The 14 Best Irish Whiskeys for 2026

Nearly dead in the 1990s, bourbon, in just some 20 years, has gone from a low-brow value spirit to a luxury dynamo, with the industry generating over $10 billion in revenue for Kentucky alone. Scotch, too, has capitalized on this generation’s “better drinking” trend, peaking at over 14 million cases exported per year and still adding well over $1 billion in value to the U.S. last year alone (despite tariff issues). While Japanese whisky has gone from a parochial obscurity to a worldwide phenomenon this century, the most coveted and, typically, priciest of any whisky you’ll see on the shelves. The article The 14 Best Irish Whiskeys for 2026 appeared first on VinePair.