If this Whiskey thread has been [MERGED] is it now for blended whiskeys?
KGB
depends on who's buying!
I'll buy various things but going by repeat purchases over the years, Balvenie Doublewood and Highland Park (usually the budget only allows for the 12 y.o.) are favorites
It would probably help if I had more exposure to different brands and price ranges. When I can find something that tastes good for $12, it's hard to justify $30 a bottle.
certainly you should drink what you like......you can always hide the bottle in a brown paper bag if your in-laws are the type that like to criticize
So is this a whiskey thread or can I post my scotch drinking stuff?
Mm love me some single malt
Ahem, it is whisky...
Moonshine is technically whiskey also
Yes, but that is harder to evaluate and the distribution channel is unreliable and region specific. There is a brand of whiskey sold at the store in canning jars and I feel no attraction or desire to try it. :-/
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A whiskey I have been sampling, sipping and savouring this past while is the excellent 'Yellow Spot', a prize winning whiskey which was relaunched only a few short years ago. Mellow, rich, soft, flavoursome, a whiskey for slow sipping and one well worth its price.
Wondering what the price is and if it can be found locally? I'll look. Over the Holidays got an opportunity to try Jack Daniels No.7 and its not bad, smooth with a hint of licorice. I'll have to try it again as I have doubts about the licorice flavor.
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Wild Turkey 101 Burbon- Excellent @ $21 a bottle at the top end of what I want to spend on good whiskey.
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Is that the whisky that Hunter S. Thompson used to drink?
It was whiskey, however, that was his lifelong love. As a young man his call was Old Crow, but as he matured he fell under the trance of Chivas Regal Scotch and Wild Turkey Bourbon. He preferred Chivas when driving or relaxing (he called Chivas on the rocks his snow cone) and Turkey when it was time to crank up the fun or turn out pages.
Honestly, I don't know, but google comes to the rescue from no less than Modern Drunkard Magazine, lol. For anyone wondering, I don't have a drinking problem and never get drunk.
Sleep Late, Get Wild, Drink Whiskey article about Hunter S. Thompson:
I'll have to try Old Crow.