1 Whiskey, 1 Bourbon, 1 Beer

That's right folks, it's the Jameson distillery. This place is awesome. €9 admission for the tour for students and €12.50 for regular adults and worth it. As you enter the main reception, passing under the Jameson sign, you are greeted by a bar on the left and a mock still on the left. Along with that still, you get a view of some wonderful bicycles. Don't worry, I am having one shipped back to the US for my next race and I'll be flying past you all ;).

So, the tour starts out with a brief movie with some of the history of the company and its founder. Like everything Irish, it too was run by the Jameson clan for generations. After the video, the tour guide asks for volunteers. If you like whiskey and scotch, I suggest volunteering. We were unsure about this and if we were gonna get punk'd by her so none of us were members of the 6 chosen ones. After the video, there is a tour which is quite interesting. It goes through how Jameson is made and how the process got to where it is. Going through the history and being able to stand and smell the barrels of whiskeys past is something else. We learned some of the key differences between Irish whiskey and other whiskeys and scotches. One, Jameson is triple distilled and shed to perfection making it smoother. Two, the casks, or barrels, are not new. Jameson's buys casks that have already had another type of alcohol in them so the Jameson can soak in the flavor. That's how it gets that sweet taste. At the end, everyone gets a free drink which you can get straight, on the rocks, with cranberry juice, ginger ale, or coke. And this is where the volunteers come in. There is a tasting for the volunteers who get to do a proper whiskey tasting.

Well, free time for now is coming to a close so I'll leave you with some pics and well wishes. I'll try to catch up with the rest on any other downtime.
Cheers!