Guinness and Jameson

Over Spring Break I did two tourist things I never would have done if Darby wasn't visiting me. We both went to the Guinness factory and the Jameson Distillery. The first one we went to was Guinness. It was a little pricey, but it was a lot of fun. I didn't know anything about beer so being able to learn how they made Guinness was really interesting. The tour was a self guided tour and you just read signs and listened to videos to find out about the beer. Now, I've always hated beer so when we got to the tasting room, I grabbed the quarter pint for Darby. I had no intention of drinking it at all. Finally he convinced me to try it, so I did. I was SHOCKED. I actually liked how it tasted. It was really, really cold and really, really good. I ended up finishing my quarter pint. But when we got to the top of the tour, the entire pint we got wasn't as tasty. I had a little bit and ended up giving the rest to my friend to drink. He gladly accepted. Though, Guinness is really thick and filling, so it took him a while to finish it.

The second touristy place we went was Jameson. I've never had whiskey before in my life, so I was pretty nervous when we got there. I ended up buying chocolate with whiskey in it and a cute little glass though before the tour began. This tour actually had a tour guide and she showed us through all of the rooms. I got picked as a whiskey taster, so I had to drink three different types of whiskey at the end of the tour. When we got to the tasting area, I was a little disappointed. Everyone got nice glasses of mixed drinks. Darby got whiskey and ginger ale, and I really wanted that! But after I tried the three different whiskey's at the tasting (Jameson, a Scottish one, and Jack Daniels) the tour guide brought us a glass with another shot of Jameson whiskey in it, and we were allowed to go to the bar to get ginger ale or some other drink to mix in it. Surprisingly, I really liked the Jameson whiskey. Jack Daniels was terrible though.

Being a taster!

I'm glad I got to visit these two places. Sure they are huge tourist traps, but I feel like this was something I needed to do while I was here. Only 2 months left in Dublin..