DickDastardly
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The Whiskey Thread
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Makes for great cocktails. The chamomile really smooths out the rye and gives it a nice flavor.
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DickDastardly said:
Nice! A bunch of my friends know them as well. The Stranahans are from Aspen aren't they?
PhoenixEye
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Maker's Mark is my go-to for taste and price. Hope it's not going to be watered down like someone mentioned earlier.
Also enjoyed Glenlivet (15). Looking forward to trying Redbreast (12) sometime soon.
Also enjoyed Glenlivet (15). Looking forward to trying Redbreast (12) sometime soon.
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DickDastardly said:
Yep, that's what I thought. Woody Creek. My uncle lives a couple houses down from Hunters old house. I was living in Aspen for a few years. It's a small town, everyone knows everyone. My family's been there since the 50's. I never met the Stranahans or Hunter, but know many people associated with them.
For all you guys who like Scotch or would like to try Scotch but are befuddled when attempted to pronounce those Celtic names, I came across a good resource- The Scotch Pronunciation Guide http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/scotch-pronunciation-guide-5836909
Now you can regale girls, bartenders and friends with your Scotch expertise!
Now you can regale girls, bartenders and friends with your Scotch expertise!
Had a dram of this the other day-outstanding. I had never had an Aberlour before; this one is supposedly an attempt to recreate the taste of an 1898 bottle that was found hidden in the distillery in 1975. It has no age statement because it's a blend of whiskey aged from 5 to 25 years. Still a single malt though. It's a Speyside with no peating I could detect. Aging in oloroso sherry casks gives it a great rich sherry toned flavor-think dark cherries and raisins soaked in oloroso for a few days. Oddly, though this is a cask strength whiskey-usually meaning 110 to 125 proof I didn't feel the need to cut it with water as is normally the case with the the cask strength malts. I found myself enjoying the hot cinnamon flavor of the alcohol burn
FrenchCanadian
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shot suggestion:
one ounce of jameson chased down with one ounce of apple juice.
drink suggestion:
two ounces of canadian club, in a cold mug, with ice, filled with grape juice and a splash of lime juice.
the drink is called a "maniwaki", named after the preferred drink of natives in the town (of Maniwaki), in northern Quebec
both are local classics in the trendy plateau mont royal of Montreal.
one ounce of jameson chased down with one ounce of apple juice.
drink suggestion:
two ounces of canadian club, in a cold mug, with ice, filled with grape juice and a splash of lime juice.
the drink is called a "maniwaki", named after the preferred drink of natives in the town (of Maniwaki), in northern Quebec
both are local classics in the trendy plateau mont royal of Montreal.
My favorites from the really good stuff:
Talisker
Laphraoig
Both of these are peaty, intense, and smooth.
For the average run-of-the mill, try the classic wiseguy drink: Cutty & water.
Talisker
Laphraoig
Both of these are peaty, intense, and smooth.
For the average run-of-the mill, try the classic wiseguy drink: Cutty & water.
baristabanger
Sparrow
Knob Creek is becoming a favorite of mine. Goes great with a classic propper whiskey sour: simple syrup, lemon juice, lemon peel, egg whites.
Macallan in the UK and Canada have moved into this new direction. I went to a private release last night where they explained the reasoning behind the change. They do not have enough whisky to fill their orders for the 10,12 yo etc.
Not to blame the Chinese entirely, but with the lagging London real estate market, they have been buying scotch by the thousands of barrels. A guy in Hong Kong just payed $700,000 for a single bottle of Macallan last week.
Well, as Chinese tend to do, they are sitting on their barrels, driving the price of it up hoping for a bubble. The private event last night was about 60% Chinese, most having just flown over for the event from China. My table was all Chinese except me, and according to their translator they were all super elite men.
The USA is still going to do the 10, 12 etc as they refused to make the change. Apparently the USA luxury market needs a lot of peer approval so they need a 21yo in big letters on their bottles and will refuse to change that.
Interesting night. The Sienna was my favorite, followed by the Ruby then Gold.
