankly I enjoyed it too much and kept fallin out of my wheelchair absolutely pished. Funniest shit in the world to witness I'm sure but not exactly safe, y'know 🤣. Now I only drink whiskey when someone close to me dies because ya don't mourn without it.

That was very enjoyable!

Definitely need to go here! I learned a lot.

Loved this one, Clare!

Thanks for the good video 🥃

That looks like it would be so much fun to experience in person. Thanks for sharing this. Wishing you all a great day and a better tomorrow!!

Right onnn fam 🤘🏼🤘🏼

I would do that tour with you in a heart beat.

wow that tour guide had good comic skills! is Co Mayo the punching bag for the rest of Ireland? or did just this guy want to take it out on you?

Thanks Clisare!! 🙂

Great video, very cool!

Here in American we had the same problem with burying people alive in the 16, 17 and early 1800's. They used to set a string and a small bell above the grave into a small hole in the lid of the coffin and if the bell started ringing they'd dig the poor smuck up. Hense, the phrase "Saved by the Bell". All lot of people came away from the experience crazy as a bed bug but, at least they were alive. If you were poor however, they just chucked you in the clay, No coffin, no bell, just wrapped in a blanket and if you weren't dead, you suffocated straight away so it didn't matter.

The Irish started whiskey but America perfected it...

That was very nice. 😊

Brilliant! Planning our first trip to the ancestral lands; this is absotively on the list of stops now!

I'm coming to Dublin in 23 days. This tour in dublin

This sounds grand!

Sláinte ! 🥃