The 19 Best Irish Whiskey Brands for 2021
illustration: Danielle Grinberg Irish whiskey suffers no shortage of history — the first known record of it was in 1405 — but few in the industry would argue there’s ever been a more exciting moment for the category than the present. In the last decade alone, the number of operational distilleries in Ireland increased eight-fold, from four to 32. And producers are making their marks via the four styles permitted in the country — blended, single grain, single malt, and single pot still, which is uniquely Irish — and special techniques like cask finishing. With an ever-increasing sele...