What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

mikeecho

Itssoeasy wrote: »

A shirley Bassey ? I don't drink whiskey but when I have I drink the one named after my great great grandfather.

Mellor wrote: »

Care to elaborate? Not really clear what you are referring to.

I think he has had a few too many...

Itssoeasy

mikeecho wrote: »

I think he has had a few too many...

I haven't had any one too many actually. I've had no alcohol tonight. My great great grandfather on my mother's side was the guy paddy whiskey was named after.

Mellor

mikeecho wrote: »

I think he has had a few too many...

Either that or Shirley Bassey was hi s great great grandfather.

Itssoeasy

Mellor wrote: »

Either that or Shirley Bassey was hi s great great grandfather.

Actually wrong.

Greg81

milltown wrote: »

Makers Mark.
Only started getting into whiskey lately and tried mostly Irish and some scotch. Never tried any american. Guy in work recommended MM so when I spotted it on special in Dunnes I picked it up. I like my whiskey in a tumbler, almost neat, with maybe a drop of water to soften it.

I found the Makers Mark almost undrinkable to my normal recipe, with a very chemically taste to it. With extra water it's smoother and I can enjoy some of the flavours that come through but then the experience misses the burn and feel that I like in whiskey.

What are others' opinions on this stuff?
And any other american stuff worth a shot?

Makers Mark is not for me either. I have tried in different forms.

Try Wild Turkey 101 or Rare Breed with a drop of water.

L1011

I'm not sure that that nickname for Black Bush is particular acceptable anymore!

Mellor

L1011 wrote: »

I'm not sure that that nickname for Black Bush is particular acceptable anymore!

Why not?

Seth Brundle

Mellor wrote: »

Why not?

Maybe a Shirley Bassey is now called a Brazilian?

killbillvol2

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Mellor wrote: »

Why not?

Maybe a Shirley Bassey is now called a Brazilian?

Whoosh

dashcamdanny

Last week I bought a bottle of Paddy , and to be honest, I found it difficult to say anything nice about it. Its very plain and has no body or character. Maybe I will keep it for mixing .

Tonight I got a bottle of Bushmills 10.. Reduced to 40 euro in Tesco at the moment. Another 10% of with a family members staff discount.

Compared to the Paddy whiskey, its night and day. Rich dark honey taste that lingers long after the swallow. So good.

artanevilla

I like Maker's Mark I have to say. Normally don't touch Bourbon. Nice with a cube of ice (normally don't touch ice either).

EagererBeaver

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Tonight I got a bottle of Bushmills 10.. Reduced to 40 euro in Tesco at the moment. Another 10% of with a family members staff discount.

Compared to the Paddy whiskey, its night and day. Rich dark honey taste that lingers long after the swallow. So good.

One is a single malt from the far north of the island. The other is a bog standard blend from the far south. Night and day sounds about right.

Mickiemcfist

EagererBeaver wrote: »

One is a single malt from the far north of the island. The other is a bog standard blend from the far south. Night and day sounds about right.

And on special - only double the price. Paddy is grand for what it is

Standman

milltown wrote: »

Makers Mark.
Only started getting into whiskey lately and tried mostly Irish and some scotch. Never tried any american. Guy in work recommended MM so when I spotted it on special in Dunnes I picked it up. I like my whiskey in a tumbler, almost neat, with maybe a drop of water to soften it.

I found the Makers Mark almost undrinkable to my normal recipe, with a very chemically taste to it. With extra water it's smoother and I can enjoy some of the flavours that come through but then the experience misses the burn and feel that I like in whiskey.

What are others' opinions on this stuff?
And any other american stuff worth a shot?

Bourbon has a more robust taste to it in general, but I found Maker's Mark to be on the blander side. If you didn't like that you probably won't like bourbon in general.

As for recommendations, Knob Creek is my favourite (not the rye version). Packs a punch!

RasTa

Bulliet Bourbon is nice and easy to drink straight

Jimdagym

Coming home through London City Airport today and picked up a bottle of Nikka from the Barrel for 31 pounds.
Looking forward to giving it a good go!

EagererBeaver

Jimdagym wrote: »

Coming home through London City Airport today and picked up a bottle of Nikka from the Barrel for 31 pounds.
Looking forward to giving it a good go!

Comes up regularly on this thread. Don't think anyone has ever been disappointed, it's lovely stuff.

Hotblack Desiato

Anyone know which if any major off-licence chains here stock it and how much? Would the Celtic Whiskey Shop have it, it's not too far from my work?

Quackster

Currently a tenner off Jameson's The Whiskey Makers Series in Dunnes (€60 instead of €70). Haven't tried any of them yet and had €20 off €90 in spend & save vouchers so seemed an opportune time to pick up a bottle at an effective price of €46.67 (having bought it with €30 of groceries).

Went for the Blender's Dog. Will probably save it for Christmas.

Jimdagym

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Anyone know which if any major off-licence chains here stock it and how much? Would the Celtic Whiskey Shop have it, it's not too far from my work?

The Nikka?
58 in Celtic Whiskey Shop
49 in Molloys if there is one of those near you.

cloudatlas

RasTa wrote: »

Just looking at the whiskey in my local tesco. Eyeing up the Laphroaig Select Malt or is there something else I should be buying from this list?

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/drinks/spirits/whisky?viewAll=promotion&promotion=offers

Either Ardmore Legacy a light starter whisky well crafted or make the a good investment and get Ardbeg 10!

mik_da_man

Jimdagym wrote: »

Coming home through London City Airport today and picked up a bottle of Nikka from the Barrel for 31 pounds.
Looking forward to giving it a good go!

Had some last night myself, a lovely drop

L1011

Got Ryanair 261 compensation through and decided to spend some on whiskey. Bush 10 and Powers John's Lane in Tesco for reasonable money did the job

mik_da_man

L1011 wrote: »

Got Ryanair 261 compensation through and decided to spend some on whiskey. Bush 10 and Powers John's Lane in Tesco for reasonable money did the job

How much was the John Lans?
Running low ATM!

L1011

mik_da_man wrote: »

How much was the John Lans?
Running low ATM!

65. Reasonable, not cheap - seems to be 62-70 across Irish domestic retailers and a bit cheaper abroad.

Hotblack Desiato

Jimdagym wrote: »

The Nikka?
58 in Celtic Whiskey Shop
49 in Molloys if there is one of those near you.

Yep there's a Molloys very near me - haven't seen it there but they keep all the whiskeys behind the counter which is crap for browsing.

Tenger

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Yep there's a Molloys very near me - haven't seen it there but they keep all the whiskeys behind the counter which is crap for browsing.

Are you allowed to ask questions about the pricing?

blondeonblonde

Glenmorangie 10 year old for me today watching the match. Such a lovely highland whiskey, warm and caramel flavour & long finish. Tiny drop of water just opens it up too!

blondeonblonde

mik_da_man wrote: »

Had some last night myself, a lovely drop

Always meant to try this one. Must watch out for it next time I'm at the airport.

artanevilla

blondeonblonde wrote: »

Glenmorangie 10 year old for me today watching the match. Such a lovely highland whiskey, warm and caramel flavour & long finish. Tiny drop of water just opens it up too!

I'm on the same, very nice dram.

gozunda

A Question
The Jameson Caskmates stout - how do you drink it?

Tried it straight - and tbh I wasn't overly impressed ....

Mickiemcfist

gozunda wrote: »

A Question
The Jameson Caskmates stout - how do you drink it?

Tried it straight - and tbh I wasn't overly impressed ....

I love it straight, it's very mild so doubt water will help. Maybe one to mark in the "Ah well I gave it a try" list.

Hotblack Desiato

Tenger wrote: »

Are you allowed to ask questions about the pricing?

No. They smite you with the staff of cluelessness if you ask a question

I had a good look today. They don't have any Nikka

Jimdagym

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

No. They smite you with the staff of cluelessness if you ask a question

I had a good look today. They don't have any Nikka

It on their website.
I get your point about the whiskey behind the counter not being conducive to having a good look.

ednwireland

jameson caskmates ipa 33 euro in supervalu (- my 7.50 vouchers off )

beardybrewer

gozunda wrote: »

A Question
The Jameson Caskmates stout - how do you drink it?

Tried it straight - and tbh I wasn't overly impressed ....

I tried a bottle recently. They're cheap up north (£20) so picked up 3 bottles. Problem is I fly through them. It's pretty mild straight so only a wee drop of water max if anything.

Very smooth and mellow. Might just be it's too mild for your tastes. Come to think of it, it's the sort I'd offer someone who had not much experience with whiskey. I quite like it, just like I occasionally like a Tullamore Dew to take a break from the big boys I normally enjoy. A very quaffable weekday dram(s).

Useful.Idiot

I would usually go for the Jameson Caskmates Stout on a night out as a similarly cheap tastier alternative to bog standard Jameson, it should only be like 50c more. It's fine straight, very mild as said above. Some places overcharge of course. The IPA edition isn't great.

blondeonblonde wrote: »

Glenmorangie 10 year old for me today watching the match. Such a lovely highland whiskey, warm and caramel flavour & long finish. Tiny drop of water just opens it up too!

Actually finished my first bottle of this recently. Very enjoyable. I'm not too well versed on Highland scotches, but grew to appreciate the lighter complexity of the Glenmorangie the more I went through it.

Picked up a bottle of Glendalough Double Barrel to do me the next couple of weekends. Have only had a first sampling taste but already seems to be an amazing whiskey for the price (35-40e). Smooth, sweet and fruity due to sherry finish.

odyssey06

odyssey06 wrote: »

Am working my way through a miniature set of Knappogue Castle from the Celtic Whiskey Shop.
Was disappointed with the 12yo, thought it was a bit too much christmas cake \ butterscotch, artificial aftertaste.
Am really enjoying the sherry-cask finish 16yo, though can't see me paying 90 euros for a bottle considering how nice Writers Tears and Bushmills 10yo are.
https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/knappogue-castle-twin-wood-sherry-finish-16-year-old-single-malt?search=knappogue
Still left in the set is the 14yo cask strength.

Completing the Knappogue miniature set with the 14yo, lovely whiskey, a surge of flavour and a long finish, one to sip and savour. Cask strength and I assuming originating from Bushmills:
https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/knappogue-castle-14-year-old-700ml

If you are in the CWS I would recommend the set to sample three interesting €50 - €90 whiskies.

Hotblack Desiato

Picked up a bottle of Black Bush in Dunnes on offer at €26. Hadn't had it in a long time and had forgotten how good it is.

2011abc

New whisk(e)y fan here .A year or two 'at it' and have sampled at least 10-20 different types .Just had a Redbreast 12 ( which I know is loved around here !) from a very well known hostelry on Naas Rd and was poured what I thought was a generous enough measure from the dregs of the bottle .It tasted at best very ,VERY mild . Don't want to say watered down .Maybe it was the stupendous (49%!) Teeling Brabazon I had in the fab Dingle Whiskey Bar on Nassau St yesterday that made it taste 'weak' ( although I did have a Black Bush after in The Elms ,Liffey Valley) .Doubt the 'Angels Share' applies through glass bottles ...somebody tell me that they're all like that so I can stop feeling hard done by ! In fairness it was an inoffensive tipple with a nice sweetness about it and nothing in particular to dislike .But it didn't taste as good as my fave Teeling Single Malt let alone its big sister Brabazon .
I know it's hard to be consistent with the amount of water added ( does anyone actually use a dropper etc?!) but I barely added a drop to it .

RasTa

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/290873041

Almost bought this today but was reading the spiel and it stated

Made using whisky distilled in the cold Scottish winter, it is intended to be served straight from the freezer, delivering richness and sweetness as the glass warms up

Seems a bit mental. Anyway

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256706597

or

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299335273

L1011

Description is a pile of bollox, but very light whiskys I would often put in the fridge rather than water them down with ice. Jura 10 is one I'd do that with actually.

2011abc wrote: »

New whisk(e)y fan here .A year or two 'at it' and have sampled at least 10-20 different types .Just had a Redbreast 12 ( which I know is loved around here !) from a very well known hostelry on Naas Rd and was poured what I thought was a generous enough measure from the dregs of the bottle .It tasted at best very ,VERY mild . Don't want to say watered down .Maybe it was the stupendous (49%!) Teeling Brabazon I had in the fab Dingle Whiskey Bar on Nassau St yesterday that made it taste 'weak' ( although I did have a Black Bush after in The Elms ,Liffey Valley) .Doubt the 'Angels Share' applies through glass bottles ...somebody tell me that they're all like that so I can stop feeling hard done by ! In fairness it was an inoffensive tipple with a nice sweetness about it and nothing in particular to dislike .But it didn't taste as good as my fave Teeling Single Malt let alone its big sister Brabazon .
I know it's hard to be consistent with the amount of water added ( does anyone actually use a dropper etc?!) but I barely added a drop to it .

There's no loss of alcohol from a closed bottle. Some pubs have been convicted of selling mislabeled or diluted product so that does happen although I haven't heard of one recently.

artanevilla

RasTa wrote: »

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/290873041

Almost bought this today but was reading the spiel and it stated



Seems a bit mental. Anyway

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256706597

or

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299335273

To me that spiel reads:

We some whisky to get rid of so we made a blend, it tastes shîte so we'll mark it as a 'Winter' whisky and get them to freeze it to numb the flavour...

artanevilla

Picked up two bottle during the week:

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked:
I don't like Bourbon, but I think that might be based on Jack Daniels, which is whiskey for people that don't like whiskey.

It is quite sweet, typical of bourbon but boy is it smooth. Very easy to drink. No bite at all when you taste it, it's like liquid caramel. You can defo taste the oak and it is quite fruity.

Auchentoshan Springwood:
Had it at the same time as the Woodford, basically had them both in seperate glasses, with a jug of water to slash in.

Had the Woodford first (50ml), then took the customary sniff of the Auchentoshan. I physcially flinched. It is horrific, it doesn't taste like any whisky I've ever had. It's almost like a liquer, and not a nice one.

First whisky I can actually say I actually dislike.

EagererBeaver

artanevilla wrote: »

Jack Daniels, which is whiskey for people that don't like whiskey.

That statement is nothing more than snobby gibberish.

Love the Auchentoshans I've had myself. Three Wood and can't remember the other one. Triple distilled which is rare for Scotch, so nice and smooth.

artanevilla

EagererBeaver wrote: »

That statement is nothing more than snobby gibberish.

Love the Auchentoshans I've had myself. Three Wood and can't remember the other one. Triple distilled which is rare for Scotch, so nice and smooth.

It's my go to excuse for why I don't drink bourbon. My mind has been changed recently though. Try the Springwood, it is a strange dram, it really does not taste like any other whisky I've had.

cloudatlas

Oh oh here we go.... https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8vBB_AjSo/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1esaj96nu0fm4

The number 1 pound for pound whiskey...Jameson get the fook outta 'ere!

dashcamdanny

cloudatlas wrote: »

Oh oh here we go.... https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8vBB_AjSo/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1esaj96nu0fm4

The number 1 pound for pound whiskey...Jameson get the fook outta 'ere!

"Working hard at my Whiskey distillery".

VW 1

Dressed like he has watched too much Peaky Blinders to boot.

brinty

cloudatlas wrote: »

Oh oh here we go.... https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8vBB_AjSo/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1esaj96nu0fm4

The number 1 pound for pound whiskey...Jameson get the fook outta 'ere!

Fair f**ks to him, investing in his future. If it crashes and burns so be it but the lad has a sensible head on his shoulders. Mightn't be the most likable of people but he's put his money to work