From Barley to Blarney

Driving the length and breadth of Ireland twice, the authors visited over 20 of the country's finest distilleries and 160 of her greatest pubs. What follows is a detailed tour, including photographs, around the four Irish provinces, and of the 22 different distilleries and the unique Irish whiskeys each produces, as well as a discussion of the present and promising future for Irish whiskey producers. Each province also highlights the best of Ireland's 50 iconic bars and pubs, linking past to present and providing the ultimate whiskey tourist itinerary.