At the turn of the 20th century, the family business of P&H Egan was at its peak, with offices throughout Ireland spanning a broad range of industries. In Ireland they used to say that the Egan’s looked after you from ‘Cradle to the Grave’, meaning they would sell your parents the crib you slept in as a toddler and would eventually sell your children the coffin they buried you in!

At the New York International Spirits Competition recently, Egan’s Irish Whiskey won the Individual Spirits Competition. Jonathan and Maurice Egan carry on the work of making fine whiskey for six generations.

Today, Irish whiskey is said to be America’s fastest growing barrel aged spirit. As a lifelong lover  of Scotch whiskey, I was, I’ll admit, somewhat skeptical but one sip won me over – malty, smoky and elegant. It’s the company’s first foray into the U.S. market – with a gold/amber color, silky body and hints of honey, malt, cranberries apples, caramel and more, as writer and whiskey competition judge Robert Plotkin points out. We found it to be a rich and enjoyable sipping whiskey that definitely belongs on top bars! Visit http://www.eganswhiskey.com/