Whisky

Deijavoo

Always really liked Yamazaki but not tried this one:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/best-whisky-in-the-world-prize-won-by-japanese-malt-for-first-time-as-scottish-distilleries-lose-out-9835583.html

Cirrus

I owe it to everyone I've ever met to try some.

stickyfiddle

This will no doubt turn into a Scotch thread. I prefer bourbon. So there

Deijavoo

The regular 12 year old is lovely to my mind too and you save just over £60 on this winner.

Lixarto

Bourbon is fucking foul.

I drink Irish whiskey, I'll not be trying any Japanese.

Hootsmon

hey Lixartae.......frets, one one one one

Grunfeld

stickyfiddle said:

This will no doubt turn into a Scotch thread. I prefer bourbon. So there

It has been a while.  But absinthe is calling.  The sirens' song.

Lixarto

hootsmon said:

hey Lixartae.......frets, one one one one

Deijavoo

Lixarto said:

Bourbon is fucking foul.

I drink Irish whiskey, I'll not be trying any Japanese.

ooh grumpy lumpy.

longi

The Japanese stuff is different to the Scotish stuff, I thought Yamazaki wasn't bad but not outstanding. Having said that Tesco have restocked at least some of their shops with the stuff including another type or brand of Japanese Whiskey that has me interested. The massive Tesco in Camberley has Yamazaki and whatever the Hell the other stuff was called. Still, the Singleton was on offer so I bought 3 bottles of that instead...

viz

hootsmon said:

Lixartae

Lol

chillidoggy

I've just noticed it. Double LOL!

RobDavies

The only way to taste whiskey:

Snap

Japanese malt isn't that far from Scottish - certainly not the stuff from north Japan - similar climate and water. The chap who brough proper distilling learnt his craft from several years spent working at Glenlivet. He purposefully came over to learn how to do it properly. It's generally good stuff, Yamazaki, Hibiki etc.

I am an unapologetic whisky bore. A few spelling rules here, please:

Scottish is whisky
Irish and American is whiskey
Bourbon is different to JD which is Tenessee whiskey (and shite IMO, well the run of the mill JD is, paint stripper)
Japanese is whisky

Most scottish whisky is finished in pre used bourbon casks actually, even those that are then moved to another cask (like a port one) a lot of the time. The scottish industry imports a lot of pre used american oak bourbon casks for finishing.

LIxarto - Irish whiskey, very nice, my favourite being Yellow Spot at the moment, lovely stuff if you can get hold of it.

I have a few bottles on the go at the moment:

Lagavulin and Talisker Storm for general quaffing
for more of a treat I have a 21 year old ABerfeldy and  1990 Balblair (cask strength), and also a very special cask strength 24 year old limited cask Glenlivet.

the true water of life indeed.

I  was in heathrow recently and they have the most expensive malt ever released by DIageo - a 40 year old Brora at 7 grand a bottle! ther's only 160 available worldwide. The chap in the store said that the week before, a Japanese bloke came in and bought every ottle they had in the airport - all 5!! o doubt they will become a nice investment. But if that was me, the demon on the shoulder would be at me, saying, go on,open it, what does 7 grand whisky taste like???? PRobably a little bit better than a 100 quid one no doubt

Col_Decker

I thought the US gov changed to rules on what could be called bourbon to something like 'aged in sherry barrels for at least 7 years' so that JD could be classed and sold as a bourbon.

 

I may of dreamt it though

 

 

 

TinLip

Col_Decker said:

I thought the US gov changed to rules on what could be called bourbon to something like 'aged in sherry barrels for at least 7 years' so that JD could be classed and sold as a bourbon.

 

I may of dreamt it though

 

 

 

Nope, I was there a couple of weeks ago and they insisted it was still Tennessee Whisky. My guide was also very quick to point out that it is not to be confused with Kentucky bourbon.

MoANjAm

Snap said:

Japanese malt isn't that far from Scottish - certainly not the stuff from north Japan - similar climate and water. The chap who brough proper distilling learnt his craft from several years spent working at Glenlivet. He purposefully came over to learn how to do it properly. It's generally good stuff, Yamazaki, Hibiki etc.

I am an unapologetic whisky bore. A few spelling rules here, please:

Scottish is whisky
Irish and American is whiskey
Bourbon is different to JD which is Tenessee whiskey (and shite IMO, well the run of the mill JD is, paint stripper)
Japanese is whisky

Most scottish whisky is finished in pre used bourbon casks actually, even those that are then moved to another cask (like a port one) a lot of the time. The scottish industry imports a lot of pre used american oak bourbon casks for finishing.

LIxarto - Irish whiskey, very nice, my favourite being Yellow Spot at the moment, lovely stuff if you can get hold of it.

I have a few bottles on the go at the moment:

Lagavulin and Talisker Storm for general quaffing
for more of a treat I have a 21 year old ABerfeldy and  1990 Balblair (cask strength), and also a very special cask strength 24 year old limited cask Glenlivet.

the true water of life indeed.

I  was in heathrow recently and they have the most expensive malt ever released by DIageo - a 40 year old Brora at 7 grand a bottle! ther's only 160 available worldwide. The chap in the store said that the week before, a Japanese bloke came in and bought every ottle they had in the airport - all 5!! o doubt they will become a nice investment. But if that was me, the demon on the shoulder would be at me, saying, go on,open it, what does 7 grand whisky taste like???? PRobably a little bit better than a 100 quid one no doubt

 7 grand a bottle.... a mere drop in the ocean:

http://www.harrods.com/product/the-dalmore-paterson-collection/the-dalmore/000000000003488896?cat1=new-food-and-wine&cat2=new-wine-spirits

joeyowen

I drink Jack Daniels because I saw famous people drinking it... true story.
I was younger at the time and it has stuck with me

imalone

At least some Japanese whisky is actually made in Scottish distilleries...

chillidoggy

I like JD, but I tried one of the better versions a while ago, which was very, VERY nice indeed. I think it was single barrel.

My lad bought me a bottle of Balblair 1997 for my birthday, must have been about £60 or so, and that is also very, very good, not heavily peated. Recommended, Chilli rating 9/10.

imalone

I've had chilli vodka, but not chilli whisky. (Have also had home-made bacon vodka, which was, surprisingly, not actively poisonous.)