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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:
Cheers.
Might have to try some Aberlour - the 12yr old & 15 yr old gets good reviews on the web link Westmeadhawk provided.
You'll have to let me know what you think of it The_Pilgarlic.
Not sure I'm quite ready to give the 60% stuff a go yet though!!
Just wanted to ask you whiskey drinkers- the recent series of Jack Daniels ads lay it on thick about heritage, craftsmanship, quality etc; I assumed this is a nonsense, and no self-respecting whiskey-lover would consider supping the stuff?
The American and Canadian whiskies are really different drinks and should be treated as a category on their own, I think. I'm personally not fond of them because to my taste they are too sweet, but I know a couple of educated and discerning Scotch/Irish drinkers who do like them from time to time as a bit of a change.
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Last edited by jennywales on Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:27 pm; edited 1 time in total
On the water question, remember that most malt whiskies are bottled at factories in the central belt. This is where they add water to bring the strength down to 40% and it will be good old tap water, not the lovely pure stuff used during the distillation.
If you don't like your tap water then use bottled water, if it is OK then you're really just adding MORE tap water.
Yes but presumably the tap water used isn't the brutally smelly stuff that London water is, for example. I used to live in a hard water district where sometimes you could actually taste the chlorine/whatever chemicals they were using, but in soft water districts it's not so bad, I suppose. Certainly our mains water is pretty palatable, and despite having a well I wouldn't hesitate to add our mains water if feeling lazy!! _________________ UNEXPECTED WINNER 2009 FLAT 10 TO FOLLOW COMPETITION!
And I hope it inspires you to try a few others, like Lagavulin (so distinctive and different), Laphroaig (the 15-year-old is one of my favourites), Talisker (could drink it all night) and Macallan (matured in sherry casks so it has a sweetness, which is not to everyone's taste, but I find is a great one for the right occasion).
I always drink mine neat, although a drinking buddy swears by a drop of water with it. _________________ Winner Galway 2008 Comp
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Cheers.
Might have to try some Aberlour - the 12yr old & 15 yr old gets good reviews on the web link Westmeadhawk provided.
You'll have to let me know what you think of it The_Pilgarlic.
Not sure I'm quite ready to give the 60% stuff a go yet though!!
Bottoms Up
I have pencilled in a tasting for tomorrow evening and will report back..... at some stage after.
Aberlour 16yr just been purchased from Waitrose. A lot of single malts there 20% off.
Lagavulin to go on to Christmas list.
Top tip - I'll get down there asap
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Just the smell of whisky makes me queasy.
When i used to work behind a bar, i alwys got the other barpersons to serve it.
Dont mind JD or Jimbeam, but i suppose they dont count
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Dont mind JD or Jimbeam, but i suppose they dont count
As a bourbon lover I have to say they very much do count(although Jim Beam is not the most shining example of bourbon I have to say). It always annoys me when the malt whisky snobs rubbish bourbon
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