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What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

artanevilla · 2016-03-02 13:17:23

I know there's a thread on recommending Whiskeys/Whiskys but there's none on general tasting as far as I can see. Similar premise to the beer thread, but we'll say month instead of week as drinking a €50/60 bottle of Whiskey/Whisky a week is probably not a good idea... I picked up a bottle of The Glenlivet Master…

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#3602 23-07-2019 10:54pm
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hennessy or jameson for the weekend?

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#3603 23-07-2019 11:05pm
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ScottCapper wrote: »

hennessy or jameson for the weekend?

Have u tried kilbeggan or tulamore dew maybe also
Hennessy and Baileys nice

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#3604 24-07-2019 8:06am
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ScottCapper wrote: »

hennessy or jameson for the weekend?

Try Jameson Crested or Jameson Caskmates Stout if you haven't already tried them.

"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)

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#3605 24-07-2019 1:54pm
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GY A1 wrote: »

Have u tried kilbeggan or tulamore dew maybe also
Hennessy and Baileys nice

i have not just looking for whiskey to drink straight

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#3606 24-07-2019 3:04pm
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ScottCapper wrote: »

hennessy or jameson for the weekend?

If you're near Dublin city get into the Celtic Whiskey Shop for some Park Cognac.

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Cognac-Park/cognac-park-vsop

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#3607 24-07-2019 6:57pm
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The Nal wrote: »

If you're near Dublin city get into the Celtic Whiskey Shop for some Park Cognac.

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Cognac-Park/cognac-park-vsop

I’m not but might order online cheers

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#3608 24-07-2019 7:46pm
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Was in the mood for something peaty after work, Bowmore 12 is all I have in stock at the moment but I'm not complaining

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#3609 24-07-2019 7:59pm
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Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Getting the ferry on Saturday to Roscoff,holidaying in France. Bought the Chita last year on the ferry and was left underwhelmed by it. Sipping green spot now and like it, anything similar Japanese or just stay with what I know?

So it turned out the selection on the Pont Aven was poor enough, or else I've most of them drank( I have). Stopped at 2 "La Caves" but couldn't decide and ended up buying RB12 for 40euro on the boat home. And a cheeky Morgan's Spiced litre for 13euro.

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#3610 24-07-2019 8:16pm
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I see Macallan have dropped the NAS and reverted back to the normal.

The 12 is some drop.

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#3611 24-07-2019 8:36pm
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Had a glass of knappogue castle the other day. Distilled in 1951 and bottled after 36 years in 1987. Sublime.

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#3612 25-07-2019 3:09am
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A whiskey newletter in Australia is giving away 4 bottle of GlenDronach.
Not a bad prize at all. Not sure if it's open to ROI, but *snip* Here is the entry link[/URL]
(Full disclosure, that's a referral link)

1st Prize: The GlenDronach 26 yo Single Cask #392 - RRP $700, 2 x Glencairn glasses

2nd Prize: The GlenDronach 21 yo Parliament - RRP $250, 1 x Glencairn glass

3rd Prize: The GlenDronach 12 yo Original - RRP $90, 1 x Glencairn glass

4th Prize: The GlenDronach Peated -RRP $85, 1 x Glencairn glass

Mod: Referral links need to be posted in this forum. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1849

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#3613 25-07-2019 8:39am
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Glendronach probably my fav scotch. The Celtic Whiskey shop are out of stock and they're no longer the main distributor of it. Awful shame.

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#3614 25-07-2019 11:17am
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Hogzy wrote: »

Was browsing Rum online and found a familiar bottle:

Literally the exact same (bar the label obviously) as Redbreast Dream Cask 20 Year PX. Thought I struck gold

Looks similar, but the dream Cask bottles are 500ml!!

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#3615 25-07-2019 11:31am
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Mellor wrote: »

Mod: Referral links need to be posted in this forum. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1849

Won’t open on phone so not really sure what your getting at.

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#3616 25-07-2019 11:36am
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Mellor wrote: »

Won’t open on phone so not really sure what your getting at.

There's a specific forum for referrals codes like you posted, you're not allowed to post them in any forum other than that - mostly because the people who spam them usually don't let you know when something is a referral.

This is the "mobile" url: https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1849

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#3617 25-07-2019 12:01pm
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pleasant Co. wrote: »

There's a specific forum for referrals codes like you posted, you're not allowed to post them in any forum other than that - mostly because the people who spam them usually don't let you know when something is a referral.

I think whoever edited my post misunderstood. I was posting the link to enter the competition. I figure free whiskey is of interest.
I don’t really want half the site entering tbh.

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#3618 25-07-2019 12:16pm
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Cazale wrote: »

Had a glass of knappogue castle the other day. Distilled in 1951 and bottled after 36 years in 1987. Sublime.

Nice! Anything to compare it to or is it totally unique?

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#3619 25-07-2019 12:24pm
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Wailin wrote: »

Nice! Anything to compare it to or is it totally unique?

Exact same as Proper 12!

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#3620 25-07-2019 1:37pm
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ScottCapper wrote: »

GY A1 wrote: »

Have u tried kilbeggan or tulamore dew maybe also
Hennessy and Baileys nice

i have not just looking for whiskey to drink straight

Am I missing something? Hennessy isn't whiskey.

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#3621 25-07-2019 1:42pm
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Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Exact same as Proper 12!

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#3622 25-07-2019 2:30pm
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Had a go of The Irishman Marsala cask finish the other day in Garavans in Galway City.

Some drop that one if you are into the syrupy sweet end of whiskeys with backend peppery notes. I can see why the bottles sold out quickly with that one. Anyone tried it?

Priced a drop of DC2 in there too. 85 euro a measure now... Up from 65 to begin with supposedly.

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#3623 25-07-2019 9:18pm
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EagererBeaver wrote: »

Am I missing something? Hennessy isn't whiskey.

Read the question again

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#3624 25-07-2019 9:55pm
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GY A1 wrote: »

Read the question again

I did. It asked Jameson (whiskey) or Hennessy (not whiskey) in the 'what whiskey' thread. Therefore Jameson was the correct answer. QED

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#3625 25-07-2019 10:07pm
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GY A1 wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Am I missing something? Hennessy isn't whiskey.

Read the question again

The poster followed up his question about Hennessy or Jameson with a statement that he was "looking for whiskey to drink straight".

This suggests he's not aware that Hennessy isn't whiskey, hence my confusion.

My reading comprehension is fine. Yours could do with a bit of work though.

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#3626 25-07-2019 10:16pm
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EagererBeaver wrote: »

The poster followed up his question about Hennessy or Jameson with a statement that he was "looking for whiskey to drink straight".

This suggests he's not aware that Hennessy isn't whiskey, hence my confusion.

My reading comprehension is fine. Yours could do with a bit of work though.

Good lad

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#3627 25-07-2019 10:30pm
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Wow lads, arguing with strangers on the internet over the interpretation of a question. C'mon, yer better than that!

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#3628 26-07-2019 1:20am
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EagererBeaver wrote: »

This suggests he's not aware that Hennessy isn't whiskey, hence my confusion.

That was my interpretation of it too FWIW. Was focused on other confusion at the time though.

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#3629 26-07-2019 8:21am
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It might be the Irish sounding name of Hennessy that causes confusion to the unfamiliar.

If you found yourself at a party and they had no whiskey, but they had a bottle of Hennessy lying around, you should definitely try it as an alternative...
iirc Irish pot still whiskey's boom time was in the late 19th century, when the phyloxera pest destroyed France's vineyards and there was a shortage of brandy, cognac etc and Irish whiskey took over as the main late Victorian 'post prandial' or after dinner drink

"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)

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#3630 26-07-2019 4:12pm
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EagererBeaver wrote: »

The poster followed up his question about Hennessy or Jameson with a statement that he was "looking for whiskey to drink straight".

This suggests he's not aware that Hennessy isn't whiskey, hence my confusion.

My reading comprehension is fine. Yours could do with a bit of work though.

Just to add a bit of confusion to the discussion, there is actually a Hennessy Whiskey, very rare but it was made..

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/hennessy+geanna+pure+malt+whisky+ireland

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Hennessy-Na-Geanna-Irish-Malt-Whiskey

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#3631 26-07-2019 6:35pm
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Wonder about its rarity against the other bad cross branding attempt from Bailey's

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/baileys-irish-whiskey

Proving rarity is more important than quality for price!

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