Whisky without an e if it's Scotch
I like the Islay malts and smokey tastes.
That's the stuff! Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Ardbeg. Mmmmm.....
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That's the stuff! Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Ardbeg. Mmmmm.....
You and AS must love torturing your tastebuds!!
Have any of you read Iain Banks' "Raw Spirit"?
He travels round Scotland visiting distilleries and writing about it and the whisky.
It's a very good book.
Ditto - my favorite of all the 'not *too* expensive' whiskys. For run of the mill whisky I enjoy JW Red Label & Black Label - going to buy myself some Green Label next, and I may treat myself to some Blue label for xmas (£150 = $300 here though!).
I like the odd bourbon too, but we have quite a limited selection over here - its usually either Jim Beam or JD.
Scotch for me. Famous Grouse is a nice blend, had a good 10 year old last Christmas. I drink it mixed so I stay away from the rarer stuff - it's just a waste. For the straight shooters amongst us, check out http://www.royalmilewhiskies.co.uk/
Hehe, great isn't it! I often use it to by Christmas presents for my dad. He always says he's just going to try a bit and then keep them. Last time I saw him he was struggling to keep a bit! Still, he has loved them all and if you contact the store they'll even help you choose.
I never used to like whisky, but after finding out I was wheat intolerant, and therefore couldn't drink beer, I decided to try to widen my drinking options (never liked beer that much anyway apart from a good Guinness or London Pride).
Went to the Edinburgh festival last august as support worker for a production there, so decided to try out a range of different whiskies, and kept a note of which ones I liked and didn't like.
Surpisingly, I like the stronger flavoured ones, but I guess if you're the type that prefers Guinness to lager, you'll also like peaty smokey whiskey.
Here's my list (short as I didn't have much time in the pub)
Liked: Laphroaig, Glenfiddich
Didn't like (or found boring): Jameson, Famous Grouse, Bells, Jack Daniels, Johnnie Walker, Ballantine.
Can't remember: Glenmorangie
So now I'm the proud owner of a bottle of Laphroaig. Cost £25 ($50) but it's nice to have something I can sip a little bit at a time.
Usually have it on its own with no ice, but recently I've tried adding a dash to various drinks. The strong flavour really comes out.
Goes well in: organic orange juice, hot water, fizzy water, hot chocolate, organic fruit smoothie.
Had a meeting in a soho bar recently, and thought ay I'll have a shot of Laphroaig while we talk. The barmaid charged me £10 ($20) which shocked me, but I paid as I wanted to seem professional
BUT I must say it was bloody delicious, tasted much better than the Laphroiag I had at home.
Couldn't check out the bottle before we had to leave - any idea what it was?
Went to the Edinburgh festival last august as support worker for a production there, so decided to try out a range of different whiskies, and kept a note of which ones I liked and didn't like.
Surpisingly, I like the stronger flavoured ones, but I guess if you're the type that prefers Guinness to lager, you'll also like peaty smokey whiskey.
Here's my list (short as I didn't have much time in the pub)
Liked: Laphroaig, Glenfiddich
Didn't like (or found boring): Jameson, Famous Grouse, Bells, Jack Daniels, Johnnie Walker, Ballantine.
Can't remember: Glenmorangie
So now I'm the proud owner of a bottle of Laphroaig. Cost £25 ($50) but it's nice to have something I can sip a little bit at a time.
Usually have it on its own with no ice, but recently I've tried adding a dash to various drinks. The strong flavour really comes out.
Goes well in: organic orange juice, hot water, fizzy water, hot chocolate, organic fruit smoothie.
Had a meeting in a soho bar recently, and thought ay I'll have a shot of Laphroaig while we talk. The barmaid charged me £10 ($20) which shocked me, but I paid as I wanted to seem professional
BUT I must say it was bloody delicious, tasted much better than the Laphroiag I had at home. Couldn't check out the bottle before we had to leave - any idea what it was?
It's vile.
Myself I'm fairly partial to a decent single malt though the last time I indulged I polished off a shade over a bottle in a night and then went on a pub crawl, how the night ended I'll leave to your imaginations.
when I can't be arsed to try something new I tend to stick to ardberg but rarely can afford a bottle these days
Whisky is the only drink I can consume to excess, without suffering the next day. Any more than 4 or 5 pints of lager and I'll suffer, but I can finish off 1ltr of Whisky (not that I do this on a regular basis!), and be completely fine the following day.
I'm no connoisseur, but I'm partial to Johnny Walker Black Label, only because it reminds me of some very good times. Can't overdo it on the stuff though; it makes me weepy.
Highland Park is great too.
My dad had some fantastic Highland Park cured salmon a few years back.
I love Bourbon but find it difficult to get hold of in the UK. Tend to only find Beam, Wild Turkey and othe commerical stuff like JD and CC.
My wife is from Louisville so I used to go on many nights out on Bardstwon Road and would try as many different types of whiskey as I could. Can't remember many of them aside from the well known ones like Bookers and Woodford Reserve.
My sister-in-law always bring me over a bottle of Crown Royal at Xmas as its pretty much my favorite "affordable" whiskey that I can't get over here.
Funny story, I met a guy who was so in love with Crown that he kept all the purple bags and made a quilt out of them and took it everywhere he went.
My wife is from Louisville so I used to go on many nights out on Bardstwon Road and would try as many different types of whiskey as I could. Can't remember many of them aside from the well known ones like Bookers and Woodford Reserve.
My sister-in-law always bring me over a bottle of Crown Royal at Xmas as its pretty much my favorite "affordable" whiskey that I can't get over here.
Funny story, I met a guy who was so in love with Crown that he kept all the purple bags and made a quilt out of them and took it everywhere he went.
Cheers for that. It is nice to unwrap a bottle on Xmas day though
Cheers for that. It is nice to unwrap a bottle on Xmas day though
Very true - but I'm impatient and xmas only comes once a year
My wife saw a picture of that in a quilting magazine. I told her I would empty the bags for her if she wanted to make one.
Another vote for Talisker here
I like pretty much all the single malts to varying degrees, but the stronger ones are best. Talisker, Laphoraig, Coal Ila ... Damn it I need a drink now
Iain Banks - Raw Spirit is a very interesting read for a "review" of single malts although he spends too much time talking about his cars and friends for my liking. Stick to the whisky damn it!
Of course Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion is just about the definitive reference. Who'd a thought he was an expert on Whisky as well as being a world famous pop star....... I'll get my coat.
I like pretty much all the single malts to varying degrees, but the stronger ones are best. Talisker, Laphoraig, Coal Ila ... Damn it I need a drink now
Iain Banks - Raw Spirit is a very interesting read for a "review" of single malts although he spends too much time talking about his cars and friends for my liking. Stick to the whisky damn it!
Of course Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion is just about the definitive reference. Who'd a thought he was an expert on Whisky as well as being a world famous pop star....... I'll get my coat.