MCC: The History And Uses of Irish Whiskey @ Astor Center

By ellie - Posted on 14 April 2011

Sunday, May 15, 2011 - 4:00pm

A Drop Of The Hard Stuff: The History And Uses of Irish Whiskey And Its Liqueurs
with Philip Duff & Sean Muldoon

Irishmen Philip Duff (drinks writer, consultant, bar owner, never won a thing in his life) and Sean Muldoon (who won World's Best Drinks Selection, World's Best Hotel Bar and World's Best Cocktail List for Belfast's Merchant Hotel when he was it's Bar Manager) team up for the ultimate guide to Irish whiskey & Irish-whiskey liqueurs.

From Irish monks in Spain in the year 500 A.D, to the invention of whiskey, to the birth of Irish cream liqueurs, Duff & Muldoon share and taste their way through the untold history of Irish spirits; the rules, the stories and the uses of the world's fastest growing drinks category. Includes extensive tastings of whiskies and liqueurs, several distilled especially and uniquely for this seminar!

Sunday, May 15th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
The Gallery at Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street at East 4th Street

Must be of legal drinking age - please be prepared to present a valid photo ID verifying that you are of legal drinking age. Includes complimentary admission to the Official Bar of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic (plus one drink ticket) on Sunday.

Sponsored by Michael Collins Irish Whiskey, Carolans Irish Cream and Irish Mist Liqueur

This event is not free
Cost: 
$50
RSVP phone or email: 
http://tickets.manhattancocktailclassic.com/

Astor Wines

Wine and liquor store

Location

399 Lafayette St
New York, NY, 10013
See map: Google Maps
(212) 674-7500