Happy St. Patricks Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  St Paddy’s on a Saturday! Double trouble.  If you are working, please keep your guests in line and encourage good choices! 

​Consider taking the T.I.P.S. course.  It’s about responsible serving.  There are live classes around the country, but you can do it online at tipsalcohol.com  Its only $40.

It's the Bartender Journey Podcast #245! Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe  on  Apple Podcasts,  Android or  Stitcher Radio.

Let’s talk Irish Whiskey!  The first thing to know about Irish Whiskey is that it is spelled with the “e”, as is generally done for American whiskeys.  
Pro-tip for spelling 

• Countries that have E's in their names (UnitEd StatEs and IrEland) tend to spell it whiskEy (plural whiskeys)
• Countries without E's in their names (Canada, Scotland, and Japan) spell it whisky (plural whiskies)

Cocktail of the Week
Irish Coffee

• 1 ½ oz Irish Whiskey
• 4 oz Strong Black Coffee
• Lightly Whipped Heavy Cream
• Freshly Grated Nutmeg

Photo credit: Bartender Pietro Filipponi at (where else) The Dead Rabbit, NYC

Teeling Irish Whiskey - Interview with Stephen Teeling

Hazel chats with Stephen Teeling about the growing category of Irish whiskey, how it helps to introduce whiskey to first timers and how Teeling challenges your ideas of Irish whiskey after an industry event at Blacktail in NYC
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Fun Teeling Whiskey Facts: 

• March 2015 opened the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years
• All products are 92 Proof
• The Teeling Trinity is Small Batch, Single Grain and Single Malt
• Teeling Small Batch - 50 casks for each run and married with rum barrel for an extra 6 months
• Single Grain - maize based and fully matured in California Red wine and Cabernet Sauvignon in French oak barrels
• Single Malt - aka "Teeling Madness" that is finished in FIVE (!) wine casks including Sherry, Port Madeira, White Burgundy and Cabernet Sauvignon
• Distillery is open year round with the exception of two days (Christmas and the day AFTER Christmas)
• Join us this St. Paddy's Day with Teeling in NYC! Free RSVP to Teeling St Patrick's Day party!​​
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*Full disclosure: Hazel happens to love Irish whiskey.*

Our Sponsor this week is Shaker and Spoon Cocktail Club. March's box was “Kiss Me I’m Whiskey!” for St. Patrick’s day. Hazel hosted a cocktail party with that box with some non-bartender friends (!) and also as a Facebook Live event.

Check out the videos on the Bartender Journey FB page.  

Use coupon code “BARTENDER” at Shaker and Spoon Cocktail Club for $20 off!

Book of the Week:
The Whiskeys of Ireland



Toast of the Week:
May the leprechauns be near you,
to spread luck along the way,
And may all the Irish angels smile upon you
On St. Patrick’s Day