Whiskey
 

Discuss.

i killed a hobo

Well, there goes that new year's resolution.

It's not a real whiskey.

I used to drink scotch whiskey, and then someone got me started on bourbon and coke, but bourbon is really like lolly water when you mix it with coke, or even if you have it straight compared to scotch whiskey.

Makers Mark is a nice one to have straight or on the rocks I think. JD is a bit harsh.

I used to drink a lot of whiskey. Then I discovered why I had hangovers. Now I stick to gin and vodka, but still enjoy the slightest taste on really good bourbon now and again...but only a very little.

I'm the opposite... I can get a much worse hangover from gin than from Scotch.

Hangovers I got from bourbon -- Southern Comfort counting as sweet bourbon. I favor Scotch and make a point of never getting drunk on it.

It's bourbon. When I was in college I drank several of my floor-mates under the table doing that shot challenge from Raiders of the Lost Ark. These days I could probably still hold my own, but I am out of practice.

For whiskey, I go Glen Morangie.

Any particular variety of Glenmorangie?

And if you like them, try a bottle of Balvenie Doublewood from Trader Joe's.

I bought a bottle of the 12yo Balvenie in 1996, and found that it required 10 years to develop a taste for it.

Considering buying another bottle. It's cost-effective at that rate of consumption.

For my money, the 12yo Balvenie is not as good as the 10yo. I'd recommend either it or the 15yo :yum: over the 12.

Just the regular stuff (what is that, 8 year, 10 year? The older ones are too expensive for drinking)

This is Pennsylvania, son. We can't buy booze in the regular supermarkets here. We have to go to the State Store. Self-serve liquor is a fairly recent innovation.

you can't even buy BEER at a Kwik-E-Mart in Penna! You have to go to a bar to buy a six pack! Holy moly, I was floored!

we have state licensed stores for booze but in OHio you can buy beer and wine anywhere---even in drive-thrus.

When they hold the Highland Games at our local university stadium, they have SCOTCH SAMPLING BOOTHS.

When they hold the Celtic Heritage a few towns over, you can't even get a Guinness while watching bands.

It's ƒucked up when you can't drink at a Celtic faire.

If you drank it at youth parties then it's time to graduate.

I like a good Canadian whiskey. I'd like to try a good Irish.

I'm a Scotch man. Glen Fiddich or Glen Morangie, pref 25 years old. I enjoy the finer things in life...in moderation.

I find that a glass of fine Scotch and one ice cube, swirled in the hand and sampled gently will relax six weeks of tension from me.

What I had in mind was the Port Finished, Sherry Finished, or Bourbon Finished flavors. Like Balvenie, Glenmorangie is taking to using two-barrel systems, finishing off the ageing in barrels that previously were used for one of the above.

Rather familiar with it; I've bought beer in Penna. before -- many years ago now.

Huhm... you're the first guy I've met who doesn't like Speyside scotches. Or is it scotch in general, and from anywhere? That's actually easier to understand.

The only Speyside I've tasted that I didn't like was 12y.o. Glenfiddich. I dislike its bitter finish and prefer whiskies without it.

Oh, I developed a taste for it, it just took 10 years. Like the first year I drank a finger of it, and I said, I just don't get why this stuff is so special. The second year I drank a finger of it, and I thought, well this seems pretty much the same. And so on, until last year when I said, hey this stuff is actually pretty good.

Hmm. And was there ever a Scotch that got your favorable attention at first sip?

For me, that was Laphroaig.

Oh yes ... Lagavulin 16 Year for me. The very first sip almost brought a tear to my eye.

David Tennant :drool:

Oh, Scotch. Sorrry.

Darn it, we need a shot-of-whisk(e)y smiley!

"Scotch is what ye drrink; Scots is what ye arrrre."