Whiskey has been distilled in Ireland for centuries, but the industry nearly collapsed. Find out about the complicated history and resurgence of Irish whiskey.

Today, Scotland is the world’s go-to destination for whisky, but back in the 19th century, Irish whisky (the ‘e’ in Irish whiskey wasn’t universal until the latter half of the 1990s), not Scotch, ...

it was Irish whiskey, not Scotch, that dominated the market, with two-thirds of all whiskey sold in London originating in Ireland and accounting for 60 per cent of global sales of the drink. However, ...

Unlike bourbon and scotch, Irish whiskey producers have much more freedom with the barrels they’re allowed to mature their whiskey. There’s no better example than Lost Irish, which uses wood ...

Irish whiskey has, for centuries, been duking it out with Scotch whisky for bragging rights as to where the water of life or uisce beatha, as it’s known in Gaelic, was first distilled.

Hyper-aged Irish whiskey is ... single malt whiskey. The Malt Tax was a major turning point for 18th century whiskey production in Ireland and Scotland. Introduced by the crown in 1725, it ...