Awesome Irish

AC/DC sant all of its songs in English. Irish student band TG Lurgan performed this unique cover of the band’s hit Thunderstruck in traditional Gaeilge (aka Gaelic). If you’d like to sing along, the word “toirneach” means “thunder,” and “tintreach” means “lightning.” The band has also done gaelic covers of songs by Oasis, The Killers, and Billie Eilish.

Proper No. Twelve infuses its smooth Irish whiskey with real apple flavors for a crisp, sweet, and bright flavor. It has a delightful apple fragrance and comes in an easy-to-drink 70-proof. It’s quite sweet straight-up, so we suggest combining it with ginger beer and lime or other spices and citrus for a well-balanced cocktail.

Two whisky cultures unite in each bottle of Glendalough 7-Year Single Malt Mizunara Cask. The rare whiskey expression was first triple-distilled from Irish malted barley in the Wicklow mountains. It then matures for seven years in bourbon casks before being transferred into Japanese Mizunara oak casks for another 8-12 months.

Established in Belfast in 1776, McConnell’s is Ireland’s oldest whisky brand. (Yes, “whisky” without the “e” as it was spelled two centuries ago.) After a 90-year absence, one of the most storied names in Irish whisky is back. McConnell’s will soon debut a new distillery in a historic building near its birthplace.

Don’t get caught without something green to wear on St. Patrick’s Day. Luckily, Proper No. Twelve, the world’s fastest-growing Irish whiskey brand, has emerald pub-crawl hoodies for men, women, and even a darlin’ wee one for your favorite bottle. Hoody-hat bundles too. Grab limited-edition bottle hoodies at select retailers.

Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding, aka Up and Over It and Riverdance alumni, have made it their (amusing) mission to show their creative take on the historical Irish dancing form to the world.

There’s no word on a U.S. release, but we’re liking Zonad’s mix of quirky humor, 50s-style American suburbia and B-movie sci-fi themes; it’s due out in Ireland March 19, 2010.