Ireland's Whiskey and Golf Trail

Ireland — themed itinerary, tied to the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor

Ireland is quietly building toward a moment: the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick, and the golf infrastructure around it is already drawing serious attention from American players who’ve historically defaulted to Scotland. With more than 400 courses — nearly matching Scotland’s count — and a run of genuine links courses along the Atlantic coast (Lahinch, Ballybunion, Royal County Down just across the border in the North), Ireland’s golf case has quietly caught up.

Pair it with the whiskey trail: Midleton Distillery outside Cork (home of Jameson), the Dingle Distillery, and Dublin’s Teeling and Pearse Lyons distilleries all run serious tours, not gift-shop-first tastings — Irish whiskey’s global sales have grown faster than Scotch’s over the past decade, and the tours reflect a real industry, not a novelty.

This is a natural addition for a traveler already doing the Ring of Kerry or Wild Atlantic Way — Ballybunion and Lahinch both sit directly on that route.

Sephari’s Gifts & Occasions collection has options worth browsing for anyone bringing a bottle home as a souvenir.