We had two challenges: designing a modern distillery while respecting Irish whiskey traditions, and dealing with our castle being a historical protected structure.
"I realized that even though this quality white whiskey was an American tradition, it was unrepresented in the market," Troy says.
Whiskey, once the most tradition-bound and austere of spirits, has developed a sweet tooth of its own.
Now a holiday classic that has been adapted for award-winning screen or stage productions on five separate occasions, the tale describes two relatives' Christmas tradition of making whiskey fruitcakes and sending them to barely known acquaintances or people they have never met at all, including President Franklin Roosevelt!
"Ireland is stunningly scenic, its traditions – music, dance, whiskey and beer – firmly intact and the cosmopolitan, contemporary Irish are just as friendly and welcoming as their forebears were known to be," the guide said.
As Lonely Planet puts it: "Ireland is stunningly scenic, its traditions – music, dance, whiskey, and beer – firmly intact and the cosmopolitan, contemporary Irish are just as friendly and welcoming as their forebears were known to be".
None suggested reviving the 19th-century tradition of offering great lashings of whiskey, so a man could get drunk voting often enough.
Whiskey on My Breath taps into the longstanding tradition of country stars regretting their own hard living and expressing their faith, and its chorus is a stark stunner.
Though whiskey, like all fine alcohol, has a deep tradition, Tate doesn't believe in standing put.
By tradition the standard is set by whiskeys and brandies, which are celebrated for their refinement, mellow complexity and delicacy.
