I went to the NodeJS conference which took place in Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny, Ireland. Tech stuff aside, it was also very interesting because of the fieldtrips we could go to.
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| NodeJS conference |
We went to Ballykeefe distillery, distillery close to Kilkenny, that is just 2 years old - too young to even have their own irish whiskey yet (irish whiskey has to be at least 3 years old to be called that). So, next year they will have their first batch.
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| What is cooking? |
But what they did have was very good - gin, poitin and vodka. We went to a distillery tour and tried their spirits. Everything was very good and I especially liked their gin. It already won some impressive awards, just like poitin and vodka.
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| Ballykeefe distillery owner |
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| gin tonic |
I never heard about Poitin before so it was interesting to learn something new. Poitin is traditional Irish distilled beverage. It was illegaly (home)made in small pots (hence the name) in defiance of a legal ban that started in 1661. It even outdates whiskey and can have as much as 90% ABV. By 1989, legal production for export was finally allowed, and in 1997 the Irish Revenue Commissioners allowed the drink to be sold for consumption within Ireland.
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| the story about Poitin |
What I really liked about this distillery is that they are eco-friendly. They are producing their own grain and then feeding their livestock with the by-products of distilling. Ofcourse, from livestock they get high-quality compost. They are trying to be sustainable as much as possible.
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