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silvergoose posted:Tried a glass of Woodford Reserve Rye last night. Not bad, definitely not as rye-y as Rittenhouse or the like, but very drinkable for all that. Anyone have thoughts on it? I haven’t had many ryes, but my opinion was that it’s just “ok.” Then again, I’ve concluded Woodford isn’t really my thing. What would be some other good ryes to try? I enjoyed Bulleit bourbon, so I’m tempted to try their rye next.
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Glenlivet seems the most bland out of the scotches Glenfiddich was surprisingly drinkable Highland Park 12 blew them both out of the water. Just the perfect amount of smoke and sweetness in my book. The glenmorangie nectar d'or is a nice after dinner drink Quarter cask is a beast i can't quite tame yet taste wise Anywho that's my quick, with no real detail, take on em all.
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Is HP12 sweet in a floral way? I tried Glenlivet and to me it tasted like watered down green-apple juice and ladies' perfume.
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Jan 30, 2018 04:01
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HP12 tastes like cigarette ash to me.
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Enigma posted:Is HP12 sweet in a floral way? I tried Glenlivet and to me it tasted like watered down green-apple juice and ladies' perfume. For me, mind you I'm just getting into non cocktails/craft beer, it isn't in a floral way. Nose is sherry sweetness and spice. Almost something akin to leather. I feel pretentious saying that but Dammit it's there Taste is sweetness, touch of bitterness i assume from the barrel, and light smoke on the ending It's, to me, really freaking tasty. I could drink it every day. It's very enjoyable
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Jan 31, 2018 02:49
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I'm gonna recommend Bowmore 12 for anyone looking to get into smoked scotch. Having just had my third glass, it's incredibly easy to drink and not so smoky that you can't get used to the flavor if you're new to it. I downed it faster than I expected.
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kidsafe posted:HP12 tastes like cigarette ash to me. Well, I'm not much of a fan of peaty whisky but this is a bit OTT to say the least. I can totally understand if it's the first smoky peaty whisky you've ever had though.
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Jan 31, 2018 03:40
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Sherry, spice, and leather sounds great. I've tried about a half dozen scotches and Ardbeg 10 is the only one I've liked (and it's awesome). I dig smokey.
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Budgie posted:Well, I'm not much of a fan of peaty whisky but this is a bit OTT to say the least. I can totally understand if it's the first smoky peaty whisky you've ever had though. Maybe it was meant as a compliment? 
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Budgie posted:Well, I'm not much of a fan of peaty whisky but this is a bit OTT to say the least. I can totally understand if it's the first smoky peaty whisky you've ever had though. I like Islays. I like Ardmore. I like Ledaig. I think Octomore is a hedonistic delight. HP smoke is just like...pure coal smoke or cigarette ash to me, and no it wasn't meant to be positive.
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Laphroaig 10 tastes like herbaly band-aids, in a good way.
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obi_ant posted:Laphroaig 10 tastes like herbaly band-aids, in a good way. Most apt tasting notes ever.
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Tiny Chalupa posted:
Try Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie. For me it has definitely replaced Highland Park 12 for the same flavor profile and price point. And I love Highland Park.
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trauma llama posted:Try Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie. For me it has definitely replaced Highland Park 12 for the same flavor profile and price point. And I love Highland Park. Just a warning, with the Laddie you run the risk of being one of those people who thinks it literally tastes like puke. I'm unfortunately one of those people and have had the same mostly full bottle of Laddie 10 for like 6 years.
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I didn't drink in January so I decided to kick February off by doing a tasting of this (drat, don't drink for 31 days and already drunk lmao)
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Feb 3, 2018 02:03
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This is in response to your work, right? Very tasty lookin, those.
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2DCAT posted:I didn't drink in January so I decided to kick February off by doing a tasting of this (drat, don't drink for 31 days and already drunk lmao) I have never had any of these and yet I'm jealous of this picture. The last bottle of scotch I bought was a bottle of Dewar' s Highlander Honey because it was $8. It is... not very good. My booze budget is getting a massive bonus in April though and I'm going to go nuts. Our health insurance decided to hand out fitness trackers and pay $3/day each into our HSA if we hit some number of steps and some other stuff. I jokingly suggested to my wife that I could use the money we save doing that to buy booze. She agreed. 
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I went to a local restaurant's "Pappy & Friends" tasting last week and they had: William Large Weller George T Stagg Old Rip Van Winkle Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot B Pappy 15 yr Pappy 23 yr And it was probably the best $126 I've ever spent. Not only did I get to try all of these magnificent bourbons but there was a six course dinner with it. I've had Pappy 20 yr before but the 23 yr is just like seeing in color after being color blind all your life or having the chance to date a super model. Everything else just pales in comparison. Side note, I made "poor man's pappy" and let it age for about six weeks and I'd put it equal to the 10yr Rip Van Winkle.
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Quiet Feet posted:I jokingly suggested to my wife that I could use the money we save doing that to buy booze.  so I can find her out without you 🤤.
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Feb 3, 2018 04:02
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Since there was talk about the St. Augustine Distillery bourbon and how the Florida heat and humidity affected their production, I found this article specifically about whiskey produced in hot climates.
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Feb 8, 2018 00:38
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We don't have a tequila thread so I'm posting in here but the 1800 anejo is really, really good. Especially for the 35 bucks I paid for it
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Feb 8, 2018 02:46
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1800 is a solid mid-level sipping tequila.
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Hello, friends. I've come to bring you the good news about single pot still. Single pot still whiskey is made in Ireland using only pot boilers, that is, no column distillation. It's one load of grain from beginning to end. One advantage of single pot distillation is that they retain some impurities, that is, flavour. Many other whiskies are blends where they make a little bit of flavourful whiskey and then mix it with column distilled generic white alcohol. This is usually much cheaper, but you get what you pay for. Nothing wrong with drinking blends whatsoever. We were on vacation in Ireland and figured we should try an Irish whiskey while we were there. And some others to compare. And maybe a distillery tour or two. The vacation quickly became much more expensive, but I got to try 40 different whiskeys in 7 days including, I think, every single pot still in the country. In the beginning, I didn't know what any of the terms meant, but the evidence kept piling up that all our favourites were single pot still, which is what brings me here today. Some favourites: Redbreast Mano a Lámh - there were only 2000 bottles of this made, and you couldn't buy more than 2 bottles. I really lucked out by finding this in a bar. Its finished entirely in sherry casks so it's maybe a little sweeter. Favourite whiskey I've tried Redbreast 21- favourite whiskey I've tried that you can actually buy. We've got a bottle tucked away for special occasions Redbreast 15 - seeing a pattern here? Redbreast 12 Cask Strength - I like the extra punch it gives Redbreast 12 - it's just nice. I love this stuff Bushmills 16 - a challenger! This again is a lovely smooth Irish whiskey. Why isn't it higher on the list? I just like Redbreast more Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy - Midleton makes Redbreast. This is another special edition whiskey. You can tell they put a lot of care into making it. Knappogue Castle 16 - I know I liked it, but it was the last night before leaving and I can't remember exactly why. Paddy Centenary - this tasted cheerful to me. It's happy, and doesn't take itself too seriously. Extra plug: Ban Poitin is really good.
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I was to Ireland on my honeymoon, but drat it Irish whiskey is terribly expensive. I tasted some, but a full tour / tasting experience like yours would've drained the wallet far too quickly (and probably cause the quickest divorce ever) Anyway, redbreast in any denomination is awesome. I'm more of a peaty scotch guy but I enjoyed it immensely
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When Bushmills was owned by Diageo I heard that a lot of shady stuff went on that they wouldn't have been allowed to do in their scottish distilleries due to the SWA (Scotch Whisky Association) being pretty on the ball to protect the heritage etc. Shrinkwrapping your barrels to stop those drat angels? Adding wood chips to speed up maturation? Probably those and more.
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Just picked up a Longrow 9 Sauternes Cask, the single cask. The drat thing is a beautiful creme brulee in a bottle.
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Moatman posted:We don't have a tequila thread so I'm posting in here but the 1800 anejo is really, really good. Especially for the 35 bucks I paid for it 35 bucks? Lucky you, it's $48 at my local store. I've been really into Milagro's offerings lately, though. Speaking of Irish Whiskeys, I've been seeing quite a few new bottles popping up locally -- a few that come to mind are Barr An Uisce, Sexton and Kinahans... any of these worth picking up?
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I really enjoyed the couple of samples of Sexton I've had. Can't seem to find it anywhere around here on a shelf though.
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Beachcomber posted:Hello, friends. Redbreast 12 CS is really good. Is Bushmills 16 worth trying if you already have Redbreast? Total Wine had it listed at ~$66 near me.
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Got to a tasting at my dad's synagogue men's club and it was pretty rad. Here's my extremely sparse notes because I'm not really a scotch drinker, more into rye and bourbon. Compass Box, Great King St. Blend Not at all peat, light, somewhat unremarkable. I couldn't get anything off the nose, not much of an anything, really. I'm sure it's fine for its price. This was just a "drink this while waiting for the event to start", not part of the tasting itself. Glen Grand 10 Apple nose, very clean taste and easy to drink, with a fruity finish. Not bad. Glen Moray 12 Weirdly, couldn't get anything from the nose. Bit of a creamy taste, with a smooth, very slow finish. I liked it. Signatory Mortlach 2008 Now we're talking. This is where things picked up for me. Slightly spicy nose, sugary start and then nutty as I tasted it, with an extremely heavy and rich finish. Excellent. Ardbeg An Oa Only scotch I had had anything from the distillery before. I can only describe the nose as Ardbeg, I love it, the bottle I killed a while ago was one of my favorites. Salty taste as expected, smoky and heavy finish. Taylor & Taylor Whiskey Co. & Gordon & MacPhail Single Cask of Highland Park 22yr Yeah so this was put on by Taylor & Taylor. They managed to finagle a cask of 22 year old whisky from Highland Park, without tasting it first. I've never had anything like this. Fruity and delicate nose, fruity, nutty, oily taste with a hot finish. Adding a drop of water made the whole thing sweeter without changing the taste much. Overall, the ardbeg was my favorite, but getting to try that last one was awesome.
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Vox Nihili posted:Redbreast 12 CS is really good. I don't think so, although it might just be my bias. I had the advantage of trying them by the glass, so it was less of an investment.
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silvergoose posted:Got to a tasting at my dad's synagogue men's club and it was pretty rad. Huh I find it strange that they would have a peat monster like ardbeg just before a much more delicate expression of Highland Park.
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spankmeister posted:Huh I find it strange that they would have a peat monster like ardbeg just before a much more delicate expression of Highland Park. Eh, it was a presentation too, with history and anecdotes and all that, so there was enough time between each glass.
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Beachcomber posted:(all this good stuff) drat, you're seriously making me consider Ireland for my next vacation. I've been wanting to correct the injustice of my one trip to Scotland being only 12 hours long, but this makes me want to put it on the back-burner.
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Do it just so you can buy duty free Irish whiskey.
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Okay, so one Irish Whiskey I haven't seen on the list of recommendations is Jameson. Now it's been a while since I've had Bushmills, and I haven't yet had the opportunity to try Redbreast so I can't compare Jameson to the others, but Jameson is a nice, smooth Irish whiskey. I bought my dad a 4 pack sampler one year for Christmas with the Jameson, Jameson Black, Caskmates, and the Reserve. Jameson is smooth, it is a good sipping whiskey, but can also be used in mixed drinks (my dad likes this as a whiskey and coke). Jameson Black is a lot like the basic Jameson, maybe with a bit more of a personality from the charred barrels, personally I like this one better than Jameson for sipping. The Caskmates is okay, but I think it goes better in a mixed drink than as a sipping whiskey personally. Now when I got this for my dad, there was only 1 type of Caskmate. I believe this is now called "Caskmates Stout Edition", as they have just released a Caskmates IPA Edition. It's aged in barrels that were used to age Stout or IPAs. Jameson Reserve (18 year) - Aged in first-fill bourbon barrels, you can taste a hint of vanilla in this one, I really like this one for sipping. Now, I hope to go to our local gastro pub, the owner is really into scotch and whiskey and because of this I know I can get a glass of Redbreast 12, and try some of the recommended whiskeys here.
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Got back from Tokyo yesterday. Drank a ton of whiskey in Japan and was really impressed with a lot of the random cheap whiskey I found there. Brought home bottles of Mars Cosmo and White Oak Akashi but the best thing I drank while there was a dram of Ichiro Chichibu “On The Way” at the hotel bar on my last night. There’s a ton of great hooch over there for really reasonable prices.
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Bushmills Black Bush is pretty great but it's not priced right in the US (similar issue for most Irish whiskey in the US). I enjoyed it alot in Ireland. My favorite was probably Powers John Lane edition. THAT was some tasty whiskey.
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Hey, I just realized I have something to contribute! It’s February, and theoretically it’s cold, or at least cool, and what could be better than a nice hot mug of Scailtin? I pulled this from a cookbook my sister got me a year or two ago for Christmas. Strangely, I can find almost nothing online about the drink aside from a blogger that used the exact same recipe from the same book and a pinterest post referring to it. It also goes by the name “milk punch” but that seems to refer to several similar drinks as well, so a search for it doesn’t always turn up anything useful. The long and short of it is that Scailtin is a mix of milk, a good dose of whiskey, and then varying amounts of honey and spices depending on the recipe you use. The recipe is pretty mild as it stands. I'd recommend doubling the ginger and cinnamon to 1/4 tsp each. What sort of twisted gently caress has a 1/8th teaspoon lying around anyway? Serves 2 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup whiskey 1-2 tablespoons of honey 1/8th teaspoon ground ginger 1/8th teaspoon ground cinnamon. Dash of nutmeg 1: Pour the milk and whiskey into a small saucepan and stir in the honey and spices. 2: Heat slowly, without letting the mixture boil, whisking briskly all the time to create a froth and disperse the spices. 3: Remove from heat just before boiling. Pour into mugs. sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg if you wanna be all fru fru about it. I've actually never managed to get a good froth on it as step 2 suggests but the results have been fine regardless. Hoping we get our tax return money in soon as I just used the last of my scotch to make a cup tonight. I should be able to get a nice bottle of something Irish in time for St. Patty's Day with enough change left over for some bottom shelf swill. Seriously planning on trying some garbage as well as some good stuff just to get an idea.
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Saiphae posted:Okay, so one Irish Whiskey I haven't seen on the list of recommendations is Jameson. Now it's been a while since I've had Bushmills, and I haven't yet had the opportunity to try Redbreast so I can't compare Jameson to the others, but Jameson is a nice, smooth Irish whiskey. I bought my dad a 4 pack sampler one year for Christmas with the Jameson, Jameson Black, Caskmates, and the Reserve. Jameson basically saved the Irish whiskey industry singlehandedly. This was drilled into us over and over again at every distillery and the Irish Whiskey Museum (it sounds like a tourist trap but we really had fun and learned a lot) in Dublin. From what I remember, they were the first to really go after the youth market, which tends to be peat adverse. Jameson, unless otherwise specified, is a blend of single pot still and undifferentiated column distilled alcohol. It gives a lot of the flavour at a much cheaper cost. Definitely what you should used for mixed drinks, and very tasty on its own. Jameson is mostly distilled at the same Midleton distillery where they make Redbreast and Powers and a few others. They had a lot of options at the Jameson "Whiskey Experience" in Dublin. I wouldn't bother with the tour, but the bar was filled with choices, including many, many Single Pot Stills. The other place to go in Dublin for whiskey is the Dingle Whiskey Bar. They are super whiskey nerds there and that was a fun afternoon. They also do (did?) a class once a week where they have a tasting that highlights one specific (rotating) aspect of Irish Whiskey. Single Pot Still Irish whiskey is equivalent to Single Malt Scotch, while Jameson and others are like blended Scotch. Also, the dude who invented the distiller used for blended Scotch? Totally Irish.
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