Irish Whiskey: A 1000 Year Tradition [Paperback]

Malachy Magee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

This book examines the misty origins of uisce beatha -- the "water of life" -- and tells the intriguing, colorful and controversial story of Irish whiskey before it earned its place as a world-renowned spirit. It is a story of passion and violence, corruption and skullduggery, of political intrigue and commercial duplicity. The illicit liquor industry of nineteenth-century, impoverished Ireland, the source of many a yarn, is remembered with affection. A section of the book deals with the most famous distilleries and the more than two-centuries-old Dublin distilling tradition.

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"Be warned: this book is 100 proof delicious." -- Mary Maher, The Irish Times

About the Author

Malachy Magee was the editor of The Licensed Vintner, a drink trade magazine in Ireland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Pr; 2nd edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862782287
• ISBN-13: 978-0862782283
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of date - out of touch, July 17, 2000

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P Mulryan (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irish Whiskey: A 1000 Year Tradition (Paperback)

This book is not new. Rather it is an reprinting of a twenty year work that has not been undated in any way. Even back in 1980 this tome was seriouly flawed in that it considered the Irish Distillers monopoly of the Irish whiskey market to be "benine". As it now stands the book does not even refer to Cooley whiskey, nor the huge growth in the volume of Irish over the past five years. A cynical publishing venture. Full stop.