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Must-Drinks in British Isles?
Posted on 4/28/17 at 11:05 am
Posted on 4/28/17 at 11:05 am
Figured this was more of a travel board topic than a F&D board one...
Headed to the British Isles in a couple of weeks. Specifically, will be visiting London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dublin, and Kilkenny.
Any beers, spirits, etc. that I should be sure to try that I wouldn't normally be able to get in the States?
Obviously, scotch/whiskey are on the agenda...
TIA
Headed to the British Isles in a couple of weeks. Specifically, will be visiting London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dublin, and Kilkenny.
Any beers, spirits, etc. that I should be sure to try that I wouldn't normally be able to get in the States?
Obviously, scotch/whiskey are on the agenda...
TIA
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Posted on 4/28/17 at 11:24 am to UGATiger26
Not that you cant get it here, but Harp and especially Guinness are a thousand times better tasting over there.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 12:41 pm to mizslu314
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Not that you cant get it here, but Harp and especially Guinness are a thousand times better tasting over there.
Thanks. Good to know.
I've never been a fan of stouts, but knowing that Guinness tastes a lot better over there, I'll be sure to give it another shot.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 1:51 pm to UGATiger26
My list for Ireland:
Brewery Corner - in Kilkenny has lots of local craft beers you cannot get elsewhere in Ireland or world
I like Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale but is not for everyone.
Poitin or some spell Potcheen is Irish Moonshine you can get and definitely local.
If you are in Kilkenny, you will be about a 2 hour drive from Middleton which is a much better Jameson tour than the one in Dublin. But both will let you get customized bottles to bring home. Keep that in mind for packing for the return home and customs.
I am more of a beer person, but you have to try Cask Ales while in London and England.
Brewery Corner - in Kilkenny has lots of local craft beers you cannot get elsewhere in Ireland or world
I like Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale but is not for everyone.
Poitin or some spell Potcheen is Irish Moonshine you can get and definitely local.
If you are in Kilkenny, you will be about a 2 hour drive from Middleton which is a much better Jameson tour than the one in Dublin. But both will let you get customized bottles to bring home. Keep that in mind for packing for the return home and customs.
I am more of a beer person, but you have to try Cask Ales while in London and England.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:01 pm to tccdc
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Brewery Corner - in Kilkenny has lots of local craft beers you cannot get elsewhere in Ireland or world
Perfect. Thanks for the heads up. I've also been told to check out Kyteler's Inn, which apparently has been around since the 1300s.
Any take on that?
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Poitin or some spell Potcheen is Irish Moonshine you can get and definitely local
Nice. That's what I was looking for. Something unique and local that you don't really see anywhere else.
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If you are in Kilkenny, you will be about a 2 hour drive from Middleton
Unfortunately, our schedule's pretty tight, so we probably won't be able make it that far. We're spending most of our time in England.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 2:19 pm to UGATiger26
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Perfect. Thanks for the heads up. I've also been told to check out Kyteler's Inn, which apparently has been around since the 1300s.
Any take on that?
If you are pressed on time, i find it very similiar to the Brazen Head in Dublin which I believe is older. When you go in these places you can tell you are taking a step back in time.
But if you are hungry, the food is always ok but not great, but if you have a few pints, it gets better
Posted on 4/28/17 at 4:35 pm to UGATiger26
There will be plenty of beers you can't get in the US. It's like the US that there are now more craft breweries. I can't help with necessary unique and local, but have had or heard of some good experiences.
I did not have the opportunity when in Scotland, but I've heard good things about the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh. On the Royal Mile a few minutes from Edinburgh Castle.
In Inverness, we drove about 20 minutes out to Glen Ord distillery. They may "The Singleton" that you're able to get some in US, but not all of them. We randomly picked Glen Ord. Tomatin is also a very short drive from Inveness. It probably doesnt matter what distillery you go to, but go to at least one somewhere in Scotland.
I can't recommend enough the "Rural Pub Tour" in Dublin, it was a favorite thing we did. The guy loads the group in a van and you spend the next +6 hours driving through the hills around Dublin hitting up different pubs. At one we were asked (and were able) to pour our own Guinness pints. Another pub had music and Irish dancers. My group had no more than 8 people.
If you do the Jameson tour in Dublin they'll ask at beginning for volunteers without telling you what you're volunteering for. Raise your hand to volunteer, it's to do a free tasting of Jameson vs other whiskies (a scotch, a bourbon, and one other).
ETA: Cocktails I had in Scotland were generally terrible.
I did not have the opportunity when in Scotland, but I've heard good things about the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh. On the Royal Mile a few minutes from Edinburgh Castle.
In Inverness, we drove about 20 minutes out to Glen Ord distillery. They may "The Singleton" that you're able to get some in US, but not all of them. We randomly picked Glen Ord. Tomatin is also a very short drive from Inveness. It probably doesnt matter what distillery you go to, but go to at least one somewhere in Scotland.
I can't recommend enough the "Rural Pub Tour" in Dublin, it was a favorite thing we did. The guy loads the group in a van and you spend the next +6 hours driving through the hills around Dublin hitting up different pubs. At one we were asked (and were able) to pour our own Guinness pints. Another pub had music and Irish dancers. My group had no more than 8 people.
If you do the Jameson tour in Dublin they'll ask at beginning for volunteers without telling you what you're volunteering for. Raise your hand to volunteer, it's to do a free tasting of Jameson vs other whiskies (a scotch, a bourbon, and one other).
ETA: Cocktails I had in Scotland were generally terrible.
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 4/28/17 at 4:49 pm to Parrish
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If you do the Jameson tour in Dublin they'll ask at beginning for volunteers without telling you what you're volunteering for. Raise your hand to volunteer, it's to do a free tasting of Jameson vs other whiskies (a scotch, a bourbon, and one other).
Great tip...usually the other is either Jack Daniels or Jim Beam...but you do get a certificate showing you are a tester.
Yeah, their tastes in cocktails is much different than hours. All my irish friends swear that vodka cokes are normal hiballs.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 6:59 pm to UGATiger26
In England, look for craft/artisanal perry (pears), as well as scrumpy (apples, usually a more craft brew than things labeled cider). There are many, many small producers: drink whatever is most local to where you're visiting.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 7:15 pm to hungryone
This is from Sweden but a very good cider that you'll find. Wife drank it a lot when we were in the UK. I get it here in the states.
Posted on 4/29/17 at 2:16 pm to UGATiger26
Venues-
Oxford
The White Horse
London
The George (Southwark)
Dublin
Brazen Head
Bushmills Distillery (up in County Antrim Northern Ireland, North of Belfast) is worth a consideration. The Giants' Causeway, Carrick a Rede, Dunluce Castle, the City of Belfast and my personal favorite of Newgrange are all North of Dublin and worthy of time.
The Republic of Ireland and the U.K. are beautiful in April/May. Have a great time
Oxford
The White Horse
London
The George (Southwark)
Dublin
Brazen Head
Bushmills Distillery (up in County Antrim Northern Ireland, North of Belfast) is worth a consideration. The Giants' Causeway, Carrick a Rede, Dunluce Castle, the City of Belfast and my personal favorite of Newgrange are all North of Dublin and worthy of time.
The Republic of Ireland and the U.K. are beautiful in April/May. Have a great time
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:29 pm to UGATiger26
Wow... what's your timeline?...
My daughter & grandkids live in Downham Mkt. about 2hrs N. of London. We were there from 4/1 thru 4/18...
Visited Edinburgh/St. Andrews/Glasgow for 5 days before we headed back down to Downham, on the way up we spent a day in Masham visiting Theakston's and Black Sheep breweries. Great historic town with awesome pubs/restaurants...
As stated before, try as many ciders as you can.
My daughter & grandkids live in Downham Mkt. about 2hrs N. of London. We were there from 4/1 thru 4/18...
Visited Edinburgh/St. Andrews/Glasgow for 5 days before we headed back down to Downham, on the way up we spent a day in Masham visiting Theakston's and Black Sheep breweries. Great historic town with awesome pubs/restaurants...
As stated before, try as many ciders as you can.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 6:51 am
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:49 pm to dallasga6
Here's pics of the cidre section in the Tesco(English version of Walmart) in Ely...
Took pics to show a coupla pkg. stores I frequent the variety & scope of the cider business over there and to see if they can check with their distributors to see if they carry any of these. The limited numbers of cidres carried in the US suck. Lot more out there besides Angry Orchard, Woodchuck, Stella, Strongbow etc...
Took pics to show a coupla pkg. stores I frequent the variety & scope of the cider business over there and to see if they can check with their distributors to see if they carry any of these. The limited numbers of cidres carried in the US suck. Lot more out there besides Angry Orchard, Woodchuck, Stella, Strongbow etc...
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:07 pm to dallasga6
I just spent a couple of weeks in England (a bit of time in Wales as well) and Jesus, them folks like themselves some cider drinks.
"You drink a whisk(e)y drink, you drink a cider drink..."
Every pub has several choices.
I stick to the regular fermented drinks.
"You drink a whisk(e)y drink, you drink a cider drink..."
Every pub has several choices.
I stick to the regular fermented drinks.
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