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Post by Weyland on Mar 17, 2011 18:20:32 GMT
I'm no spirits drinker, but I do occasionally try what are alleged to be the best of the best. So far my favourite was Lagavulin, with Laphroaig coming a distantish second.
But — big BUT — there was a nice special offer on Laphroaig Quarter Cask on the ferry yesterday, and I bought a litre. This stuff is magic. If you get the chance, try a nip. That's all I have — one nip before dinner. Delightful.
(The box text suggests adding water, but I don't. Can't see the point.)
Comments from experts are most welcome. Aubrey? Riot? Ev?
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Post by aubrey on Mar 17, 2011 20:16:25 GMT
I'm not an expert - buds shot with the cheapest Tesco Scotch, probably. But I do like single malt, when I can get it. I've got some now, but can't remember what kind it is. One of the famous ones.
No problem with adding water, but I don't, usually. I used to add fizzy water; nowadays, water seems the mark of a long session, especially if you add it straight from the tap.
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Post by Weyland on Mar 17, 2011 20:27:50 GMT
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Post by aubrey on Mar 17, 2011 22:11:03 GMT
Apparently that's a mistake (according to a search I've just done, in the moments before going to bed), though I don't know which one of them is marrying her.
Japanese whisky is nice, as well; I got a bottle for Xmas last year.
Goodnight, Weyland (and everyone else)(our lass wants the computer now).
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Post by Weyland on Mar 17, 2011 22:25:59 GMT
Apparently that's a mistake (according to a search I've just done, in the moments before going to bed), though I don't know which one of them is marrying her. Japanese whisky is nice, as well; I got a bottle for Xmas last year. Goodnight, Weyland (and everyone else)(our lass wants the computer now). Goodnight, Aub. I think it must be Charlie. He's always on the lookout for tottie that's not too fussy. He'd be better off in Amsterdam. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 18, 2011 8:18:52 GMT
I find a single malt just by itself to be too burny. I add 4 or 5 cubes of ice to it. But can drink it without if needed. Cooking whisky (Bells, Grouse, etc.) I always add water to.
A few drops of water are usually good for a malt in that they sort of open it out and bring out the smell/flavour.
Laphroig, of course, comes from my ancestral homeland of Islay, so you should all drink it. Speyside malts are for tourists.
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Post by aubrey on Mar 18, 2011 17:01:19 GMT
But... I would be a tourist in Scotland. I couldn't be anything else.
Tell you what - you give me all the Speyside junk - I'll take it off your hands for nowt, eh?
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 19, 2011 0:53:10 GMT
But... I would be a tourist in Scotland. I couldn't be anything else. That's nonsense Aubrey. You could be Scottish if you only put your mind to it. Your problem is that you lack ambition. |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 19, 2011 9:02:13 GMT
I'm from Yorkshire!!! That's the peak of anyone's ambition.
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Post by everso on Mar 19, 2011 15:46:02 GMT
This is my favourite Scottish malt. www.edradour.co.uk/main6.htmlIt's quite a gentle one - I'm not keen on the peaty stuff, which smells, to me, a bit like disinfectant. I wouldn't add water, but probably a couple of ice cubes. For everyday whisk(e)y I'd choose Jamesons every time. It's nice on its own but I'm equally happy to mix it with ginger ale or ginger wine (whiskey-mack) and not feel guilty. However, in an emergency I'd drink any whisk(e)y. I'm not THAT fussy.  |
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Post by Weyland on Mar 19, 2011 19:38:12 GMT
Laphroig, of course, comes from my ancestral homeland of Islay, so you should all drink it. Shame you can't spell it, then.  |
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 19, 2011 21:06:19 GMT
Laphroig, of course, comes from my ancestral homeland of Islay, so you should all drink it. Shame you can't spell it, then. My Islay ancestors were illiterate peasants. My family have only been fully literate for 4 generations. What do you expect? |
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 19, 2011 21:07:35 GMT
This is my favourite Scottish malt. www.edradour.co.uk/main6.htmlIt's quite a gentle one - I'm not keen on the peaty stuff, which smells, to me, a bit like disinfectant. I wouldn't add water, but probably a couple of ice cubes. For everyday whisk(e)y I'd choose Jamesons every time. It's nice on its own but I'm equally happy to mix it with ginger ale or ginger wine (whiskey-mack) and not feel guilty. However, in an emergency I'd drink any whisk(e)y. I'm not THAT fussy. You're a disgrace sometimes Everso. There's nothing admirable about any of this. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Mar 19, 2011 22:31:41 GMT
Speaking of booze abuse...where is Pat? Doesn't seem to have been about the last few days (maybe he has and I just didn't see him).  AH |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 20, 2011 11:33:55 GMT
Aye, that's a point.
Pat?
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Post by everso on Mar 20, 2011 18:16:34 GMT
This is my favourite Scottish malt. www.edradour.co.uk/main6.htmlIt's quite a gentle one - I'm not keen on the peaty stuff, which smells, to me, a bit like disinfectant. I wouldn't add water, but probably a couple of ice cubes. For everyday whisk(e)y I'd choose Jamesons every time. It's nice on its own but I'm equally happy to mix it with ginger ale or ginger wine (whiskey-mack) and not feel guilty. However, in an emergency I'd drink any whisk(e)y. I'm not THAT fussy. You're a disgrace sometimes Everso. There's nothing admirable about any of this. Darling, I'm a southerner. What do you expect? Tsk! |
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Post by Weyland on Mar 21, 2011 19:16:08 GMT
Well, I'm still on the one-nip-a-day régime with the Laphroaig Quarter Cask single malt. Still lovely. Highly recommended.
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Post by everso on Mar 21, 2011 19:40:33 GMT
One-nip-a-day?  ? I don't drink whisk(e)y every day, but when I do a nip is never enough. I drank quite a bit of whisk(e)y (I think it was whisky)on Saturday night. We attended a Laurel and Hardy evening at a pub near Clacton. |
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Post by Weyland on Mar 24, 2011 20:20:53 GMT
Someone gave me a nip of Smokehead Extra Rare. OK, but not a patch on the aforementioned Laphroaig Quarter Cask.
To coin an analogy, thin Wee Free mouth-wash as compared with the full-blooded Papist Real Thing.
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Post by Weyland on Apr 3, 2011 15:51:42 GMT
I've noticed that since I started have a nip of whisky of an evening I don't wake up during the night. I've been used since time immemorial to waking up at about 4am. Didn't bother me a bit — just read for a while and drop off again. But now I sleep right through until about 6 or 7. Miss it a bit, on the whole, and books take longer to finish now.
Can't prove it's the whisky, of course, but that's the only major lifestyle feature I can think of that's changed. Comments?
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