Presentation by Philip Duff and Sean Muldoon at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic (MCC) program on Sunday 15 May 2011, about the history, production, uses and varieties of Irish whiskey and Irish whiskey . Original and adapted recipes by Sean are on slides 23, 48, 55 and 57

1. a Drop of the Hard Stuff The History & Uses of Irish Whiskey and it's Liqueurs with Philip Duff & Sean Muldoon kindly enabled by the fine houses of

2. a Drop of the Hard Stuff “ I believe that Irish is infinitely superior to Scotch. One of the tragedies of our disgraceful prohibition era is that fact that, while our country was deluged with Scotch, both genuine and synthetic, and with canadian, there was no Irish. Our citizens, therefore, learned to like (or think they liked) Scotch and canadian, but I would venture to guess that not one out of a thousand even knows what Irish tastes like” David A Embury, New York, 1948

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7. a Drop of the Hard Stuff An bhfuil

8. a Drop of the Hard Stuff An bhfuil cead agam

9. a Drop of the Hard Stuff An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí

10. a Drop of the Hard Stuff An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas

11. a Drop of the Hard Stuff An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas más é do thoil é

12. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In The Beginning... 589 – 1607

13. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In The Beginning: 1169, The Normans

14. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In The Beginning: 1405, Annals of the Four Masters

15. a Drop of the Hard Stuff 1608 And All That.....

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17. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Boxing Day, 1661: Poitín

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19. a Drop of the Hard Stuff INISHOWEN *

20. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In the beginning: Liqueurs

21. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In the beginning: Irish Whiskey Liqueurs

22. a Drop of the Hard Stuff In the beginning: Irish Whiskey Liqueurs The Only “Irish...”

23. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Hot Whiskey Punch 1.5oz (Lemon infused) Irish Mist 1.5 oz (Lemon infused) Michael Collins Whiskey 1.5 oz housemade spiced lemon sherbet Heat in a saucepan and serve hot in a teacup. Garnish with a butter-soaked pilot biscuit.

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25. a Drop of the Hard Stuff The Birth of Irish Whiskey: Turf and Distilling

26. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Irish Whiskey Conquers The World 1823-1900

27. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Irish Whiskey Conquers The World: 1863

28. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Mr. Aeneas Coffey, Esq.

29. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Mr. Aeneas Coffey, Esq.

30. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline

31. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: The Famines, from 1846 on

32. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: Father Mathew & The Pledge, 1838

33. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: The Blenders, from 1853

34. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: DCL, from 1877

35. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: The 1916 Easter Rising

36. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: 1920, Prohibition

37. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Decline: Legislation

38. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Survival

39. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Survival: 1966, IDL

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41. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Survival: Homogenous whiskey

42. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence

43. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1952, Mr. Stanton Delaplane

44. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1952, Mr. Stanton Delaplane

45. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1960s, Bonding Bottling

46. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1974, Irish Cream Liqueurs

47. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1979

48. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Barmbrack - 1/2 oz Carolans Irish Cream - 2 oz Michael Collins Single Malt - 3/4 oz Lustau Pedro Ximenez Sherry - 1 tsp St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram - 1 tsp cane syrup - 1 whole egg yolk Shake well over ice serve in a Sherry glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

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51. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Resurgence: 1987 The Only Independant, Irish-owned Distillery

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53. Main Types of Irish Whiskey

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55. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Lamb's Wool - 2 oz Michael Collins Blended Whiskey - 4 oz Harpoon Oyster Ale - 3/4 oz housemade spiced syrup - 3.5oz housemade baked apple puree Heat in saucepan serve hot in a teacup. Garnish with apple slices and freshly grated nutmeg.

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57. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Tipperary Cocktail Original recipes : Hugh Ensslin and Harry Johnson - 1.5 oz Michael Collins Single Malt - 1 oz Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth - 0.5 oz Green Chartreuse - 0.5 oz chilled water - 2 dashes Fee Orange Bitters - 1/2 tsp cane syrup Stir over ice serve up in a 5oz martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

58. a Drop of the Hard Stuff The Future

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60. a Drop of the Hard Stuff The Future

61. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Sláinte [Slon-chuh]

62. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Sláinte mhaith [Slon-chuh-voh]

63. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Thank you for your attention! Philip Duff, slideshare.net/philipduff

64. a Drop of the Hard Stuff Thank you for your attention! Philip Duff, slideshare.net/philipduff Sean Muldoon, Thedeadrabbittavern.com