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Think you know Irish whiskey? Diverse styles and new distilleries are defying the stereotypes

Cork’s Shelbourne Bar is a must for whiskey lovers,
with a menu that offers more than 500 options, all from Ireland. Photos courtesy of Shelbourne Bar

Ireland’s southern “second city” of Cork has many things going for it, including an easy walkability, a perhaps surprisingly impressive culinary scene and more than a brewery or two of note. For anyone with an interest in Irish whiskey, however, without question its top attraction is the Shelbourne Bar.

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