Nicest Whiskey

jester77

Depends on the season, Highland Park 18 is always on my shelf, I also like Macallan's 12 year sherry oak. Coming into the winter I'll be stocking up on my peatys. Lagavulin 16 and Laphroig 18 are already there.

Links234

dissed doc wrote: »

Hibiki is super, the 12 is my favourite whiskey. Never tried the 17 (never found it available).

Ever go to Yamamori's Tengu bar, it's at the back of the restaurant on the Quay, lovely place, they have a great selection of Japanese whiskeys.

buried

Greenspot. Buy now

Lucifer MorningStar

I've never tried Scotch or any American whiskeys. Usually drink Powers whiskey I find it the nicest for hot ones.

osarusan

I've tasted Taketsuru 17 plenty of times and it is fantastic. Really great.

For Scotch, I thought Cardhu was a really good whisky. Laphroaig has a bit too much peat for me. Not a huge fan of Glenlfiddich myself.

For Irish, I've had Green Spot but wasn't a big fan - something chemical about the taste for me. Redbreast was nice, and Tyrconnell isn't bad for the price.

Zaph

Xenophile wrote: »

Is Bourbon the same as Whiskey? if so Jim Beam!

Bourbon is a style of whiskey that is made from a minimum of 51% corn, rather than malted barley being the main grain. There are other strict legal requirements before a whiskey can be officially called bourbon, but that's the main one. Woodford Reserve and Makers Mark are both excellent bourbons that are fairly readily available and well worth a try.

I'm generally not a Scotch drinker, but I do make an exception for Highland Park 18, it's pretty special. Favourite Irish whiskeys would probably be Greenore and Redbreast.

buried

Scotch tastes like a heroin addicts vomit.

Gatling

What would people recommend if you had a spare €50-€60 to spend on a bottle

Zaph

buried wrote: »

Scotch tastes like a heroin addicts vomit.

Never tried that myself tbh. Would you generally add a drop of water or have it neat?

buried

Gatling wrote: »

What would people recommend if you had a spare €50-€60 to spend on a bottle

Greenspot

buried

Zaph wrote: »

Never tried that myself tbh. Would you generally add a drop of water or have it neat?

vomit and water? better off having it neat if your that way inclined

Pinch Flat

Irish:

Green spot
Powers john lane 12 year old
Redbreast 12 year old
teelings single malt

Scotch:

Lagavulin 16 year old
Laphraoig - 10 year old and quarter cask
The glenlivet

I would usually have varying quantities of these in the house

pauldla

I must agree with the poster who mentioned Crested Ten above. Lovely stuff.

flas

Kilbeggan, any of them are very underrated...

Chancer3001

Yellow spot by a million zillion miles

giles lynchwood

jimgoose wrote: »

I quite like the American rye stuff. I'm partial to an odd shot or two of Jim Beam, but I am rather likely to end up on the roof playing the banjo with no trousers on at 4am.

Are you native American by any chance.

Mine is Jack Daniels silver select.

arayess

Frynge wrote: »

Currently sipping on a chivas 18 year old.

I know lots of people look down on the blended scotches but I like it a lot.

Irish wise yellow spot is a great thing to sup and contemplate life.

people who slag off blends are usually fools who know nothing about whiskey and believe the price tag is the only measure of quality.

my own choices would be
bushmills 16 year

with mentions to
Teelings small batch
redbreast 12

Banjoxed

Irish:

Crested Ten.
Bushmills single malt 12yo

Scotch:

Glenmorangie

suicide_circus

The following are dirt

Jack Daniels
Jim Beam
Teachers
Johnnie Walker Red Label

And yet these are probably some of the biggest selling whisk(e)ys around

Sheep Lover

Jameson

desertcircus

Teelings make excellent whiskies - we have a bottle of the single grain and a bottle of the single malt at home, seriously good stuff.

Powers John's Lane is absolutely cracking - possibly the best Irish whiskey you can buy at that price point. I know people who prefer it to Midleton despite it being half the price

Woodford Reserve and Rittenhouse Rye are both really good American options.

I got a bottle of cask-strength Macallan 18-year-old for my thirtieth a few years ago, been eking it out ever since. It's superb. Honourable mention also to Glenfiddich and pretty much anything that tastes of fire.

Nikka is really tasty, almost feels like a different drink compared to the smokiness of Scotch and the sharpness of bourbon.

The Porterhouse has an Indian single malt called Amrut - it's ridiculously good.

Dammit, it's not even noon and I want whisky now!

onlyme!

stimpson

Links234 wrote: »

Nikka's Coffee Grain

That would be Nikka Coffey Grain. Named after the Irishman who invented the continuous still which made Scotch so cheap. Nice drop, but give me a Pot Still whiskey any day.

Greenspot should be your first port of call for a pure pot still Irish. Best bang for a buck that I've tasted. Beats the pants off its more expensive big brother. The missus got me a bottle of Jameson Signature Reserve this week. I've heard good things and am looking forward to opening it. Bushmills single malt 12 is worth a punt too.

I don't like peaty Scotch, so for me, The Glenlivet is a great drop (best served with a little bit of pepper and some cheese). I got a bottle of Cardhu 12 on holidays this year and it's very approachable.

wp_rathead

Jameson for me but, i'll probably get lynched by the Whiskey snobs for this, I find Clontarf Whiskey that you can get in Aldi is just as nice

323

Zaph wrote: »

Bourbon is a style of whiskey that is made from a minimum of 51% corn, rather than malted barley being the main grain. There are other strict legal requirements before a whiskey can be officially called bourbon, but that's the main one. Woodford Reserve and Makers Mark are both excellent bourbons that are fairly readily available and well worth a try.

I'm generally not a Scotch drinker, but I do make an exception for Highland Park 18, it's pretty special. Favourite Irish whiskeys would probably be Greenore and Redbreast.

Visited a couple of the distilleries in that region when lived over there years ago. Remember something about the percentages being mentioned, but also something about to be called a Bourbon it must be located in the original "old" Bourbon County which apparently used to cover an area many times larger than the present Bourbon County.

Irish ones for me, partial to the Bushmills 10, not refuse any of the Redbrest's, tried Teeling's recently, not at all bad.

Was once told, there are two types of whiskey, the ones you like and the ones you don't, and taste changes over the years.

harry Bailey esq

I love a couple of wild turkey if im feelin flush,my norm Would be JD.Of the Irish Whiskey im fond of a dram of powers

Morpork

Sampled the 31 year old Teeling's whiskey. I'm not a whisky drinker at all, but that was stunning.

john the one

A nice drop of greenspot does me

Flex

Powers Signature Release (not quite as spicy as Johns Lane), Redbreast 12 or Jameson Black Barrel.

As some others have mentioned, Redbreast 21 year old is absolutely amazing. Every Redbreast Ive had I thought was great tbh. Had a measure of cask strength in that whiskey bar next to Trinity; 59% ABV but still very smooth and easy to drink.

Prefer Irish over Scotch, but Glenmorangie 18 year is nice. Dont really like American whiskeys tbh, but a friend of mine got a bottle of Woodford Reserve a month or so ago and had some with him and it was alright.

KungPao

No love for Tesco Value Scotch Whiskey?

OldMrBrennan83

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CrowdedHouse

I'm off the sauce a good few years but back then it was

Crested 10 or Canadian Club

harry Bailey esq

Patww79 wrote: »

Jameson. Wouldn't touch any other.

Cant stand the stuff myself,I find it kinda syrupy and sweet,in the same vein as southern Comfort but obviously with a different taste.

cowboyBuilder

Knockando is really nice

Menas

I never touched whiskey unless it was a Hot one and I had a cold.

But the brother in law got me a bottle of Aberlour 12 year old and it turned me. Lovely stuff. Might have a wee tiple tonight now that I am thinking about it.

donegaLroad

on the other end of the spectrum, the worst whiskey I have tasted is Screech whiskey, which is from Newfoundland.. its paint-stripper.

Aidric

donegaLroad wrote: »

on the other end of the spectrum, the worst whiskey I have tasted is Screech whiskey, which is from Newfoundland.. its paint-stripper.

When I tasted Johnnie Walker for the first time I came to a similar conclusion.

Links234

Dunphy's was the worst I've had

oppenheimer1

Gatling wrote: »

What would people recommend if you had a spare €50-€60 to spend on a bottle

Yellow spot

stimpson

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Yellow spot

Where are you getting Yellow Spot for 60 notes?

Gatling

Currently have a crested ten to start on tonight,
Recently getting back in to whiskeys have to say teelings is on my list for Christmas ,

Odyssey 2005

Had a bottle of Wisers whisky,beautiful stuff. Don't know where I got it but can't get it anywhere I've looked. It's in a square bottle. Any help??

Chancer3001

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Had a bottle of Wisers whisky,beautiful stuff. Don't know where I got it but can't get it anywhere I've looked. It's in a square bottle. Any help??

Just had some in a bar in Canada

uch

Ah you can't beat a sup of Kilbeggan, nicest Whiskey I've tasted

Geuze

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Or Jameson Crested Ten

I'm also a fan.

Got it in a Tesco deal Dec 2014 for 25 euro.

Odyssey 2005

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Just had some in a bar in Canada

Lucky you. mmmmm:cool:

lertsnim

Azza89 wrote: »

Redbreast 21 year old. Just so much going on flavour wise

This 100 times over.

djflawless

Im not a spirit drinker. Especially raw. . But i do enjoy a well diluted JD or paddys with cola

Futureadvocate

Redbreast 12 is great.

Not much mention of the Cooley stuff here,I've never had the opportunity myself.The Greenore and Tyrconnell Madeira 10 is supposed to be great.
An exciting time for Irish Whiskey in the years ahead.Looking forward to the 1st batch of Teelings produced in Dublin.

As for Scotch,i wouldn't buy it on principle.

DrFloppy

Talisker 57 North every time. Peaty, cask strength... delicious.

Edit for whiskey nerds: not actually cask strength. Manipulated to 57% abv. Always wondered why it was so good.