Which Scoth is best?

[Duke Malcolm]

People put ice in their whisky? ugh...

I have to say, tap water works well with most single malts I've tried, but that might be because my tap water comes from the Highlands and is the second cleanest in Scotland (and our tap water is remarkably clean) and without chlorine and chemicals...

[Kagemusha]

Nothing to my scotch.except more Scotch.

[caesar44]

Islay whiskey and especially Ardbeg. Because? Well, the strength and taste of an aged Ardbeg is unrivalled. It is a most enjoyable experience.

I thought there is a prohibition on drinking Alcohol in Islam (your sig)...

[lars573]

Which Scoth is best?

No such thing Scotch (and most hard liquers) are horrible abominations that aren't fit for human comsumtion. I don't drink much cause anything with alchol in it has, to me, an under taste and after taste of nail polish remover or permanent marker. Vodka is ok but only as it has no taste.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Any of those from Orkeney.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

ok, Gawain, what's your Orkney deal?

I've been wanting to know for a long time.

Go on, share.

Edit: what do people think of Highland Park, Old Pulteney and other Northern Isles whisky?

[GoreBag]

No such thing Scotch (and most hard liquers) are horrible abominations that aren't fit for human comsumtion. I don't drink much cause anything with alchol in it has, to me, an under taste and after taste of nail polish remover or permanent marker. Vodka is ok but only as it has no taste.

And from an inhabitant of New Scotland, no less! For shame!

[Duke Malcolm]

No such thing Scotch (and most hard liquers) are horrible abominations that aren't fit for human comsumtion. I don't drink much cause anything with alchol in it has, to me, an under taste and after taste of nail polish remover or permanent marker. Vodka is ok but only as it has no taste.

Your taste-buds must be dead, Vodka tastes like a 1:4 mix of petroleum and paintstripper...

[Gawain of Orkeny]

ok, Gawain, what's your Orkney deal?

Gawain is the eldest son of Lot of Orkney and Morgause. He is the nephew of Arthur and one of his closest companions. He is the brother of Gareth, Gaheris and Agravaine, and the half-brother of Mordred.

In case you have not guessed Im a longtime member of the Round Table Knights clan RTK.

http://www.legends.dm.net/kingarthur/gawain.html

So you see I am also a King. Maybe I should join the Imperialists Club.

[Reverend Joe]

No such thing Scotch (and most hard liquers) are horrible abominations that aren't fit for human comsumtion. I don't drink much cause anything with alchol in it has, to me, an under taste and after taste of nail polish remover or permanent marker. Vodka is ok but only as it has no taste.

I've never met anyone who liked the taste of vodka before- namely, unflavored vodka. Eech.

[Ser Clegane]

As to what might tickle your Scotch-thirsty pallete, allow me to recommend the Edradour, a splendid dram from what is supposedly the smallest distillery in Scotland or (and here I advise you to sit down when the demand for payment arrives) the 25-year-old Macallan. Admittedly, I was drinking this in a 5-star hotel in the middle of Brussels, but it was still a little pricey.

Hmm ... earlier this year I had the opportunity to try an Edradour (10y, cask strength) at a whiky tasting ... yummy

Drinking a great whisky at a hotel bar is somewhat decadent though - the prices tend to be really obscene.

Edit: what do people think of Highland Park, Old Pulteney and other Northern Isles whisky?

Highland Park is quite good ... I did not get too excited about Old Pulteney though

[lars573]

Your taste-buds must be dead, Vodka tastes like a 1:4 mix of petroleum and paintstripper...

Dead no, that is my sense of smell. Which as a result makes my sense of taste kind of wierd.

I've never met anyone who liked the taste of vodka before- namely, unflavored vodka. Eech.

The first time I had Vodka was at newyears last. I was mixing the Smirnov with sprite most of the night, then I tried a shot straight up and it wasn't bad.

[Beirut]

I killed a bottle (not in one night) of 18 year-old Glenmoranghie for my 40th birthday. Cost me $125. It was very good scotch but probably too good for me. I'm not enough of scotch fanatic to appreciate the subtleties that bottle had. Was still damn fine scotch, though light. I prefer, if I have to drink Scotch, Lagavulin. That stuff has body.

I much, much prefer bourbon. Booker's Best (from Jim Beam) is the top of the line in that department. From a single keg straight into the bottle, no additives or perversions of any kind. It's the only single barrel, straight keg bourbon there is. Most bottles runabout 126 proof and $80Can. Hard to find too. Wild Turkey is the best readily available bourbon. The 12 year-old Turkey is pure gold.

I tried a shot of single barrel Jack Daniel's last weekend and didn't like it at all. Smoky aftertaste really hits hard. Not peaty/smoky like scotch, I mean smoke-smoky. Almost unpleasent

[Strike For The South]

I much, much prefer bourbon. Booker's Best (from Jim Beam) is the top of the line in that department.

YES

I tried a shot of single barrel Jack Daniel's last weekend and didn't like it at all. Smoky aftertaste really hits hard. Not peaty/smoky like scotch, I mean smoke-smoky. Almost unpleasent

NO

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

what about knob creek?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I grinned when I read this. All whiskey is called "The water of life" in Gaelic.

Och, aye...butm m'man here kens it was the trade-name o' tha' brand too. Came in a lovely wee crock.

Seamus

[English assassin]

Edit: what do people think of Highland Park, Old Pulteney and other Northern Isles whisky

Highland park is my whisky of choice when I want a whisky that DOESN'T taste like licking a hospital floor. Its fine but truth be told it doesn't stand out frrom a lot of other perfectly fine whiskys for me. I bought my first bottle on Orkney though and I reckon the Island economy needs my help more than Speyside.

As for water, a dash is recommended, though I usually don't bother. But ice? You would be lead to a darkened room with a revolver in it and expected to do the decent thing if you asked for ice in your malt in St James'...

[Beirut]

what about knob creek?

Knob Creek is very good. I've gone through two or three bottles of Knob Creek and always enjoy it. It's part of a "small batch" collection that's listed here:http://www.smallbatch.com Knob Creek is easy to find here in Canadaland and runs about $40 a bottle.

I've never had the Bakers or the Basil Hayden's, but I'm sure they're tasty.

But after tasting many bourbons, from good to excellent, the Booker's Best remains the, well... the best.

The booze stores here are carrying 16 year-old Bushmills. Definitely getting a bottle of that. $80! Gah! Maybe a Christmas present for myself. Trying to find the 21 year-old Bushmills but having no luck.

[Fragony]

Ba-zing. I hear french fry connaisseurs eat their fries with mayonnaise, too.

Always wondered, for what do you non dutchies use mayonnaise?

[Proletariat]

Egg salad and bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches.

[Duke Malcolm]

prawn cocktail, tuna mayonnaise

[English assassin]

Always wondered, for what do you non dutchies use mayonnaise?

Nothing. Yuk.

[Dâriûsh]

I thought there is a prohibition on drinking Alcohol in Islam (your sig)...

Alcohol is indeed haram (forbidden), but so is pork, yet I enjoy both. I like a glass or two, but not too much, as I do not appreciate being intoxicated.

[lars573]

I thought there is a prohibition on drinking Alcohol in Islam (your sig)...

And Christians are not supposed to eat any kind of meat but fish on Fridays, give 10% of their income (before taxes) to the church, and give up something they really love at lent.

[GoreBag]

And Christians are not supposed to eat any kind of meat but fish on Fridays, give 10% of their income (before taxes) to the church, and give up something they really love at lent.

Correction: Catholics.

I agree with English_Assassin. Mayonnaise is disgusting, and I eat poutine at least once a week.

[caesar44]

Alcohol is indeed haram (forbidden), but so is pork, yet I enjoy both. I like a glass or two, but not too much, as I do not appreciate being intoxicated.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

just wondering: does anybody else make whisky using malt or is it all Scottish?

[Duke Malcolm]

The Japanese?

[Beirut]

just wondering: does anybody else make whisky using malt or is it all Scottish?

There are single malt Irish whiskies as well.

Like this beauty of a bottle of 21 year-old single malt Bushmills Irish Whisky. As soon as I can find one of these I will own one of these.


This sweetheart of a bourbon might not be a single malt, but it does come from only one single keg. This one I've got.

[Reverend Joe]

There are single malt Irish whiskies as well.

Like this beauty of a bottle of 21 year-old single malt Bushmills Irish Whisky. As soon as I can find one of these I will own one of these.

All right, Beirut- good taste!

*smacks lips*