I was wondering if anyone here share my interest for whisky. I absolutely love whisky, mainly scotch and irish single-malt. I was just bored when reading about some whisky’s on scotchwhisky.com, a great web site, altough lacking any sens of humor. Now I would love to hear from a whisteling whisky geek that isn’t a skinn dry man in his sixties, comfortably leaned back in his share by the fire…
I just got back from a trip to Ireland and Scotland. While in the latter, I toured the Edradour Distillery in Pitlochry. It’s the smallest distillery in Scotland, run by just three men at a time since 1825.
A great tour, nice folks, and a very good single malt.
Nice. I’ve heard of the Edradour but never got my hands on a bottle. My favurites are The Glenlivet, Laphroig (not the 10year old), Highland Park and Middleton (but thats not a single malt).
I think Glenlivet is overrated, myself. For the ultimate Scots, try Glenmorangie (just talking about the stuff available outside the Scotland). For a little more oomph, it’s hard to beat MacAllan. For Irish stuff that you can get outside Ireland I like Black Bush the best.
It’s THE Glenlivet “Bloomie”. Very important. I learned that from a skinndry scott in his sixties. And I think it tastes great, but thats a matter of oppinion again.
LOVE whiskey (and whisky). Right now I indulge a taste for bourbon, Makers Mark, to be specific; also, it’s the only U.S. brand I know of that labels its product per the Scots spelling (without the “E”).
Have to admit that I lost the taste for whisky a few years back - now there’s an admission for a Scot. Much prefer good real English ales these days…red wine and the odd brandy. And no hangovers!!!
Isle of Islay for me, particularly Lagavulin, but pay me no heed, for I’m in my sixties with absolutely no sense of humor when it comes to serious topics like scotch and whistles.
I stick to Highlands. Now, Islay… wow. Macho stuff. I’ve seen Russians shy away from it (well, it was eight in the morning, true).
It does grow hair on one’s chest. We should suggest it to Serpent Bill for his scalp.
Now, if I wasn’t such a wimp and dared bothering grumpy old farts, I’d ask you if it’s true they moonshine old car tyres to give it that special tarry tart taste?
You’re mistaken. It’s Laphroaig which tosses in used Band-Aids. Lagavulin uses clean iodine straight from the bottle. Rubber tyres are used only to enhance the peat smoke.