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I've been drinking Jim Beam White for a long time since it's pretty much the only dirt-cheap, readily available bourbon here in rural UK. And, while I'll be keeping a bottle around for lovely party drinks like boilermakers and such, I need something with some actual flavour. Also, a good introductory rye. I'm no stranger to full flavour (I'm a big fan of Laphroaig and Smith & Cross rum), and in fact I'd prefer something with some complexity and body, since all my homemade Manhattans thus far have been dull, lifeless affairs I was thinking maybe Wild Turkey 101 for bourbon, and Rittenhouse 100 for rye? Seems like both have a pretty good rep here.
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# ¿ Apr 30, 2014 14:55 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 16:46 |
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Slimchandi posted:Rittenhouse 100 seems quite difficult to get hold of in the UK. Maybe consider Sazerac Rye, or Pikesville (which I believe is Heaven Hill as well). Rittenhouse is proving a lot easier to find than Sazerac in my neck of the woods. Sazerac was another contender but it seems to be sold out everywhere.
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# ¿ Apr 30, 2014 18:44 |
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Slimchandi posted:Where is this so I can drive there tonight. Corks of Cotham in Bristol appear to stock it.
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# ¿ Apr 30, 2014 19:25 |
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Rittenhouse 100 is the poo poo. Makes a delicious Old Pal. How's FEW Rye? I've read varied reviews -- I think I'm being seduced by the presentation.
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 18:28 |
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dennis4167 posted:Where is a good place to start with hard alchohol? Four Roses Small Batch. Worked for my brother.
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# ¿ Sep 23, 2014 13:33 |
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I really like Nikka Whisky from the Barrel.
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# ¿ Oct 2, 2014 19:59 |
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I was thinking of getting a bottle of the new Dark Origins for my brother for Christmas as he's a huge Highland Park fan -- is it any good?
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2014 18:59 |
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Devil Wears Wings posted:mostly negative things about Finlaggan. I'm quite surprised by this, since it's a non-chill-filtered, naturally-coloured, cask strength independent bottling of what many people suspect to be Lagavulin for £40. Admittedly, it's supposed to be a young expression, but still.
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# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 12:10 |
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Well hell, Caol Ila's own cask strength bottling is more than double the price! If I were a peathead, I'd snap it up.
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# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 17:06 |
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I have to choose between Ardbeg Uigeadail, Old Grand-dad 114, and Springbank Cask Strength for my monthly payday booze order. This is gonna take some deliberatin'
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# ¿ Oct 20, 2014 21:34 |
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Zarkboy posted:Okay, I'm a long-time lurker who doesn't post much, but over the years I've learned a lot and gotten some great recommendations in this thread. I've recently started up a whisk(e)y blog, and if anyone wants to check it out, I'd be thrilled the get any feedback - are my tasting notes coherent, is the writing remotely interesting, etc. I'm still trying to figure this whole "blogging" thing works. Anyway, the address is https://www.adramgooddrink.com. No pressure, but I'd welcome anyone's input! Thanks! Bookmarked. Good stuff.
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# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 20:28 |
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I fancy a couple of bottles of the good stuff for my upcoming 30th birthday. I think a bottle of Scotch or Irish, and a bottle of American. So far I've narrowed it down to: Scotch/Irish Laphroaig 18 Highland Park 18 Redbreast Cask Strength American Whistle Pig 10 Year James E Pepper Stagg Jr Wild Turkey Rare Breed Balcones Brimstone (seems a bit, I dunno, gimmicky) Either that, or a single bottle of something a bit more special, for which I'd be prepared to pay up to £200. Does anybody have any recommendations?
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2015 17:21 |
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Hey, thanks all. I think I'll get a sample of the Brimstone before shelling out for the whole bottle. I guess I was hoping for a more intense version of High West Campfire (drat, I need a bottle of that too).
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# ¿ Mar 7, 2015 17:41 |
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obi_ant posted:So, I acquired a bottle of The Glenlivet 18 Year. I'm typically a beer drinker and I'm having a bit of a difficult time drinking this. Is this a bottle a good place to start? The only other types of hard liquor I've had are typically either with ice, or in shot form; stuff like Blue, Red, Black Label, Bullit, Jameson etc. For my birthday I was given a sampler of Glenlivet 18 and a small of bottle of off-brand Speyside from a relatively upmarket UK supermarket (Marks and Spencer). I much prefer the supermarket whisky; the Glenlivet seems bland and lifeless in comparison.
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# ¿ May 27, 2015 19:40 |
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grandpas drunk posted:You ever mix wis key with tequil a I like to sometimes and get the party staaaaarted!! wub a lub a dub duuuuuuuuub
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2015 15:03 |
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Allantois posted:*EDIT* For comparison the Death & CO recipe uses 2 parts buffalo trace to .75 parts simple syrup and .75 parts lemon juice with the same egg technique but suggests angostura bitters to finish it off and an orange crescent / cherry flag for garnish. *EDIT* I tried this a while back and it was far too sweet and kind of bland for my tastes. Personally, I'd dial back the simple to .5 and incorporate at least some bitters before shaking. You might try them with Irish whiskey in place of bourbon -- Redbreast is fantastic for this, but even plain old Jameson's does the job. Wachter fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Jul 31, 2015 |
# ¿ Jul 31, 2015 20:03 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 16:46 |
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Kenning posted:Yeah, Caskmates is a really boring whiskey. Not worth the price of admission. Good save; standard expression Jamesons is a guilty pleasure of mine and I had that lined up for payday. I should just get another bottle of Redbreast already (I should always get another bottle of Redbreast).
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