"Jameson Distillery Bow St.", Dublin

One of the things that the Irish are still famous for today is their infamous drink – whiskey. Undoubtedly, one of the sights of the Irish city of Dublin is "Jameson Distillery Bow St." - the legendary whiskey distillery.

In the past of one of Dublin's main open spaces - Smithfield, John Jameson erected his whiskey still. Jameson arrived on these from Scotland in the 1870s. His family situation binds him very closely to his native industry. His wife's and sister-in-law's families are leading grain distillers in Scotland. They owned a factory in Dublin, which Jameson actually bought later.

The origin of the word "whisky" is rooted in the Celtic word "asquibo", which means "water of life". This word later changed to "whiskybi" to become the "whisky" we know today. Jamieson's technology for producing this drink involves boiling the product in a cauldron and aging it in sherry casks for several years. The blending of products was dictated by the idea of creating distinctive, strong combinations that were very well received abroad.

"Jameson Distillery Bow St." closed in 1966, at which time about 2 million gallons of the whiskey were aging under the streets of Dublin. The distillery is part of the Irish Distillers Group. The old building was reopened in 1997 to serve as a museum dedicated to the history and technology of Irish whiskey production.