Comments on Irish Whiskey Notes: The decline of Paddy and Powers

Minneapolis seems to like Irish whiskey - I hear a...

2010-09-24T09:46:47.292+01:00

Minneapolis seems to like Irish whiskey - I hear about The Local bar every year when it sells more Jameson than any other bar in the world.

Powers is madly popular in Minneapolis and my liba...

2010-09-24T08:22:59.119+01:00

Powers is madly popular in Minneapolis and my libation of choice. I am working on ad campaigns for the brand as we speak, and I believe Powers can easily earn a much more prominent market share with the right marketing.

http://piechlabs.blogspot.com/2010/09/powers-irish-whiskey.html

I definitely prefer Powers over Jameson, as I thin...

2010-05-20T23:48:09.936+01:00

I definitely prefer Powers over Jameson, as I think it's smoother and has a wonderful carmel/malt aroma. The fact that Powers is usually $6-$8 cheaper per bottle than Jameson here in Minnesota, USA is an added bonus.

Although I haven't tried them all, I've not seen an American whiskey that can hold a candle to the Irish brands. Just my opinion!

That's interesting... These are all 700ml bott...

2010-05-13T00:24:32.659+01:00

That's interesting... These are all 700ml bottles, I presume? To the best of my knowledge, Green Spot has never been bottled in the 750ml that US law requires.

I'm new to the blog, but I have never had a pr...

2010-05-10T15:54:12.835+01:00

I'm new to the blog, but I have never had a problem getting Paddy in the states. I've lived in San Fran for 5 years and just recently moved to Omaha, where it seems it's even more common.

I did get my hands on a bottle of Green Spot just this morning. Word on the internet is that it can't be bought in the US, but I found a store on 41st and Madison in Manhattan that supposedly had it. I had a friend swing in and check and they had it behind the counter. It was a bit pricey, but from what I hear, it'll be well worth it!

I own a retail liquor store in Denver,CO, Mayfair ...

2010-03-06T21:44:37.387Z

I own a retail liquor store in Denver,CO, Mayfair Liquors, and have just gotten Paddy in stock. I was told that it was a one shot deal till next year. We'll see if they hold to that, but in the mean time, better buy it if you find it! I also stock Powers, Tullamore Dew, Tyrconnell, Killbeggan, Knapogue Castle, Clontarf, Michael Collins, Midleton, Jameson, Jameson Gold, Jameson 18 yr, Bushmills, Black Bush, Bush 10 yr, & 16 yr.

I just bought my first bottle of Paddy's now t...

2010-02-19T22:51:51.878Z

I just bought my first bottle of Paddy's now that it's finally available in the States... MMMMM!

Paddy is now available in Atlanta Georgia. I saw i...

2010-02-16T23:32:26.953Z

Paddy is now available in Atlanta Georgia. I saw it in a bar and the manager told me that it is being distributed by a company called Georgia Crown. Great whiskey!!

PADDY FOR SURE HERE IN THE UK IT IS QUITE RARE TO ...

2009-12-14T21:59:07.149Z

PADDY FOR SURE HERE IN THE UK IT IS QUITE RARE TO FIND PADDY USUALLY JAMESON BUT IT IS WELL WORTH SEARCHING FOR PADDY.I FOUND A SMALL SHOP AND BOUGHT 2 BOTTLES TODAY,WILL BE A GOOD CHRISTAMAS IF IT LASTS TILL THEN

In a recent blind tasting at the Irish Whiskey Society, Powers emerged as the winner. Surprised everyone.

It sounds like you are doing a public service there in Colorado!

There's nothing wrong with Jameson. I drink Ja...

2009-06-26T11:06:07.854+01:00

There's nothing wrong with Jameson. I drink Jameson. I offer it to my friends. But I prefer Powers. I've been able to get an off premise store here in Colorado to stock Powers, and while I was the only customer to buy it, I noticed the other day that it's stocked regularly now. The shopkeeper told me that it outsells all the other Irish we get in the States.

Getting it in the pubs is a little harder. I found one pub nearby that uses Powers as its "house" Irish, because no one knows about it. Works for me!

Now, if only I could get Paddy here too.

I saw Paddy's in the States only once in the Dulle...

2009-05-07T13:58:00.000+01:00

I saw Paddy's in the States only once in the Dulles Airport Duty-Free shop. Sadly I was unable to purchase it due to the fact that I was not traveling out of the country at the time.

Mogi-san mentioned a friend who imported Green Spo...

2009-04-04T13:16:00.000+01:00

Mogi-san mentioned a friend who imported Green Spot. Perhaps he does other Irish whiskeys too?

We in Dublin are about to be honoured with a visit from Dr Koichi Inatomi in May for a Japanese whiskey tasting.

Next bottle of Irish blended whiskey I get will be...

2009-04-03T01:24:00.000+01:00

Next bottle of Irish blended whiskey I get will be Powers or Paddy. Difficult here because the only Irish whiskey I have seen is Bushmills or Jameson and that is relatively rare. There is a great Irish whiskey pub in Tokyo called Inishmore, so I will go along there or with until I get back home for Powers or Paddy. Great post, by the way.

Historically speaking Powers & Paddy were defi...

2009-03-25T12:35:00.000Z

Historically speaking Powers & Paddy were definitely much more of a country drink and you'll find that Powers is much more popular in certain parts of Ireland than say Paddy and Jameson etc. I still find that Powers is used more for Irish Coffees & Paddy for hot toddies in the sticks ;-) also.

That has obviously been the case up until very recently since IDL have pushed Jameson to the limit and neglected the other 2. There was a advertising campaign for Paddy a couple years ago and it has it's own basic website (http://www.paddy.ie/) which powers does not.

I cherish my last bottle of Paddy's, most of which...

2009-03-17T03:23:00.000Z

I cherish my last bottle of Paddy's, most of which will be consumed tomorrow. I guess I may have to go back to Killeen's pub and buy another. It is a long journey from Wisconsin to Ireland, but Paddy's makes it worthwile.

A lot of bars use Dunphys as it is really cheap, t...

2009-03-03T23:27:00.000Z

A lot of bars use Dunphys as it is really cheap, the perception in bar is you use Jameson for the Irish Coffee and Powers for the hot whiskey very few bars use Paddy in any of the above as it doesnt seem to offer a fuller flavour in these drinks. There isnt much price difference to bars for the big 3 (Paddy, Powers, Jameson) if a bar want to make more profit it just changes the price accordingly. But if you really want a bargain in whiskey try the new whiskey of the month campgain going it was Lockes 8 year old for February and starting on Monday it will be Greenore 8 year old all for a bargain price of €3.75 !

I think your last comment might be the problem for...

2009-03-01T13:37:00.000Z

I think your last comment might be the problem for Paddy and Powers, David: they are perceived as being cheaper and thus inferior. I like a drop of Powers but up until now was ashamed to admit it! Mind you Jameson goes down pretty well too. The big Irish whiskey in Canada (at least my part of it: the maritimes) is Bushmills. It is always there with the pricier Scotch options.

I was in Dunnes supermarket yesterday, looking at ...

2009-02-28T12:57:00.000Z

I was in Dunnes supermarket yesterday, looking at prices. Powers was slightly less than Jameson there too. And Paddy a little cheaper again.

Powers and Jameson are always the same price per glass in a bar though. Not sure about Paddy; it's not usually mentioned on the mandatory price list. I must look into this a bit more.

Powers is what I always drink in the pub. I like J...

2009-02-27T17:12:00.000Z

Powers is what I always drink in the pub. I like Jameson, but prefer Powers. It has change massively over the years, but so has Jameson.

I'd say a large part of Paddy and Powers' market is in Irish coffee in Ireland. Powers is said to make the best coffee, as it's slightly spicier.

And, I think, but am not sure, that it's cheaper for the bar trade, so they make a slightly larger profit on an Irish coffee.

We lament the fact that you can't get Paddy in the...

2009-02-26T21:49:00.000Z

We lament the fact that you can't get Paddy in the States, I'm not sure how we can correct that. I enjoy Jameson and Powers both and have enjoyed Paddy's in Ireland and Canada, here's hoping we can get them to start marketing and selling Paddy's in the States.

Here in America Jameson is the big Irish whiskey b...

2009-02-26T18:05:00.000Z

Here in America Jameson is the big Irish whiskey brand, followed by Bushmills. The big warehouse stores carry Powers. Paddy, I don't think you can even get it in America.

Maybe I'll give Powers another try next week. I hear that America is once again one of the largest Irish whiskey markets. Perhaps the solution to the problem is to market these brands in the States. Not too many Americans know or care that they are all distilled in the same distillery.