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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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Electric Nitwit

Cheers

Cazale wrote: »

You need to find someone who works in the off license part. The rest are useless.

Yeah, that's what I've found. Disgusting really that they've got a batch while independent off licences seem to have got hardly any

Cazale

Finished off a bottle of Roe & Coe. A bottle kill if you will :P As discussed at length its a lovely whiskey for the price. Something that hasn't been discussed I think is how handsome the bottle is. I normally throw the empty bottles out but I might take the labels off and keep this one. I'll miss the sound of opening it too.

The project to clear the shelf of full size bottles continues....

Electric Nitwit

Cazale wrote: »

Finished off a bottle of Roe & Coe. A bottle kill if you will :P As discussed at length its a lovely whiskey for the price. Something that hasn't been discussed I think is how handsome the bottle is. I normally throw the empty bottles out but I might take the labels off and keep this one. I'll miss the sound of opening it too.

The project to clear the shelf of full size bottles continues....

I used to have a few (whiskey bottles, not Roe and Co) with battery powered string lights inside them, does look quite cool

1901Rory

Just wondering if anyone has an idea what the glass in the picture is? I have picked up two over the last few years in a market and a charity shop and find it to be a good one. But I don’t know whether it is a glass designed for whiskey or what the “premier” on it means. Always been curious....

BonnieSituation

Cazale wrote: »

Finished off a bottle of Roe & Coe. A bottle kill if you will :P As discussed at length its a lovely whiskey for the price. Something that hasn't been discussed I think is how handsome the bottle is. I normally throw the empty bottles out but I might take the labels off and keep this one. I'll miss the sound of opening it too.

The project to clear the shelf of full size bottles continues....

It's a very nice bottle alright. Killed mine a few weeks back after the Athrú night.

Bowmore is getting cracked open as we speak.

Ivefoundgod

Very good article in the Business Post today on the Irish whiskey industry, some strong views around things we've discussed here from time to time such as the place name and general issues around provenance but also some stuff around the technical file I didn't know about. I also didn't realise that Jameson were forced to remove and reference to Bow St from their labels.

BonnieSituation

BonnieSituation wrote: »

It's a very nice bottle alright. Killed mine a few weeks back after the Athrú night.

Bowmore is getting cracked open as we speak.

As mentioned repeatedly by regulars and a couple of mates of mine, it's a much lighter and sweeter finish than the Talisker. Definitely one to ease you into the peat.

Very nice. A couple of these now to cap of the weekend and night.

ZV Yoda

Cazale wrote: »

Finished off a bottle of Roe & Coe. A bottle kill if you will :P As discussed at length its a lovely whiskey for the price. Something that hasn't been discussed I think is how handsome the bottle is. I normally throw the empty bottles out but I might take the labels off and keep this one. I'll miss the sound of opening it too.

The project to clear the shelf of full size bottles continues....

I doubt I’ll be clearing my shelf of full size bottles anytime soon. I’ve even had to store the overflow on a second shelf now.

BonnieSituation

ZV Yoda wrote: »

I doubt I’ll be clearing my shelf of full size bottles anytime soon. I’ve even had to store the overflow on a second shelf now.

You'll have to report back on the Starward when she gets opened.

What were your samples?

ZV Yoda

BonnieSituation wrote: »

You'll have to report back on the Starward when she gets opened.

What were your samples?

As it turns out, one of the samples was also a Starward, so I didn’t really pay enough attention when ordering. TBH, I thought it was a bit bland, nothing special. I’m not in a hurry to open the full bottle, but maybe it’ll grow on me when I do.

I also tried another sample. It was an Indian single malt. Kind of a weird taste of herbs off it. I’ll check the name tomorrow. The 3rd sample is Malaysian. I’ll try that one at the weekend.

dizzyg

1901Rory wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone has an idea what the glass in the picture is? I have picked up two over the last few years in a market and a charity shop and find it to be a good one. But I don’t know whether it is a glass designed for whiskey or what the “premier” on it means. Always been curious....

Pretty sure that's a glass from the business-class seats on the old Aer Lingus commuter flights.

janiejones

Was on the boozy eggnog tonight. 30mls powers, 30mls port, 20mls sugar syrup, 20mls cream, 1egg. Outstanding. Like a dessert.

Read the business post article. I'd love to see a whiskey with more oat in the recipe. Heard a lot of good reviews of oatrage, know drumshambo put a small percentage in their pot still

Cazale

janiejones wrote: »

Was on the boozy eggnog tonight. 30mls powers, 30mls port, 20mls sugar syrup, 20mls cream, 1egg. Outstanding. Like a dessert.

Read the business post article. I'd love to see a whiskey with more oat in the recipe. Heard a lot of good reviews of oatrage, know drumshambo put a small percentage in their pot still

This is a great blog post about the use or lack of use of oats in Irish whiskey by Peter Mulryan of Blackwater Distillery.

https://blackwaterdistillery.ie/2020-2/?v=d2cb7bbc0d23

Mellor

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Was in a new shop that has opened up round my way and saw two Japanese whiskeys I'd never heard of. One was a blend that was completely new to me, Akashi. Other one was a Nikka, an "All Malt".

Anyone ever come across either of them?

I've come across both in bars and online.
All malt I've had. Nikka are consistently good.
Akashi is cheap japanese whiskey. AFAIK they are more know for making sake and whisky is recent. Also a blend, don;t know whether it's good or bad but wouldn't be paying a crazy japanese mark up. It's very cheap over there.

Cazale wrote: »

Had the All Malt a few years ago in the Dylan bar Kilkenny. It's a blend. Can't remember too much of the specifics but I do remember enjoying it.

It is a blended whiskey. But not a blended malt. However the name is also accurate, it's made from All Malt. I'll let you guys figure out that riddle.

DARK-KNIGHT

janiejones wrote: »

Was on the boozy eggnog tonight. 30mls powers, 30mls port, 20mls sugar syrup, 20mls cream, 1egg. Outstanding. Like a dessert.

Read the business post article. I'd love to see a whiskey with more oat in the recipe. Heard a lot of good reviews of oatrage, know drumshambo put a small percentage in their pot still

recipe? steps to make it?

1901Rory

dizzyg wrote: »

Pretty sure that's a glass from the business-class seats on the old Aer Lingus commuter flights.

Cheers for that. Now I know;)

irish_goat

Tipperary have released photos of themselves (presumably) with their stills now...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/tipperary-whiskey-distillery-opens-with-750-000-local-and-eu-funding-1.4435653

janiejones

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

recipe? steps to make it?

It's a youtube recipe I saw during the week. I subbed powers in for spiced rum.

https://youtu.be/BfWg7gQeOoY

30mls powers
30mls port
20mls sugar syrup
20mls double cream
1 egg

You add everything to a mixer. Dry shake it for 20 seconds.
Add a load of ice. Shake again for 20 seconds.
Strain out all the ice.
They garnish with nutmeg, I used some powdered chocolate
I leave it sit for 10 minutes, read something that the alcohol will kill anything in the raw egg

Rew

Sounds good, and simpler then one i made a few years ago with a heap of different booze and aged it for a week or 2, really tasty.

Teelings have been promoting their version:

https://www.facebook.com/TeelingWhiskey/posts/3613043282085563

killbillvol2

That's a nice simple recipe. I'm going to assume that the inclusion of an egg means it qualifies as a breakfast. Cheers.

but1er

boss gave us a 40eur Super value voucher, any whiskeys worth spending it on?

D'Agger

but1er wrote: »

boss gave us a 40eur Super value voucher, any whiskeys worth spending it on?

They have Powers 3 swallows for €32 which is lovely, got it recently after seeing it discussed here a good bit

flended12

I know very little about whiskey other than what I like, based on a very detailed exchange with Serge who was assisting in James Fox Dublin today he recommended the pictured.

Thoughts?

EagererBeaver

flended12 wrote: »

I know very little about whiskey other than what I like, based on a very detailed exchange with Serge who was assisting in James Fox Dublin today he recommended the pictured.

Thoughts?

I really like it, much prefer it to the Red Head expression.

Chancer3001

Midleton 2020 signature range

Any chance its a good buy at 200 quid?

Bedouin79

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Interesting, it's like their rarity value is about to take a smack to the head.

I’m in cork can’t seem to get any MVR 2020

Black Sheep

Got a bottle of The Friend At Hand #9 13 year old, from Belfast.

I gather it might be bottled by The Quiet Man distillery, Derry...? Is it their own?

cloudatlas

Black Sheep wrote: »

Got a bottle of The Friend At Hand #9 13 year old, from Belfast.

I gather it might be bottled by The Quiet Man distillery, Derry...? Is it their own?

It must be Bushmills.

Black Sheep

cloudatlas wrote: »

It must be Bushmills.

Everything seems to be Bushmills these days...

Wailin

Finishing off a bottle of Highland Park 12. Really is a lovely drop and one I will have no hesitation in getting again.