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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
I've always preferred Jameson to Bushmills when it comes to Irish whiskeys.
The word "whiskey" comes from the old Gaelic " uisge beatha" which translates to "water of life".
It's been my go-to drink when paying respects to the dead, celebrating births, marriages, anniversaries, or days ending in "y".  |
To this day, the Gaelic still believe in, and pay attention to it's "water of life". My favorite places in the wotrld, are Irish pubs, with peat burning in the fire place, Guinness and/or Bushmills, and the love of the Irish Pub Darts matches, and for singing after around 1900.
When living in Europe, bottled water was always assumed when one asked for,"A glass of water". The serving staff would simply ask, With gas, or without gas"; with gas meaning carbonation. We had a German couple over for diner one evening. He was a Poilzi Chopper Pilot, and his wife was a teacher. We had water on the table, and the pilot asked about the water, which brand of bottled water. We said it was tap water, and the guy physically recoiled from the glass. Tap water was not to be trusted, ever. We opened some Perrier for them and all got back to normal.