Favourite whisky
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- soundsinsilence0
- <--- hallucinated with this stuff once.harlequino
- Cask strength, eh? I think I need to try this.gramme
- I've been turned off by some of their uber-peaty whiskys in the past.gramme
- Miguex0
isn't it a requirement for it to be called whiskey to come from a specific region in scotland?
I'm asking cause
a) I dont know shit about alcoholic beverages in gral.
b) I would like to know- scotch whiskeydanthon
- I see, can you tell the difference in taste? as in.. would you be able to identify them?Miguex
- scotch whiskey uses local peat as part of the processscarabin
- which imparts a characteristic flavorscarabin
- or some does, that's my understandingscarabin
- If you want peat the Islay region of scotland produces the most smoky, peaty variaties. Lagavulin is like drinking campfire!danthon
- ..campfire!danthon
- danthon0
"I see, can you tell the difference in taste? as in.. would you be able to identify them?"
– MiguexI wish I had the tasting experience! Personally I think I have sampled enough to pick out what region of scotland a bottle was from if I was tasting scotch exclusively. I'm not sure I could identify whiskey globally other than what may be canadian or not.
- Melanie0
Used to be a single malt snob and only drink Laphroaig, but I'm telling you - I've converted to blends. Whyte & Mackay Glasgow Special. Try it. Damned good for $37
- Melanie0
Melanie's Whisky Tips
1. Whiskey with an "e" is Irish. The Scots spell it Whisky.
2. NEVER drink whisky with ice unless you want want me to smack you.
3. A touch of room temperature water opens the whisky up beautifully and gives it a whole new taste. Worth a try if you've only ever had it straight.
4. Whisky means "Water of Life" in Gaelic. (uisge beatha)
- gramme0
@Miguex
Whisky (or the Americanized "whiskey") can come from anywhere in the world. It can be made from barley (e.g. all scotch and most American whiskies), wheat, or corn. It uses spring water in the distillation process. The grains are cooked by either peat moss (Scotland, Ireland) or coal in most other cases.
In order for a whisky to be called scotch whisky, it must:
1. be made in Scotland using Scottish barley and spring water, and
2. be cooked over peat moss fire.
- ESKEMA0
Damn those botttles look tasty. I'm not in a whisky country, so everything is imported and probably not the best stuff you're used to (probably just the bad ones), but I enjoy Jack Daniel's very much (Bourbon, not whisky, I know...)
- jaylarson0
SURVIVAL: LOST WITH...ONLY A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY
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- Peter0
I like the bacony hint in Laphroaig.
Other than that Glenrothes is all right.
- gramme0
There's one I tried once, and I swear it was like drinking a 17th century leather-bound book. Or chewing on Cerberus's collar. Terrible, imho. Can't recall the name—begins with a B, I think...