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fizzwheel
31-01-09, 08:44 PM
I've never been a big whiskey drinker, I had a spell of drinking JD when I was younger, but lost the taste for it.
Liz's dad had me drinking 10 year old Bushmills over christmas and I started to get the taste for it, well I did get taste for it as we polished off a bottle and half between the two of us.
I bought some Laphroig the other day and I liked that to, I liked all the different flavours in it, but I cant drink alot of it in one go, I like to drink it slowly and get the taste of it.
I bought some Glenmorangie today as somebody at work told me I should try that next, so I'll have some of that a bit later on.
I dont really know what I'm buying or what I should be looking for, somebody told me single malts are best and to stay away from cheapie stuff, bells etc etc.
All the stuff I've tried so far is 10 year old single malts, is that a good place to start ?
Single Malt.
Scotch.
And no kiddie-fiddling - nothing under the age of 10 thank you very much. ;)
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve.
Oban 14yr old.
My particular favorites - Glenmorangie, Port Wood Finish or Millennium Malt.
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=80412&highlight=whiskey
i cant stand the stuff............ JD and coke is ok. but neat it just tastes like petrol
I like Laphroig (sp?) neat. No ice, nothing. Not keen on cheap whiskey, it's a waste of money.
fizzwheel
31-01-09, 09:41 PM
but neat it just tastes like petrol
I found that its better neat espcially if you dont take a great big gulp of it and just take smaller sips and then you get all the flavours of it.
I agree with Ed, cheap whiskey is horrible and thats all I've ever tried in the past.
My favourite is Glen Ord, but it's hard to find these days. I'm into a Welsh Whiskey at the mo, Penderyn. Scrummy.
Oh heck, just noticed the time, supposed to be picking up Evie at 10. Bye!
I find the Laphorig 10 a bit overwhelming, the 15 is a lot mellower and easier to drink.
Cragganmore is another one I like, its quite light and goes down very easily, or Glenmorangie.
I tried some Bunnahabhain 25 year old, that was nice although too pricey for the bottle.
Check out http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/ they have a nice warehouse in Acton, they let me wonder around for a while. Very nice people, with more whisky than you could ever drink.
Dan
fizzwheel
31-01-09, 09:47 PM
I find the Laphorig 10 a bit overwhelming, the 15 is a lot mellower and easier to drink.
Is it cool, I liked the peaty taste and the iodine from the seaweed as well, but I found the 10 yr old a bit fierce...
454697819
31-01-09, 09:48 PM
Beer... A nice local brew... yummy lip crisp and hoppy... Yum
Can I just point out a common error that everyone here has made
Whisky is distilled in Scotland
Whiskey (with an e) is distilled in Ireland.
Please get it right.
fizzwheel
31-01-09, 09:49 PM
Yes sir mr Lozzo sir ;)
Is it cool, I liked the peaty taste and the iodine from the seaweed as well, but I found the 10 yr old a bit fierce...
Yea, that's a better way of putting it, the 15 is less fierce.
Auchentoshan and Highland Park are my tipples of choice, both are nicely aged ;)
Kilted Ginger
31-01-09, 10:24 PM
its all down to individual taste, one mans highland park is anothers edradour. couple of tips if you are new to thr experience.
No ice, ever, kills the flavours and aromas.
some malts need water some dont, again down to your personal taste. I would suggest each time you try a new whisky, try it first neat, try with 2 or 3 DROPS of water, try with equal water and whisky and see which way you prefer it, youll find each one works differently. as you try more youll find yourself gravitating to a region be it lowland, speyside or islands, there are literally hundreds out there. enjoy.
Whiskies such as Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Bowmore plus some others that all hail from Islay all have a similar but subtly different from each other taste - due to the way in which they have been 'malted'. There's a few good websites on how Whisky is made which gives a good insight into how each distillery manages to produce something that is different from its neighbour.
Islay, Lowland, Highland, Speyside and Campbeltown are five of the main areas - each area's whisky has different characteristics from the other areas (colour, smell and taste).
Personally, I don't go down the blended whisky route (Bells, Teachers, White Horse etc..) - I prefer the malt. If you only do it once in your life, treat yourself to a measure of one that is prohibitively expensive - you'll remember it forever, the expensive ones are in a league of their own and taste gorgeous.
Happy googling.
Can I just point out a common error that everyone here has made
Whisky is distilled in Scotland
Whiskey (with an e) is distilled in Ireland.
Please get it right.
Good luck with that Lozzo... I posted the very same just yesterday. And still no-one gets it right.
I'm spinning in my kilt, I can tell you.
Good luck with that Lozzo... I posted the very same just yesterday. And still no-one gets it right.
I'm spinning in my kilt, I can tell you.
What ? getting involved in mindless chatter ? ;) try the McAllan, lovely
What ? getting involved in mindless chatter ? ;) try the McAllan, lovely
Ah - now - yes - one of the tastiest. Had a rather rare Macallan 25yr 'Silver Jubilee' some time ago...smooooooooother than something quite smooth in a lounge suit and rubbed down with a soggy piece of 1200 grit wet and dry....mmmmmyummm.
Good luck with that Lozzo... I posted the very same just yesterday. And still no-one gets it right.
I'm spinning in my kilt, I can tell you.
I couldn't care less really because I absolutely detest the taste of whisk(e)y of any variety and heritage, it's just the misspelling that gets my back up.
SoulKiss
01-02-09, 07:42 AM
Single Malt.
Scotch.
And no kiddie-fiddling - nothing under the age of 10 thank you very much. ;)
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve.
Oban 14yr old.
My particular favorites - Glenmorangie, Port Wood Finish or Millennium Malt.
The St Andrews University Whisky Appreciaiton Society once got into troupe for T-Shirts that read "St Andrews WA-SOC do it with 16 Year Olds" :)
16 YO is a good place to start, but I usually aim for older.
I have a nice bottle of something thats 40YO somewhere in the house - cost more than the repairs to get my SV bacon on the road following a Cat-D write off - only problem is that its gone into hiding........
pegasus
01-02-09, 08:16 AM
Highland Park :smt023
or you could do the Essex Lounges tour of scotland this year, i believe we have at least 2 distilliries to visit on route so far.
Dicky Ticker
01-02-09, 09:17 AM
Try them all and find one that suites your taste and pocket,drink it how YOU enjoy it.
Some people keep it in the freezer rather than add ice and as KG said certain brands benefit from a few drops of water to enhance the flavour,others don't gain any benefit
Each and every one of us has a different pallate and the fun is in finding which one is your personal choice
I have friends who prefer the "E's" as against Scotch and there are nice Irish Whiskeys as nice Scotch-----Just enjoy the experimenting
N.B. 45years on and I can still find ones I have not tried so be prepared for a loooonnnggg tasting
session
xXBADGERXx
01-02-09, 09:35 AM
Isle of Jura Single Malt Whisky , I had a nice bottle of the 18 year old variety and was smooth as silk and had a nice Peaty taste to it . I went to the distillery when I was on Jura about a decade ago and tried some very nice Whiskys whilst I was there , tried a few ones from Islay but prefer the Jura . At a friends wedding over a year ago I tried a bottle of Whisky that came in a Green box and was about £50 a bottle . It smelt like rubber , was like drinking warm baby oil it was so smooth and the taste was something else , cannot remember for the life of me what it was called , but it was GOOD .
wyrdness
01-02-09, 09:35 AM
Has no-one mentioned Talisker yet? Bowmore is very good too.
Dicky Ticker
01-02-09, 09:59 AM
Everybody is going down the single malt road but try some of the better blends
Chevas Regal,Crawfords 5star,Dimple Haig and the Blue or Green Johnnie Walker if you are rich enough. Most good blended whisky is made up by a combination of younger malts and the famous distilleries[i.e.Talisker,Pitlochry,in fact nearly all]make their major profit from supplying malt for blending.
Avoid the ones with Chinese writing:D:D
Dangerous Dave
01-02-09, 11:32 AM
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Both stocked in my cupboard and both very nice....
grh1904
01-02-09, 11:42 AM
Personally I enjoying a single lump of ice slowly melting in the glass, just gently swill the glass before you take a sip.
Dalwhinnie is by far one of the smoothest I have ever tried.
"Santa" gave me a 15year old Glenfiddich, lovvverrrrly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The St Andrews University Whisky Appreciaiton Society
They should have been hauled up for their incorrect spelling of 'appreciation' :D
timwilky
01-02-09, 12:43 PM
Finished my Bowmore the other day and still pondering what to open next.
The manager of my local is promising to buy in bottles of Laphroaig cask strength for me. At present I have to make do with the watered down version.
As a kid in the 70s my mother would serve viennetta ice cream puddings. We learned from an accident when dad spilt some of his Highland Park on his, how much better pudding tasted. So it is now a family tradition if anyone serves viennetta. Out comes the bottle.
Dicky Ticker
01-02-09, 01:53 PM
Whisky flavoured ice cream is EXCELLENT and I can also recommend in the marmalade
northwind
01-02-09, 07:48 PM
If you like leapfrog (laphroig) there's no hope for you, it's just alcoholic 3-in-1 oil :mrgreen:
I love Talisker... It's got a bit more bite to it than most scotch, a wee bit irish in a lot of ways, which is a good thing. My dad's a big macallan man (he's in their fan club) but it's always seemed a wee bit insipid to me, it's nice enough but there's no fire in it. I like fire.
To be honest I'd be as happy with Jamesons as I would with any expensive scotch...
If you like leapfrog (laphroig) there's no hope for you, it's just alcoholic 3-in-1 oil :mrgreen:
I love Talisker... It's got a bit more bite to it than most scotch, a wee bit irish in a lot of ways, which is a good thing. My dad's a big macallan man (he's in their fan club) but it's always seemed a wee bit insipid to me, it's nice enough but there's no fire in it. I like fire.
To be honest I'd be as happy with Jamesons as I would with any expensive scotch...
Where do you stand on suntory ?
northwind
01-02-09, 07:54 PM
That's the japanese distillery isn't it? (googles. Yes). I've never tried any of theirs, but I bet it's pretty good!
Yep it japanese, meant to not bad, they use to advertise it as 'produced in Scotland', and got caught out, so changed the name of the town the distillery was in to Scotland, job done :rolleyes:
Saying that we used to make wodka in Varrington :D
Quiff Wichard
01-02-09, 08:19 PM
Lozzo beat me to it-
as an ex publican i was going to point out the general rule of thumb re the e and irish or scottish..
have an extra strong mint .... wait 5- then takea nice slow sip of yer prefered drink,, then feel it hit yer tastebuds.
kwak zzr
01-02-09, 08:22 PM
i know this is abit ghey but on cold dark evenings i enjoy hot chocolate with mint baylies.
Can I just point out a common error that everyone here has made
Whisky is distilled in Scotland
Whiskey (with an e) is distilled in Ireland.
Please get it right.
Cheers Lozzo, I've always wondered about that!!:thumright:
Had a bottle of Clynelish for crimbo really enjoying
Cheers Steveg
My honeymoon was spent going around the distilliers of Scotland. Funny how exhubby turned into an alcoholic.
fizzwheel
01-02-09, 08:58 PM
Liz picked up a bottle of 12 yr old Glenkinchie in the duty free on the way home yesterday, I'm quite liking that more so than the Glenmorangie I had yesterday.
Dicky Ticker
01-02-09, 10:10 PM
East coast whisky from near Tranent,visited the distillery in Nov,got a bottle of 12year still unopened---------That is one whisky that benefits from 2 or 3 drops of water
Enjoy
Fizz, Try it without water[sip] and then put 2/3drops in it, lift up the glass and you will see the oilyness change in the spirit but the taste is enhanced.
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG???????????
Tesco Value scotch mate is what you want :)
Bunnahabhain 12 Year old is my utter Fav....
followed by Jura,
Laphroaig is a little too peaty for my taste but did like it until I tried the Bunnahabhain.
Bowmore is Meh, and the Bruichladdich is very nice,
BUT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
the New PORT CHARLOTTE... when I was there 2 years ago in Islay they are getting an old disterllary back up and online... I had a taste of what was to come and it was GOOD...
fizzwheel
01-02-09, 10:56 PM
Fizz, Try it without water[sip] and then put 2/3drops in it, lift up the glass and you will see the oilyness change in the spirit but the taste is enhanced.
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG???????????
Definately correct, its a bit smoother and the flavours come through more, much better.
:cool:
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