The real man's drink: Whisky

JD and coke is my drink of choice :oops:

, but when I went to Canada I was introduced to some Canadian whiskey that was soo much nicer than JD. I really should experiment a bit more and try a few other whiskys.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:48 pm

You like it sweet, or peaty? And exactly how much £?

Gil-Martin wrote:
To summarise: Sweet and caramelised; marmalade on toast; oaky, aggressive....just a bloody good drink.

Don't get this. You sound like that mental woman off the wine shows; "Jet fuel, with a hint of dog!" Whisky tastes like Whisky, which tastes a bit like a very alcoholic spirit. Put it in coke and it tastes like coke with alcohol, put it in water it tastes like watery alcoholic. If it tasted like marmalade on toast I'd be pissed off my face every night...

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:07 pm

Tafdolphin wrote:
Gil-Martin wrote:
To summarise: Sweet and caramelised; marmalade on toast; oaky, aggressive....just a bloody good drink.

Don't get this. You sound like that mental woman off the wine shows; "Jet fuel, with a hint of dog!" Whisky tastes like Whisky, which tastes a bit like a very alcoholic spirit. Put it in coke and it tastes like coke with alcohol, put it in water it tastes like watery alcoholic. If it tasted like marmalade on toast I'd be pissed off my face every night...

It's true though.

Like with AnCnoc.. it has a very Lemony scent, and a taste reminiscent of Toffee Apples almost. With an Oaky aftertaste.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:15 pm

Tafdolphin wrote:
Gil-Martin wrote:
To summarise: Sweet and caramelised; marmalade on toast; oaky, aggressive....just a bloody good drink.

Don't get this. You sound like that mental woman off the wine shows; "Jet fuel, with a hint of dog!" Whisky tastes like Whisky, which tastes a bit like a very alcoholic spirit. Put it in coke and it tastes like coke with alcohol, put it in water it tastes like watery alcoholic. If it tasted like marmalade on toast I'd be pissed off my face every night...

Except it's not my description; it's the reviewer on that website I linked to, you arse.

I'd never say something like that. I am trying to be helpful towards Mocky, though. Hence why I linked to it, then summarised.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:27 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:either, and ermm...Less than £70 maybe.

Well, I don't like peaty, Islay ones that much (they pretty much all smell like TCP to me), so I'll give you a couple of good sweet, honey-like ones to go for.

Aberlour Cask Strength (I forget the age). It's a Speyside Malt (my faves) About £40. Lovely stuff.

Isle of Jura 15 y/o. £40-£50.

I've been to Gleneagles Hotel a couple of times, and IIRC there's a special bottle of Isle of Jura (20 or 25 y/o) that costs about £100 a nip. One day. One day.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:42 pm

Yeah, that one's about £1K a bottle. Effing ridiculous. Aimed at the Japanese businessmen that frequent the bar in the Hotel, methinks.

And if you go for younger versions of the Aberlour and Jura, you can get them both for about £50-£60.

I just bought a bottle of Morrison's 'The Best' Single Speyside Scotch, aged in Oak Cases, 15 years old it says here. £20, which is probably more than I've ever spent on a bottle of anything since the last time I grudgingly bought anybody some perfume (and even then I might not have gone over the £20 quid mark). I am looking forward to sampling its 'exceptional complexity and mellowness,' plus its 'fruity floral character', although I can't help but think if I'd gone to Farmfoods and picked up a quart of olde english malt liquor, the overall effect wouldn't be much different. Oh well, it's all about embracing the new innit. Grumpily embracing it, but still.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:59 pm

moi wrote:I just bought a bottle of Morrison's 'The Best' Single Speyside Scotch, aged in Oak Cases, 15 years old it says here. £20, which is probably more than I've ever spent on a bottle of anything since the last time I grudgingly bought anybody some perfume (and even then I might not have gone over the £20 quid mark). I am looking forward to sampling its 'exceptional complexity and mellowness,' plus its 'fruity floral character', although I can't help but think if I'd gone to Farmfoods and picked up a quart of olde english malt liquor, the overall effect wouldn't be much different. Oh well, it's all about embracing the new innit. Grumpily embracing it, but still.

Does it say where it was brewed? I'm guessing it's not "The Morrisons Brewery".

No, roughly as vague - it says 'Scotland'. Alright, slightly more illuminating maybe, it says Speyside. That mean anything?

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:07 pm

moi wrote:No, roughly as vague - it says 'Scotland'. Alright, slightly more illuminating maybe, it says Speyside. That mean anything?

Well it's an area of Scotland in which lots of good whisky is made, so that's something! It's probably pretty good.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:19 pm

Speyside is where most of the good sweet malts are distilled. The 'Scotch' moniker is slightly ambiguous, though. It could mean malt, or it could mean blended.

Yep, it's single malt. Just had a little snifter, neat, and I gotta say it's pretty good. Would it be wrong to mix it with milk? Seem to remember my Grandad liked it like that. The other alternative is blueberry juice or, uh, water.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:48 pm

moi wrote:Yep, it's single malt. Just had a little snifter, neat, and I gotta say it's pretty good. Would it be wrong to mix it with milk? Seem to remember my Grandad liked it like that. The other alternative is blueberry juice or, uh, water.

You don't buy a good whisky to mix it.

According to the sages in this thread, a drop of water can work well in a single, or a block of ice in a double. Personally I prefer everything neat, although I've never had one of those mystical concentrated whiskies.

EDIT: Here I am dishing out advice on something I know very little about. It's the comics thread all over again! :lol:

Anyway, I've got a bottle of Knockando to attend to.I'll report back later.

I like my whisky on the rocks. No ice, though.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:26 am

Knockando then. The Oddbins website describes it as "light to medium-bodied with enticing, smooth, delicte nutty flavour and a warm sweet edge to the finish." I'd go with that. It smells amazing, like something between almonds and white chocolate. It tastes, for want of a better word, mellow, and slightly nutty like Oddbins say. I couldn't help but pour myself a second glass after the first, and I'd happilly keep going if I was feeling silly. I'm no connoisseur, but for the first bottle of whisky I've ever bought for myself, I'm happy.

Can't believe I'm s'posed to drink this stuff straight, we're talking about goddamn firewater here. Hey, if it makes the working morning go quicker I might slip a little in my coffee...

I'm really tempted to get a bottle of whisky after reading this, the only problem is that like others here I find it all tastes the same. I used to think JD had a really unique taste but after I tried something crap like Bell's I realised they tasted almost the same. What would be the best bottle for around £20, which I can get from the supermarket? I'll want to try it with water/ice/carbonated water as well so something that goes well like that would be good.

John Galt wrote:I'm really tempted to get a bottle of whisky after reading this, the only problem is that like others here I find it all tastes the same. I used to think JD had a really unique taste but after I tried something crap like Bell's I realised they tasted almost the same. What would be the best bottle for around £20, which I can get from the supermarket? I'll want to try it with water/ice/carbonated water as well so something that goes well like that would be good.

You can get some pretty decent single malts for £20-£25 in Tesco. The Yamazaki I describe in the first post was £26 and that's splendid.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Gandalf** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:35 am

I used to like it, but about 10 years ago, me and about four others were playing poker on New Years Eve (house party) we got through seven bottles of Bells whiskey and a bottle of Southern Comfort (on the top of cans of lager) throughout the night. As soon as my head hit the pillow, the room span and span and span. I fell out of bed, I was violently sick, I thought I was gonna die! :lol:

I can't even stand the smell of it now.

The real man's drink: Whisky

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