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Scotland loses out as Japanese whisky named best in the world

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    #32
    MagicMarker
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    wilhelm roentgen wrote: »
    Jim (Beam) me up Scotty
    Shouldn't the Jim be in brackets, and not beam?

    Don't you feel like a fool?


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    #33
    Lyaiera
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    I've only started drinking whiskey in the past two or three months, but I love the stuff now. I haven't tried anything Japanese yet, the only one in my local is €8 a shot. I do hope to get my own bottle of something soon, maybe a Lagavulin. I haven't tried a Glenfiddich or Glenlivet yet though and they're both cheaper.


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    #34
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    The Scottish Whisky Association as of today no longer recognise Jim Muarry's Whisky Bible.


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    #35
    Joe prim
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    The 1996 Sashamoto Faugavalach has an absolutely transcendent nose, complemented by subtle laburnum overtones with a subtly arousing quasi-herbal finish, reminiscent of, but totally dissimiliar to the 1904 Shinamilla Lagavourneen single malt,unfortunately , none of you can try it as me and my mate finished off the last bottle in my local last week-lovely with Coke.


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    #36
    Riddle101
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    I'll just stick to my JAMESON IRISH WHISKEY thanks.


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    #37
    omega man
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    Bill Murray in lost in translation springs to mind.....

    "Suntory time" ;-)


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    #38
    hynesie08
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    The 12 year old single malt yamazaki is incredible, would love to give the sherry cask version a try, anywhere in dublin sell it by the shot?


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    #39
    Links234
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    hynesie08 wrote: »
    The 12 year old single malt yamazaki is incredible, would love to give the sherry cask version a try, anywhere in dublin sell it by the shot?

    The 12 year old hibiki is incredible, check that out if you get a chance


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    #40
    wendell borton
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    Joe prim wrote: »
    The 1996 Sashamoto Faugavalach has an absolutely transcendent nose, complemented by subtle laburnum overtones with a subtly arousing quasi-herbal finish, reminiscent of, but totally dissimiliar to the 1904 Shinamilla Lagavourneen single malt,unfortunately , none of you can try it as me and my mate finished off the last bottle in my local last week-lovely with Coke.

    I must be doing it wrong, all whiskey tastes like fire to me.


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    #41
    wilhelm roentgen
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Shouldn't the Jim be in brackets, and not beam?

    Don't you feel like a fool?

    Brackets Nazi!


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    #42
    [Deleted User]
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    Somehow, ''a Japanese on the rocks, dosent have the same ring to it..


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    #43
    DuMorph
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    Jake1 wrote: »
    Somehow, ''a Japanese on the rocks, dosent have the same ring to it..

    Just ask for an Iwo Jima


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    #44
    AgileMyth
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    Scotch is a sham and Japanese scotch is a rip off of a sham.

    You want a decent whiskey for a reasonable price, don't look past red breast.


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    #45
    Duckworth_Luas
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    wendell borton wrote: »
    I must be doing it wrong, all whiskey tastes like fire to me.
    Flat red lemonade is the key. Or Miwadi Orange if you're adventurous.


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    #46
    Hoop66
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    Lyaiera wrote: »
    ...I haven't tried a Glenfiddich or Glenlivet yet though and they're both cheaper.

    There's a reason for that...


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    #47
    Links234
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Flat red lemonade is the key. Or Miwadi Orange if you're adventurous.

    This post makes my teeth itch :o


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    jester77
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    Anyone able to locate a bottle?

    I've been looking the last few days but everywhere I found is sold out, few places in the UK, Spain and France is all I was able to find.


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    #49
    Micky Dolenz
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    If it's wet and alcoholic, I'll give it a shot or two.


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    #50
    Links234
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    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    If it's wet and alcoholic, I'll give it a shot or two.

    What about a dry martini? :)


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    #51
    Micky Dolenz
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    Links234 wrote: »
    What about a dry martini? :)


    As long as she gets my jokes, it's all good.


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    #52
    Karl Stein
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    I'm not much of a man for spirits but I will have the odd hot toddy at the colder end of the orbit.

    Story time.

    Last December I had a challenging chest infection that worsened to become painful pleurisy - it felt like I had broken glass wedged in my right lung. Naturally my illness required medication of the pharmaceutical type which I decided to supplement with medicine of the folk type in the form of hot toddys.

    I got myself a cheap bottle of Tesco own brand whiskey, thinly sliced a couple of lemons, carefully rolling up each slice and pushing it through the neck of the bottle, to this I added a generous handful of whole cloves. I left the lemon and cloves to infuse the whiskey for a couple of days and ended up with a delicious elixir that made exquisite hot toddys when a drop of boiling water and teaspoon of brown sugar was added.

    Mmmm medicine.


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    #53
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Links234 wrote: »
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11204872/Scotland-loses-out-as-Japanese-whisky-named-best-in-the-world.html



    So, for relaxing times... ;)

    Not really susprising though, I think Japan has been making some of the best whiskeys ever! Me and a friend drank our local out of the Nikka Coffee Grain whiskey a while back :p

    Bonus, some pics of the distillery via reddit: http://imgur.com/a/Cm27A

    Funnily enough the last time I went drinking with work I did the same thing to that whiskey(Nikka Coffey Grain)!

    Very nice.


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