St. Patrick
Saint Patrick (386-461) (in latin: Patricius, in irish: Naomh Pádraig) is a Celtic-British Christian missioner, who is also the patron of Ireland. He converted the Island to Christianity and legend has it that his prayers managed to chase away all the snakes from the island. He used a three-leaved clover – an easily understandable symbol of the Holy Trinity (although Brigid of Kildare and Columba are also considered patrons). After his death on the March 17th, 461 the green leaves became a symbol of the unbending Irish spirit. The day, when the Irish honour Saint Patrick is one of the happiest and most colourful National holidays – it’s celebrated with loud and beautiful parades. The celebrations are decorated with various symbols of Ireland – among which – the plant “shamrock”, that resembles clover and doesn’t grow anywhere else, but on the island.
The holiday is catholic, but it’s celebrated by more and more people around the world. The tradition says that on this day you have to wear green, the music and the whiskey must be Irish and everyone must be a part of the cheer – Irish or not.
In the very “green” heart of Ireland, in the distillery Midellton shire of Cork, Tullamore Dew whiskey (TullamoreDew-bg.com) is distilled, mixed and seasoned.
The connoisseurs define the taste as “refined and soft, with a pleasant malt element, mixed with a slight sense of smoked wood and the natural aroma of the golden barley”.
The distinctive taste of Tullamore Dew is achieved by precise balance between three types of seasoned whiskey (pot still, grain and malt), and before it is bottled, the distillate remains in oak barrels for five to eight years.