The Whisky thread
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RamSteelwood wrote:It's 45 on masters of malt.
Not for a litre of it. Go big or go home.Gamertag: gremill -
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Fair point, wasn't paying attention!Gremill wrote:RamSteelwood wrote:It's 45 on masters of malt.
Not for a litre of it. Go big or go home.
"Like i said, context is missing."
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Drinking this now. Very nice. Super sweet though, puts me more in mind of rum than whiskey. -
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Two new bottles this week.
Wild Turkey 101, which I've never had before and which is on offer in Tesco for £23. For some reason I'd never twigged that this was bottled at near cask strength (50.5%) or I would have tried it earlier. It's really nice - hot, sweet and smooth.
SMWS bottle named 'Spicy Hotdogs and Roasted Chestnuts', which is a 7yo cask strength Glenfiddich bottled at 66.9%. Haven't opened this one yet, I'm a bit scared of it.Gamertag: gremill -
Decided to get myself a new bottle of rum to quaff during Sea of Thieves and opted for the original Navy tot, Woods 100. I hadn't realised that it's actually bottled at 57%, which is rare for a supermarket rum. Tried some last night and was blown away by just how strong it tastes.
But does it taste any good? I'm not sure - I've only tried it neat and with ice so far and it's a very unusual burnt sugar and molasses taste, which softens with the addition of water. But I think I like it. It's so strong though. I've got bottles of whisky at 66% that are smoother neat but I think it'll really shine in a cocktail.Gamertag: gremill -
Had a drop of 16yo Bushmills single malt last night in honour of St. Patrick. Never lets me down.
Smooth as.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
Never tried Bushmills. I'm Irish whiskey inexperienced on the whole actually. What would you recommend Davey (apart from the aforementioned)?Gamertag: gremill
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Gremill wrote:Decided to get myself a new bottle of rum to quaff during Sea of Thieves and opted for the original Navy tot, Woods 100. I hadn't realised that it's actually bottled at 57%, which is rare for a supermarket rum. Tried some last night and was blown away by just how strong it tastes.
But does it taste any good? I'm not sure - I've only tried it neat and with ice so far and it's a very unusual burnt sugar and molasses taste, which softens with the addition of water. But I think I like it. It's so strong though. I've got bottles of whisky at 66% that are smoother neat but I think it'll really shine in a cocktail.
I bought the Pussers navy strength rum a few years back and didn't like it. I've yet to try a cask strength whisky I didn't like but extra strong rum doesn't float my boat. -
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The Woods is only £21 at Morrisons at the moment, well worth it.Gamertag: gremill
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£21 you say? I imagine it's banging in a dark 'n' stormy...GT: WEBBIN5 - A life in formats: Sinclair ZX81>Amstrad CPC 6128>Amiga 500>Sega Megadrive>PC>PlayStation 2>Xbox>DS Lite>Xbox 360>Xbox One>Xbox One X>Xbox Series X>Oculus Quest 2
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Webbins wrote:£21 you say? I imagine it's banging in a dark 'n' stormy...
Yeah, I've read that in some of the reviews of it.Gamertag: gremill -
Gremill wrote:Never tried Bushmills. I'm Irish whiskey inexperienced on the whole actually. What would you recommend Davey (apart from the aforementioned)?
There's been a bit of an Irish whiskey explosion these last few years. Jamesons is a good shout. Midleton is upper tier price-wise.
But there's Tyrconnell, Dunville's, Redbreast which are better known - all at differing prices points across their ranges. However there's a pile of small batch stuff now.
Tullamore Dew is a shout for a blend, as is Black Bush.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
I am only buying Irish at the moment, it's been good fun.
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Tullamore Dew is the one that I liked and couldn't remember. Redbreast was decent too
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One Irish whiskey I enjoyed that I haven't mentioned was Method and Madness - a small batch brand. Was the star of a whiskey tasting I attended - esp for the price though that has gone up since I tried it.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009.
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What I do have to say about Bushmills is that it's up there for smoothness. I don't think I've tasted a smoother drop of the stuff; especially the single malt.
Black Bush is a blend but with a higher % of single malt and is aged in sherry and bourbon casks. That has been done for a long time for the drink - long before it was trendy - and gives it its darker colour. It is by far my favourite tipple in any genre.
Guinness, Black Bush and Champagne are all a body needs. Though I'd keep them in separate glasses.
Some don't like the relative sweetness of Irish and the absence of smoke and peat. It's a quite different drink but it's all on a spectrum really.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
I like it for sitting almost exactly between scotch and bourbons.
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That's pretty much spot on, Mr. B.
Not massively into bourbon but I do like things on the Scotch side, even the really smokey ones.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
Apologies, the photo my wife sent me of the Jura was not for the 18. Damn.
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Not tried the Jura 18.
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Pseudoscot wrote:Apologies, the photo my wife sent me of the Jura was not for the 18. Damn.
I mean, it's 18yo - but given how horrible most the rest of their output is, it'd be 18yo cooking whisky. Mind you, the last time I went on holiday I managed to get quite a few samples of one of their newer ones and it's was decent.Gamertag: gremill -
Gremill wrote:The Woods is only £21 at Morrisons at the moment, well worth it.
Picked a bottle up, sampling later. Were you actually charged £21, Grem? It was ticketed at £21 down from £23 but as I've got home I've found out they took £23. I've emailed a moan at them as the More Card app fucked me about so I couldn't load a fiver reward. Such a fucking shower of shite that place and I should know I work at the frigger.GT: WEBBIN5 - A life in formats: Sinclair ZX81>Amstrad CPC 6128>Amiga 500>Sega Megadrive>PC>PlayStation 2>Xbox>DS Lite>Xbox 360>Xbox One>Xbox One X>Xbox Series X>Oculus Quest 2 -
Webbins wrote:Gremill wrote:The Woods is only £21 at Morrisons at the moment, well worth it.
Picked a bottle up, sampling later. Were you actually charged £21, Grem? It was ticketed at £21 down from £23 but as I've got home I've found out they took £23. I've emailed a moan at them as the More Card app fucked me about so I couldn't load a fiver reward. Such a fucking shower of shite that place and I should know I work at the frigger.
Yeah, they did. I was in tonight though and it was back up to £23.Gamertag: gremill -
Also - confirmed that it's great in a D&S.Gamertag: gremill
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Lol they must have left the old ticket on. Standard Morrisons ineptitude.GT: WEBBIN5 - A life in formats: Sinclair ZX81>Amstrad CPC 6128>Amiga 500>Sega Megadrive>PC>PlayStation 2>Xbox>DS Lite>Xbox 360>Xbox One>Xbox One X>Xbox Series X>Oculus Quest 2
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There's been a few times that's happened to me in Mozzers.Gamertag: gremill
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