Do people look at you strange when ordering...

Onesimus

A whiskey at the bar? I often get this. does nobody drink whiskey in this country anymore? is it on the decline or something?

oh and.....if ever having a whiskey yourself, which is your preferred choice? I'm a bushmills white label man meself.

starbelgrade

Maybe you're just strange looking.

squod

<Insert funny limerick here>

Onesimus

Onesimus wrote: »

A whiskey at the bar? I often get this. does nobody drink whiskey in this country anymore? is it on the decline or something?

oh and.....if ever having a whiskey yourself, which is your preferred choice? I'm a bushmills white label man meself.

Maybe it's that famous grouse on your shoulder!

orourkeda

Onesimus wrote: »

A whiskey at the bar? I often get this. does nobody drink whiskey in this country anymore? is it on the decline or something?

oh and.....if ever having a whiskey yourself, which is your preferred choice? I'm a bushmills white label man meself.

http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/opencontent/default.asp?itemid=10&section=12+Steps+-+12+Traditions

profitius

Jameson myself.

I think the staring is because they're thinking about getting your drink, where it is etc.

Dravokivich

er... do you tell them to put ice in it?

macquarie

No, it's a fairly standard drink.

flahavaj

Ordering such beverages can be a very whiskey business.

strobe

Onesimus wrote: »

A whiskey at the bar? I often get this. does nobody drink whiskey in this country anymore? is it on the decline or something?

oh and.....if ever having a whiskey yourself, which is your preferred choice? I'm a bushmills white label man meself.

It's because you are ordering whiskey but not Jameson. They think you have a hideous genetic disorder which caused you to be born without taste or class. They are just curious really, don't take it personally.

Humans eh!

Friend of mine Sean, won't get served whiskey in our local, sends him loopy. So he gets strangers to buy it for him. (he buys them a drink first)
Anybody ordering whiskey gets a look that says
"Is it for Sean?"

I like a neat Redbreast BTW.

Does it bug anyone else when a barperson puts it into an inappropiate glass?
A half pint tumbler with a small single malt in the bottom,
Really grinds my gears! :mad:

Onesimus

profitius wrote: »

Jameson myself.

I think the staring is because they're thinking about getting your drink, where it is etc.

Well what I meant is their reaction and staring and pausing when you ask. Its like you've ordered a nuclear bomb or something lol maybe a Jameson is equivalent to one of those? who knows? lol

flahavaj

flahavaj wrote: »

Ordering such beverages can be a very whiskey business.

"Ach eye" said the scottich welder, there's no "E"s in whisky!

Saila

only if Im wearing my duffle coat, farmers hat, and sitting on my own in the corner and leering at the yung wans coming in the door

ArtSmart

it's an age thing usually. youngsters and whiskey dont mix well (usually)

KeithM89_old

People look at me weirdly all the time.
Maybe its the swastika tattoo on my face...

TheUsual

Your problem is not getting a whiskey, it's buying that German Bushmills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag

ArtSmart

Deleted User wrote: »

"Ach eye" said the scottich welder, there's no "E"s in whisky!

what he actually said was "there's no WE..."

admiralofthefleet

squod wrote: »

<Insert funny limerick here>

ok

im a black bush man myself, but i cant drink it too often. it causes me to do strange things

ArtSmart

TheUsual wrote: »

Your problem is not getting a whiskey, it's buying that German Bushmills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag

he he. ah the writer grandsons of Irish alcho's. God bless the US.

Gummy Panda

Onesimus wrote: »

oh and.....if ever having a whiskey yourself, which is your preferred choice? I'm a bushmills white label man meself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X85N-43REag

figarofigaro

I sometimes get a funny look when ordering a whisk(e)y. It weirds people out to see somebody drinking it and not powering it down with a high fructose corn-syrup carbonated piss.

Tallisker is the best whisky I've ever tasted. It's not ridiculously expensive either at about 40 quid a bottle. That said, I did pay $18 for a measure in a new york bar. It's quite hard to come by here though.

Gummy Panda

What about that Japanese whiskey Bill Murray was doing ads for? Is it any good?

aDeener

midleton very rare

Onesimus

aDeener wrote: »

midleton very rare

Price?

Saila

KeithM89 wrote: »

People look at me weirdly all the time.
Maybe its the swastika tattoo on my face...

I thought it would have been the gimp mask no? or can you still see it through that.. oh I get it its one of those ironic see through ones

mikemac

Onesimus wrote: »

A whiskey at the bar? I often get this. does nobody drink whiskey in this country anymore? is it on the decline or something?

You never go to a bar and just order a whiskey, that's wasting the barmans time.
You don't order a whiskey, you order your brand. And I see it's Bushmills from Co. Antrim, a fine choice

mikemac

Onesimus wrote: »

Price?

Don't know for a glass but for a 15 year old bottle we're talking 120 euro a bottle

Onesimus

feelingstressed wrote: »

You never go to a bar and just order a whiskey, that's wasting the barmans time.
You don't order a whiskey, you order your brand. And I see it's Bushmills from Co. Antrim, a fine choice

I did order my brand. But believe it or not it was not bushmills this time but Jameson.

StereoLove

flahavaj wrote: »

Ordering such beverages can be a very whiskey business.

Nice one!

mikemac

So what's the barmans problem that he hesitates before serving a Jameson?

I'd find a new local OP

fonecrusher1

In all fairness people are going to give a cyclops the occasional funny look. Cheer up blinky.

Hooked

flahavaj wrote: »

Ordering such beverages can be a very whiskey business.

Distill doesn't help answer the OPs question! :P



I never get the funny looks OP.

Weapon of choice - Crested Ten (and a pint to wash it down, of course!)

wurzlitzer

I also have got funny looks when ordering a straight up whiskey..

Barpersons tend to think if you are not middle-aged that you have the lip..

Jameson 12yr old

special occasions midleton....yum

fonecrusher1

wurzlitzer wrote: »

Jameson 12yr old

special occasions midleton....yum

Disgusting comment.^ Post reported.

jennytightlips

i like to ask for a Shirley Bassey....(black bush):) gets me some strange looks lol

Mr Marston

I'd usually be half gee-eyed when ordering a whiskey. So I haven't really ever noticed getting a strange look from the barman.

Degag

feelingstressed wrote: »

Don't know for a glass but for a 15 year old bottle we're talking 120 euro a bottle

Midleton? €10 absolute minimum Usually anywhere between €15 and €25

Dudess

ArtSmart wrote: »

it's an age thing usually.

Yeah I'd say that might be it - it's not extremely unusual for young guys to order whiskey, but they're more likely to order beer/stout.

TeddyTedson

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah I'd say that might be it - it's not extremely unusual for young guys to order whiskey, but they're more likely to order beer/stout.

I don't like a whiskey on its own. I'd have a JD and coke though.
Dudess is one of the most respected posters on here so I agree.

It wasn't me!

Midleton is highly overrated in my opinion. I prefer the 18 year old Jameson for much less money. Lovely stuff. Redbreast is a nice whiskey to drink while out though, not too expensive, lots of lovely flavour. In terms of Scotches, I tend to drink Tallisker or Caol Ila, though never seen the latter in a bar.

Raekwon

Are you this guy by any chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBIGQuqv-uI

Tesco Massacre

I've never had strange looks from bar workers when ordering a whiskey.

I get strange looks from friends, though. Probably because they know what happens when I have 3 or 4 at the end of the night.

Tears.

garv123

im where i work in the country pub theres a 5L bottle of powers that gets refilled maybe once a week so no nobody gets looks. most men on guinness get a drop with it

brokenhinge

Drinking anything straight with no mixers looks a bit like an alcoholic's drink in my eyes. Maybe thats why they were looking?

Mr Marston

brokenhinge wrote: »

Drinking anything straight with no mixers looks a bit like an alcoholic's drink in my eyes. Maybe thats why they were looking?

That's a mental statement.

mawk

figarofigaro wrote: »

I sometimes get a funny look when ordering a whisk(e)y. It weirds people out to see somebody drinking it and not powering it down with a high fructose corn-syrup carbonated piss.

Tallisker is the best whisky I've ever tasted. It's not ridiculously expensive either at about 40 quid a bottle. That said, I did pay $18 for a measure in a new york bar. It's quite hard to come by here though.

I used to live just next to the tallisker distillery. I not too gone on the stuff though, I prefer my whiskey with an e.

id call crested ten my personal favourite. far from the best ive had but quality/price.. its magic

JONJO THE MISER

Jameson and 3 ice cubes for me.

johnmcdnl

could be just the barman looking you over to make sure you sober enough to take a straight whiskey

humbert

Coming from the cinema and going somewhere else one night I popped into the Tescos on Parnell St. and after a quick and fruitless glance behind the counter I asked the cashier if they had Black Bush.

The look was like a slap in the face and I realised how it sounded. To make matters worse she'd never heard of it and asked another girl and thank God she was able to verify that it did exist.

So, in a word, yes.

Blisterman

Love Whiskey. It's hard to get right in pubs though. Either they put Ice in without you asking for it, or they put it either in a huge tall glass, or a shot glass.

My student union doesn't sell any Irish or Scotch Whiskey. Yet they stock ouzo, about 50 flavours of scnapps, amaretto and three brands of Cognac. Don't get it.