Best Brands of Whiskey?

sci0x · 27-07-2003 5:30pm #1

We open night club in our town. It'll be the Irish Pub inside as well. So, I need ur help! I wanna know what sorts of whiskey people drink in Ireland and Scotland to order all of most popular sorts. Please post a few of the most famous brands of whiskey!

Samson · 27-07-2003 6:46pm

Probably the most popular brand of whiskey in Ireland is Jameson.
Other popular brands are Bushmill's and Paddy.
Black Bush is a favourite of mine, is more expensive than standard Bushmills, but there is a big difference.

Sarky · 27-07-2003 11:23pm

I'm rather a fan of Jack Daniels.

Why don't you try getting in one or two obscure brands? Scotland has tonnes of local distilleries that make really good whiskeys, or so I'm told...

sci0x · 27-07-2003 11:28pm

Ok kewl i'll try them brands. Thanks for the help guys! Much appreciated

damnyanks · 30-07-2003 2:57pm

Didnt you say you were 17 before ?

This cant be legal

hehe

sci0x · 30-07-2003 5:28pm

lol well no its not me thats opening it. A friend asked me and I dont have a clue about whiskey so I decided to post the question for her here.

sceptre · 31-07-2003 1:54am

Talisker, Oban, Aberfeldy, Glen Morangie, Black Bush. All lovely. Price them, then just buy them.

Bushmills, Powers & Glenfiddich if you're feeling cheap. Get the Bushmills anyway. And a bottle of Dimple (comes in a nice dimply bottle too). Bottle of Pigs Nose too for that easy-going taste.

Jameson tastes like paint stripper. Might as well dump all the good scotch and get in a bottle of Black & White to represent Scotland if you're going to rely on Jameson to represent Ireland.

The "distilled by Presbyterians" rule generally works.

Makaveli · 31-07-2003 2:02am

Teachers.

Bard · 31-07-2003 2:59am

Where I work we sell...

Irish: Jameson, Jameson 12 Year Old, Jameson Crested Ten, Paddy, Powers, Tyrconnell, Bushmills and a couple of other obscure ones.
Scotch: Black & White, Teachers, Cream of the Barley, Haig, and one or two others.
American: Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Southern Comfort.

... oh, and Canadian Club too.

sci0x · 31-07-2003 5:41pm

ok thanks a million guys. You've been a gr8 help.

Sarky · 01-08-2003 12:53am

Of course, the owner could always try making their own...:)

sci0x · 01-08-2003 1:05am

She's from a different country so she wouldnt have a clue what to add to make Irish Whiskey. Although if anyones got any instructions i can e-mail her with them

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Corega · 03-08-2003 10:41am

Just wait till the Corinthian see's this...and I thought Bard was thorough

Johnnie Walker - Black Label tbh, afaik, imo, gg, shot, wp.

Bard · 03-08-2003 6:58pm

We also sell Redbreast 12 year old Irish whiskey, Tullamore Dew, and a couple of others I can't remember. It's a fairly comprehensive stock of whiskeys for one bar in fairness.

Gordon · 03-08-2003 7:00pm

I'll second Glenmorangie.

bonkey · 04-08-2003 11:46am

Originally posted by Bard
It's a fairly comprehensive stock of whiskeys for one bar in fairness.

That it is....wouldnt see many Irish pubs with as decent a selection of whiskey....although you're sorely lacking on the whisky side, IMHO

I would expect at least one from each of the major Scotch regions....even if its just the somehwhat-hackneyed "Classic Malt" collection.

Oh - and in terms of Irish whskies....I'd strongly advise anyone to try out the Knappogue Castle , or Conemara ("regular" or cask-strength) which would be my two current favourite Irish blended and Irish single malt respectively.

jc

Dr. Loon · 05-08-2003 1:58pm

Originally posted by Gordon
I'll second Glenmorangie.

I'll third it. Lovely!

dod · 05-08-2003 1:59pm

My own personal favourite is Talisker.

If you want to experience a mind-boggling selection of whiskeys, you should visit 'The Malt Shovel' in the old part of Edinburgh sometime. It is floor to ceiling shelves of all the small stills around Scotland, and their menu card is arranged by price, so you can choose what you would like to try depending on what your budget is.

I love going there when I'm in Scotland, I've yet to remember leaving the place.

Kone · 05-08-2003 2:01pm

Jameson 1780

Sleipnir · 05-08-2003 2:03pm

Laphroaig. Lovely peaty flavour. I can't believe people class 'Teachers' under Whiskey. tut, tut, tut.

Jaden · 05-08-2003 2:32pm

Lagavulin - The best of the Islay whiskies. (Which are the best of the single malts, which in turn, are the best whiskies).

Occidental · 05-08-2003 2:41pm

Bushmills Single Malt (Green Label)

and I can't believe that no one has mentioned it yet

MIDLETON

Sleipnir · 05-08-2003 2:51pm

Ah Midleton Very Rare. Bought two measures in Neary's pub off Grafton st a couple of weeks ago. Cost me nearly 30 euro for both. And it's only 120 yoyo's a bottle!

galactus · 05-08-2003 10:22pm

Originally posted by Gordon
I'll second Glenmorangie.

I'll drink to that. Also Dalwhinnie.

Ronan|Raven · 05-08-2003 10:40pm

RedBreast

Monasette · 05-08-2003 11:31pm

If only to show that there is more than one whiskey maker in Ireland, you could also include Tyrconnell Single Malt, or even Kilbeggan (which is amazingly smooth for a blended whiskey, and a lot better than the old whiskey from which it takes its name).

As for Midleton, very nice but waaaay overpriced (particularly for a blended whiskey)

/John

The Sweeper · 06-08-2003 8:54pm

Just make sure that nothing decent goes into an Irish Coffee...

Powers is just about good enough for that....

amp · 06-08-2003 10:32pm

Originally posted by denis_o_leary
We open night club in our town. It'll be the Irish Pub inside as well. So, I need ur help! I wanna know what sorts of whiskey people drink in Ireland and Scotland to order all of most popular sorts. Please post a few of the most famous brands of whiskey!

I'll have a 17 year old single malt Ardbeg from the Isle of Islay please. Peaty yet sweet and an orgasm for the tongue so it is.

And please don't charge an absolute for it.

Cheers and gl!

Gordon · 06-08-2003 11:23pm

Heh, a guy I knew worked in a pub in Scotland and some guy came up to him and asked him for a Talisker and coke - he point blank refused to serve him.

dod · 07-08-2003 10:56am

Originally posted by Gordon
Heh, a guy I knew worked in a pub in Scotland and some guy came up to him and asked him for a Talisker and coke - he point blank refused to serve him.

This episode makes an irrefutable case for eugenics

Kantankerous · 11-08-2003 2:29pm

what is the difference between malt whiskey and regular whiskey, is it just age? what is malt.
im ignorant of such issues but keen to be learned as im only a young drinker,
cheers
k

Monasette · 12-08-2003 8:02pm

The difference is the treatment of the corn beforehand. 'Malted' corn is sprayed with water and begins germination. Before any sprouts appear, the process is stopped by kilning, where hot air is pumped through the barley. The malting process increases the sugar content (or is it the starch, I can never remember) and that affects the taste. (This process is used for beer too). Laphraoig distillery is one of the few places where the malting is done on the premises. The malting floor is on the top of the building, and the floor is perforated so that air can circulate under the corn. There is also a fair quotient of birdsh*t in the mix, since they leave the windows open and every bird on the island flies in for a feed. They use turf in the kiln, hence the smoky flavour. I can't recommend a visit to Islay enough - a beautiful island full of Scots with a fanatical devotion to whisky - how can that be bad?

/John

Kell · 19-08-2003 3:28pm

Originally posted by Jaden
Lagavulin - The best of the Islay whiskies. (Which are the best of the single malts, which in turn, are the best whiskies).

Tsk. Try a Bowmore Mariner or the Bowmore darkest and rethink your assertions!

One that no-one has mentioned is Springbank. Delicious whisky, though a tad expensive. Rule of thumb- if yer mates looking to stock Scotch go for the classics i.e. Talisker, Lagavulin, Oban, Cragganmore, Glenkinchie and Dalwhinnie. Most of the buying pulic havnt a clue what a good Scotch is. As for Glenmorangie, sneak in a Glenmorangie Portwood finish- its sex in a glass. Trust me on this. Oh, and then theres Balvenie, especially the single barrel stuff. Yum.

Go here- www.whiskyshop.com for all brands of whisky from everywhere.

K-

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