Scottish Whisky ---- Irish Whiskey ??

[cutnrun]

just to hijack this tread a little,

anyone know anything about Arran whisky? My old man, brother and I are going for a whisky tasting session in Arron then on to the lowands.

I have been to a couple of distillaries on the mainland Auchentoshan, Glen Goyne but never to Arran. I suppose the air that replaces the Angels share will be sea air so i would be thinking iodine etc.

I love a good drop of Laphroig so this would be right up my street.

 

[graysalchemy]

One of my favourite cocktails is caribou blood - three parts red wine, one part Canadian rye whisky, one part maple syrup. It'll sound like heresy, but it's well worth trying with a dram of Ardbeg or Laphroaig instead of the rye. It's a bit like pepper on strawberries: it sounds vile, but somehow it works.

That said, maple syrup does go well with smoky flavours. One of my favourite marinades/cooking sauces is maple syrup, garlic and smoked paprika. It's especially good with chicken breasts wrapped in smoked streaky bacon.

STONE HIM STONE HIM I here them cry.

I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt with you say using Canadian Rye.......................

BUT THEN YOU MENTION TWO OF GODS FINEST MALTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Court will be in session tonight if I can find Judge PD

:evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[PD]

Past caring these days what folks pour down their gullets or squeeze up their noses, whatever they like is fine......
As long as can stick to my good old English Ales and beers.

Whisky I'm afraid is beyond me. I can sip most and that's about it ( except T*****rs ! )

If GA would like to educate me further I am not averse to trying out a few free samples....... :whistle: :whistle:

 

[Tim_Crowhurst]

Snow Grouse more expensive than Black or even Famous?

It's priced at what the market will bear.

A bit like those top-end Bordeaux wines that end up being drunk a decade before they've fully matured because the numpties who buy them are only interested in showing off that they can afford to sink a couple of grand on a bottle?

Those being the same numpties who go into a certain top-end London department store and say to a friend of mine who works there, "I'll take five of the most expensive (whatever) you have," without actually checking to see whether or not whatever it is they're buying looks any good, so they end up paying £50,000 for a piece of furniture which looks like you could vomit ribena all over it and you'd never notice. Half the time even DFS would think twice at the stuff he has to sell - the rest of the time they'd simply refuse outright.

STONE HIM STONE HIM I here them cry.

I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt with you say using Canadian Rye.......................

BUT THEN YOU MENTION TWO OF GODS FINEST MALTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Court will be in session tonight if I can find Judge PD

:evil: :evil: :evil:

I did say it'll sound like heresy. It's not like you weren't pre-warned. And I'm glad we agree they're two of God's finest malts :grin:

 

[graysalchemy]

Not that it sounds of heresy

IT IS BLOODY HERESY

:evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[PD]

Matron ! GA's out of bed again !

 

[graysalchemy]

Having stressful day

 

[graysalchemy]

But it is still Heresy and also go against mixing grain and grape. :nono: :nono:

 

[fbsf]

Not that it sounds of heresy

IT IS BLOODY HERESY

:evil: :evil: :evil:

Weren't they that godawful reality-show band with Myleene Klass in it?

 

[graysalchemy]

:rofl: :rofl:

Yes but Myleene Klass was rather (and still is ) pleasing on the retina's :lol: :lol:

 

[Tim_Crowhurst]

:rofl: :rofl:

Yes but Myleene Klass was rather (and still is ) pleasing on the retina's :lol: :lol:

Not on my retinas. Gareth Thomas, on the other hand...

 

[graysalchemy]

:lol: :lol:

 

[TRXnMe]

I did say it'll sound like heresy. It's not like you weren't pre-warned. And I'm glad we agree they're two of God's finest malts :grin:

If I'm on the jury, you're still getting stoned :) :p

By personal preference: -

A Glen Morangie cask strength special that they don't sell any more, I could only get it at airports when it was on sale
Islay, specifically Ardbeg ultimate (I can't spell the Celtic) but I wont turn down any Laphroaig if it's going
Speyside, pretty much any of them.

For 'everyday' sipping Glenmorangie 10 year old

If it has to be a blend I have a liking for Johnnie Walker Green label

When in Ireland I'll drink Bushmills quite happily, and Jameson at a push.

Rye whisky is just wrong, sorry

While it's damn near impossible to get outside of Japan, Japanese whisky is really rather good, but you need to be well heeled, or on liberal expenses, to be able to afford it. Apparently a Japanese guy spent several years working for free around the distilleries in Scotland before goinng home and setting up his own, as a result they make good whisky :)

 

[Dack]

Master of Malt used to sell a single cask, single grain from North British. It's worth trying at least once. There's a lot of people who disparage grain Whisky as inferior to single malt; I'm just as guilty of it at times. But decently matured grain Whisky has just as much depth of flavour as a decent malt.

I have tasted a couple of single grain whiskies but never actually bought a bottle. However, I would be glad if someone could explain this:

Famous Grouse is my favourite ‘everyday’ blended whisky (which I drink with mixers) as it contains both Highland Park and Macallan malts, both of which I would include in my personal Top 5.

Black Grouse is a luxury blend containing a higher percentage of malts and has a distinctive Islay note.

Snow Grouse is a blended grain whisky.

Grain whisky is quicker and cheaper to produce than malt whisky, uses some malted barley but a lot of other grains, so why is Snow Grouse more expensive than Black or even Famous?

If memory serves, the Snow Grouse was launched as a trendy Whisky designed to be drunk over blocks of ice in fancy bars. So the price doesn't reflect its content, or even quality, but rather its perceived value. Or projected value. Brand valuation/devaluation and all that.

 

[Dack]

just to hijack this tread a little,

anyone know anything about Arran whisky? My old man, brother and I are going for a whisky tasting session in Arron then on to the lowands.

I have been to a couple of distillaries on the mainland Auchentoshan, Glen Goyne but never to Arran. I suppose the air that replaces the Angels share will be sea air so i would be thinking iodine etc.

I love a good drop of Laphroig so this would be right up my street.

Bloody nice stuff, but more akin to a lowland malt like Glenkinchie rather than a big, fire breathing Islay malt.

If memory serves, their big shtick is that their water is the purest in Scotland...

 

[rpt]

Some Scotch is triple distilled e.g. Auchentoshan. Personally prefer peaty whiskies like those from Islay and also Talisker. I have a collection of whiskies but only to drink. I've got 4 Laphroaigs, 2 Lagavulins, Kilchoman, Caol Ila etc. 2 of them only available to buy at the distillery.

 

[jarenault]

just to hijack this tread a little,

anyone know anything about Arran whisky? My old man, brother and I are going for a whisky tasting session in Arron then on to the lowands.

I have been to a couple of distillaries on the mainland Auchentoshan, Glen Goyne but never to Arran. I suppose the air that replaces the Angels share will be sea air so i would be thinking iodine etc.

I love a good drop of Laphroig so this would be right up my street.

Bloody nice stuff, but more akin to a lowland malt like Glenkinchie rather than a big, fire breathing Islay malt.

If memory serves, their big shtick is that their water is the purest in Scotland...

The Arran Port Cask Is beautiful.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Thanks' for the replies lads... :thumb:
Is this any good from Morrisons Glenfiddich 20.00 quid at morrisons was 33.99

 

[Aleman]

Is this any good from Morrisons Glenfiddich 20.00 quid at morrisons was 33.99

Not one I like (But then I don't like Speysides ), but it was my dad's favourite tipple

TBH it is a good starter malt, I find it (and a lot of the other Speysides) a bit grainy and 'spirity', but Then I also look for the Peat and iodine that I love in the Islands and Highlands Malt

 

[Moley]

A masterpiece of marketing, Glenfiddich was the first single malt which was properly pushed, became and remains a brand leader.

The brand leader isn't always the best. Glenfiddich is bought by those who know the name but know SFA about malt whisky.

Singlularly unremarkable, I would only ever drink it with a mixer. In this case, Drambuie.