Old Mirror from D.W.D Distillery
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In the past, distilleries produced advertising material with their distillery, brand and drinks names on mirrors, signs, etc. These were given out to pubs who sold their products. Some of these advertisements still adorn the walls of pubs to this day. They have survived the ups and downs of the whiskey industry and are a nostalgic reminder of the old good times and the often forgotten brands and distilleries of old.
Today’s pick is a lovely old mirror from the Dublin Whiskey Distillery Company Jones Road Distillery is also known as the D.W.D. Distillery, Jones Road, or just Jones Road Distillery, was one of the six great Irish whiskey distilleries of Dublin city. Construction began on 22 July 1872 and D.W.D. was broken up and the assets sold between 1941 and 1946.
Irish Pubs and their own Whiskey - Sean's Bar Athlon
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The nine-hundred-year-old pub of Sean's pub in Athlone is not so hidden as some of the others I have mentioned but is definitely one the oldest ones I have visited and tested the Sean's Bar Whiskey. Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop "Sean's Bar whiskey" is a blend of grain and malt, with delicate notes of caramel, making it soft and a little sweet.
Taste: Smooth and fruity with flavours of pears, apples, candied fruits, caramel, exotic spices, vanilla and oak. Quite a rich and mouth-filling blend with some apparent maturity and complexity.
You can buy in Celtic Whiskey Shop or in the Sean's Bar in Athlone.
Slàinte!
Old Signs - Paddy Irish Whiskey
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In the past, distilleries produced advertising material with their distillery, brand and drinks names on mirrors, signs, etc. These were given out to pubs who sold their products. Some of these advertisements still adorn the walls of pubs to this day. They have survived the ups and downs of the whiskey industry and are a nostalgic reminder of the old good times and the often forgotten brands and distilleries of old.
Today’s pick is a lovely old sign from Paddy Irish Whiskey The Cork Distillery, today part of Sazerac Company. In 1912, with his name has become synonymous with the whiskey, the distillery officially renamed the whiskey Paddy Irish Whiskey in honour of the salesman Paddy Flaherty.
Pubs with Snug Room - Toner's Pub
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The “Snug Room” is originally an Irish invention, which is now well known in pubs throughout the world. Up to the 1960s, pubs in Ireland were for men only. After Mass on a Sunday, the men would typically meet for a pint in the local pub and so that women were not left outside, a special “waiting area” was set up for them. The women could sit there and exchange news. It was not an enforced law that women weren’t allowed to drink in public, but women were simply not allowed into pubs. That didn’t mean that Irish women did not drink though!
In Toner's Pub, you found Snug Room in very good condition.
The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard 1887
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Alfred Barnard, a journalist at Harper's Weekly Gazette visited every working whiskey distillery in Great Britain and Ireland between 1885 to 1887. In all, he visited an incredible 162 distilleries; 129 in Scotland, 29 in Ireland and 4 in England. His findings were published as a book in 1887. Sadly, many of the distilleries Barnard visited have since closed and in most cases, especially in Ireland, the buildings themselves have disappeared.
The magic of Barnard's book lies not only in the detailed descriptions of each distillery's whiskey-making processes but also in the extraordinary stories around his journeys to the various distilleries, bursting with historical colour and a certain sense of humour. A beautifully illustrated facsimile edition, with over 200 engravings, the book is a complete guide to the origins of Ireland's national drink, as well as a lively picture of life and travel in the Victorian age. The book also catches the moments before the Dublin Whiskey Fire destroyed many of the Dublin distilleries.
ISBN 9781841586526
Advertising material from the past - Old Bushmills Distillery
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In the past, distilleries produced advertising material with their distillery, brand and drinks names on mirrors, signs, etc. These were given out to pubs who sold their products. Some of these advertisements still adorn the walls of pubs to this day. They have survived the ups and downs of the whiskey industry and are a nostalgic reminder of the old good times and the often-forgotten brands and distilleries of old.
Today’s pick is a lovely old sign from Old Bushmills Distillery, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The company that originally built the distillery was formed in 1784, although the date 1608 is printed on the label of the brand – referring to an earlier date when a royal license was granted to a local landowner to distil whiskey in the area. Today is owned by Casa Cuervo of Mexico.
