What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

Cazale · 18-02-2020 06:00PM

Middleton are releasing a peated whiskey distilled in 1974 by Max Crockett. 44 bottles known as Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One. There will be a new chapter each year for the next six years of whiskeys between 45-50 years old. This years release will be â‚¬35,000 a bottle.

The Nal · 18-02-2020 06:21PM

Cazale wrote: »

Middleton are releasing a peated whiskey distilled in 1974 by Max Crockett. 44 bottles known as Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One. There will be a new chapter each year for the next six years of whiskeys between 45-50 years old. This years release will be €35,000 a bottle.

Two shots in a pint glass with a Red Bull.

Rows Grower · 18-02-2020 06:23PM

The Nal wrote: »

Two shots in a pint glass with a Red Bull.

Or a nice Irish coffee.

Apollinaris · 18-02-2020 10:11PM

Cazale wrote: »

Middleton are releasing a peated whiskey distilled in 1974 by Max Crockett. 44 bottles known as Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One. There will be a new chapter each year for the next six years of whiskeys between 45-50 years old. This years release will be â‚¬35,000 a bottle.

Just hoping it’s not in that new shape Midleton bottle, that thing is truly ugly. Desperate, despicable design I hate that bottle shape, I despise it. So fingers crossed it’s a different design.

irish_goat · 18-02-2020 10:13PM

Apollinaris wrote: »

Just hoping it’s not in that new shape Midleton bottle, that thing is truly ugly. Desperate, despicable design I hate that bottle shape, I despise it. So fingers crossed it’s a different design.

This is it.

irish_goat · 20-02-2020 04:03PM

Cazale wrote: »

Middleton are releasing a peated whiskey distilled in 1974 by Max Crockett. 44 bottles known as Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One. There will be a new chapter each year for the next six years of whiskeys between 45-50 years old. This years release will be €35,000 a bottle.

Pernod Ricard have very kindly just emailed me giving me the chance to enter a ballot to purchase one of two bottles. :pac:

FlicFlak · 20-02-2020 04:30PM

irish_goat wrote: »

Pernod Ricard have very kindly just emailed me giving me the chance to enter a ballot to purchase one of two bottles. :pac:

Got this too, we better get on it before we lose the chance to buy them!

:D

Rew · 20-02-2020 04:36PM

Tickets to and bottles of Waterford initial release

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-distillery-open-day-inaugural-bottling-launch-tickets-94590477665

Cazale · 20-02-2020 05:08PM

irish_goat wrote:

Pernod Ricard have very kindly just emailed me giving me the chance to enter a ballot to purchase one of two bottles.

Enter twice and buy both of them!

Pinch Flat · 20-02-2020 08:37PM

Rew wrote: »

Tickets to and bottles of Waterford initial release

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-distillery-open-day-inaugural-bottling-launch-tickets-94590477665

Ticket bought. Looking forward to it.

Wailin · 20-02-2020 09:08PM

Tickets bought too and bottle ordered, happy days.

Back to the motherland

ednwireland · 20-02-2020 09:10PM

laphroaig select bought for £20 in morrisons last september

54and56 · 20-02-2020 09:47PM

Anyone heard of or preferably have any opinions on this peated Scotch?

Rew · 20-02-2020 10:09PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Ticket bought. Looking forward to it.

Wailin wrote: »

Tickets bought too and bottle ordered, happy days.

Back to the motherland

Got the tasting ticket before they sold out so looking forward to that. Friend of mine going to and he is getting married the following weekend but he's more excited by this :-D

54and56 · 20-02-2020 10:30PM

Rew wrote: »

Friend of mine going to and he is getting married the following weekend but he's more excited by this :-D

Sounds kinda cool and all on here but I wonder how your friend would feel if he found out that his soon to be wife was more excited to be attending a (insert name of hobby) eg weekend crochet conference than marrying him!!

Colking · 20-02-2020 10:35PM

54and56 wrote: »

Sounds kinda cool and all on here but I wonder how your friend would feel if he found out that his soon to be wife was more excited to be attending a (insert name of hobby) eg weekend crochet conference than marrying him!!

Whoosh

54and56 · 20-02-2020 10:37PM

54and56 wrote: »

Anyone heard of or preferably have any opinions on this peated Scotch?

Seems to get pretty good reviews - https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/28693/benriach-10-year-old

Have to say for €30 its going down pretty well.

54and56 · 20-02-2020 10:38PM

Colking wrote: »

Whoosh

Rew · 20-02-2020 10:48PM

54and56 wrote: »

Sounds kinda cool and all on here but I wonder how your friend would feel if he found out that his soon to be wife was more excited to be attending a (insert name of hobby) eg weekend crochet conference than marrying him!!

She knows whats she's getting herself into. Last time I slagged about his extensive whiskey collection and habit for adding to it she was quick to say it was going to be half hers

lawrencesummers · 21-02-2020 02:02AM

I shall be joining ye in Waterford as well, ticket for tasting bought! Looking forward to it, just need to book flights now!

ZV Yoda · 21-02-2020 03:50PM

I'm changing my mind about Red Spot. Originally, I wasn't keen at all, but it's definitely growing on me. It seems to taste nicer now than when I opened the bottle a few months ago. Is that possible? There's a slightly sweeter, almost caramel taste off it.

Am I imagining things?... because, while I like my whiskey, it's more as a fan than a connoisseur i.e. beyond the basics, I don't really know a lot about whiskey. I'll try something, and if I like it, I buy it again. If not, I try something else.

But yeah, Red Spot... I may need to pick up another bottle in the next few weeks. Purely for research purposes :-)

limnam · 21-02-2020 04:14PM

ZV Yoda wrote: »

I'm changing my mind about Red Spot. Originally, I wasn't keen at all, but it's definitely growing on me. It seems to taste nicer now than when I opened the bottle a few months ago. Is that possible? There's a slightly sweeter, almost caramel taste off it.

Am I imagining things?... because, while I like my whiskey, it's more as a fan than a connoisseur i.e. beyond the basics, I don't really know a lot about whiskey. I'll try something, and if I like it, I buy it again. If not, I try something else.

But yeah, Red Spot... I may need to pick up another bottle in the next few weeks. Purely for research purposes :-)

Not just for Red Spot but there's so many things can impact a 'dram' from one drop to another. Down to your mood, things you've eaten that day. The temp, glass etc

But I've rarely found a whiskey get better once opened. Maybe you're adjusting to nuances in the bottle you were not used to previously etc

Hotblack Desiato · 23-02-2020 03:01AM

Rew wrote: »

Tickets to and bottles of Waterford initial release

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-distillery-open-day-inaugural-bottling-launch-tickets-94590477665

What is this "whisky" of which they speak?

Adyx · 23-02-2020 03:27AM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

What is this "whisky" of which they speak?

Similar to this I'd imagine.

paddy-centenary-limited-edition-7-year-old-blended-irish-whiskey-county-cork-ireland-10704504.jpg

BeerNut · 23-02-2020 12:49PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

What is this "whisky" of which they speak?

The e was added to differentiate Dublin whiskey from other Irish ones, which the Dublin distillers saw as an inferior product. Waterford (and Blackwater) have decided to drop the e for the same reason: to differentiate their product from the mass-market Irish ones.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 25-02-2020 08:05PM

Anywhere in Cork I could pick up a red spot bottle?

odyssey06 · 25-02-2020 08:10PM

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Anywhere in Cork I could pick up a red spot bottle?

Give O'Briens Douglas a call or order online?
https://www.obrienswine.ie/red-spot-whiskey-70cl.html

mik_da_man · 25-02-2020 10:35PM

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Anywhere in Cork I could pick up a red spot bottle?

Bradley's on North Main street should have it

Rew · 26-02-2020 11:21AM

BeerNut wrote: »

The e was added to differentiate Dublin whiskey from other Irish ones, which the Dublin distillers saw as an inferior product. Waterford (and Blackwater) have decided to drop the e for the same reason: to differentiate their product from the mass-market Irish ones.

Seems to be good marketing as its really getting up peoples noses.

Mellor · 26-02-2020 03:11PM

BeerNut wrote: »

The e was added to differentiate Dublin whiskey from other Irish ones, which the Dublin distillers saw as an inferior product.

I don’t think that’s correct. So it was differentiate from cheap scotch, not other Irish whiskey iirc.

The column still allowed the Scots to start blending cheaper grain with malt whisky. The still was developed in Ireland, but Irish distilleries rejected it. The big 4 published a booklet denouncing this method, and with it the whiskey spelling was created. Not everyone followed the spelling immediately but pretty sure the rejection was throughout the country.

I didn’t realise the spelling was intentional. Thought it was a amateur mistake from marketing or something.

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