The real man's drink: Whisky

Last edited by LewisD on Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:00 am, edited 1 time in total.

Transsexual Blackout wrote:
closer wrote:Have you tried some of the more 'refined' bottles of jd ?

I've not. I wasn't aware that such things as more 'refined' JD existed.

I'll keep eyes and ear alert then - bog standard JD is horrible (though not nearly as bad as Jameson ) but I'm open to trying this, if you recommend it.

Is it much similar to ordinary JD or did you drink it too quickly to recall?

The 'special' JD's are worth a go.
I think one of them is called "Silver Select", and it's the bottom-of-the-range of the 'specials'. I can't remember too well though.

Edit: beg y'pardon.. "Single Barrel" is the cheapest special.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:01 am

Comes in a funky bottle too:

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **still** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:01 am

Mockmaster wrote:
closer wrote:Personally I'll quite happily drink southern comfort - a nice if somewhat sweet liqueur - and jack daniels is an acceptable burbon - (excuse my spelling - I can't be arsed to get things right at this time of right). Lets try not to be too pretenscious about this !!

We are whisky connoisseurs damnit! There is no better time to be pretentious. Embrace it.

I have no time at all for Jack Daniels I'm afraid. Jim Beam on the other hand, is a very nice bourbon.

As for ice/no ice. It varies. I like to sample most whiskies straight first, and then on the rocks.

Christ man I'll drink, and enjoy, both jd and jb - neither are anything above ok. And as to water or no water, always a drop of water, (but not ice - we are not in america after all !) - but more important, seeing as we are being connoisseurs - is the shape of the glass !

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:03 am

closer wrote:But more important, seeing as we are being connoisseurs - is the shape of the glass !

I'm a thick-walled, square glass guy... is that bad?

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **still** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:06 am

Transsexual Blackout wrote:
closer wrote:Have you tried some of the more 'refined' bottles of jd ?

I've not. I wasn't aware that such things as more 'refined' JD existed.

I'll keep eyes and ear alert then - bog standard JD is horrible (though not nearly as bad as Jameson ) but I'm open to trying this, if you recommend it.

Is it much similar to ordinary JD or did you drink it too quickly to recall?

No i didn't drink it too quickly - I have some respect !! - the owner was a fantastic man who died far too young - fact is JD is just a brand and they do quite a few variants - trouble is, as always... - depends on how much you are prepared to pay. Said gentleman had this particular JD stashed away for his daughter's one day wedding. Its a tragedy that he didn't live to see this - but I did enjoy his bourbon !.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Pez** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:09 am

WHISKEY!

Page 3?!? For shame!

Anyway, I quite like Jack Daniels but have never ventured out into the wide world of whiskey yet. I have tried some 10 year black label and 10 year Famous Grouse which were not bad.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **still** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:11 am

Transsexual Blackout wrote:
closer wrote:but more important, seeing as we are being connoisseurs - is the shape of the glass !

Why aye man! I was hoping someone would bring that up. I drink from these:

I only have one of my own, specially carried down from Scotland by a cousin, but I bought my dad a set of these as a Christmas present.

Really improves your whisky!

I'm sure there are other excellent glasses - but I'm a student, and one is enough for me , as long as my housemates don't bloody break it... they've already used it for mixing sauces, WTF.

Now that really is lovely you lucky bastard ! - my glass is pretty much the same shape but definitely not lead crystal - I feel an 'investment coming on !

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Cyburn2** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:24 am

Not greatly keen on Whisky myself, more of a Bourbon man

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Can't stand the stuff myself, but the very first pressie I got my missus all those years ago was a 15 year old Laphroaig.

The guy behind the counter complemented my choice but looked rather annoyed when I said I hated Whisky and it was a gift. I did have some actually after she'd opened it...tasted like the stuff they clean swimming pools with.

I have however been on a Whisky hunt the past few years, Mrs Taf's dad loves a bit of the old Vat 69 and couldn't find it anywhere in the UK. We found a couple of bottles in Tokyo (one of which we smashed on the subway!) and he was muchly appreciative. Now however he wants some Johnnie Walker Blue. The cheapest we've found was £100 in Taipei, so the next time the missus goes through there she'll be picking it up. I think I've pretty much got to have a taste of that (if he'll let me)

Right. After a fortnight on the wagon i'm off to see what I can unearth in the cupboard.
Hope you still have some of your chrimbo pressie left closer.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:33 am

Cyburn2 wrote:Not greatly keen on Whisky myself, more of a Bourbon man

Bourbon is whiskey innit? What am I missing here? And why all the hate for Jack Daniels, I though that was the rock n roll choice of booze? I rarely turn my nose up at any booze and so I can't really remember much about the subtleties of flavour; the only mildy exotic one I've had is Maker's Mark, cos I remembered it was Willem Defoe's tipple of choice in Spider-Man so I thought i'd give it a try. Can't remember if it was nice or not though...

Southern Comfort tastes like rat's piss.

closer wrote:Personally I'll quite happily drink southern comfort - a nice if somewhat sweet liqueur - and jack daniels is an acceptable burbon - (excuse my spelling - I can't be arsed to get things right at this time of right). Lets try not to be too pretenscious about this !!

Problem with JD is that, for me, it has to be taken with a mixer. Have a few of them with coke and my teeth feel like they're about to melt away.

As for whisky, I've never been a great fan. The cheaper, more affordable alternatives are usually too harsh in taste and the only one I've tried otherwise is Monkey Shoulder, which was more tolerable.

My friend seems to love Bells and drinks it religiously. And he calls himself a whisky expert (more like an alcoholic, at the rate he drinks it).

Ah, I'm definitely going to take some tips from this thread. I'm not a connoisseur, but I've recently started drinking and taking an interest in whisky.

Scotch is my preferred, I had a rather nice Laphroaig a few months back which sparked my interest. Lush.
I did have some Bushmills last night, actually, which I did enjoy a fair bit. But that was the last of the bottle and, wanting a second glass, I followed it with some Jamesons. Which was a fairly bad idea for a variety of reasons. :lol:

Can't stand JD though, it's filthy, as is mixing any kind of whisky with coke. It's the devil's drink. That's not me being pretentious about it, it just tastes rubbish.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Stig** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:07 pm

Not really a fan of whisky myself. I'm sure I'll get there eventually though....

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:41 pm

If you like your single malts sweet and powerful, try to get hold of a malt made at the St Magdalene Distillery, which closed in the mid 80s. My brother and I bought our dad a bottle a few years back and it's got to be the finest I've tastest.

It's expensive, yes, but not ridiculously so.

Check out that %. Firewater.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **HrC** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:16 pm

moi wrote:Bourbon is whiskey innit? What am I missing here? And why all the hate for Jack Daniels, I though that was the rock n roll choice of booze? I rarely turn my nose up at any booze and so I can't really remember much about the subtleties of flavour; the only mildy exotic one I've had is Maker's Mark, cos I remembered it was Willem Defoe's tipple of choice in Spider-Man so I thought i'd give it a try. Can't remember if it was nice or not though...

Southern Comfort tastes like rat's piss.

Maker's Mark is the only spirit I keep stocked in the house... JD is ok, but its too sweet and not as smooth. I need to try some Rebel Yell if i can find some, that stuff definitely is Rock 'n Roll. Yet to get into the Single Malts. Really need to give it a try!

I cant say I'm terribly experienced with Whiskeys, though I do enjoy a bit of Jack Daniel's every now and then.

Aside from one time I was completely bollocksed after a two day bender and ended up having a lock in drinking top shelf Whiskey. One that I remember being Smokehead.

:fp:

Gil-Martin wrote:If you like your single malts sweet and powerful, try to get hold of a malt made at the St Magdalene Distillery, which closed in the mid 80s. My brother and I bought our dad a bottle a few years back and it's got to be the finest I've tastest.

It's expensive, yes, but not ridiculously so.

Check out that %. Firewater.

Oh dear. I've now got it into my head that I have to buy this.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:25 pm

Do you like your whisky with water, Mocky?

If not, don't bother with it, as it'll hurt your throat when neat.

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