needed to be done, hijacking the food thread ain't cool
WOO WHISKY
good ol jack daniels
bought some balvenie portwood 1993 today
yum
yum
:)
Whisky are like women... 18 and older... cause twelve will probably end with you being ostracized by your peers.
:o
If my peers were that particular.. I would feel happy and annoyed at the same time
In all seriousness, I like a lot of younger whiskies, they retain more of the distillery's spirit character and get less muddled with oaky flavours. This is especially good for Islays :)
In all seriousness, I like a lot of younger whiskies, they retain more of the distillery's spirit character and get less muddled with oaky flavours. This is especially good for Islays :)
picked up some forty creek yesterday - it is a canadian whisky but unlike most of them (canadian club, crown royal, etc.) is rather good. distilled near niagara. blend of rye, corn, barley, separately aged (like wine in blends), then aged together in sherry.
got some angostura 1919 a few days ago. not whisky but still distilled aged spirit. i would highly recommend it, i'm a rum newbie and i love the stuff. 8 years in a cask in the caribbean will do a lot compared to 8 years in a cask in scotland. banana, spice, vanilla, wrapped in the characteristic molasses rum touch. a bit too sweet for my palate but great stuff for the money.
tried some arran 10 tonight. very underrated. great value whisky. current collection:
* aberlour 12
* ardbeg 10
* balvenie 1993 portwood
* glenmorangie burgundy finish
* highland park 12
* lagavulin 16
* laphroaig quarter cask
* longmorn 15
* macallan fine oak 15
* talisker 10
* woodford reserve (bourbon)
* aberlour 12
* ardbeg 10
* balvenie 1993 portwood
* glenmorangie burgundy finish
* highland park 12
* lagavulin 16
* laphroaig quarter cask
* longmorn 15
* macallan fine oak 15
* talisker 10
* woodford reserve (bourbon)
i have a hard time finding whisky variety. i'm gonna try the liquor store in a nearby town.
i suppose that is the one advantage of government monopolies on liquor; you can find pretty much the same stuff EVERYWHERE. also endlessly frustrating and gives no fun in the hunt for variety :P
got some strathisla 12 today. it was on sale. couldn't resist.
are you loaded? whiskey is expensive.
meh, i've only been buying 2 bottles a month or so. and i'm working full time right now.
oh, damn. that works, then. :)
got some redbreast 12. good value and the best irish i've had.
i'm so excited to live in london... selection will be insane
insanely expensive... my parents live in kensington.
yeah cost of living will be high. but i anticipate whisky prices will be the same or less... taxes + markup in ontario's liquor monopoly are HUGE.
e.g. Ardbeg 10
Ontario - C$75
UK - C$50
e.g. Ardbeg 10
Ontario - C$75
UK - C$50
from what i've heard its more expensive for whisky there.
i bought a bottle of laphroaig 10 in london for £22.50, or about $45.
in ontario that would cost about $60.
in ontario that would cost about $60.
yum.
i had some woodford reserve last night at a bar. pretty damn good for $6/glass. much better than maker's mark.
woodford reserve is great. only bourbon available up here that i buy.
bought a single cask IB blair athol last night... 12yo, sherry cask. so good.
bought a single cask IB blair athol last night... 12yo, sherry cask. so good.
and when i say 'up here' i mean in canada.
I got trashed off lr's bottle of woodford reserve last night.
yeah! expensive boozin. love it.
after a few cups we had some dragons breath on tap at a pizza place.
got some 'longrow cv' - springbank's heavily peated whisky. looks good, will have some tonight!
i ordered a scotch and soda at the why concert. i got jack daniels and soda and it cost me 4 quid ($8). the horror.
soda water or cola-style soda?
soda water. sorry americans. scotch and soda (pop) would be terrible, while scotch and soda (water) is tasty.
jack and soda (pop) is decent, while jack and soda (water) is bourbon and fizzy water. which wasn't awful, but wasn't that good. too sweet.
jack and soda (pop) is decent, while jack and soda (water) is bourbon and fizzy water. which wasn't awful, but wasn't that good. too sweet.
Jack and coke is pretty good! Though I like Jack and DrPepper better.
Never had bourbon and soda, though...
Never had bourbon and soda, though...
> scotch and soda (pop) would be terrible
i think it's good, but a waste of something that's more enjoyable by itself. better to use a cheap bourbon to mix with cola.
i've never mixed anything with soda. maybe i'll try it sometime.
p.s. i left the remainder of my bottle of woodford reserve at my mom's house. :(
i think it's good, but a waste of something that's more enjoyable by itself. better to use a cheap bourbon to mix with cola.
i've never mixed anything with soda. maybe i'll try it sometime.
p.s. i left the remainder of my bottle of woodford reserve at my mom's house. :(
well i'm talking blends - i guess maybe a sweeter blend like famous grouse would be okay in pop, but a smokier one - teachers or jw black would be weird.
i take most of my blends heavily diluted with water 'scotch and water' or with soda water on ice (in the summer).
i take most of my blends heavily diluted with water 'scotch and water' or with soda water on ice (in the summer).
a good explanation of indie bottlings
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1215805 … DI1Wj.html
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1215805 … DI1Wj.html
thanks for the link.
definitely; that was interesting.
the only whisky I've had (I think) is Dewar's. I don't really like it all that much; it tastes kind of thick. I think it might be better in the cold weather.
the only whisky I've had (I think) is Dewar's. I don't really like it all that much; it tastes kind of thick. I think it might be better in the cold weather.
I still have to try some non-scotch whisky though.
^ bourbon is all that is really worth going out of your way for.. there are decent canadian and rye whiskies but both are from canada and are probably hard to get in the states (forty creek and alberta premium 25yo rye respectively)
bought a new bottle for the first time in a long time... ltd edition canadian rye, 10yo from alberta. should be tasty.
so current inventory:
century reserve custom blend 10 (new rye)
balvenie portwood 1993
redbreast 12
aberlour 12
highland park 12
glenmorangie burgundy finish
lagavulin 16
laphroaig quarter cask
talisker 10
longmorn 15
ardbeg 10
longrow c/v
blair athol 12 (single sherry cask, indie)
strathisla 12
braes of glenlivet 10 (deerstalker, indie)
so current inventory:
century reserve custom blend 10 (new rye)
balvenie portwood 1993
redbreast 12
aberlour 12
highland park 12
glenmorangie burgundy finish
lagavulin 16
laphroaig quarter cask
talisker 10
longmorn 15
ardbeg 10
longrow c/v
blair athol 12 (single sherry cask, indie)
strathisla 12
braes of glenlivet 10 (deerstalker, indie)
actually, it isn't even a 10yo. it is a blend of 15-25.
mmm, it's quite good. a bit sweet for a rye but drenched in the spiciness you'd expect. it's really got a lot of years on it, it's lost a lot of heat. a bit too much wood for me.
now if i could only get rid of this cold i could note some actual flavours :(
mmm, it's quite good. a bit sweet for a rye but drenched in the spiciness you'd expect. it's really got a lot of years on it, it's lost a lot of heat. a bit too much wood for me.
now if i could only get rid of this cold i could note some actual flavours :(
nestor is giving new meaning to "drown a cold".
we paid 25 CAD for two glasses of Johnnie Walker Red Label on the rocks at some bar. wtf? that was before tip too.
that's disgusting. Red label is a scam :)
You should of had some Canadian Club on the rocks... they'd be paying you
You should of had some Canadian Club on the rocks... they'd be paying you
Got some new bourbon today, Bulleit NAS. It's distilled by Diageo but I've heard good things. Also it's cheaper than MM and Woodford at only $35.
Initial impressions: rather cloying, a bit simple but ample wood presence and really quite tasty when splashed with water.
Initial impressions: rather cloying, a bit simple but ample wood presence and really quite tasty when splashed with water.
man I had had shit for whiskey when I last posted in this thread. favorite I've had these days is probably bulleit rye. go-to is definitely old overholt. currently can't stop making hot toddies with old overholt. they get me such a sweet buzz 'cause by the time it's halfway gone it's started to cool off and I've gotta drink it real fast.
and I might be putting way too much whiskey in them.
i never got my head around hot liquor but i may need to try again now
I like them in winter. But not a Santa Barbara winter. FAKE WINTER
is california even a real place?
Yes. Also some parts of california have like montana winter.
some parts of california might be real, but santa barbara is certainly not a real town.
same with winter--maybe some towns in ca have a real one (i don't know of any), but sb doesn't.
same with winter--maybe some towns in ca have a real one (i don't know of any), but sb doesn't.
tahoe?
coming from a new englander who has never been west of chicago, california is definitely not real.
i was doubtful of british columbia until i went there last month.
yeah, tahoe might be the closest to a montana climate. i was looking at bishop before, but it doesn't get nearly as much snow or low temperatures.
Serious lack of Crown Royal in Canary Wharf.