Blog # 11 - Time To Drink: Belfast And Dublin (Ireland)
We Experienced Two Days Of Sampling Whiskey:
Belfast And Dublin
Relatively New Enterprise
Different Whiskey Styles
Different Years
More Costly If Older
Distillation Is An Interesting Process
The Pictures Above And Below Represent The Distillation Process
Water, Yeast And Grain Are Stirred
The Entire Operation And Facility Is Extraordinarily Clean
The Company Continually Experiments With Different Approaches To Making Whiskey
This Is What The Whiskey Looks Like Inside The Barrel
Old Barrels Previously Used Provides Different Whiskey Flavors
Coming To The Best Part...
Which One Should I Try First?
Decisions, Decisions...
Okay, So We're A Little Giggly...
It's Only 9:00 AM!
The Following Day...Time To Taste More Whiskey
A Lot Of Bottles Used For A Decoration
Age = Cost
5200 UK Pounds = $6900!
60,000 UK Pounds = $80,000 For A Bottle Of Whiskey
Getting Ready For An Introduction To Whiskey Making
Old Equipment Used In Making Whiskey
Has Anyone Heard of This Make And Model Truck?
Grain Storage Building: Widows Used For Ventilation So Gasses Won't Build Up Causing An Explosion. Heavy Duty Metal Poles Are Inserted For Structural Support
Paddle Wheel Was Used In The Process
Expensive Enterprise; Still, 200 To Tens Of Thousands Of Bottles A Day Are Produced
Barrels Play A Key Part In Making Whiskey
The Area Smells Like A Winery
We Had Fun Exploring The Area
Okay...Let's Get To It!
Again, It's Early Morning
Interesting Signage
Beautiful Area Returning To Ship
Wealthy Person Purchased An Old Castle For His "Get Away Place." Plenty Of Stories And Museums About The Titanic.
'Good-bye' Ireland
Finished The Day With a Lovely Dinner With Steve And Roberta
No comments:
Post a Comment