The real man's drink: Whisky

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **rinks** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:14 pm

As promised, here are some pics of my collection. Too much to comment on everything individually, but let me know if there's anything you want more info about. The Aberlour A'bunadh (batch 26) and Bruichladdich 16 are incredibly good.

Nice collection! I'm intrigued with the Jack Daniels Single Barrel. What's it like compared to regular JD?

I'd also like to know more about the Aberlour A'bunadh. I'm a fan of the 10 year old.

You inspired me to post my collection:

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **rinks** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:31 pm

The JD Single Barrel was a pleasant surprise. Having drunk the original No 7 for so many years, the Single Barrel has an immediately recognisable flavour, but it does away with the coarseness of the standard JD. These days I generally only drink JD with a mixer, but the Single Barrel is great on its own, as a change from my favourite Knob Creek bourbon. I got it from Tesco just before Christmas, for around £33, and it's worth a try at that price. I avoided buying it a couple of weeks earlier at an independent off-licence for £50 - it's not worth that kind of money.

The Aberlour A'bunadh was a (very generous) gift from a friend at work, and it's quickly become my second favourite (after the Bruichladdich 16yo). I haven't tried the Aberlour 10yo (yet!), so I can't compare it, but it's very sweet and complex. It's bottled at cask strength (60%), so it benefits from a few drops of water after the first sip, otherwise the sting of the alcohol overpowers the flavour. The one I have is batch 26, and I appear to have struck lucky - it's one of the better ones. Check the Whisky Bible before you buy, as it seems there are some disappointing casks - read the descriptions for batches 15 and 16!

Your collection has reminded me, I must try AnCnoc soon.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:13 pm

If we're posting collections... :shifty:

Not much to look at yet, and most of those are now empty, but it's a start.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Lotus** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:13 pm

LewisD's Christmas Name wrote:Sorry to bring a non-Whisky drink into this thread... but I've nowhere else to seriously discuss other alchohol!

My brother just returned from the shop with a bottle of this:

Now, I'm not a Rum drinker, but this stuff is delicious!
You really get the Vanilla on the nose right away, followed by Cinnamon.
Then the sweetness of the limes comes in and you get a proper Butterscotch/Toffee smell.
Then you taste it and get Cinnamon, Star Anise and Vanilla pod - Followed heartily by a WHACK of Sweet Rum.

And, funnily enough, the after taste is like... like Drumstick lollies!
It also Beads quite well - although the beads are a bit fast - on the walls of my Whisky glass.

I'm going to enjoy necking the rest of that bottle with him over the next few days.

Lewis, any idea where I could buy a bottle of this? I had a quick look in town today and couldn't see it anywhere.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:15 pm

Yeah, Sainsburys has it in everytime I go shopping.

About £18 a bottle or something like that.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Lotus** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:21 pm

Ah, cheers. The one supermarket I don't have near me. :fp:

Asda should have Sailor Jerry, at about 14-16 quid. Waitrose might too. Apparently.

In fact I'm supping some as we speak.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Lotus** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:53 pm

Picked some up in Waitrose today, £16.99. 8-)

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Pacman** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:59 pm

Sailor Jerry is the best alcohol I have ever tasted 8-)

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Lotus** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:30 pm

How do you guys drink it? I've never had proper rum before...

At the moment I'm drinking it neat. Do you put a drop of water in? Ice?

I've heard it can bring out the flavours more - could be bullshit for all I know though. :lol:

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:31 pm

I drank it neat.

Was pretty good as is really.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Pacman** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:04 pm

If I'm home I have rum neat but if I'm out I have it with coke :shifty:

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Knoyleo** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:26 pm

Just opened up the bottle of Monkey Shoulder I got for Christmas, and it is surprisingly lovely. Something quite thick about the flavour, creamy almost. Glugging it out of that chunky bottle into the glass felt really rustic, too. Could become a nice, sturdy, day-to-day whisky.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **LewisD** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:28 pm

Yeah, it's not actually a bad whisky considering it's usually priced at around £17 or thereabouts.

I liked getting it in as an "Incase of Emergency" whisky in times of skintness.

Still loving that Ballentine's I got for my birthday (;)).
Gonna get another when that's gone. 8-)

LewisD wrote:Still loving that Ballentine's I got for my birthday (;)).
Gonna get another when that's gone.

rinks wrote:The JD Single Barrel was a pleasant surprise. Having drunk the original No 7 for so many years, the Single Barrel has an immediately recognisable flavour, but it does away with the coarseness of the standard JD. These days I generally only drink JD with a mixer, but the Single Barrel is great on its own, as a change from my favourite Knob Creek bourbon. I got it from Tesco just before Christmas, for around £33, and it's worth a try at that price. I avoided buying it a couple of weeks earlier at an independent off-licence for £50 - it's not worth that kind of money.

The Aberlour A'bunadh was a (very generous) gift from a friend at work, and it's quickly become my second favourite (after the Bruichladdich 16yo). I haven't tried the Aberlour 10yo (yet!), so I can't compare it, but it's very sweet and complex. It's bottled at cask strength (60%), so it benefits from a few drops of water after the first sip, otherwise the sting of the alcohol overpowers the flavour. The one I have is batch 26, and I appear to have struck lucky - it's one of the better ones. Check the Whisky Bible before you buy, as it seems there are some disappointing casks - read the descriptions for batches 15 and 16!

Your collection has reminded me, I must try AnCnoc soon.

Thanks for the info there. I'm pretty tempted by the Aberlour A'bunadh. Quite reasonable pricing for a well rated cask strength whisky.

You tried AnCnoc yet?

Mockmaster wrote:Thanks for the info there. I'm pretty tempted by the Aberlour A'bunadh. Quite reasonable pricing for a well rated cask strength whisky.

So I actually did end up buying the A'bunadh. The guy in Oddbins wouldn't let me leave without it and seemed reasonable at £36. I could hardly say no after he let me try some of it beforehand along with plying me with a few other choice drams. Quite the salesman. No sign of earlier batches so I got batch 29 - 59.6%. I'm sure Mr. Murray will review it in next year's edition. I love it anyway. Packs a pounding punch but is entirely transformed with a few drops of water. The sweetness really comes through then.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Vermin** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:53 pm

Cool. This thread's still around.

At the moment I've got a bottle of Old Pulteney (very subtle and easy to neck), an old bottle of Talisker I've not touched in a while, and a cask-strength Glen Grant (or '9.45' as it's labelled) from the Whisky Society. It's amazing. Puts the others in the shade.

Old Pulteney made me very ill at new year.

PostRe: The real man's drink: Whisky by **Mogster** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:17 pm

Johnny Ryall wrote:Old Pulteney made me very ill at new year.

It threatened to do the same to me, but luckily I didn't get past "very merry". It's good stuff. Slightly salty too, which sounds nasty, but it somehow works.

I'm enjoying a bottle of 12 year old Highland Park at the moment, which is lovely.

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