Ireland is generally accepted as the country that invented whiskey, whereas the Scots are credited with the invention of marketing the drinks o’ drinks. It is also generally assumed that Bushmill is the oldest distillery in Ireland, hence that is where it should have started. However, this is a misconception. The first traces of distilling

Hans Offringa is a well-known bilingual author (of Dutch origin), media expert and internationally acknowledged whisky connoisseur. He studied English Literature and Business Journalism, spending his formative years working at a daily newspaper and publisher of special interest magazines. In 1988 he set up his own media company with which he won a prestigious prize