What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

Paddygreen wrote: »

What’s people’s honest opinion on Paddy?

Irish Holy Quadrilogy of Whiskey

1 Powers
2 Bush
3 Jameson
4 Paddy


Paddy has the highest grain ( as opposed to malt or pot still )content of the four I reckon .It’s thus more fresh , light and spearminty rather than pepper spicy with a bite

You’re either a malt or a grain fan .It’s not a coincidence most of the best whiskies are Single MALTS

Did a Secret Santa sample swap on Twitter last night. I sent MVR 2017 and cask strength redbreast. Got 8 year old single cask Glenfarclas and Bunnahabhain Moine in return. Two distilleries I've enjoyed in the past so looking forward to trying them.

BonnieSituation wrote:

The lockdown announcement was tempered somewhat by it landing. Anyone ever had it?

Haven't had it or any Canadian whiskey for that matter. Let us know how it goes down. A nice little bonus present for you.

Insect Overlord wrote:

I've a sample pack of "local legends" whiskeys to collect this morning. JJ Corry and the 2 new ones from Thomond Gate. Looking forward to trying them over the next few days.

Interested to hear what you think of the Thomond Gate.

Paddygreen wrote: »

What’s people’s honest opinion on Paddy?

The whiskey you serve to the freeloading brother in law... son in law... partners cousin who turns up uninvited... especially the sort who turn up with empty miniatures thinking they will go home with some of your good stuff.

* I may have strayed into AH territory there!

odyssey06 wrote: »

I haven't tried it myself, that's why I was curious as to how it would compare,
it is Powers pre-mixed with bitters and sugar syrup.
"To serve, pour 50ml over ice and simply add a fresh twist of orange peel."

This was worth the punt. It's got a pretty decent kick but is very drinkable. Sipping away happily on my 2nd one today. Feels very christmassy

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Kudos on getting started early. Having checked my (empty) schedule I shall also get started. Whiskey sour to get the vitamins in. Cheers!

This is early?

Yesterday was early. Woke up yesterday morning and realised I couldnt be bothered to go to work so met a mate at 12 for a liquid lunch :pac:

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's the Irish whiskey that people love to hate.
I'm convinced that many of the most vocal haters haven't tasted it in years (or perhaps ever) and are merely parroting what they've heard people say about it over decades. Traditionally, it was always the cheapest of the Irish whiskies, so I think I got a poor rep from that to the point that it's commonly held to be gut rot.

What do I think about it?
It's grand. Not particularly complex or refined but for an entry level whiskey it's completely fine.

I last had a bottle of it sitting there around April time. It got helped out by some of TK's finest.

It's certainly the worst of the "big" 4 but it's not undrinkable per se.

But there's seldom a reason to have it on the shelf though given how cheap Powers, Jameson and Bushmills can be gotten.

I think Paddy has a similar reputation to CDG. There's nothing particularly wrong with either but these days better products can be got for the same price.

Little to no demand for either these days in my experience either. I've over 20 years experience in the trade now and I've never had to order a bottle of CDG and maybe a handful of bottles of Paddy.

Unlike vodka (and to an extent gin) there is a brand call for whiskey so people will ask for Jameson so other whiskeys rely a lot more on up-selling and prior brand knowledge.

Adyx wrote: »

I think Paddy has a similar reputation to CDG. There's nothing particularly wrong with either but these days better products can be got for the same price.

Little to no demand for either these days in my experience either. I've over 20 years experience in the trade now and I've never had to order a bottle of CDG and maybe a handful of bottles of Paddy.

Unlike vodka (and to an extent gin) there is a brand call for whiskey so people will ask for Jameson so other whiskeys rely a lot more on up-selling and prior brand knowledge.

Certainly, up until fairly recently, cdg was still the best selling gin in the country, though.

More than 20 years ago three of us did a comparison of Paddy, Jameson and Power's for want of something better to do. Tried them neat and with water. Two of us preferred Power's and one Jameson. 'Rough' was the unanimous opinion on Paddy. To this day if we're just ordering an ordinary whiskey we generally stick to that choice. I buy the odd bottle of Power's and get loads of Jameson as gifts but would never buy Paddy. If you gave me a hot whiskey made with it though there would be no complaints!

For research purposes I've ordered some Paddy. Bit rough around the edges but once you get into it it's grand. Wouldn't buy a bottle but I wouldn't turn down a free glass of it. First pints of Guinness since March. Going down well.