Paging the whiskey aficionados ....

conkerman · Post by **conkerman** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:25 pm

Try Makers Mark, A classy Bourbon.

Johnny Walker Green is pretty nice too.

As a sweeping generalisation Irish whiskeys tend to be very smooth.

As a general rule.

Bourbon - Distilled once

Scotch - Distilled Twice

Irish Whisky - Distilled thrice.

An Irishman did tell me that so it may be Pish, but they are generally pretty smooth.

Might look for a bottle of Jamesons 1780. Yum!

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:28 pm

Steve, check out 'Raw Spirit' by Iain Banks aka Iain M Banks.

Also:-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_Spirit

All you need to know:-

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... wAQ&dur=25

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:37 pm

Tullibardine!....

Steve, I used to make an effort to try as many different ones as possible, lost days out of my life....

This is by a long way the best, for me anyway, smooth is not the word, its as if angels are dancing on your pallet!...too much?

Anyway, absolutley beautifull stuff, the only one I would buy a bottle of these days, if i could afford it. That said if your up there visiting there are places that will sell you a dram or two.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/distillerie ... istillery/

cheers

Steve

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:40 pm

Hinckley man wrote:Tullibardine!....

Steve, I used to make an effort to try as many different ones as possible, lost days out of my life....

This is by a long way the best, for me anyway, smooth is not the word, its as if angels are dancing on your pallet!...too much?

Anyway, absolutley beautifull stuff, the only one I would buy a bottle of these days, if i could afford it. That said if your up there visiting there are places that will sell you a dram or two.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/distillerie ... istillery/

cheers

Steve

another on the list ....

My kid brother once bought me a single malt in a pretty tube presentation pack, Auchentoshen .... . I ended up using it to make hot toddies with when I was poorly

Steve1200S · Post by **Steve1200S** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:22 pm

I only drink wisky, don't like any other drinks really (but will if I have to), but I can only drink Jack Daniels straight (with ice).

I've tried to drink a few but have the same issue, its not smooth enough to enjoy drinking it....

Bells is fire water! Avoid!

I got some Glenmorangie as a present, smelling it was enough to put me off, never mind the harshness of it

that's single malt though.

I think a wisky tour is definatly in order! (Probably not the best idea for riding!)

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:42 pm

Wavey wrote:Off the top of my head Steve, I would advise you of the following:

Look out for:
Glenlivet
Glenmorangie
Isle Of Jura

Avoid:
Laphroaig
Talisker

If you like the taste of TCP reverse the above

I'll second that but would add Arbelour to the smooth list along with any Speyside whisky.
And yes, irish whiskey is triple distilled ( bushmills for me)

Steve

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:51 pm

Oh and Jack Daniels is so bad you have to put coke in it to make it remotely palatable

And there's nothing wrong with adding a drop of water to a single malt, it really brings out the flavour!

And Julie bought me a gift pack of Penderyn from Chirk castle at the weekend......I love my wife

Steve

bikemad99 · Post by **bikemad99** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:02 am

Boxered wrote:Oh and Jack Daniels is so bad you have to put coke in it to make it remotely palatable

And there's nothing wrong with adding a drop of water to a single malt, it really brings out the flavour!

And Julie bought me a gift pack of Penderyn from Chirk castle at the weekend......I love my wife

Steve

Steve, we all love your wife.

conkerman · Post by **conkerman** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:38 am

I might partake in a nice bottle, as I had the last of my blue label a while back. (usually have a tot on the wifes grandads birthday) he was a smashing bloke.

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:08 am

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Herb · Post by **Herb** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:25 am

I tried whisky once! It made me pull a really weird face and my facial muscles took about 3 days to recover.

I'll stick to Stowford thank you very much!

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:55 am

Buy yourself a bottle of XO Calvados.............

Sip it neat.

I love my malt whiskies, but laterly - find that they can give me hearburn.

Calvados is lush

Al

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:39 am

Blackal wrote:Buy yourself a bottle of XO Calvados.............

Sip it neat.

I love my malt whiskies, but laterly - find that they can give me hearburn.

Calvados is lush

Al

agreed Al, Calvados and good cognacs are lovely

... and I find the mark of a good spirit, to me anyway, is that I want to drink it neat.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:57 pm

Jura Origin is smooth