What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

syklops

BeerNut wrote: »

Talk about a face you'd never get tired of punching.

Ah jesus, why did I click that link. I want to hit him with that oar.

irish_goat

BeerNut wrote: »

Talk about a face you'd never get tired of punching.

But think of all the effort he put into coming up with that brewery name.

BeerNut

syklops wrote: »

Ah jesus, why did I click that link.

Full of teh bantz.

syklops

BeerNut wrote: »

Full of teh bantz.

Is it just me who thinks he looks like Gok Wan*


Feel free to say you don't know who Gok Wan is.

brinty

syklops wrote: »

Is it just me who thinks he looks like Gok Wan*


Feel free to say you don't know who Gok Wan is.

Whats a "Gok Wan"?

L1011

syklops wrote: »

Is it just me who thinks he looks like Gok Wan

There's more than a vague resemblance anyway. Doubt brewing gets as many women to strip off in front of him, though.

cruhoortwunk

O'Brien's Whiskey sale on.
https://www.obrienswine.ie/spirits/spirits/irish-whiskey-sale.html

12yr Irishman for €55 is that decent value?

L1011

Its the lowest I've seen it in a while, Celtic want 70 for it. Never had it, though.

Writers Tears for 40, there's my loyalty points spend for the year (and a wodge of cash, I don't have that many points)

fret_wimp2

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

O'Brien's Whiskey sale on.
https://www.obrienswine.ie/spirits/spirits/irish-whiskey-sale.html

12yr Irishman for €55 is that decent value?

id put a fiver on top of that and get a bottle of aaran 14, or rebreast 12 or greenspot for a fiver less.

Lovely Bloke

Lovely Bloke wrote: »

Got a bottle of The Glenlivet Nadurra in Duty Free the other day, aged in Olorosso Sherry casks, and bottled at cask strength I'm really, really looking forward to cracking this one open.

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Had that before it's a cracking dram

Finally actually opened this tonight.

It's a lovely little dram alright, drop of water opens it right up.

cloudatlas

irish_goat wrote: »

https://shop.glenfiddich.com/experimental-series/glenfiddich-ipa-experiment

Glenfiddich have released a whiskey aged in IPA casks. Wonder if this is the start of more craft beer whiskey collaborations or is just a fad?

https://www.fb101.com/2016/03/introducing-jameson-caskmates-kelso-pale-ale-edition/

Jameson have a pale ale caskmates version now. Where do I get it?

irish_goat

cloudatlas wrote: »

https://www.fb101.com/2016/03/introducing-jameson-caskmates-kelso-pale-ale-edition/

Jameson have a pale ale caskmates version now. Where do I get it?

Only in New York according to the article. If they only made 6 barrels there's probably not a lot knocking round.

cloudatlas

irish_goat wrote: »

Only in New York according to the article. If they only made 6 barrels there's probably not a lot knocking round.

That's such a bummer. I love pale ale and Jameson so I assume I would have been in heaven.

beardybrewer

I often throw in a bottle from the budget end to see if I hit upon something and I think this time I did. Been enjoying a bottle of Glen Moray classic the last while. Decided last night, now that it's half gone, that I officially like this one. For the price it has some layers to it. It's a fresh, grassy, quite honeyed, and a bit fruity. A refined little tipple well worth the £22 price tag.

Seth Brundle

I recently bought a bottle of O'Briens whiskey. It's grand on a quiet weeknight when unwinding. It suits when I decide to save the Jameson or Crested.

Received a bottle of Yellow Spot as a gift from work last week. I already had one from last Christmas when I treated myself promising I'd only take it once every other blue moon. Now I can have Yellow Spot every blue moon!

allthedoyles

Tonight its Johnny Walker Red Label bought in Madrid or maybe on the plane back from Madrid .

Hope its nice

RebelButtMunch

Ardbeg 10year. Absolutely lovely with two cubes of ice

Seth Brundle

RebelButtMunch wrote: »

Ardbeg 10year. Absolutely lovely with two cubes of ice

Just curious, would you normally take ice with whisky/whiskey?

RebelButtMunch

kbannon wrote: »

Just curious, would you normally take ice with whisky/whiskey?

I nearly always do.

irlirishkev

Coming home from Glasgow last weekend, picked up a bottle of Laphroaig QA and Bowmore Black Water. I was going to get an Ardbeg, but opted for the Bowmore as the Laphroaig is similar to Ardbeg, and I haven't had the Bowmore before.

Bloody good prices in Glasgow Airport, and with Sterling as it is - you can't really go wrong!

brinty

Was at UFC204 Saturday night and picked up a litre bottle of Auchentoshan spring wood for £39.
It's nice and drinkable but a but on the sweet side.
Mate picked up an ardbeg 10yo to replenish a bottle he'd just finished. Regretting not following his lead and taking the ardbeg.
Op who mentioned the laphraoig qa, did you open and was it nice? Had a bottle in my hand but went with the spring wood

the beer revolu

irlirishkev wrote: »

Coming home from Glasgow last weekend, picked up a bottle of Laphroaig QA and Bowmore Black Water. I was going to get an Ardbeg, but opted for the Bowmore as the Laphroaig is similar to Ardbeg, and I haven't had the Bowmore before.

Bloody good prices in Glasgow Airport, and with Sterling as it is - you can't really go wrong!

Don't be freaking me out!
It's Bowmore black rock.
Didn't relish going to war with Santory over the Blackwater trademark.

RebelButtMunch

brinty wrote: »

Was at UFC204 Saturday night and picked up a litre bottle of Auchentoshan spring wood for £39.
It's nice and drinkable but a but on the sweet side.
Mate picked up an ardbeg 10yo to replenish a bottle he'd just finished. Regretting not following his lead and taking the ardbeg.
Op who mentioned the laphraoig qa, did you open and was it nice? Had a bottle in my hand but went with the spring wood

I've got the Laphroaig qa and the Laphroaig 10. It's a personal taste but I like the 10y better. The qa is lovely tho.

L1011

Didn't like QA at all. All the smoke and nothing else.

brinty

RebelButtMunch wrote:

I've got the Laphroaig qa and the Laphroaig 10. It's a personal taste but I like the 10y better. The qa is lovely tho.

I have the 10 yo unopened so look forward to that being opened

irlirishkev

I haven't opened the QA yet. Still getting through some Cardhu and the end of some Highland Park.

I've had the 10yo before and loved it. Thought I'd pick up the QA for a change. Read mixed reviews but love trying new flavours!

brinty

irlirishkev wrote:

I haven't opened the QA yet. Still getting through some Cardhu and the end of some Highland Park.

Almost finished a cardhu
Enjoyed it a lot

I'll pick up another when I clear my ever increasing backlog

irlirishkev

brinty wrote: »

Almost finished a cardhu
Enjoyed it a lot

I'll pick up another when I clear my ever increasing backlog

Just out of curiousity, what would most folks do when they have numerous bottles of different whiskies. Gradually make their way down through all of them, or go one at a time?

I was doing the former for a while, but found I'd come to the end of the bottles in one go, and have to replenish - which isn't cheap! So now I'm trying to finish one before opening another. Maybe have 2 open at a time. One Irish one Scotch etc... with maybe another just for weekend sipping.

beardybrewer

I love having a few open at the same time for the variety and it seems like no one bottle is getting hammered. However, if it's open it tends to get drunk. So I save that luxury for the holidays. Won't be long now!

RebelButtMunch

irlirishkev wrote: »

Just out of curiousity, what would most folks do when they have numerous bottles of different whiskies. Gradually make their way down through all of them, or go one at a time?

I was doing the former for a while, but found I'd come to the end of the bottles in one go, and have to replenish - which isn't cheap! So now I'm trying to finish one before opening another. Maybe have 2 open at a time. One Irish one Scotch etc... with maybe another just for weekend sipping.

I have them all open. I don't think I have the will power not to!