What has your "friend" been up to?
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My friend is a whisky bore and refuses to get involved with the current topic, he stopped counting at around 600 different whiskies some time ago, he's done over 20 distillery tours, several tastings and disagrees entirely with the post about Dalwhinnie Winters Gold as he finds it an easy drinking dram.
My friend likes a wee dram on occasion and has reined in his taste for single malts such that his collection is now much reduced to a round dozen of his favourite single malts. The reduction process has taken some years to whittle down the excess but one that remains firmly in the collection, but is nevertheless rather dangerous as can be vouched for on a particular, shall we say, tasting session with a few other like minded matey connoisseurs, is the 570 North Talisker. My friend says this must be treated with utmost caution - can't think why 
My friend bought a bottle of the standard Penderyn off the tinterweb following good reviews.
Unfortunately he thought it was, to use a good Glasweigan phrase, utter pish and has not bought another bottle since.
However he does like bourbon (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare and Elijah Craig to name but three) so maybe he can't be trusted.
Unfortunately he thought it was, to use a good Glasweigan phrase, utter pish and has not bought another bottle since.
However he does like bourbon (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare and Elijah Craig to name but three) so maybe he can't be trusted.
Edited by BigMon on Friday 22 May 11:13
BigMon said:
My friend bought a bottle of the standard Penderyn off the tinterweb following good reviews.
Unfortunately he thought it was, to use a good Glasweigan phrase, utter pish and has not bought another bottle since.
However he does like bourbon (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare and Elijah Craig to name but three) so maybe he can't be trusted.
My friend quite likes buffalo trace as dose his wife, that said he also likes tequila so his taste buds may be a little fried and we all know if it is not a fruit based drink a females opinion on "good" alcohol is always suspect. Unfortunately he thought it was, to use a good Glasweigan phrase, utter pish and has not bought another bottle since.
However he does like bourbon (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare and Elijah Craig to name but three) so maybe he can't be trusted.
Edited by BigMon on Friday 22 May 11:13
My friend respects all your friends' opinions on whisky(ey) as to have some opinion, affirmative or otherwise, is the sign of a true friend.
My friend's whisky appreciation sessions, as aforementioned, tend to divide attendees into two camps: those who enjoy a peaty taste, andfools those who don't. My friend does, however, discourage those who dilute their whisky with water - with the exception of anything cask-strength due to its tendency to render the drinker a bit dead. My friend tries to vary the events by adding some culinary offerings: recent sessions were accompanied by a Thai curry and (on Burns' Night), haggis. Both were well received and my friend confirms that cold morning-after haggis is indeed an excellent hangover cure.
My friend's whisky appreciation sessions, as aforementioned, tend to divide attendees into two camps: those who enjoy a peaty taste, and
My friend's dad used to bring (then) illegal Poteen* (uncoloured Irish pot still whiskey, made from grain if good and from potatoes if bad) back from Dublin after trips home to see rellies in the 60s and 70s. The preferred smuggling vessel was an R White's Lemonade bottle. One day my friend, then aged maybe ten or so, innocently took a big swig from one such bottle. My friend's mum had strong words to say to my friend's dad after that.
*Pronounced "pohcheen" with a short o.
*Pronounced "pohcheen" with a short o.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 22 May 12:13
Turbobanana said:
My friend respects all your friends' opinions on whisky(ey) as to have some opinion, affirmative or otherwise, is the sign of a true friend.
My friend's whisky appreciation sessions, as aforementioned, tend to divide attendees into two camps: those who enjoy a peaty taste, andfools those who don't. My friend does, however, discourage those who dilute their whisky with water - with the exception of anything cask-strength due to its tendency to render the drinker a bit dead. My friend tries to vary the events by adding some culinary offerings: recent sessions were accompanied by a Thai curry and (on Burns' Night), haggis. Both were well received and my friend confirms that cold morning-after haggis is indeed an excellent hangover cure.
It would appear that my friend and your friend would get on quite well at a tasting!!! My friend was hooked on whisky at the age of 21 when he was given a blind tasting of Glenfiddich 10yr old, The Old Antiquary 21yr old and Lagavulin 16yr old, he was astonished that whiskies could have such different tastes and textures, his absolute favourite whisky at the moment is Kilchoman 9yr old or Kilchoman Machir Bay!!!My friend's whisky appreciation sessions, as aforementioned, tend to divide attendees into two camps: those who enjoy a peaty taste, and
My friend gets hangry quite badly and while he can recognise when he gets that way, sometimes it's not until it's too late. Such as this morning when I observed my friend get annoyed at an upsidedown washing up liquid bottle that wouldn't stay put and chucked it towards the bin, upon which the bottle magically opened and what seemed to be the entire contents of a full bottle magically emptied itself on to the floor.
My friend is a moron. My friend also ate after that.
My friend is a moron. My friend also ate after that.
My friend is not a whisky drinker, but while shopping for his seniors was asked to get a bottle.
With no real idea (or memory now) of what he was buying he selected a modest bottle at random.
The following week my friend has more precise instructions of what to buy. I do not think he filled himself with glory the first week.
With no real idea (or memory now) of what he was buying he selected a modest bottle at random.
The following week my friend has more precise instructions of what to buy. I do not think he filled himself with glory the first week.
My friend recounts that, during a sixth form Physics lesson, the rather 'enlightened' Physics master passed round a bottle of pure Ethyl Alcohol for 'sampling' with dire warnings to sip very, very little. My friend thought this advice was for 'pansies' and so took what was a small swig rather than a sip! My friend recounts that that the effect on the back of his throat and down his oesophagus was 'something to behold' and thought his eyeballs were about to explode, that his throat had been wrenched out and given a good wire brushing and his insides had actually spontaneously combusted. He thought that he had manged to remain cool and hide these effects from his classmates rather well but the inability to utter any words for a good few minutes ironically spoke volumes!
My friend abhors all whisky.
My friend at the age of 14 decided that it may be fun to drink half a bottle of Teachers finest blended gut rot. After much illness he has never been able to tolerate the smell or taste of the stuff since.
My friend regrets this, as he found with increasing age, that drinking moderately can be quite pleasurable, and has, because of a youthful exuberance managed to exclude a vast array of what are doubtless decent drinks.
My friend has plenty of hindsight but alas no time machine.
My friend at the age of 14 decided that it may be fun to drink half a bottle of Teachers finest blended gut rot. After much illness he has never been able to tolerate the smell or taste of the stuff since.
My friend regrets this, as he found with increasing age, that drinking moderately can be quite pleasurable, and has, because of a youthful exuberance managed to exclude a vast array of what are doubtless decent drinks.
My friend has plenty of hindsight but alas no time machine.
Princess Margaret used to neck Johnny Walker Black Label like it was about to be abolished. I saw her do this at an adjacent table in a restaurant. The bottle was on the table and she started on a second one before the meal was over. She also chain smoked Benson and Hedges. She was loud, witty, very sweary, and not very pleasant. Three dapper young at the table men hung on her every word.
My friend doesn't drink whisky, but bizarrely rather enjoys watching one of the whisky review channels on Youtube. An unfortunate incident during his teen years involving a 70CL bottle of off licence own brand whisky and 2L of Irn-Bru as a mixer has never been overcome.
My friends friends and colleagues don't seem to have clocked on to the fact he never drinks whisky in their presence, yet consider him something of a whisky connoisseur from him chipping in to conversations about whisky with knowledge gleaned from Youtube and regularly ask him for suggestions as to what they should be drinking. On a night out with the CEO of his employer my friend is rumored to have sneaked off to the toilets to consult a Youtube review of a very expensive whisky he was considering buying in order to provide some comments so as not to shatter the illusion.
My friends friends and colleagues don't seem to have clocked on to the fact he never drinks whisky in their presence, yet consider him something of a whisky connoisseur from him chipping in to conversations about whisky with knowledge gleaned from Youtube and regularly ask him for suggestions as to what they should be drinking. On a night out with the CEO of his employer my friend is rumored to have sneaked off to the toilets to consult a Youtube review of a very expensive whisky he was considering buying in order to provide some comments so as not to shatter the illusion.
ElectricSoup said:
I find Grouse drinkable.
Sorry, my friend, my friend finds Grouse drinkable.
Gah. Not me.
Grouse is the best of the blended bunch, my friend says.Sorry, my friend, my friend finds Grouse drinkable.
Gah. Not me.
Edited by ElectricSoup on Friday 22 May 13:33
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