Skip Irish Whisky And Try These 8 Best Irish Drinks!

1. Irish Coffee

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2. Baileys Irish Cream

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3. Guinness Draught

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4. Smithwick’s Irish Red Ale

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5. Poitín (Irish Moonshine)

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6. Bulmers (Magners) Irish Cider

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7. Black Velvet

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8. Irish Mist

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