And there are a lot of whiskeys out there that I don’t particularly like that people love. I’m very particular: if it’s too sweet or syrupy, I don’t like it. I’m not one of those people who can describe all of the different flavor notes in whiskey, but I have developed a taste for it to where I know what I prefer. But my biggest fear was that we were going to make something that I didn’t like. It made sense for us to do an Irish Whiskey and an Irish-American Whiskey. What was your inspiration when putting this project together? And my other favorite category of whiskey has become rye.” I have so many great memories of just sipping on it-it’s always been a pleasant experience for me. Ever since then I became the guy at the bar that would order an Irish Whiskey with a beer.

In my early 20s somebody was nice enough to buy me a really good whiskey and I was like, ‘Oh, whiskey doesn’t always have to make me sick!’ I realized I did enjoy it when it was a higher quality one. I grew up in Alabama and I think I drank a little too much bourbon when I was in high school, so something about bourbon triggered a little bit of a gag reflex for a little while. I like a beer every now and then, a glass of wine but whiskey has always been the thing that I gravitate back to. Talk about your love of whiskey and where that came from. Below he spills some secrets about the show-and the whiskey-to Rolling Stone.

He has also assumed the mantle of spokesperson for the would-be brand, reminding fans that if they’re not lucky enough to score a bottle today they can at least hope to sample some of it when the Always Sunny podcast tapes live on the road later this year. “It couldn’t get any more on-brand than what we’re doing.”Īs the resident whiskey expert of “the gang,” he took it upon himself to make sure Four Walls didn’t shit the bed. “It makes more sense for us to be doing this than almost any other quote-unquote celebrity that’s been putting out a liquor,” Howerton tells Rolling Stone. After all, It’s Always Sunny is-very technically-a show about an Irish bar. The only shock with this particular celebrity spirit is that it took so long to materialize. Which wouldn’t come as a surprise to listeners of the Always Sunny podcast, hosted by the trio, where Howerton regularly professes his love of “better brown” liquid (he’s a massive Michter’s and WhistlePig rye fanboy). It’s damn good whiskey, fit for an aficionado of the category. “So we decided to create something as a tribute to the bar and kick it off by giving back.”īut this isn’t merely some charity case. “We were shooting Season 15 when bars were shutting down all across America,” McElhenney recalls. The drop includes two bottlings: an $89 “bartender-friendly” blend of Irish Whiskey and Pennsylvania Rye and a thousand-dollar cask strength single malt matured for 15 years to commemorate the show’s record-breaking run. And today, the stars of It’s Always Sunny will finally join the fray with a limited online release of Four Walls Whiskey.

Now, of course, that field is chockablock with all sorts of noted personalities from sports stars with scotch brands to celebrated songstresses with cream liqueurs. Related: Stream It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia on Hulu And the only celebrity in the world of spirits was Sammy Hagar. Star Wars: Episode III was still in theaters. Bush had barely begun his second term in office. When it debuted on August 5th, 2005 George W. Last year, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia aired its 15th season, becoming the longest-running live-action sitcom in U.S. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

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