Whiskey's - What else is good ?

[fizzwheel]

Yes sir mr Lozzo sir

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

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

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.

[Stingo]

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.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

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.

Originally Posted by Dan

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

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by stewie

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.

Originally Posted by Dan

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]

Originally Posted by K

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........