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SandyCoin wrote:

gamerforever wrote:

Preezy wrote:

gamerforever wrote:Do you use the standard angostura or the orange one?

I didn't even know they did an orange one.

I used sugar syrup in mine as opposed to an actual sugar cube, worked quite well. We also have these ice cube trays that create massive cubes of ice that look cool in the glass.

Yeah, I saw that they were doing orange bitters, but will try out the standard one with an actual orange peel slice. I've read Buffalo Trace is also a good whisky to have. I need to get those larger ice cubes, that's for sure!

Make sure the white pith is removed from the orange peel. Then give it a good squeeze over the glass to get the oils out.

Thanks, bit of a pro tip there!

when i found out the zest squeeze you get the oil sitting on top of the drink, the smell. incredible

Preezy wrote:

gamerforever wrote:Do you use the standard angostura or the orange one?

I didn't even know they did an orange one.

I used sugar syrup in mine as opposed to an actual sugar cube, worked quite well. We also have these ice cube trays that create massive cubes of ice that look cool in the glass.

the problem with the syrup is you dont get a developing drink - i.e. getting sweeter as you drink it. not 'bad' - just a preference.

I love ordering an Old Fashioned at a good cocktail bar. Feel so cool.

do you drink because its cool or are you cool because you drink?
real questions

I'm a complete poser so it's definitely drinking because it's cool. I think I'm Don Draper for ffs

thats the gateway.
and then you are an alcoholic

Sure is a lot of Bourbon Chat in the Whisky Thread...

Mockmaster would have kittens if he saw this thread nowadays..

Alrighty then - anyone got a favourite Speyside they'd like to recommend?

Finished my bottle of Clynelish 14 Year Old Whisky the other day. My parents visited my brother in Scotland and were nice enough to bring me back a bottle. Very nice whisky indeed and I would happily buy another bottle, especially as the price isn't too bad.

Just finished off the last dregs of a bottle of "Karuizawa: Spirit of Asama" Japanese 2012 single malt whisky.

Absolutely gorgeous drink, and apparently quite an expensive one these days - they did a single run of it and bottles can now go for £3,000

Necked it

How’s this for a strawberry floating terrible idea?

twitter.com/TheGlenlivet/status/1179447297807147009

That's pretty strawberry floated up but I still want to try it.

Received a surprise package from a generous family friend today - a bottle of "The Nikka" 12 year old blended Japanese whisky.

Not tried it or heard of it before but a quick google shows that it retails for about £100 a bottle Don't know what I've done to deserve such a nice gift, but I'm already counting down the hours until the kids are in bed and I can crack it open

rinks wrote:How’s this for a strawberry floating terrible idea?

twitter.com/TheGlenlivet/status/1179447297807147009

How much is in one of those? Seems like a bit more than a sip, and you wouldn't really savour it properly. There may be an application for that sort of system somewhere in the wide world of boozing (maybe in mixology, or even to reduce the weight of bottles in transit like they do with wine), but I'm not sure it's whisky.

Currently drinking an Auchentoshan (well, not right this second, it's half six), and I've got a Glendronach lined up after that. My wife got me a whisky blending kit for my birthday as I went on a course at a whisky festival last year and have been experimenting with it a bit since. It's quite a lot of fun, although potentially it's quite pricey.

For the 500ml one I made earlier this year I started with a base of cheap Haig Club and some of a single malt I was drinking, then tried to accentuate that with some interesting miniatures. Problem was I could hardly find any non-Glenfiddich single malt miniatures. I could basically only get hold of a reduced to clear Glenfiddich gift set (with a 12, 15 and 18yo), and a Smokehead, which I ended up having to mix out with some further blending as it just overpowered everything. Pro tip: when
you're tasting whiskies for blending don't start with the one that trades on being ultra smoky

I'm thinking of saving a little bit of every bottle I buy to build up a little blending library.

After reading Irish whiskeys are easier to drink I got a bottle of Bushmills Black Bush recently.

I've found it by far the easiest to drink of all the ones I've tried.

Also got bottles of Monkey Shoulder and Chivas Regal. I'm finding the Monkey shoulder ok the Chivas not so much.

Got some of these recently as well:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whiskey-Chilli ... 704&sr=8-9

I tend to drink it a room temperature but I think they look pretty cool.

Ste wrote:After reading Irish whiskeys are easier to drink I got a bottle of Bushmills Black Bush recently.

I've found it by far the easiest to drink of all the ones I've tried.

Also got bottles of Monkey Shoulder and Chivas Regal. I'm finding the Monkey shoulder ok the Chivas not so much.

Yeah I started with Irish whiskey, particularly Bushmills and Jameson and they are a fair bit smoother than other mainstream tipples. In terms of Scottish whisky a safe bet would be a Speyside like Balvenie or Glenfarclas, as in my opinion they're far easier to drink than an Islay (which are the smokier and peatier) like Talisker.

Ste wrote:After reading Irish whiskeys are easier to drink I got a bottle of Bushmills Black Bush recently.

I've found it by far the easiest to drink of all the ones I've tried.

Also got bottles of Monkey Shoulder and Chivas Regal. I'm finding the Monkey shoulder ok the Chivas not so much.

Got some of these recently as well:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whiskey-Chilli ... 704&sr=8-9

I tend to drink it a room temperature but I think they look pretty cool.

All the Irish whiskies I've tried tend to be quite sweet, more like a bourbon, but I'm not massively experienced in them myself.

As Preezy says, if you're starting out then run a mile from Islay whiskies or anything described as peaty or smoky. I like them but I still find some of them heavy going. Laphroaic actually advertises using the fact that their whisky has a very "Marmite" quality to it (not in actual taste but that people either love it or hate it). Laphroaic was actually the first whisky I tried and I loved it, but I'm definitely in the minority there! Jura Superstition actually put me off whisky for a bit.

If you like sherry there's a whisky by a Welsh distillery called Penderyn which is finished in sherry casks. It's very drinkable and you can find it for a reasonable price in Tesco sometimes.

Smokey/peaty whiskys still make me feel sick.

When selecting a whisky I just have to look for the mildest words I can find if it's got sweet, light, easy-going etc written on the bottle then I'm all over it!

Just drink Eagle Rare bourbon. Everytime it's the drink I need all the time.