Chief O Neill s Whisk(e)y List

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1 Chief O Neill s Whisk(e)y List Irish Whiskey The original whiskey, uisce beatha ( water of life ) in Ireland dates back as far as the 6 th century, when monks would distil beer. At one time there were as many as a thousand distilleries on the island, today there are only three Bushmills (Co. Antrim), Cooley (Co. Louth) & Midleton (Co. Cork). Blended Irish Whiskey - Single malt and grain whiskey Bushmills Original (40% abv) Co. Antrim 50/50 blend of single malt aged in American oak casks and grain whiskey for 6-8 years. ~ $6 Black Bush (40% abv) Co. Antrim 80% sherry aged single malt and grain whiskey for 8-10yrs. ~$7.5 Blended Potstill Irish Whiskey Whisky made from malted & unmalted barley then blended with grain whiskey, which is distilled from a mixture of corn & barley. Concannon (40% abv) Blend, aged 4 years in bourbon barrels, some aged a further four months in barrels that previously held Concannon Petite Syrah red wine. $6 Jameson (40% abv) Co. Cork A blend of potstill whiskey with a high percentage of grain whiskey. Light & sweet. ~ $6 Jameson 12yr Special Reserve (40% abv) Co. Cork 20% potstill whiskey and 80% grain whiskey that have been aged in both sherry & American oak for 12 years. Rich, nutty and spicy. ~ $10 Jameson 18yr (40% abv) Co. Cork The master distiller s handpicked selection of potstill and grain whiskey. Raisin, maple & fudge. ~ $20 Jameson Black Barrel (40% abv) Co. Cork Sweet flavors of roasted almonds, notes of vanilla, toasted wood and peppery spice from the bourbon barrels. $10 Jameson Gold Reserve (40% abv) Co. Cork All the creaminess and honey sweetness come together, a taste sensation of spicy character, a smooth complex whiskey experience. $20 Jameson Rarest Vintage (40% abv) Co. Cork A mouthful of flavors. Mellow sweetness and toasted wood are complemented by fruit richness characteristic of the port casks. A touch of creamy dairy fudge and dark chocolate add to the complexity. $45 John Powers (40% abv) Co. Cork The best selling whiskey in Ireland with a higher percentage of potstill whiskey. Spice, clove & heather. ~ $6 Kilbeggan (40% abv) Co. Louth High percentage of grain whiskey, dram provides cereal, chocolate covered coffee beans. ~ $7 Midleton Very Rare (40% abv) Co. Cork Whiskies in this blend are aged exclusively in American casks for 12 to 25 years. Melon, beeswax and cream soda. ~ $28 Paddy s (40% abv) Co. Cork Named after a celebrated whiskey salesman from the 20 s & 30 s, this blend of 50/50 potstill & grain whiskey is buttery, light & peppery. ~ $6 Tullamore Dew ( 40% abv) Co. Cork Very light with slight pepper. DEW actually stands for Daniel E. Williams, former distillery owner. ~ $7 Pure Potstill Irish Whiskey Whiskey made from malted & un-malted barley. Red Breast 12 (40%) Co. Cork No grain whiskey is added to this example of what traditional Irish whiskey used to be, aged in both sherry & American casks. Complex, oily and robust. ~ $12 Red Breast 15 (40%) Co. Cork A rich, thick, sweet, pungent whiskey with loads of flavor and complexity $16 Single Malt Irish Whiskey Distilled from the full flavor of 100% malted barley. Bushmills 10yr (40% abv) Co. Antrim A vatting of both sherry and American oak aged single malt. Toffee, peach & honey. Bushmills is the only Irish distillery to produce just single malt whiskey. ~ $9 Bushmills 16yr (40% abv) Co. Antrim 1

2 A vatting of both sherry & American oak aged single malt finished off in a port cask. Dark fruit, coffee & spice. Great cigar malt! ~ $14 Bushmills 21yr (40% abv) - Co. Antrim A vatting of both sherry & American oak aged single malt which is then finished off in a Madeira cask for 2 years. Reminds one of Christmas cake with raisin & toffee.~ $24 Clontarf (40% abv) Co. Cork A very sweet whiskey that is charcoal mellowed. Produced at Midleton, but the malt comes from Bushmills. ~ $ 10 Connemara (40% abv) Co. Louth The rare time that you will find a peated (smoky) Irish single malt. Sweet and earthy. ~ $15 Tyrconnell (40 abv) Co. Louth Named after a famed race Horse, this malt offers a aromatic nose (Jasmine) as well as sweet honey on the palate. ~ $8 Single Grain Irish Whiskey Greenore (40% abv) Co. Louth Named after a nearby port, this is Ireland s only bottled grain whiskey. Light, vanilla, creamy. ~ $10 Fact: At one point in the 1800s, Irish whiskey was so popular around the world that it out sold Bourbon is the U.S. and even Scotch in Scotland. North American Whiskey Whiskies from Canada and the U.S. are predominately corn, with a mixture of barley and either wheat or rye. Despite popular belief, Bourbon whiskey can be produced anywhere in the United States and not just Kentucky. Oddly enough, no whiskey is distilled in Bourbon Co., Kentucky. Angels Envy Small Batch Bourbon (43.3% abv) Kentucky: Louisville s very own Bourbon finished in port casks. Smoky sweet with dark fruit & vanilla.~$11 Basil Hayden Small Batch Bourbon (40% abv) Kentucky: Named after a pioneering Kentucky distiller, with aromatic pepper, spice & vanilla. ~ $ 7.50 Blantons Small Batch Bourbon (46.5% abv) Kentucky: From Buffalo Trace distillery with a soft toffee, leather & mint. ~ $11 Bookers Small Batch Bourbon ( % abv) - Kentucky: A stronger version of the Baker s mash recipe.~ $13 Woodford Reserve Kentucky Very smooth on the palate, medium body with hints of oak, slight burnt rubber and a bright cold burn more akin to a mint cold (without the mint flavor). Clean finish. ~ $9 Bulleit Bourbon Kentucky (45% abv) Kentucky: A high percentage of rye makes this a great cocktail bourbon with honey, vanilla and a hint of smoke. Try Bulleit, lemon & tonic (the BLT) for a great summer cocktail! ~ $8 Bulleit Rye (45% abv) Indiana: Distilled at the old Lawrenceburg distillery in SE Indiana, this whiskey is made from 95% rye, resulting in pure spice. Great Manhattan whiskey! ~ $9 Crown Royal (40% abv) Canada: Best selling Canadian whisky (It outsells Jack Daniels in Tennessee!). Sweet, soft and mellow.~$7 Crown Royal Black (45% abv) Canada: Aged in charred American oak and bottled at a Bourbon-style strength. ~ $12 Crown Royal Cask 16 (40% abv) Canada: Finished off in port, this award winning whisky is rich with dark fruit & spice. ~ $ 20 Crown Royal XR (40% abv) Canada: The remaining whisky from the original Seagram s distillery. Spicy rye, vanilla & polished leather. ~ $40 George Dickel No.12 (45% abv) Tennessee: The other Tennessee distillery. If all you know is Jack, then you don t know Dickel. Meet George! Fruit, toffee & chocolate. ~ $7.50 Jack Daniels No. 7 (40% abv) Tennessee: One of the largest distilleries in the world produces of the best selling whiskies on the planet. Vanilla, smoke & liquorice. ~ $6 Jim Beam Blended Bourbon (40% abv) Kentucky: Best selling bourbon brand in the world. Floral, dry oak & polish. ~ $6 Jim Beam Black Blended Bourbon (45% abv) Kentucky: Complex, fruit & rye. ~ $7.5 Knob Creek Small Batch Bourbon (50% abv) Kentucky: Named after the Kentucky birthplace of Abe Lincoln, this 9 year old whiskey offers sweet nose with nutty, tangy fruit. ~ $ 8 Maker s Mark Bourbon (45% abv) Kentucky: Using winter wheat instead of rye in its mashbill lends a clean nose, with floral notes of roses, lime & cocoa beans. ~ $7.50 Seagram s 7 Crown (40% abv) Kentucky: One of the best known blended American whiskies, this classic offers a delicate nose with hints of rye and a spicy palate. Great with 7UP as the 7/7! ~ $6 2

3 Seagram s VO (40% abv) Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada Much nuance, many hints. Pepper, ginger and other rye spices, ripe dark fruit, earth, dry grain, floral notes, vanilla, cedar, Fruity & Spicy. ~ $6 Canadian Club (40% abv) The most commonly bootlegged product through US prohibition. Golden color. Buttery oak and caramel aromas. Round and soft entry. Dry light to-medium body with lean oak, taffy, and spice notes. ~ $6 Southern Comfort New Orleans LA (35% abv) Created in 1874 by New Orleans bartender, M.W. Heron can be described as a distinct blend of whiskey, fruit and spice flavors. ~ $8 Scotch Whisky Single Malt Scotch A single malt scotch is one whisky distilled at one distillery from one grain barley. It is produced from 100% malted barley, water & yeast and must be distilled, matured and bottled in Scotland in order for it to be called Scotch whisky. It is aged in mostly former Bourbon barrels brought over from the U.S. and then aged for a minimum of 3 years. Whisky Producing Regions of Scotland Lowlands Light, Grassy, Dry Fruit Speyside Rich Fruit, Oaky, Floral Highland Floral, Honey, Citrus Island Pungent, Smoky, Earthy Ardbeg 10yr (46% abv) Isle of Islay: Mediumbodied palate with sweet creamy caramel, peat, heather, herbs, and peppery spice flavors. Finishes with a long iodine and toffee fade. Wild and raw Islay flavors meshed with mellow sweetness. $12 Balvenie 12 yr (43% abv) Speyside: Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. $10 Bowmore 12yr (43% abv) Isle of Islay: Sherried smoky malt with great balance of flavor. Lemon & honey abound. ~ $12 Bowmore 15yr Darkest (43% abv) Isle of Islay: Heavily sherried malt with cedar, dark chocolate & raisin. ~ $16 Caol Ila 12yr (43% abv) Isle of Islay: The sound of Islay, this hidden malt provides a sweet smoke and light fruit. ~ $8 Cardhu 12yr (40% abv) Speyside: the Black rock is a key malt in the Johnnie Walker blends, this malt is approachable, sweet & creamy. ~ $ 8 Clynelish 14yr (46% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: The sloping garden faces the North Sea and contains a tangerine tang along with sea salt. Nonpeated. ~ $8 Cragganmore 12yr (40% abv) Speyside: The large hill/rock is complex, creamy & oaky. ~ $13 Cragganmore Distiller s Edition (40% abv) Speyside: Rich vintage malt finished off in port pipes ~ $12. Dalwhinnie 15yr (43% abv) Highland: The meeting place is the highest distillery in Scotland and creates a heathery, delicate & lime citrusy malt. ~ $ 12 Glenfiddich 12yr (40% abv) Speyside: Valley of the Stag distills a pale malt with pear notes and dry finish. ~ $ 8 Glenfiddich 15yr (40% abv) Speyside: The use of sherry oak adds more texture & depth to this malt. ~ $ 11 Glenfiddich 18yr (40% abv) - Speyside: An exceptionally smooth rich and mellow single malt with sublime note of baked apple, cinnamon and robust oak ~ $19 Glenfiddich 21yr (40% abv) - Speyside: Rich and indulgent single malt with complex notes of vanilla, rich toffee and new leather ~ $32 Glen Grant 10yr (40% abv) Highland: Only distillery named after its founder (John Grant), this malt is intense with ripe apple & pear. ~ $ 9 Glen Grant 16yr (43% abv) Highland: Refreshing malt for the patio with a long, lingering intense orchard fruit. ~ $ 14 Glenkinchie 10yr (43% abv) Lowland: Valley of the Kinchie River is one of only 4 Lowland distilleries, with grassy, wet hay & green apple. This expression is no longer in production. ~ $ 8 Glenkinchie 12yr (43% abv) Lowland: Rich fruit (green apple & pear) along with baked crust. Great appertif! ~ $8.5 Glenkinchie Distiller s Edition (43% abv) Lowland: Finished off in Amontillado sherry casks gives a toffee covered apple character to this vintage malt. ~ $ 11 Glenlivet 12yr (40% abv) Speyside: No. 1 single malt in the U.S., this malt is light, delicate with an oaky sweetness. ~ $ 8 Glenlivet 15yr (43% abv) Speyside: Riper than the 12yr with floral notes and sweet smack of vanilla. ~ $11 3

4 No one is entirely sure why the Irish and Americans spell whiskey with an e and the Scots & Canadian do not. It is thought that the Irish started doing this in the 19 th century to separate their whiskey from that of the much more pungent stuff being produced by the up & coming Scots. The Americans followed soon after. Glenmorangie 10yr (43% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: The Glen of Tranquillity core expression of delicate, complex and citrusy malt. ~ $8 Glenmorangie 18yr (43% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: From the tallest stills in Scotland, producing a fresh, clean spirit. ~ $21 Glenmorangie Nectar D Or (46% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: Aged 12 years in an Ex-Bourbon cask, then extra matured in Sauternes wine Barriques for 18 months. Or means gold in gaelic. Non-chillfiltered. ~ $13 Glenmorangie LaSanta (46% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: Aged 12 years in Ex-bourbon casks, then extra matured in oloroso sherry casks. Lasanta means warmth & passion in gaelic. Non chill-filtered. ~ $13 Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (46% abv) Northern Coastal Highlands: The darkest and most intense whisky in the extra-matured range, it spends 10 years maturing in American white oak casks, before being transferred into specially selected ruby port pipes from the Quintas or wine estates of Portugal. ~ $13 Glenrothes 1994 (43% abv) Speyside: Achieved a 91 rating at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge. A vintage malt in the Orb-shaped bottle, with toffee and citrus notes. ~ $12 Glenrothes 1998 (43% abv) Speyside: The lastest vintage release with tropical fruits, sweet vanilla & hints of cinnamon. ~ $9 Highland Park 12yr (40% abv) Isle of Orkney: The most notherly distillery in Scotland, this whisky is well rounded with a smoky, orange peel sweetness. ~ $11.00 Highland Park 15yr (40% abv) Isle of Orkney: "Medium amber color. Floral aromas of toffee, peppery spice, and lightly smoky peat. ~ $18.00 Highland Park 18yr (40% abv) Isle of Orkney: Opening aromas are of sea breeze, cigar smoke, oak and malted barley; air contact releases light caramel, fudge, cocoa bean, burnt candle wick and heather~ $27.00 Isle of Jura 10 yr (40% abv) Isle of Orkney: Notes of damp hay and soft, malty cereal notes, touch of peat with gentle oak The finish is long with peppy winter spice. $12 Lagavulin 16yr (43% abv) Isle of Islay: Little Mill in the Hollow is the Rolls Royce of Islay malts. A campfire in a glass! ~ $15 Macallan 12yr (40% abv) Speyside: A non-peated, heavily sherried malt with nuts & fruit. ~ $11.00 Macallan Fine Oak 15yr (43% abv) Speyside: A vatting of both ex-bourbon & sherry casks, giving much more complexity to the malt. ~ $17.00 Macallan 18yr (43% abv) Speyside: More sherried and intense fruit. ~ $26 Milton Duff 10yr (40% abv) Highland: A mellow malt with a rounded, even weighted taste, balanced with a soft sherry influence. ~ $8.50 Oban 14yr (43% abv) Western Highlands: Bay of Caves is a balanced malt with sea notes and hints or orange. ~ $10 Talisker 10yr (45.8 abv) Isle of Skye: The lone distillery on the Isle of Skye. Talisker ( Sloping Rock ) is robust, spicy and completely unique. Fantastic with seafood! ~ $14 An old Scottish saying is Whenever you have whisky, have water, and whenever you have water, have whisky. Make sure to always have a side of water with every whisky you enjoy. Blended Scotch Selection Blends are formed from the combination of various single malts from different Scottish distilleries along with grain whisky. Chivas 12yr (40% abv) The favorite dram of the late Hunter S. Thompson is an aromatic infusion of herbs, heather, honey & orchard fruit. ~ $8 4

5 Clan MacGregor (40% abv) A blend of Glenfiddich, Balvenie & kininvie, among others. Definitely a Speyside blend. ~ $5 Dewar s White Label (40% abv) The # 1 well scotch in the U.S., is smooth & easy drinking. ~ $7 Dewar s 12yr (40% abv) More complex and with a bit more finesse. ~ $12 Famous Grouse (40% abv) The #1 blended scotch in Scotland, with a healthy measure of Macallan & Highland Park malts in the blend. ~ $7 J&B (40% abv) The #2 blend in the world has over whiskies blended together to give one a flavor of apples, pears, vanilla & honey sweetness.~ $ 7 Johnnie Walker Red Label (40% abv)- The best selling whisky in the world! Robust, vibrant and perfect with soda & a twist of lemon. ~ $6 Johnnie Walker Black Label 12yr (40% abv) Perhaps the most complex whisky of any kind with hints of smoke, sherry, liquorices, vanilla & pepper.~ $7.5 Johnnie Walker Double Black (40% abv)- Much bigger on the nose when compared to the Black Label 12yr however it presents many of the same aromas, but just bigger.. ~ $10 Johnnie Walker Green Label 15yr (43% abv) A vatting of roughly 15 different malts (no grain whisky) including Talisker, Caol Ila & Cragganmore. Hints of mint and orange. Acyually tastes quite nice in a Mojito! ~ $9 Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve LTD. Edition Honey and heather with thick caramel notes and a subtle nutmeg spice. Dried meadow flowers and a hint of fresh banana. $16 Johnnie Walker Gold Label Light amber orange color with scents of cocoa, buttered nuts, soft fruit and paraffin. $15 Johnnie Walker Swing (40% abv) A blend originally created for ocean liners in the late 20 s/early 30 s. Blend of many sherried single malts and grain whisky.~ $11 Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18yr (40% abv) A blend of roughly 15 whiskies all aged at least 18 years of age. Creamy, nutty and great with chocolate. ~ $15 Johnnie Walker Blue Label (40% abv) A blend of some of the oldest and rarest malts in all of Scotland. Clynelish, Cardhu & Royal Lochnagar are key malts. Best enjoyed with a side of ice cold water. ~ $39 Peat is the substance that gives Scotch whisky that earthy, smoky character. It is cut out of the ground and used to dry the barley. The distinctive aroma clings to the malt and gives it that smoky appeal. However, peat is not required in a Scotch and there is some great nonpeated single malt as well. Chief O Neill s Whiskey Flights Ample Samples of Our Whisk(e)y Selection THE EMERALD ISLE Jameson ~ Bushmills ~ Tullamore Dew Styles of Blended Irish Whiskey: The Jameson, founded by John Jameson, a Presbyterian Scotsman that moved to Ireland in the 1700s, is a blended pot-still whiskey with a light, sweet flavor, while Bushmills, from the oldest whisky distillery in the world, located in Co. Antrim, the same area where St. Patrick first came to Ireland, is a blend of single malt & grain whisky providing a fruity character (peach). Tullamore Dew (Originally distilled in Co. Offaly by Daniel E. Williams a.k.a. DEW) provides a lemon citrus with hints of warm spice. Fact: The first Irish whiskey was produced by monks distilling beer in the north of Ireland. THE SINGLE IRISHMAN Bushmills 10yr ~ Tyrconnell ~ Connemara Styles of Irish Single Malt Whiskey: Bushmills 10yr is a triple distilled vatting of both sherry & bourbon cask aged single malt supplying a pleasant toffee/peach flavour. Tyrconnell (or Tír Chonaill, named after one of the last sovereign Gaelic States in Ireland, existing from mid 400 AD to 1607 and covering what is now County Donegal and parts of Sligo, Leitrim, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Derry.) is a twice distilled, light and citrusy whiskey aged in ex-american oak. Connemara (named after the western portion of Co. Galway) is a twice distilled and a rare peated Irish single malt that offers a spicy smoke to the palate. Fact: Irish whiskey is the fastest selling category of whiskey on the planet. 5

6 THE HIGHLANDER Glenmorangie 10yr ~ Clynelish 14yr ~ Dalwhinnie 15yr Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskies: Glenmorangie ( Valley of Tranquility ) uses the tallest stills in Scotland, delivering a creamy, tart apple character. Clynelish ( Sloping Garden, located just north of Glenmorangie along the northeastern coast of Scotland) is a non-peated, powerful malt with traces of orange and marmalade. Dalwhinne ( The meeting place ) is the highest distillery in Scotland in the UK that delivers a feminine, heathery and fruity drinking experience. Legend: The reason there are 18 holes in a game of golf was because there are 18 shots in a bottle of Scotch. A SMOKY ISLAND PARADISE Caol Ila 12yr ~ Laphroaig 10yr ~ Lagavulin 16yr Heavily Peated Single Malt Scotches from the Isle of Islay: Caol Ila ( The Sound of Islay ) is the largest, yet least known, of the 8 distilleries on Islay, producing a light colored, sweet and powerful character with a great delayed smoke reaction. Laphroaig ( Broad Bay ) was still imported into the U.S. during Prohibition for medicinal purposes. It is a no-nonsense smoky malt with big smoke, oily body and long finish. Lagavulin ( Little Mill In the Hollow ) is the Rolls Royce of Islay whiskies. Often compared to a campfire in a glass, the smoke is big, but gentle with dark fruit on the palate. Legend: Islay is the reported birth place of Scotch whisky. Located just 18 miles off the coast of Northern Ireland, it is thought that Irish monks introduced the art of distilling to the Scots over 1000 years ago. THE KENTUCKY DERBY Basil Hayden ~ Blanton s ~ Bulleit Small Batch Bourbons: Basil Hayden, an 8 year old bourbon from Jim Beam and one of the original small batch bourbons to be released in the early 1990s, is dry & spicy. Blanton s, produced by the folks at Buffalo Trace, is a 12 year old that is truly full bodied and balanced. Bulliet Bourbon is an 8 year old whiskey with a higher percentage of rye (28%) than most other bourbon, giving it a dry, spicy finish. Fact: Bourbon gained its name from its river port of departure in Bourbon County, Kentucky on its way to New Orleans. The county itself is named after the French dynasty of kings.) THE BLACK FLIGHT Crown Royal Black ~ Black Bush ~ Johnnie Walker Black Label Three Different Styles of Whisky from Three Different Countries: Crown Royal Black (Canadian) is a 90 proof (45% abv.) recipe of corn, rye & barley aged in charred American oak casks, providing a dark, rich, silky personality. Black Bush (Ireland) is a blend of roughly 80% 8 year old sherry cask aged single malt with 20% grain whiskey, providing flavours of spice, burnt raisin, dark coffee and sherry. Johnnie Walker Black Label (Scotland) is a blend of over 40 different single malts and grain whiskies, all aged over 12 years in both exbourbon & sherry casks. Perhaps the most complex whisky of any kind, Black Label offers notes of sherry, vanilla, pepper, sherry, liquorice & smoke. Fact: Crown Royal Canadian whisky outsells Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey in its home state of Tennessee. 6

7 The Chief s Irish Whiskey Cocktails The Berry Bush Fruity & tasty libation with Black Bush Irish whiskey, berry liqueur and ginger beer. The Dublin Mule An Irish twist on the traditional cocktail with a kick. Irish whiskey with muddled lime and ginger beer. Creamy Bush The bringing together of two great Irish creations Bushmills Original Irish whiskey and Baileys Irish Cream. Erin Go Braugh Add some fizz to the creamy Baileys Irish Cream and Irish whiskey. Irish Eyes You will be smiling at this creamy, minty Irish whiskey concoction. The Nuttiest Irishman Take the classic Nutty Irishman of Baileys Irish Cream & hazelnut liqueur and add a pinch of Irish whiskey to make him just that more nutty. The Irish Coffee First created in 1934 at the Shannon Airport by Chef Joe Sheridan for weary travelers. Cream - Rich as an Irish Brogue Coffee- Strong as a Friendly Hand Sugar - Sweet as the tongue of a Rouge Irish Whiskey - Smooth as the Wit of the Land The Chief s Irish Winter Warmers (seasonal) The Hot Irish Monk A warm & rich combination of Bushmills Irish whiskey, hazelnut liqueur and creamy hot chocolate. Hot Kiss Goodnight Chocolate, minty and good with Black Bush Irish whiskey, crème de cacao, crème de menthe, hot coffee, whipped cream and topped off with a Hershey s kiss. Hot Whiskey Perfect cure for that chill in the air. Bushmills Irish whiskey, hot water, honey, lemon & clove. 7

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