Whiskey

[sigh]

You really don't need much of a vehicle for the highway, now.

You mean it's not just two deep ruts in frozen mud? You're dashing all my carefully coveted images of your hinterland home.

 

[thør]

You mean it's not just two deep ruts in frozen mud? You're dashing all my carefully coveted images of your hinterland home.

My niece drove the highway in a Honda Fit hauling a trailer.

 

[thør]

Really? What does it do to the flavor?

Another

 

[Not Normal]

My friend hipped my Basil Hayden. I bought a bottle a few months ago. I don't drink much, but it's a nice sipper...

 

[dirtwrench]

Beam Devil's Cut

Bulleit bourbon or rye either one

there are several scotches I like, but favs are
Dewars
Chivas
Famous Grouse

Jameson Irish

Crown Royal Reserve


Oh hell, I think I just like whiskey in general. I keep trying some more expensive bourbons and scotches when the kid buys them and says, "Hey Dad, try this."

 

[Scotsman69]

Since we invented the stuff, please allow us to know how to spell it correctly.

The Japanese whiskey says whisky on the bottle. But I figure the Japanese can't spell any better than the Scots.

 

[Paendragon]

Since we invented the stuff, please allow us to know how to spell it correctly.

I thought the Irish were the first . . . at least for this form. They got it from the Romans.

 

[Paendragon]

My friend hipped my Basil Hayden. I bought a bottle a few months ago. I don't drink much, but it's a nice sipper...

I've heard good things.

 

[toubab]

I couldn't find a thread devoted to fine spirits, so I thought I'd start one.

This can be for any type of whiskey. Scotch, bourbon, etc.

What are you're favorites?

I have a few I like.

Jefferson's Reserve bourbon
Blanton's bourbon
Angel's Envy (not technically a straight bourbon, as it's finished in port wine casks)
Glenrothes scotch
Highland Park 18 year-old

And a few that are only carried by a local store (K&L Wines, that can be ordered online if you're interested)

Faultline bourbon
GlenDronach 18 year old scotch (their private stock from the distillery). The best scotch I've ever tasted.

Yours?

I'm surprised to see no mention of Chivas Regal. There was a time I thought there was no other whisky, or whiskey, worth drinking.

 

[Not Normal]

I friend taught me that when drinking whiskey and especially scotch, you should first take the smallest drop possible, so the alcohol doesn't "burn" your tongue. It does make a difference in getting the flavor on later sips.

 

[Scotsman69]

The Irish invented whiskey, which spelling they have retained. (And it's true that the first written record of Irish production is earlier than the first written record of the Scots distillation, though only by a few years.)

The Scots invented whisky, which is produced slightly differently. That's why it has a different name.

I thought the Irish were the first . . . at least for this form. They got it from the Romans.

 

[Scotsman69]

For the record, Bushmills Distillery in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, (and therefore in the UK) is the oldest distillery in the world.

The Irish invented whiskey, which spelling they have retained. (And it's true that the first written record of Irish production is earlier than the first written record of the Scots distillation, though only by a few years.)

The Scots invented whisky, which is produced slightly differently. That's why it has a different name.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

For bourbon I tend to go with makers mark or knob creek.

Candian I go crown reserve

Irish I go jameson mostly, but my favorite is redbreast. My cousin brought a bottle of 24 year redbreast home from Ireland and that was the nectar of the fuckin gods.

Scotch is glenfeddich

 

[Scotsman69]

Or maybe Glenfiddich?

For bourbon I tend to go with makers mark or knob creek.

Candian I go crown reserve

Irish I go jameson mostly, but my favorite is redbreast. My cousin brought a bottle of 24 year redbreast home from Ireland and that was the nectar of the fuckin gods.

Scotch is glenfeddich

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Or maybe Glenfiddich?

My bad. I had a bottle of spayburn orach (sure I spelt that wrong) that I think was a 5 or 8 year. It wasnt bad and under 30 dollars

 

[Adre]

I enjoy a jar of Oban now and then.

 

[Scotsman69]

I've never heard of bottled single malt whisky under eight years old.

You might just mean 'Speyburn'? The Spey is the Scots river whose banks house many malt distilleries.

My bad. I had a bottle of spayburn orach (sure I spelt that wrong) that I think was a 5 or 8 year. It wasnt bad and under 30 dollars

 

[glynndah]

The last time I drank whisk{e}y, I ended up trying to give a hickey on the stomach of the groom-to-be and sporting a black eye at his wedding the next day.

I learned a very valuable lesson that night.

 

[Scotsman69]

Drink more whisky, and avoid whiskey like the plague?

The last time I drank whisk{e}y, I ended up trying to give a hickey on the stomach of the groom-to-be and sporting a black eye at his wedding the next day.

I learned a very valuable lesson that night.

 

[oggbashan]

There is a Welsh whisky:

http://i4.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article1984656.ece/binary/penderyn-593983527.jpg

But although it is different, the Scottish whisky distillers have far more interesting products in a greater variety. Even our local corner shop stocks a dozen brands of whisky.

 

[toubab]

The last time I drank whisk{e}y, I ended up trying to give a hickey on the stomach of the groom-to-be and sporting a black eye at his wedding the next day.

I learned a very valuable lesson that night.

The last time I drank whisky, I nearly killed myself by sliding off an icy mountain road in Germany while driving far too fast for conditions. Once I got the car stopped, I got out and set a half empty bottle of Chivas on a post, got back in the car and drove away. Never looked back.

 

[thør]

The last time I drank whisk{e}y, I ended up trying to give a hickey on the stomach of the groom-to-be and sporting a black eye at his wedding the next day.

I learned a very valuable lesson that night.

Has the swelling gone down?

It's been a week.

 

[glynndah]

Has the swelling gone down?

It's been a week.

Yes, thank you. It was the headache that was the real problem. I do not recommend a long drive over cobblestone streets whilst dealing with a hangover.

 

[thør]

Yes, thank you. It was the headache that was the real problem. I do not recommend a long drive over cobblestone streets whilst dealing with a hangover.

Suggest you stay out of the old part of the city.

 

[Not Normal]

The last time I drank whisk{e}y, I ended up trying to give a hickey on the stomach of the groom-to-be and sporting a black eye at his wedding the next day.

I learned a very valuable lesson that night.

Good little Witch my ass.