It's all about celebrating the little things in life.
Today Nienke & I went out to Midleton, which is about 50 mins by bus. Now, you might wonder, what on earth could be so interesting about Midleton?
The Jameson Distillery is located there. Both the current new distillery and the old one, which is a visitors center...and which after a tour, you get a glass of Jameson whiskey. Brilliance, really.
Before the tour, they make you watch a video (the Irish like videos at historical sites -- much like the Brit's). This one had a very grandiose title (something along the lines of "Water of Life, ___ of Time"). It was hilarious...much more so than I'm sure it was intended to be. But, really, when they use the opportunity to basically advertise Jameson whiskey and use such dramatic language and music, it's almost harder not to laugh at it. The tour itself was perfectly normal & rather interesting. Although, if I had heard one more time the differences between the whiskeys, I might've screamed (okay not really). So, in case you were wondering: Irish whiskey is distilled thrice, Scotch whisky twice, and Bourbon (ie, Jack Daniels) once.
And, for the record, I did drink most of a glass of Jameson & ginger ale -- Jameson is really sweet (esp compared to Jack!). I also couldn't resist buying an official whiskey glass (according to the box it's called a "Blenders' Glass") -- with "JAMESON" blazoned across it. Not a bad souvenir, I think -- also, it was rather cheap. :)
That's about all the news I have right now. I've been rather boring of late (I blame school). Although, I might go to a céilí (pronounced "kay-lee") tonight -- Irish set dancing is such fun.
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