What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

I've never mixed my whiskey before except for a drop of water. I had a Black Barrell and coke last week and it was lovely. Difference in using a decent whiskey is huge...

Poured myself a massive glass of Ardbeg Uigeadail. One of my absolute favorites. The missus giving off about the smell. It stings the nostrils. In a good way.

the beer revolu wrote: »

I've been making variations of the rebel chill Bushmills basil cocktail.
I've been using Puca and both Rebel Chilli haberno relish and a homemade (not by me) Trinidad hot sauce.
It's a really great whiskey cocktail. Can't see any whisky not working for it.

Tried both lemon and lime. Preferred lime. I'd highly recommend trying this. Don't skimp on the basil and use any chilli sauce you like.

I've had basil on my shopping list since that tasting. I'm going through s lot of it!

mik_da_man wrote: »

It's that recipe in the thread?

Just sipping away at the recently released Dunvilles 20 y/o here tonight, it's a fantastic dram.

Took a snap of the recipe. Bit blurry but hopefully you get the idea.

Tried some Tamnavulin Double Cask at a tasting and thought it wasn't bad so when I saw it on offer soon after for twenty pounds I bought a bottle. Went on the shelf to be forgotten about but recently opened it and have been sipping it.

I remember reading a review saying there is no bad whiskey but rather timing, mood or environment can affect the cheapest or most expensive whiskey positively or negatively depending on the circumstance. I found that this rang true until now.

Unpleasant raw alcohol and over oaked from poor casks. This stuff is terrible and it could be the first bottle I don't finish. Even worse I'm thinking of throwing it down the sink.

I tried this originally as a 17.5ml sample. It does illustrate to me how limited sampling of whiskey might not always give a true reflection. Sometimes living with the whiskey for a few nights is the better option.

Have 2 10 off 50 vouchers for Dunnes

I'm thinking powers John's lane for 65 or so what other whiskey should I buy to make up the 100

DARK-KNIGHT wrote:

Have 2 10 off 50 vouchers for Dunnes

Be careful with these. With the new laws on the sale of alcohol they are banning the use of vouchers etc for buying drink. Think it's coming into force next week but some places have already stopped their loyalty/voucher schemes for alcohol already. Not sure what the craic is with Dunnes but I'd check it first.

Cazale wrote: »

Be careful with these. With the new laws on the sale of alcohol they are banning the use of vouchers etc for buying drink. Think it's coming into force next week but some places have already stopped their loyalty/voucher schemes for alcohol already. Not sure what the craic is with Dunnes but I'd check it first.

Just run €10 worth of whatever through with it.

Had two very different drinks most recently.

A life occasion led to myself and the wife buying a bottle of Redbreast 27, which I can't ever see being surpassed as the finest quality whiskey I've ever had the luck of passing my lips. Still picking out flavour points after the glass was long finished. The ruby port cask finishing is very apparent. Smooth for a cask strength bottling too, and I find myself preferring it without the drop of water I'd usually add to over strengthed whiskies.

I was also gifted a bottle of Laphroaig over Christmas, which lucky for me the wife doesn't like. Couldn't be a more different dram. If the Redbreast was a night of riding, the Laphroaig is a punch in the face; such aggressive smoke/peat. A great one for sitting by the fire when it's miserable out.

On the budget friendly side of things, I was also gifted a bottle of Slane whiskey, which I've yet to open but I'm expecting to use for mixed drinks but I'll give it a taste straight to test the waters first.

Fionn1952 wrote: »

Had two very different drinks most recently.

A life occasion led to myself and the wife buying a bottle of Redbreast 27, which I can't ever see being surpassed as the finest quality whiskey I've ever had the luck of passing my lips. Still picking out flavour points after the glass was long finished. The ruby port cask finishing is very apparent. Smooth for a cask strength bottling too, and I find myself preferring it without the drop of water I'd usually add to over strengthed whiskies.

I was also gifted a bottle of Laphroaig over Christmas, which lucky for me the wife doesn't like. Couldn't be a more different dram. If the Redbreast was a night of riding, the Laphroaig is a punch in the face; such aggressive smoke/peat. A great one for sitting by the fire when it's miserable out.

On the budget friendly side of things, I was also gifted a bottle of Slane whiskey, which I've yet to open but I'm expecting to use for mixed drinks but I'll give it a taste straight to test the waters first.

Careful now or the Celtic Whiskey Shop may not sell to you !There was a right ole hoohaa about people describing whiskey in a sexual context a couple of months ago .(They subsequently refused to sell what is literally the whiskey bible )

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Technophobe wrote:

Got a Laphroaig 10 for Christmas and have been working my way through it Must be getting too used to it as doesn't taste or smell as peaty as first couple of nights Wanted to sample another peaty one so Ardbeg it will be!

The Uigeadail and Corryvreckan are the two most interesting I think. The Uigeadail is aged in ex sherry and bourbon and the Corryvreckan is aged in French oak and Burgundy wine.