Flight Savor Fare

Flight is offering, at Jack Hastings’ recommendation, Bushmills 10-year single malt whiskey on St. Paddy’s Day (March 15) for half off the regular price. I didn’t know much about Irish whiskey even though I’m Irish, but Jack’s story intrigued me: Bushmills claims to be the oldest licensed distillery. Despite a lack of historical evidence, it is believed that troops of King Henry II enjoyed the taste of Bushmills some 400 years before the distillery became officially licensed in 1608 by King James I. In 1784 the Bushmills Distillery became an officially registered company. From 1740 to 1910 Irish emigrants to the USA spread the word of Bushmills, and it soon became a huge success at international spirit and whiskey competitions.Also offered at half-price on St. Paddy’s Day: Guinness (pronounced IPA: /ˈgɪnɨs/) beer, which is, according to wikipedia, a dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness’s St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. The beer is based upon the porter style that originated in London in the early 1700s. It is one of the most successful beer brands in the world, being exported worldwide. The distinctive feature in the flavour is the roasted barley which remains unfermented. For many years a portion of the beer was aged to give a sharp lactic flavour, but Guinness has refused to confirm if this still occurs. The thick creamy head is the result of a nitrogen mix being added during the serving process. It is extremely popular with the Irish and is the best-selling alcoholic drink of all time in Ireland, where Guinness & Co. makes almost €2billion annually.

We barely have time to turn around and it’s Easter, March 23. Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).

This “dating of Easter” is based on the lunar calendar that the Hebrews
used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Here are a couple of things you might be interested in!

Based on the above, Easter can actually only be one (1) day earlier -
March 22, but that is pretty rare.

This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of
our lives! And only the most elderly of our population (95 years old or
above!) have ever seen it this early.

None of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier.

Here are the facts:

The last time it was this early was 1913 so, if you’re 95 or older,
you are the only ones that were around for that.

The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today
has or will ever see it any earlier than this year.

The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year
2228 - 220 years from this year.

The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year
2285 - 277 years from this year.