northern Northern Ireland

Andy had to work, so his parents took Heather and me and his youngest sister, Lynn, to some touristy things in County Antrim in northern Northern Ireland. We went to the Bushmills Distillery, which is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world, coming up on its 400^th anniversary next year. When buying tour tickets, they mistook me for under 18 (the legal drinking age there) and mistook Lynn for over 18… she is 13. Anyway, we learned the differences between Scottish and Irish whiskeys—Irish is spelled with an e, Scottish is not, and Irish is distilled 3 times whereas Scottish is only twice. After the tour, Heather volunteered to do a special taste testing and got to try six different whiskeys. I only tried one, and it turns out I still can’t stand spirits since my 21^st birthday… oh well! Afterwards, we went over to the Giant’s Causeway… it’s so beautiful there, photos will never do it justice, but you should check them out anyway.