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Put down that green beer. This St. Patrick’s Day, Heather Greene has the perfect Irish whiskey for you.

Greene is the author of Whiskey Distilled, A Populist Guide to the Water of Life, and was, until recently, the whisky sommelier at Manhattan cocktail pioneer, The Flatiron Room. She’s been working in the spirits industry for more than a decade, and says that, over that time, she’s seen a substantial shift in the number of women who are gravitating toward the brown spirit–both in a professional capacity, and when they simply want a delicious sip.

Indeed, NPR reports that 37% of whiskey drinkers are now female, vs. only about 15% in the 1990s. What’s more, spirits companies have started tapping well-known actresses, including Christina Hendricks and Mila Kunis, to appear in whiskey ads.

Greene credits with female drinkers with driving this shift. “Women started drinking it when [whiskey makers] were still ignoring them,” she says. “Women are a very, very powerful buying market.”

Not surprisingly, Greene says it’s impossible to generalize about women’s palates or their taste in whiskey. “People assume women are going to go for a lighter, more floral whiskey,” she says. “But lots of women are down for an earthy, peaty taste.” Over the years, though, she has noticed some trends among the women in her classes. Female drinkers often have great noses, she says. Greene has encountered a lot of women who can pinpoint olfactory notes quickly, and who can describe and discuss these odors fluently. Plus, women often come to her classes with fewer preconceptions about whiskey, she says. “It’s fun to teach women because they’re really open and game for anything.”

Irish whiskey is a great place for new whiskey drinkers to start, says Greene, who describes the spirit as typically “soft and very approachable.” Ready for a taste? Here’s are a few Greene recommends:

Bushmills 16 ($60 – $80) “A great, complex version of an aged single malt,” she says, adding that the whiskey is produced in Ireland’s northernmost distillery.

Connemara ($40 to $50) “For people who want to try a smoked and peated whiskey,” says Greene. Like a smokey scotch? Try this.

Greenore ($40 to $50) A single grain whiskey. Look for vanilla and “biscuit-y” notes.

Redbreast 12 or 15 ($45 to $85) “A fruit-forward whiskey, with crisp notes of apple and pear,” says Greene. It’s made in the same Midleton, Ireland distillery as Jameson.

Teeling ($30 and up) If you’re looking for a wide range to experiment with, check out a few of the options from Teeling. “They’re creative and innovative,” says Greene.

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Input: Was Casino Royale dubbed? Hear the 'real voice' of James Bond star Daniel Craig
The “real voice” of James Bond star Daniel Craig has been revealed in a skit by Comic Relief 2015 for Red Nose Day.

The mockumentary explains Craig’s voice had to be dubbed in Casino Royale and shows “exclusive original footage”.

It was then revealed comedian Alan Carr was the “real” voice of Bond.

The video shows Bond producer Michel G Wilson explaining “Daniel was born to play Bond” but there was one thing millions of fans didn’t realise.

Co-star Ben Whishaw explained Craig sounds “distinctive” but “it’s just not the voice you think of when you think of Bond”.

Craig protests: “I don’t sound like a little girl. I sound like a big manly man, which is what I am”.

“If they don’t let me use my own voice in the next Bond film, I’ll scream and scream and scream until I’m sick.”

The “real voices” of co-star Naomie Harris and former 007 Sir Roger Moore are also revealed in the full skit.

Comic Relief is a major charity based in the United Kingdom using the power of entertainment to drive positive change against poverty and social injustice.

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Input: Chablis for Americans
Chablis is the single greatest white Burgundy that’s actually obtainable by everyday Americans. Even the finest examples, the grandest of Grand Crus, are comparatively affordable — less than half the price, and perhaps even a quarter, of a Cote d’Or Premier Cru wine.

The news gets better: The latest Chablis vintage, 2008, now on the market, is the “best” since the legendary 2002, according to Jean-Philippe Archaumbaud, managing director and winemaker of Simonnet–Febvre. It’s an opinion shared by every Chablis producer I spoke with at a tasting yesterday.

One of my favorite producers, Christian Moreau, was positively voluble on the quality of his 2008 wines. I loved the spare, elegant 2008 Christian Moreau Valmur Grand Cru at $65 a bottle. “They are wines to age,” Mr. Moreau declared.

Didier Seguier, winemaker of William Fevre, was equally emphatic, though perhaps a bit more reserved in his delivery. William Fevre has long been a standout producer of mine; they make high-quality wines across a wide range, from the bright and minerally basic Champs Royaux ($20) to the monumental Grand Cru Le Clos ($80).

Le Clos is the greatest Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis; it is also the largest of the seven Grand Cru vineyards, producing rich, multi-layered wines that, as Mr. Seguier says, can be drunk with pleasure or consumed in three to four years’ time (his stated preference for drinking his Le Clos).

Le Clos, I learned, is the Grand Cru preferred by the French, according to Mr. Archaumbaud, though Cedric Decote of La Chablissiene, a high quality Chablis cooperative house, told me Americans favor another Grand Cru: Les Preuses. “It is the most Chablis-like to Americans,” Mr. Decote said.

It happens to be my favorite, too, I confessed to him. I loved the filigreed elegance of the Les Preuses, which is generally more about purity than power than, say, Le Clos. I pondered Mr. Decote’s point. Three hundred and nine million fellow Les Preuses drinkers… Who knew?
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assistant: Even the finest examples of Chablis -- the grandest of Grand Crus -- are comparatively affordable. The latest vintage, 2008, is considered the best since 2002.