What're you drinking tonight?
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Lefty said:
Erdinger weissbier with dinner, a single-cask Arran after clicky, then a 15yo Tawny Port Glendronach and a 20yo Tawny Port Glendronach.
I'm thinking maybe an 18yo Grant's next...
I really wish I knew more about whisk(e)y!I'm thinking maybe an 18yo Grant's next...
I've read your threads on here lots and admired your knowledge, but sadly I was put off when I was a kid! We used to go to Ireland to see the family, and they'd always offer us a whisky and give it to us (as 10 year olds!) whether we wanted it or not. I'm sure they meant well but it was always that horrible cheap, burn the back of your throat stuff and it's put me off for life!
I suspect that there's lots I'd like if I tried now but being a bit skint it's a big commitment to buy a bottle of something expensive I may hate!
t isn't it, that sinking feeling when you run out On a cider kick at the moment.
Having experimented with a few, find myself drawn back to Old English time and time again.
My internal snob says I shouldn't be supping something so cheap, but tomorrow morning he will congratulate me on my lack of hangover.
On the whiskey front, from the poster above, don't buy a bottle, you'll just be more bitter towards whiskey when it turns out not to be to your taste.
I hate whiskey with a passion, but even my head was turned a few years ago. We stayed in a B&B in Callender, Scotland. The little bar was well stocked, and the owner was an enthusiast. The wife and I, a Swiss guy and one or two other guests were treated to a late tasting session where the owner talked us through the difference between each regions produce. The peaty ones versus the others and various other differences.
My only exception to the "don't buy a bottle" rule would be to rush out and get a bottle of Isle of Jura. So smooth, even a novice like me can take it.
Having experimented with a few, find myself drawn back to Old English time and time again.
My internal snob says I shouldn't be supping something so cheap, but tomorrow morning he will congratulate me on my lack of hangover.
On the whiskey front, from the poster above, don't buy a bottle, you'll just be more bitter towards whiskey when it turns out not to be to your taste.
I hate whiskey with a passion, but even my head was turned a few years ago. We stayed in a B&B in Callender, Scotland. The little bar was well stocked, and the owner was an enthusiast. The wife and I, a Swiss guy and one or two other guests were treated to a late tasting session where the owner talked us through the difference between each regions produce. The peaty ones versus the others and various other differences.
My only exception to the "don't buy a bottle" rule would be to rush out and get a bottle of Isle of Jura. So smooth, even a novice like me can take it.
srob said:
Lefty said:
Erdinger weissbier with dinner, a single-cask Arran after clicky, then a 15yo Tawny Port Glendronach and a 20yo Tawny Port Glendronach.
I'm thinking maybe an 18yo Grant's next...
I really wish I knew more about whisk(e)y!I'm thinking maybe an 18yo Grant's next...
I've read your threads on here lots and admired your knowledge, but sadly I was put off when I was a kid! We used to go to Ireland to see the family, and they'd always offer us a whisky and give it to us (as 10 year olds!) whether we wanted it or not. I'm sure they meant well but it was always that horrible cheap, burn the back of your throat stuff and it's put me off for life!
I suspect that there's lots I'd like if I tried now but being a bit skint it's a big commitment to buy a bottle of something expensive I may hate!
It doesn't have to be expensive (although that will come
)You can get a tutored whisky tasting for £30 where you'll get 6 or 7 different styles of dram (probably a "horizontal" tasting, where you try drams of the same age from different distilleries or regions. As opposed to a "vertical" tasting where you taste drams from the same distillery).
Anyway, the point is that you'll probably find out broadly what you like and what you don't. And for the price of a regular bottle of scotch you get to try and learn about a few instead.
What's not to like?
I had the Grant's, moved onto a '96 AnCnoc and now on Teachers. I love Teachers
Lefty said:
Thank you
It doesn't have to be expensive (although that will come )
You can get a tutored whisky tasting for £30 where you'll get 6 or 7 different styles of dram (probably a "horizontal" tasting, where you try drams of the same age from different distilleries or regions. As opposed to a "vertical" tasting where you taste drams from the same distillery).
Anyway, the point is that you'll probably find out broadly what you like and what you don't. And for the price of a regular bottle of scotch you get to try and learn about a few instead.
What's not to like?
I had the Grant's, moved onto a '96 AnCnoc and now on Teachers. I love Teachers
What's the English whisky like? It's just up the road from me and I was wondering about getting a bottle to see what it's like. It doesn't have to be expensive (although that will come
)You can get a tutored whisky tasting for £30 where you'll get 6 or 7 different styles of dram (probably a "horizontal" tasting, where you try drams of the same age from different distilleries or regions. As opposed to a "vertical" tasting where you taste drams from the same distillery).
Anyway, the point is that you'll probably find out broadly what you like and what you don't. And for the price of a regular bottle of scotch you get to try and learn about a few instead.
What's not to like?
I had the Grant's, moved onto a '96 AnCnoc and now on Teachers. I love Teachers
I know there was a waiting list for it at one point, but I guess that may have just been novelty?!
Turnips said:
I had some, but I drank them the last time I ran out!! Hmmmm, mental note to oneself, restock emergency stocks too!
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