Episode #88: IrishFest 2025! | Bushmills v. Clonakilty v. Dead Rabbit v. Knappogue Castle v. Natterjack

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Whiskeys: The Dead Rabbit Blended Irish Whiskey • Natterjack Batch 1 Single Grain Irish Whiskey • Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt Irish Whiskey • Knappogue Castle 12 Year Single Malt Irish Whiskey • Clonakilty Private Barrel Select Rivesaltes Cask Finished Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Tangents: Marty and Rachel join us on our first trip back to Ireland in over 3 years! • The 4 types of Irish Whiskey • Our rain- and Mezcal-soaked trip to The Dead Rabbit in NYC • Apparently “wax and pesticide” is a tasting note now • Don’t pith me off! • New from 7-11, the Irish Whiskey Big Gulp • WTF is a Natterjack? • Apparently, “bottom of the pecan pie” is a tasting note now • #minteresting • The frog is so metal, bro • The history of Bushmills (finally!) • Apparently, “sad mushy grape” is a tasting note now • Our non-Mezcal-soaked trip to Molly’s Shebeen in NYC • Go 'Nilla! • WTF is treacle? • Her name is Dickensheets! • WTF is Lemon Piff? • Gas v. soda prices • Marty’s a terrible driver in Ireland • Irish people do a lot of hurling • The Gentile Cut • WTF is Rivesaltes? • The grape must do what • Ed likes to expose his “barrel” to the salt air

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi, Teller of the Tales, Fiddles McGinty, Folk Round, Midnight Tale, Heroes of a Thousand Battles, and The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html