Most of the Glen-s (Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich, etc.) are decent (imo)
And a good absinthe is always appreciated
Most of the Glen-s (Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich, etc.) are decent (imo)
And a good absinthe is always appreciated
My wife is Scottish and we spend quite a bit of time up there. This weekend i'll be staying with some friends at Gleneagles where we're having a whisky tasting expert guide us through some of their single malts. I'll report back all I remember (may get a little fuzzy towards the end).
Particularly looking forward to tasting: Coal Ila, Glenlossie, Blair Athol, Clynelish
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The only thing I can drink is Whisky/ Burbon/ Brandy. I dont claim to be a connoisseur by any means but Ive tasted alot of things that are out there.
My favourites are:
Jack Daniels (always have atleast one bottle around, I am currently finishing off a custom ordered barrel of it).
Evans and Williams (not much to say)
Bulleit Burbon (pretty good stuff)
and while not really a whisky but damn good:
some expensive stuff that my friend Bill gave me a flask of one time... all I remember was it was french, $175 a bottle, and made by one of the last 3 family owned companys in france... really smooth stuff, I want to find out what it is, but Bill has since moved somewhere and I cant get ahold of him to find out... any idea of what it is?
Well after a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in the Highlands i'm happy to report my whisky expectations were well served. Favourite of the trip most probably was the Lagavulin 18 yr old, quite peaty like the Islay malts tend to be but had a sweetness to it that balanced it out.
Other notable tipples, the Oban Distiller's edition which i'm told is finished in a sherry cask and the Coal Ila Cask Strength which goes down smooth then spreads like a lava flow inside.
Also on display but well, well past our budget was a rare Johnnie Walker blend, a special anniversary edition of their Blue Label which sells for around - gulp - £3000!
I guess bottles like this are bought as investments which is kind of a shame as i reckon a whisky needs to be drunk! (as do I)
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Lagavulin and Oban are good choices, as is just about anything Cask Strength.Originally Posted by JakeHolman
Well after a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in the Highlands i'm happy to report my whisky expectations were well served. Favourite of the trip most probably was the Lagavulin 18 yr old, quite peaty like the Islay malts tend to be but had a sweetness to it that balanced it out.
Other notable tipples, the Oban Distiller's edition which i'm told is finished in a sherry cask and the Coal Ila Cask Strength which goes down smooth then spreads like a lava flow inside.
Also on display but well, well past our budget was a rare Johnnie Walker blend, a special anniversary edition of their Blue Label which sells for around - gulp - £3000!
I guess bottles like this are bought as investments which is kind of a shame as i reckon a whisky needs to be drunk! (as do I
I would never pay 3,000 for a blend. Just ain't gonna happen.
People think they are so rebellious and original, when really they are just banal, boring and dumb.
For my 21st birthday last Sunday I got a bottle of Old Granddad bourbon. I like it.
I usually have a couple of good bottles of whisky on the go. Up to a couple years ago it was all Islay — Lagavulin and Laphroaig — after years of downing a big haul of Speyside cask strength received as a present.
At the moment, it's The Glenlivet and Old Pulteney. The smooth and the salty.
You have good taste Creeping Past
I like both Speysides and Islay, but drift towards Speysides when the weather is warmer and Islays during the nippier months.
Bring back Buck
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Do they make the same label for their rye products?
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People think they are so rebellious and original, when really they are just banal, boring and dumb.
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