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retiredwikit · Post by **retiredwikit** » April 1, 2003, 3:44 pm

I know some of the readers of VV are European so maybe you guys can help me.

We are reading Dubliner's in my English class and my teachers gave us the names of these two Irish Whiskey's: Bushmill's and Jameson's.

The question he posed to us is, which one is the one Protestant's drink, and which is the one's Catholic's drink.

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 1, 2003, 5:38 pm

Irish catholics have been boycotting Bushmill's whiskey for decades.

Not sure why, probably has something to do with catholic oppresion in northern ireland. Like most other things in ireland, the real reason for the hatred has probably been lost to the annals of historical trivia.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 1, 2003, 5:46 pm

They are both pretty good, that's all i know =)

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 1, 2003, 6:00 pm

here's a little more, there doesn't seem to be much information on the history behind it:

http://www.wweek.com/html/drink031500.html

Like most Irish dichotomies (North/South, Republican/Unionist, Catholic/Protestant), the divide separating the two great Irish whiskeys can incite violence. While there are intrinsic differences between the two brands, you only have to look at a map to get at the real root of the issue. Bushmills, product of the oldest licensed distillery in the world, is made in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Jameson, founded in Dublin's Bow Street in 1780, is now distilled in County Cork, deep in the Republic.

I don't really know all that much about it, but there are a lot of irish where I grew up and the catholic whiskey and protestant whiskey was a source of debate even where I was in Canada.

This writer supposes it's because Bushmill's is made in northern island and Jameson's is made in the republic (south ireland/dublin). That's a good enough reason as any.

Burke · Post by **Burke** » April 1, 2003, 6:07 pm

Whisky>Whiskey

Deward · Post by **Deward** » April 1, 2003, 6:28 pm

Never tried Bushmill's but after drinking Jameson I could never drink Jack Daniels again. It is some smooth shit.

Deward

retiredwikit · Post by **retiredwikit** » April 1, 2003, 7:08 pm

Thanks Kyou!

Braxter · Post by **Braxter** » April 2, 2003, 7:21 am

it's been a long ass time since I've read Dubliners. remind me again which story relates to the whiskey debate? or maybe it's just an interesting sidebar?

please don't make me look for it myself ;p

retiredwikit · Post by **retiredwikit** » April 2, 2003, 12:24 pm

sidebar

Ceredwin · Post by **Ceredwin** » April 2, 2003, 4:13 pm

It is because Bushmill's is licenced by the Crown, thus making it sponsored by the invading force. True Irish whiskey is made in Ireland.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 2, 2003, 5:19 pm

Ceredwin wrote:It is because Bushmill's is licenced by the Crown, thus making it sponsored by the invading force. True Irish whiskey is made in Ireland.

Jameson's is owned by a big french corporation similar to Seagram's.