Scottish Whisky ---- Irish Whiskey ??

[Tim_Crowhurst]

:lol: :lol:

Whisky does that to me also

What turn you into a Yorkshireman :lol:

Dangerous thing to say to someone from Lancashire (as was).

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Still trying fine whiskies, with thanks' to forum member "DirtyCaner" :thumb:
Any thoughts on my latest purchase from ASDA for £20.00?? :hmm:

 

[calumscott]

Decent enough price of one of the better mass market malts.

Very sweet, very (read "too") easy to drink.

Go on then, if you insist, just a little one...

 

[dennisking]

A decent dram, highland malts tend to be my favourite.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Just tried it, tastes fantastic...... very moreish :whistle: :whistle:

BB :drink:

 

[godfrey]

my last bottle of the 2006 gold medal select reserve

if you ever see one, buy it !
a finer dram I never tasted

 

[calumscott]

I had a '92 one of those a couple of years ago... very nice it was too...

 

[godfrey]

I had a '92 one of those a couple of years ago... very nice it was too...

all bottles of Glenrothes are excellent, I usually get a few each year...

but the one I refer to, with the 2006 gold sticker, is outstanding !

I had 12 bottles of this, but alas, it was so good , I have only one left

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Got this the other day from Morrisons £19.99, very nice it is too. :thumb:

 

[DirtyCaner]

Hooked?

Tesco up here doing Talisker 26 quid a bottle, good price. Possibly my favourite whisky...

I hope your journey is going well...

 

[james1988]

I'm currently making my way through a bottle of Ardbeg. Very good whisky.

I'm half tempted to buy the Penderyn Single Cask Bourbon and put it away for a very special occasion (it's £295!) as I bought the single cask Swansea Portwood; that too is a very good drop.

Lagavulin is one of my all time favourites though.

James

 

[godfrey]

the gold sticker I posted about previously is the san francisco world spirits competition

to see this years top picks see here :-

http://sfspiritscomp.com/results/browse

I think I will be purchasing a few gold label bottles to put away :)


maybe even some double gold...

i doubt my wallet will manage much from this list tho...

 

[Aleman]

i doubt my wallet will manage much from this list tho...

I actually have quite a lot from both those lists . . .well the Island ones . . .And some Auchentoshan

 

[godfrey]

the JURA was this years winner, but at $750 a bottle, I don't think I will get to taste that one

http://sfspiritscomp.com/pdf/S13-BestIn ... erList.pdf

maybe i can try one of the other best of show bottles tho

BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH • UP TO 12 YEARS
Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch Corryvreckan, Islay, Scotland ALCOHOL: 57.1% RETAIL PRICE: $109

BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH • 13 TO 19 YEARS
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Islay, Scotland ALCOHOL: 43% RETAIL PRICE: $90

will have to have a gold sticker on it if I buy it
so I know it is the same one from the competition

 

[Aleman]

BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH • UP TO 12 YEARS
Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch Corryvreckan, Islay, Scotland ALCOHOL: 57.1% RETAIL PRICE: $109

BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH • 13 TO 19 YEARS
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Islay, Scotland ALCOHOL: 43% RETAIL PRICE: $90

Either of those are a very nice little dram

 

[TRXnMe]

With the $ going south as it is those may become affordable, but I'm betting that the £ pricce will not drop off in line with the exchange rate, mainly because they are made in the UK (don't tell the Scots I said that mind ), but secondly because the Japanese will still pay through the nose for really good Scotch :)

 

[calumscott]

Yum!

EDIT: so I opened it. Tis far too strong to drink neat at 57% (but of course I did take a wee taste...) but with a reasonable dilution, by crikey, it comes alive with fruit and caramel and vanilla and all kinds of loveliness. Truly awesome. Yum. Yum. And Yum.

 

[Moley]

Nipped down Sainsbury's last night to stock up on sherry and port for Christmas, as they currently have a "buy 6 or more, save 25%" offer on wines (inc. fortified), and darling daughter has a staff discount card which was saving a further 15%.

Somehow, a Glen Moray and a Monkey Shoulder (caged) also managed to fall into our trolley, coming out at £15.73 and £22.95 respectively. :party:

A blend of Glenfiddich (which I think is highly overrated) and Balvenie (which I love) and Kininvie (which I had never even heard of), I'm seriously impressed.

DD has baggsied the limited edition cage packaging and is going to put a toy monkey in it.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Might try that Moley.... :thumb:

Bought a bottle of Gentleman Jack from ASDA today (£23.00 less daughters 10% discount), gong to try it tonight.. :drunk:

BB

 

[calumscott]

Monkey is my go-to in the duty free shops if there's nothing interesting. It's a bit too easy to drink is the only problem with it...