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 Irish
whiskey is a grain whiskey made in Ireland. There are several types
of whiskey common to Ireland: Single Malt, Single Grain, Pure Pot Still and
Blended Whiskey.
The word whiskey is an Anglicization of the ancient Irish term "uisce beatha"
which translates as "water of life". Craythur is a modern Irish term for
whiskey. The Irish spell the drink "whiskey" while the Scottish drop the "e".
Irish whiskey has been traditionally distilled three times by Irish Distillers,
lending it a smoother flavor when compared to Scotch, which is distilled twice,
and Bourbon, which is distilled only once. Cooley Distillery, Irelands
Independent Distillery, double distils their Irish whiskey.
Peat is almost never used in the malting process, resulting in a whiskey with an
arguably smoother, sweeter flavour. In most Irish whiskey, the smoky, earthy
overtones of Scotch are absent. A notable exception to this is Connemara Peated
Malt whiskey.
There are far fewer distilleries of Irish whiskey than there are distillers of
Scotch. Economic difficulties in the last couple of centuries have led to great
number of mergers and closures. Currently there are only three distilleries
operating in Ireland (although each produces a number of different whiskeys):
Middleton, Bushmills, and Cooley. Only Cooley's is Irish-owned.
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