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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/9/2019 7:35:47 PM   
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Whiskey in Ireland (not as good as Scotland's)
Anywhere else... doesnt really count...


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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/9/2019 7:45:34 PM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/9/2019 9:40:45 PM   
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Whisky in Scotland
Whiskey in Ireland (not as good as Scotland's)
Anywhere else... doesnt really count...


Slàinte!! from Speyside

Many very good Scotch whiskeys, but they are expensive over hear. Currently sipping Oban on occasion but at $100 + a bottle it is used only when I really need it!

My English uncle who was married to my Irish aunt recommended Black Bush as the go-to Irish whiskey but I never got to the distillery on my whirlwind tour of Northern Ireland. Any opinion on that, ian77? BTW, I don't think Black Bush was intended as any sort reference beyond shrubbery.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/9/2019 10:38:10 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ian77

Whisky in Scotland
Whiskey in Ireland (not as good as Scotland's)
Anywhere else... doesnt really count...


Slàinte!! from Speyside

Many very good Scotch whiskeys, but they are expensive over hear. Currently sipping Oban on occasion but at $100 + a bottle it is used only when I really need it!

My English uncle who was married to my Irish aunt recommended Black Bush as the go-to Irish whiskey but I never got to the distillery on my whirlwind tour of Northern Ireland. Any opinion on that, ian77? BTW, I don't think Black Bush was intended as any sort reference beyond shrubbery.


I can speak to the wonderful properties of Black Bush (the whiskey, dude, the whiskey). Very nice. My favorite in the Bushmills line. Jameson's 1780 used to be widely available, and excellent, but I haven't seen it in a while. My wife bought me a $125 bottle of Middleton back in the day for my birthday. Best I ever had. The whiskey, dude, the whiskey (not my birthday).

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/9/2019 11:32:25 PM   
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My wife bought me a $125 bottle of Middleton back in the day for my birthday. Best I ever had. The whiskey, dude, the whiskey (not my birthday).

Odd - I thought the "Best I ever had" referred to your wife .... don't tell her any different!

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 7:40:25 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 10:30:24 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 10:48:27 AM   
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Did a great trip and tour of Craigallechie and the surrounding Speyside distilleries (Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Balvenie, Glen Grant, Mortlach and a host of others) three years ago. Apparently the name Monkey Shoulder comes from the look of the guys who used to stir the hops on the malting floors with large rakes. Got a bit overgrown in the shoulders and hunched over.

I didn't appreciate blends before this trip, but Monkey Shoulder and a few others got my interest piqued. Since then found a number of good ones. Mitchell's is one of the best I've had.

https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/mitchells-blended-scotch-whisky/

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 10:52:15 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 10:54:06 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 10:56:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		The most unique single malts I've tried recently are from the Lost Distillery Company.

They try to recreate the character of distilleries closed many years before. One of the most interesting I tried is the Dalaruan, a Campbletown distillery that closed in 1925 after being in operation for a hundred years!

Odd in that it's got the character of a classic speyside, with caramel and fruits, and very smooth, but the finish of an island whiskey, with peat and a hint of the sea.
http://www.lost-distillery.com/pages/Classic-Selection





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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 11:03:16 AM   
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In all honesty, I did a bourbon tour in Kentucky once. Was fun: great place, beautiful, cheap food. Also went to the horse tracks. As for whiskey itself I don't think I'll ever like it enough to have preferences for certain labels.


Much prefer Rye to Bourbon. You'll notice the difference!

https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/11-best-rye-whiskey-bottles/

For a start try the Bulleit "95" rye.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 1:12:26 PM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 4:54:39 PM   
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In all honesty, I did a bourbon tour in Kentucky once. Was fun: great place, beautiful, cheap food. Also went to the horse tracks. As for whiskey itself I don't think I'll ever like it enough to have preferences for certain labels.


Much prefer Rye to Bourbon. You'll notice the difference!

https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/11-best-rye-whiskey-bottles/

For a start try the Bulleit "95" rye.

Crown Royal is brewed at Gimli, about 45 miles north of here. They had a huge demand for the new Northern Harvest blend right after that article from the whiskey expert came out so I got a bottle and tried it. Not bad, but not as smooth as standard Crown Royal rye to my palate.
My son works at a liquor store and he says there are some good bourbons if you spend enough, but the cheap ones are awful. Sounds like that describes most whiskeys!

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 5:43:28 PM   
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I thought you couldn't do better than Jim Beam or Jack Daniels.


Much like many IJ players' thoughts about the wisdom of striking Pearl Harbor first. They're wrong too.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/10/2019 11:14:35 PM   
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Whisky in Scotland
Whiskey in Ireland (not as good as Scotland's)
Anywhere else... doesnt really count...


Slàinte!! from Speyside

Many very good Scotch whiskeys, but they are expensive over hear. Currently sipping Oban on occasion but at $100 + a bottle it is used only when I really need it!

My English uncle who was married to my Irish aunt recommended Black Bush as the go-to Irish whiskey but I never got to the distillery on my whirlwind tour of Northern Ireland. Any opinion on that, ian77? BTW, I don't think Black Bush was intended as any sort reference beyond shrubbery.


I hate to admit it, but Black Bush is a pretty good whiskey. But you should all still drink whisky and support Scotlands export trade!

As has already been commented on, taste is a very individual thing, and we should drink what we like not what we are told to like by "experts" - of course we should always be open and willing to try new things (But "whiskey" from Japan or India might be asking just a little too much of some of us Teuchters!) Personally I am a fan of single malts from Speyside and some of the less peaty western malts. Islay just does not do it for me, I always think a piece of burnt wood as fallen into the cask when I taste an Islay malt, but many many imbibers list the Islay malts amongst their favorites. To each their own, but it just means more Glenmorangie and Macallan for me

For the true connoisseur; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFX7z7Wf5xM Leave us our Glens!


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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 12:11:49 AM   
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ORIGINAL: ian77

Whisky in Scotland
Whiskey in Ireland (not as good as Scotland's)
Anywhere else... doesnt really count...


Slàinte!! from Speyside

Many very good Scotch whiskeys, but they are expensive over hear. Currently sipping Oban on occasion but at $100 + a bottle it is used only when I really need it!

My English uncle who was married to my Irish aunt recommended Black Bush as the go-to Irish whiskey but I never got to the distillery on my whirlwind tour of Northern Ireland. Any opinion on that, ian77? BTW, I don't think Black Bush was intended as any sort reference beyond shrubbery.


I hate to admit it, but Black Bush is a pretty good whiskey. But you should all still drink whisky and support Scotlands export trade!

As has already been commented on, taste is a very individual thing, and we should drink what we like not what we are told to like by "experts" - of course we should always be open and willing to try new things (But "whiskey" from Japan or India might be asking just a little too much of some of us Teuchters!) Personally I am a fan of single malts from Speyside and some of the less peaty western malts. Islay just does not do it for me, I always think a piece of burnt wood as fallen into the cask when I taste an Islay malt, but many many imbibers list the Islay malts amongst their favorites. To each their own, but it just means more Glenmorangie and Macallan for me

For the true connoisseur; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFX7z7Wf5xM Leave us our Glens!




There's a nice 'pub' near here that serves a wide variety of Scotches. They've provided Scotch flights for sampling. One of which was the strongest Islay malt that they had-just so we could get a feel for it relative to the others. The menu described the reviews on this one as 'like licking a tarry rope' and 'burning hospital'. After trying it, and with all due respect, I wouldn't use that stuff to degrease my engine.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 3:11:53 AM   
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Specifically with Diet Pepsi over ice with a slice of orange citrus in for flavor.

Now I made myself thirsty.

I've been wanting to try a Rye but haven't yet. I'll have to do that.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 3:17:20 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 4:51:20 AM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 6:29:12 AM   
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It's kind of weird to admit that I've never had a sip of whiskey or bourbon or related beverages.
warspite1

I tried a sip of my Grandma's whisky when I was a kid. I'd never tasted anything so disgusting in my life and I've never been even remotely tempted to try it again.

I wonder if I - or rather my taste buds - would think differently now? But, 40+ years later, I can still 'taste' that like it was yesterday and doubt I will ever try it again.


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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 8:02:18 AM   
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And, for the OP, Jack Daniel's - bourbon is my go-to.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 1:33:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		In my younger days, whiskey was definitely to strong a taste for my taste buds. We mixed rye with a lot of 7-UP so there was a lot of sweetness and just a touch of whiskey taste. Around age 35 I started to appreciate the taste of neat or on-the-rocks liquors as my tongue didn't curl at the taste, so I think there is a dying off of taste buds or something like it going on.
Now in my dotage, I can hardly stand sugary drinks or food but love bitter chocolate. It's a natural progression I guess.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/11/2019 4:36:36 PM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/12/2019 2:45:07 PM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/12/2019 6:07:52 PM   
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In my younger days, whiskey was definitely too strong a taste for my taste buds. We mixed rye with a lot of 7-UP so there was a lot of sweetness and just a touch of whiskey taste. Around age 35 I started to appreciate the taste of neat or on-the-rocks liquors as my tongue didn't curl at the taste, so I think there is a dying off of taste buds or something like it going on.
Now in my dotage, I can hardly stand sugary drinks or food but love bitter chocolate. It's a natural progression I guess.



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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/13/2019 3:36:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bulleit Rye is my go to whiskey. I try to have a bottle on hand at all times. In order to make that happen, I had to find a utility whiskey, and the local Costco came through on that. Kirkland Blended Scotch is amazing--nothing special, but a perfectly presentable everyday tipple. Here's a review. And the best thing a bout it? In a country where the usual booze costs about double the Stateside price, this can be had for about $18 a 1.75 liter bottle. I don't even think you could find it cheaper in the U.S.

I also won a Glen Morangie Lasanta sherry-cask a few months ago in a raffle. Boy, talk about a sublime pour. And my Ardbeg is always there if I need to go full-on peaty.

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/13/2019 1:02:27 PM   
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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/14/2019 3:10:32 AM   
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"Candace, that's great. Find out what kind of whiskey they like. If this isn't our target market, nothing is."

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RE: OT: Whisky/Whiskey Drinkers - what are your favorites? - 5/14/2019 12:09:02 PM   
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"Hey boss, I found this forum where the members play a computer game that simulates every rustbucket in the Pacific War as well as every flyboy that flew in that conflict. They even start games that take longer than the actual war itself and write something called an 'AAR' about them. There's even a guy who fancies himself a Gorn--you know, like the green thing that fought Kirk?"

"Candace, that's great. Find out what kind of whiskey they like. If this isn't our target market, nothing is."

Cheers,
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If you can keep me supplied with Weller 12 , I'll gladly be your target market. (And your new best friend). While I won't sell my soul outright, (at least for now) , I'll happily discuss a long term lease with an option!

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