Any one know about whisky/whiskey

[disco2]

Hi all I have a bottle of johnnie walker its 70% proof and 26 2/3 fluid ozs
I think it was bottled in 1971 well has that date on the reverse of the label.
Any ideas if its worth any thing...

[Stephen McG]

it is worth nothing, gone past it's date - send it up to me to dispose of
SMcG

[jambo]

I like a drink but know nothing about vintage stuff.

It could be worth enough to trade, but it's unlikely you'll be funding a holiday with it...
You may be best off chatting to a store such as The Whisky Exchange.

Can't find anything that fits at 70% (most are 40 - 43%) But here are some
bottles such as this from the 70's kicking about:

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-18420.aspx

Jambo

*Edit, goes back and spells whisky correctly after Teejayexec's post*

[Teejayexc]

Yes...you spell it whisky or whiskey if you're irish/american.

[disco2]

it defo says 70% proof on the label I think it would kill me if I drank it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251234644457?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I wacked it on the bay never know your luck...
Road tax due next month lol

[21QUEST]

Looking at the orientation of the Ebay pic, are you sure you haven't already tried it? :p ;)

[Jackie_Black]

is 70% proof not the same as about 40% volume?

[MisterTommyH]

I'm relatively new to whisky - perhaps 2 years? (although I've been drinking whiskey and coke for years).

AFAIK JW red label is the standard stuff...
Whisky ages in the barrel, and once it's bottled just stays at the same age (I.e. it's no longer in a barrel to keep gaining flavour) so it really depends what it was when it was sold.

I also think that 70 proof is about 40% ABV which is what alcohol is now sold as.

It is possible to get whisky at cask strength (I have one that's 59.2%) and its fine to drink neat. 70% ABV would seem a little high even for cask strength though.

[disco2]

Just had an email from flea bay they have removed the listing lol
Not allowed to sell alcohol on the bay just the empty bottles whos up for a drink lol

I suppose it can go back up in the loft im defo not brave enough to drink it......

[dizzyblonde]

Why don't you ask the orgs experts..........




http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=138445


You're welcome :)

[haggis]

Come to GM VI in Fort Augustus on 31st May, share it out on the Saturday night. I know of quite a few .Org'ers who would appreciate your efforts and tell you if its any good.

[Dicky Ticker]

Nothing wrong with it to drink,I have a 1933 bottle still unopened complete with the lead seal and it is going up in value[you only need to keep it for another 40 years :D] The whisky angels nick the little bit due to evaporation through the seal/top and is quite common on older bottles.

[disco2]

Come to GM VI in Fort Augustus on 31st May, share it out on the Saturday night. I know of quite a few .Org'ers who would appreciate your efforts and tell you if its any good.

Don't know about 31may but I see your from skye im on the island in august visiting my sister for a few days it could always get chucked in me boot..

[haggis]

Thanks for the kind offer but whisky isn't my cup of...erm.. well, you know what I mean.

Where abouts in Skye is she? I'm in Portree.

[Fordward]

JW - could be useful for cleaning paint brushes or getting a fire going ;-)

proof - basically a measure of how flammable it is. mixed with gunpowder does it explode? its an Americanism from the days when men used to test it that way when buying spirits to "prove" they werent being ripped off with stuff that had been excessively watered down, so a completely undiluted whiskey at cask strength would be 100% proof. as a rule of thumb take the proof value, half it and add a bit for luck to get to ABV which is basically a measure of how much pure alcohol (ethanol) is in the bottle

you really dont want to be drinking cask strength whisky or whiskey straight (why would you drink the latter anyway?), you'll just anaesthetise your tongue and taste nothing so whats the point and you'll damage your liver too. add water to taste.

[yorkie_chris]

No such thing as 100% proof.

100 degrees proof was the old navy method, with the gunpowder method was 57% by volume to give a 100 proof spirit.


Americans, being unable to understand simple and logical units, like the percentage we now use... have decided they know best and use their own proof scale whereby they just double the percentage by volume.

[disco2]

Thanks for the kind offer but whisky isn't my cup of...erm.. well, you know what I mean.

Where abouts in Skye is she? I'm in Portree.

Drynoch hope I spelt that right :D
She been on the island a couple of years this will be the first time I have visited.

[timwilky]

you really dont want to be drinking cask strength whisky or whiskey straight (why would you drink the latter anyway?), you'll just anaesthetise your tongue and taste nothing so whats the point and you'll damage your liver too. add water to taste.

What absolute twaddle. The only thing to add to a good whisky is another. I love my cask strength Laphroaig and the quack said my LFT came back ok last year. Anaesthetise my tongue no way, maybe my throat, but I don't taste with that.

[MisterTommyH]

Try aberlour A'bunadh neat. You can taste it - and certainly wouldn't want to add any more than a bit of water... although I prefer it without. There are numerous of cask strengths out there (particularly those with sherry) that taste good neat.

[Fordward]

What absolute twaddle. The only thing to add to a good whisky is another. I love my cask strength Laphroaig and the quack said my LFT came back ok last year. Anaesthetise my tongue no way, maybe my throat, but I don't taste with that.

What an aggressive, rude, and totally unnecessary reply.

Below taken from Royal Mile Whiskies website, but I suppose you think you know more about Whisky than them.

If you prefer you cask Laphroaig without water thats up to your personal taste, but don't tell other people they are talking 'twaddle'.

http://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/viewindex.asp?article_id=wb_drinking

Adding Water
Adding water to even regular strength whisky before drinking will help to stop the strength of the whisky anaesthetising your senses and reducing the taste you will enjoy. Add a little water at a time to get the right dilution. Expert tasters recommend diluting most whisky with a fifth water or more, although this can be too much for old whiskies. Individual tastes will vary, so experiment with what you prefer – some whiskies will be best without any water.


Tasting it
If you haven't added water to a cask strength before drinking it, it's worth trying a little to see how it tastes. The strength of the alcohol might not allow too much flavour to be tasted - a little water will help to make the drink less fierce.

[dizzyblonde]

Whilst in agreement it can be taken with a little water, or a cube of ice......... You're attempting to preach to the church on that one.
Most prefer neat, many prefer water/ice, but there's really no need to quote a page of gumpf to convince an already big whisky drinker he is wrong.

Our whisky society should perhaps hold a poll on preference :)

[yorkie_chris]

What an aggressive, rude, and totally unnecessary reply.

It's tim, he's just a grumpy git :)

[timwilky]

Thanks Chris, I can always rely on you when I am feeling sad and unwanted to pass me the loaded revolver.

But come on aggressive, rude and totally unnecessary. No that is trying to tell scotch drinkers how they should take theres.

I like my Islay malts, I even like port finished single malts. But I prefer Arran to Glenmorangie with that. I take my Highland Park poured over an ice cream desert. Don't laugh it was a family accident that turned into a discovery.

So personal taste. I used to drink in a bar with over 150 different malts. Each evening I would have something different just to try it. Occasionally I would have to take a reminder. So if ever a barman is presumptuous enough to ask if I would like anything in it. (I order my gin with a tonic, so would expect to order my scotch with an accompaniment if I wanted one) It is the stock answer. Aye another.

[Fordward]

The only thing to add to a good whisky is another

and this isn't trying to tell others how to take theirs?

it was advice, and it was good advice, end of

[timwilky]

No it how I take it.

[Dicky Ticker]

Certain wee campsite with a pub opposite half way between Broadford and Portree[IoS] is malt heaven, 350 to play with. Mind you the pub in Ullapool has what looks like a 4 page menu just of malts,going up to £32 a nip for some 25 year olds. Not that I ever drink the stuff but interesting for the connoisseur. Whisky is enhanced with a single drop of water but in my opinion an ice cube is to much,but everybody to their own taste.
Member of the Classic Malts-------------just to poor to afford them :(:(

[dizzyblonde]

. Not that I ever drink the stuff but interesting for the connoisseur.


Mac............. You big fib!!!:p

[MisterTommyH]

Mind you the pub in Ullapool has what looks like a 4 page menu just of malts,going up to £32 a nip for some 25 year olds. Not that I ever drink the stuff but interesting for the connoisseur.

Love that place, and the foods not bad either.

[metalmonkey]

Just drink it. I have drank some seriously nice booze from the 60/70/80 I can confirm one it was good, two I got smashed, three I drank more of it until it was gone.

I was given a bottle of red from cicr 1960 ish, after a research it was worth about $100, anyways I thought sod selling it and just opened it sadly it had gone off...

[BanannaMan]

Americans, being unable to understand simple and logical units, like the percentage we now use... have decided they know best and use their own proof scale whereby they just double the percentage by volume.



This is true, but only for about half of all Americans.
The other half think 100 proof means 100% alcohol.






What an aggressive, rude, and totally unnecessary reply.





From twaddle???
Really???





proof innit?
Tim's not a grumpy git, the world makes him that way. ;)