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What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

artanevilla

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 Distillers Reserve on my travels recently. No age statement.

Not the most complex Whisky in the world. It's quite nice though, smooth and fruity, very strong taste of pears, and a tiny bit of spice. Drank with a splash of water.

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KnicksInSix

Mine arrived earlier today too in D9. Whatever about anything else the glasses are really nice. Looking forward to the tasting later.

Electric Nitwit

Talguetler wrote: »

Mine arrived earlier today too in D9. Whatever about anything else the glasses are really nice. Looking forward to the tasting later.

Arrived just this second, I'm in D6

the beer revolu

Is it just me, or is this starting to get a little bit tedious?

BeerNut

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Arrived just this second, I'm in D6

6W, checking in

the beer revolu wrote: »

Is it just me, or is this starting to get a little bit tedious?

LOL.

Nijmegen

Looking forward to this Bushmills thing tonight - I'm sure I'll see some of ye on it! Also answers the question of what I'm drinking tonight

flended12

BeerNut wrote: »

6W, checking in

LOL.

D9, D6W must be on the way to D24!

Always sunny in Tallafornia!

BeerNut

flended12 wrote: »

D9, D6W must be on the way to D24!

Always sunny in Tallafornia!

Van was certainly pointed south.

CJay1

Looking for some advice. Has anyone tried the Writers' Tears Redhead or Double Oak? I'm going to buy one for a friend who's a big fan of the label.

Are they worth the price difference over the Copper?

Míle buíochas

Ivefoundgod

I've had both. Of the two I found the Double Oak the better drop, Red Head I had to put a drop of water in it to open up the flavours and for me while it was nice i wouldn't be in a rush back for it. I've had 3/4 bottles of Double Oak at this stage and usually try to keep one in the press.

All that said, the standard copper pot is a beautiful whiskey in its own right. I haven't heard too many negative comments on any of the Walsh range so you can't really go wrong IMO.

flended12

Just arrived to d24!

L1011

Is there a knack to putting on the shaker strainer section? Cause it leaks slightly if not

Only testing while washing it and the glassware for tomorrow!

OldRio

FFS. The second night of a no show.

odyssey06

Did I hear this right at the Bushmills tasting...
* Bushmills White Label, contains minimum 5 year old whiskey, 50-50 malt-grain
* Bushmills Black Bush, contains minimum 8 year old whiskey, 80-20 malt-grain

The Black Bush Basil Crush cocktail is lovely... surprised how well fresh basil works in a cocktail.
Must pickup some more fresh basil.
Found it very hard to shake the chilli out from the bottle though.

irish_goat

Gets easier as the bottle empties a little. Goes well with Mexican food too.

janiejones

Drinking the powers 3 swallow. Picked it up mainly cause of the 30 euro price. I am very impressed. Love it when a whiskey out performs my expectations. Even if I go in with relatively low ones

killbillvol2

odyssey06 wrote: »

Did I hear this right at the Bushmills tasting...
* Bushmills White Label, contains minimum 5 year old whiskey, 50-50 malt-grain
* Bushmills Black Bush, contains minimum 8 year old whiskey, 80-20 malt-grain

The Black Bush Basil Crush cocktail is lovely... surprised how well fresh basil works in a cocktail.
Must pickup some more fresh basil.
Found it very hard to shake the chilli out from the bottle though.

Pretty sure I heard the same.

Picked up a load of basil today and am currently sipping my third basil crush . Beautiful cocktail.

Electric Nitwit

Friday treat, just opened a bottle of Laphroaig PX Cast. Damn it's good! The sweetness of the sherry is all there at the front of the mouth then the peat really opens up. 48% and dangerously drinkable

gozunda

Cazale wrote: »

Found a bottle of Kilbeggan in Naas. There was one left on the shelf.

What was the concensus on this btw?

Good, bad or ?

fmul9798

Can't speak for the consensus, only for one. I am sparing mine, but it is so smooth it is hard to stay away. I have been switching between it, Talisker 10 and black barrel recently for a great variety of taste depending on the day...

gozunda wrote: »

What was the concensus on this btw?

Good, bad or ?

Slattsy

CJay1 wrote: »

Looking for some advice. Has anyone tried the Writers' Tears Redhead or Double Oak? I'm going to buy one for a friend who's a big fan of the label.

Are they worth the price difference over the Copper?

Míle buíochas

The Redhead is very very nice.

Cazale

Bought a litre bottle of Powers gold label the other day. €25 is the best value out there for such a nice whiskey. Off work on holiday so fairly went through it.

accensi0n

Opened up a bottle of Teeling Small Batch.
While being very drinkable, didn't think it was anything special.
Got it for €22 and it came with a €17 token for the distillery tour though so can't go too wrong there.

Useful.Idiot

Slattsy wrote: »

The Redhead is very very nice.

Agreed, it's very good. I didn't like the copper pot at all.

Black Sheep

Cazale wrote: »

Bought a litre bottle of Powers gold label the other day. €25 is the best value out there for such a nice whiskey. Off work on holiday so fairly went through it.

It’s a classic. I would sooner drink it than some Irish whisky 3 times the price.

Cazale

Nestle set to release KitKat that's been aged in Scottish whisky cask from Islay

The chocolate for the KitKat has been made using cacao nibs aged for 180 days in barrels once used for aging Islay Scotch whisky.

the beer revolu

Cazale wrote: »

Nestle set to release KitKat that's been aged in Scottish whisky cask from Islay

The chocolate for the KitKat has been made using cacao nibs aged for 180 days in barrels once used for aging Islay Scotch whisky.

That sounds like the starting place for a stupid and widely popular beer.

odyssey06

Cazale wrote: »

Nestle set to release KitKat that's been aged in Scottish whisky cask from Islay... The chocolate for the KitKat has been made using cacao nibs aged for 180 days in barrels once used for aging Islay Scotch whisky.

Half awake reading this and my first reaction was it's not 1st April so why am I reading this story...

Electric Nitwit

Cazale wrote: »

Nestle set to release KitKat that's been aged in Scottish whisky cask from Islay

The chocolate for the KitKat has been made using cacao nibs aged for 180 days in barrels once used for aging Islay Scotch whisky.

For sale in Japan... booooooo!

killbillvol2

As a follow up to the Bushmills event - the hot sauce gave a nice kick to my scrambled eggs this morning. I can feel a thirst developing!

the beer revolu

Can someone post up the recipe for the basil crush, please.
Sounds interesting