James. Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Brilliant. So smoky and peaty. Mmmm. Drinking by yourself is definitely underrated.
Head Honcho Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Brilliant.So smoky and peaty. Mmmm. Drinking by yourself is definitely underrated. One of the best malts Lagavulin is also a bit cheeky!
James. Posted 16 November 2007 Author Posted 16 November 2007 One of the best malts Lagavulin is also a bit cheeky! Give me more, give me more. I've only just started getting into single malt... any other you could recommend?
Webbo Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Isle of Jura is good but my fave is Glenfiddich, not as harsh as some.
Head Honcho Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Give me more, give me more.I've only just started getting into single malt... any other you could recommend? Most Isle of Islay whisky is the dogs bollox but also try Cragganmore from Speyside. I'll be in Edinburgh in two weeks time so I'll no doubt sample a few on St Andrews Day.
Nick Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Talisker. Especially peaty. The 14 yr old Oban being the thinking alcoholics choice.
James. Posted 16 November 2007 Author Posted 16 November 2007 Talisker. Especially peaty. The 14 yr old Oban being the thinking alcoholics choice. Yes, Talisker is nice. Doesn't have the unique aroma of Laphroaig but a good malt nevertheless. I bought some Edradour from duty free last month. Made in the smallest (legal) distillery in Scotland. Very smooth.
Nick Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Yes, Talisker is nice. Doesn't have the unique aroma of Laphroaig but a good malt nevertheless.I bought some Edradour from duty free last month. Made in the smallest (legal) distillery in Scotland. Very smooth. I have tried that, JTB and its good value also. I have a bottle of 1980 port ellen and a McNab - the distillery has since shut down and there are very few bottles in circulation, I'm hoping to drink it alone also on a very special occassion.....like the death of a close family member for instance...
Head Honcho Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 I have tried that, JTB and its good value also. I have a bottle of 1980 port ellen and a McNab - the distillery has since shut down and there are very few bottles in circulation, I'm hoping to drink it alone also on a very special occassion.....like the death of a close family member for instance... If the distillery is now defunct and the bottle is intact I'd keep it. May be worth a fortune soon
Nick Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 If the distillery is now defunct and the bottle is intact I'd keep it.May be worth a fortune soon yeah, paid 200 quid six years ago..........
James. Posted 16 November 2007 Author Posted 16 November 2007 yeah, paid 200 quid six years ago.......... Drink it! That's what it's there for damn it.
Nick Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Drink it! That's what it's there for damn it. i feel your current judgement may be impaired........
Master Fox Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Do you sit there sipping your whisky in your shiney pj's in a red laether chair ?
Master Fox Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Guinness ! Hmm... I've haven't drank any for while now! I remember why! Not really something i enjoy, i know the tinks love it though but you just don't see people drinking it anymore.
Thracian Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Don't know if The Priest House restaurant at Castle Donington still maintains the tradition but they used to have a special whisky room with some of the finest and rarest malts you'd ever taste. I'm personally not a great whisky drinker. It's not that I don't like it. But, it virtually pickled a close relative of mine who tested and tasted it on behalf of Customs and Excise, which rather put me off. However I did once lose an entire 24-hour day of my life over the drink. An author friend organised a Saturday evening whisky party in Malvern after a bi-annual game of cricket. The idea was to drink a nip of each of 20 whiskies on a list. I was partnered with a lawyer friend from Lincoln's Inn Fields who's great interest, apart from breeding rare sheep, was in sampling every good whisky that he could find. Slowly over the evening we consumed our 20 nips whereby he put his arm around my shoulders and declared with a grin what fun it had been drinking down to the bottom of the list - and why didn't we now drink ourselves back to the top. When I awoke after the session I was in a haystack and it was close to midnight Sunday. There were several of us flaked out on the hay bales and I was next to the most beautiful blonde that any man could ever imagine. The girl became something of a legend months later, appearing on the front cover of all sorts of magazines like Cosmopolitan, and I was teased mercilessly for spending hours on my back alongside her and never even making a move!
Alexikokopops Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 I've drank a bottle Jameson on my todd since Saturday night. Drinking whiskey alone is DEFINITELY underrated.
Hullfox Posted 16 November 2007 Posted 16 November 2007 Why is it that the majority of people only need between one and three lines to show their support for the mighty scotch whereas someone needs an essay?
Zingari Posted 17 November 2007 Posted 17 November 2007 laphroaig tastes like it's made from coal dust;
Daggers Posted 17 November 2007 Posted 17 November 2007 I've drank a bottle Jameson on my todd since Saturday night.Drinking whiskey alone is DEFINITELY underrated. I drank a bottle of Jameson in the time it took to read Thracians extensive post.
OriginalRobboFOX Posted 17 November 2007 Posted 17 November 2007 Don't know if The Priest House restaurant at Castle Donington still maintains the tradition but they used to have a special whisky room with some of the finest and rarest malts you'd ever taste.I'm personally not a great whisky drinker. It's not that I don't like it. But, it virtually pickled a close relative of mine who tested and tasted it on behalf of Customs and Excise, which rather put me off. However I did once lose an entire 24-hour day of my life over the drink. An author friend organised a Saturday evening whisky party in Malvern after a bi-annual game of cricket. The idea was to drink a nip of each of 20 whiskies on a list. I was partnered with a lawyer friend from Lincoln's Inn Fields who's great interest, apart from breeding rare sheep, was in sampling every good whisky that he could find. Slowly over the evening we consumed our 20 nips whereby he put his arm around my shoulders and declared with a grin what fun it had been drinking down to the bottom of the list - and why didn't we now drink ourselves back to the top. When I awoke after the session I was in a haystack and it was close to midnight Sunday. There were several of us flaked out on the hay bales and I was next to the most beautiful blonde that any man could ever imagine. The girl became something of a legend months later, appearing on the front cover of all sorts of magazines like Cosmopolitan, and I was teased mercilessly for spending hours on my back alongside her and never even making a move! Ha, great story. I hate hangovers. Is a nip just a mouthful or is it a measurement?? Monkey Shoulder is pretty damned fine! I concur. It can be found behind the counter in The Looking Glass on Brauny Gate
Webbo Posted 25 September 2008 Posted 25 September 2008 Yes it is. Don't believe anything that Futter says, he's an arsehole.
Dr The Singh Posted 26 September 2008 Posted 26 September 2008 I love whisky but hate drinking alone!1 I have around 16 different bottles of whisky including royal salut, blue label, Jameson's Special Malt, plenty of Glens, including a delightful Glenfiddich malt liquor and a lovely canadian crown royale!!! I hardly drink any cus whisky makes me frisky, and cheap whisky makes me very paraniod and gove mighty hangovers!!
The People's Hero Posted 26 September 2008 Posted 26 September 2008 I'm drinking gin at the moment until it gives me a killer hangover, which is why I moved on from vodka and brandy before that. I just don't like whiskey. I really want to like it. The place we drink after cricket has over 200 different bottles of whiskey.
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