What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

FileNotFound · 24-03-2021 02:42PM

mik_da_man wrote: »

30 atm in O'Briens

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/powers-3-swallow-release-70c

Might have to have a look there so. Thanks

LollipopJimmy · 24-03-2021 03:21PM

FileNotFound wrote: »

Might have to have a look there so. Thanks

Don't bring herself

odyssey06 · 24-03-2021 05:25PM

For single grain fans, had never heard of this one myself, but Celtic Whiskey Shop have "Kirker and Greer" of Belfast, 10 Year Old Single Grain on offer at €51.

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Kirker%20and%20Greer%2010%20Year%20Old%20Single%20Grain?search=Kirker

cullenswood · 24-03-2021 06:18PM

mik_da_man wrote: »

30 atm in O'Briens

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/powers-3-swallow-release-70c

Would that be the best value bottle, discount wise, in that O'Brien's sale?

odyssey06 · 24-03-2021 09:34PM

Watching the Ireland game with a Suntory Toki (not very patriotic!), had one with ice and now in a highball (based on below review).
"A blended whisky from Suntory's three distilleries: Yamazaki, Hakushu and Chita. Toki has a different composition to another Suntory blend, Hibiki, as its main components are Hakashu single malt and Chita grain whisky."

More in a Scotch style than Irish, reminds me of Speysides and Jura I have tasted.

Very good review here - to summarise, it is very easy drinking, hints of spice, and gentle smoke but lacking a bit of 'heft'.
Really shines in a concentrated highball i.e. use some mixer but don't drown it - you will taste this difference from using this as a base versus a basic blend.

https://scotchnoob.com/2016/08/08/suntory-toki-japanese-whisky/

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Starlord_01 · 25-03-2021 11:12AM

Sounds lovely!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b2QdvH0iS0

cadaliac · 25-03-2021 02:21PM

mik_da_man wrote: »

30 atm in O'Briens

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/powers-3-swallow-release-70c

Just picked up a bottle for €30.

head82 · 25-03-2021 03:08PM

cadaliac wrote: »

Just picked up a bottle for €30.

Same here. This is my first tasting of it and I'm liking it.. a lot!

mik_da_man · 25-03-2021 03:47PM

cullenswood wrote: »

Would that be the best value bottle, discount wise, in that O'Brien's sale?

Honestly, it's hard to look past the powers in terms of value.
Other ones that caught my eye are below

Black Bush - €25 - Every whiskey drinker should have this IMO, great value too

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/bushmills-black-bush-70cl

Fercullen 8 YO - €35 - not a mainstream one, but great quality liquid and worth a try

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/fercullen-8-year-old

Yellow Spot - €70 - Rarely on offer below RRP - A nice treat

https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/yellow-spot-whiskey-70cl

murphyebass · 25-03-2021 09:00PM

Puca (from the blackwater distillery) second batch is now in Aldi.

For €25 it’s a steal.

I’m assuming they had an oversupply of bottles from the first batch as it says “batch 1” on the bottles I bought.

Surely they couldn’t have been stupid enough to get a label number wrong in print.

To be honest if for some reason it is the first batch I don’t mind as it was lovely.

Edit, just noticed the bottle and cork is different to the first batch.

murphyebass · 25-03-2021 09:54PM

Batch 1 on left vs batch 2 on the right.

Black Sheep · 25-03-2021 10:08PM

My order arrived from Dick Macks. Six samples.

They packaged it up nicely in fairness, looks well, could be a good gift option in the future...

Knightofcydonia · 25-03-2021 10:10PM

Came home from work to a nice surprise, the wife picked me up a bottle of Bushmills 16. I'm a whiskey novice but I've tried some fine whiskeys so far such as Redbreast 12 & 21, Blue spot and the single pot still sample pack from Irish Distiller's.... I think the Bushmills is my favourite so far, I'm tempted to pour a second!

Cazale · 25-03-2021 10:44PM

Knightofcydonia wrote:

Came home from work to a nice surprise, the wife picked me up a bottle of Bushmills 16. I'm a whiskey novice but I've tried some fine whiskeys so far such as Redbreast 12 & 21, Blue spot and the single pot still sample pack from Irish Distiller's.... I think the Bushmills is my favourite so far, I'm tempted to pour a second!

The 16 is a lovely drop.

Cazale · 25-03-2021 10:44PM

Black Sheep wrote:

My order arrived from Dick Macks. Six samples.

What you get?

mik_da_man · 25-03-2021 11:15PM

New Method and Madness released today.
A limited edition, Mulberry cask

https://www.methodandmadnesswhiskey.com/en/product/mulberry-cask

https://youtu.be/-b2QdvH0iS0

Sounds tasty!

Black Sheep · 25-03-2021 11:45PM

Cazale wrote: »

What you get?

Dingle Batch No.5 Single Malt 50ml

Dingle Fourth Pot Still Release 50ml

Drumshanbo Inuagural Release Pot Still 50ml

Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye 50ml

Method and Madness Single Grain Virgin Spanish Oak 50ml

Waterford Ballykilcavan Edition 1.1 50ml

Padraig Mor · 25-03-2021 11:53PM

murphyebass wrote: »

Batch 1 on left vs batch 2 on the right.

Unfortunately I don't have it any more, but I could have sworn my first release bottle (ok... bottles!) had the cork on the right of your pic.

Mellor · 26-03-2021 12:36AM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Opened the Redbreast 10 last night. Ticks all the Redbreast boxes. If you like Lustau (I do) you'll love it.

Good stuff. I essentially justified the purchase by telling myself if was the CS big brother of the Lustau.

murphyebass wrote: »

Puca (from the blackwater distillery) second batch is now in Aldi.

For €25 it’s a steal.

I’m assuming they had an oversupply of bottles from the first batch as it says “batch 1” on the bottles I bought.

Somebody here may give you a better answer. But I imagine batch # is related to the distillation and distillery operations. And as no really bearing on Aldi's logistics and promotions department.

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 01:17AM

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Unfortunately I don't have it any more, but I could have sworn my first release bottle (ok... bottles!) had the cork on the right of your pic.

Weird.

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 01:20AM

Mellor wrote: »

Good stuff. I essentially justified the purchase by telling myself if was the CS big brother of the Lustau.

Somebody here may give you a better answer. But I imagine batch # is related to the distillation and distillery operations. And as no really bearing on Aldi's logistics and promotions department.

On further inspection the bottles and corks are different but the label is the same.

Looks like a f uck up that nobody bothered proof reading the label before it was shipped. It should say batch 2. Not batch 1.

Not that it matters still lovely whiskey for the price.

Mellor · 26-03-2021 02:06AM

murphyebass wrote: »

It should say batch 2. Not batch 1.

Well, you really aren't in a position to know that.

Might be the case. Might not. (I don't know either)

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 08:42AM

Mellor wrote: »

Well, you really aren't in a position to know that.

Might be the case. Might not. (I don't know either)

Well considering blackwater distillery confirmed it was the 2nd batch to a mate of mine through Twitter I’d say I am in a position to know that.

pleasant Co. · 26-03-2021 08:46AM

murphyebass wrote: »

Well considering blackwater distillery confirmed it was the 2nd batch to a mate of mine through Twitter I’d say I am in a position to know that.

Twitter is handy because you can link to the tweet and share that confirmation with us all.

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 10:17AM

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Twitter is handy because you can link to the tweet and share that confirmation with us all.

Not sure why you’d have reason to believe I’m lying.

What would I have to gain from doing so?

Anyway, I’ve attached the evidence you obviously do sorely need.

Hope that gives you the relief you desire.

pleasant Co. · 26-03-2021 10:38AM

murphyebass wrote: »

Not sure why you’d have reason to believe I’m lying.

What would I have to gain from doing so?

Anyway, I’ve attached the evidence you obviously do sorely need.

Hope that gives you the relief you desire.

You weren't being accused of lying, however, you are no more than some random person on the internet saying something.

You said "It should say batch 2. Not batch 1", but you also have the tweet to back it up, insert the confirming tweet at this point and we can all see it's blackwater distillery saying so and not the random internet person.

NIMAN · 26-03-2021 10:51AM

I was having a little drop at home the other night and got to thinking about what actually makes a nice whiskey?

I would often see super expensive whiskey for sale and wonder what it tastes like, as I'd never be buying it.

Then I got to thinking "surely price doesn't mean you'll necessarily like it". So perhaps I could blind taste an everyday, run of the mill €30 whiskey, and like it. Then blind taste a bottle of €1k whiskey and think its not as nice.

I would guess people might look at it technically, and argue about complex tastes, production, aging etc, but I guess it all comes down to personal taste.

odyssey06 · 26-03-2021 10:56AM

NIMAN wrote: »

I was having a little drop at home the other night and got to thinking about what actually makes a nice whiskey?
I would often see super expensive whiskey for sale and wonder what it tastes like, as I'd never be buying it.
Then I got to thinking "surely price doesn't mean you'll necessarily like it". So perhaps I could blind taste an everyday, run of the mill €30 whiskey, and like it. Then blind taste a bottle of €1k whiskey and think its not as nice.
I would guess people might look at it technically, and argue about complex tastes, production, aging etc, but I guess it all comes down to personal taste.

Beyond a certain point taste preference is going to come into it.
But along the continuum of the style of the whiskey, the more expensive whiskey should have more depth, complexity, layers, length than than cheaper one.

If the expensive whiskey isn't in a style you like (too peated, too sherried or whatever) then you would prefer a €30 bottle of the style you do like.
But if it's a rough young blend even in the style you do like, then an expensive bottle of the style you don't like would still have some qualities you might pick up on in terms of length, smoothness etc that you can appreciate

I think same would apply with wine.

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 10:57AM

pleasant Co. wrote: »

You weren't being accused of lying, however, you are no more than some random person on the internet saying something.

You said "It should say batch 2. Not batch 1", but you also have the tweet to back it up, insert the confirming tweet at this point and we can all see it's blackwater distillery saying so and not the random internet person.

Was the way you asked for it. No need for the attitude is all.

murphyebass · 26-03-2021 11:04AM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Beyond a certain point taste preference is going to come into it.
But along the continuum of the style of the whiskey, the more expensive whiskey should have more depth, complexity, layers, length than than cheaper one.

If the expensive whiskey isn't in a style you like (too peated, too sherried or whatever) then you would prefer a €30 bottle of the style you do like.
But if it's a rough young blend even in the style you do like, then an expensive bottle of the style you don't like would still have some qualities you might pick up on in terms of length, smoothness etc that you can appreciate

I think same would apply with wine.

I may not be a whiskey connoisseur but I know what I like.

Starting to understand the flavour profiles etc but it takes time.

Good excuse to buy and try loads of different types of whiskey. Think I have about 40 in the press at the moment.

It’s the same with beer which I would like to think I’m quite knowledgable about.

There’s some ludicrously expensive beers that just aren’t worth the money in my opinion but someone will think they’re amazing.

For me with beer the more you spend is similar to whiskey, tends to be more flavour, better balanced and overall a better beer.

That said if you’re new to beer you won’t be able to handle a double ipa or imperial stout so the more expensive stuff is wasted on you. Better off getting a base level of flavours.

One of my favourite IPA’s at the moment is the Brown Bear Double IPA in Aldi. It’s only €2 a bottle and it’s 7.5%. A nice dank DIPA.

I’ve had DIPA’s double the price that weren’t as good so all about what you like I suppose but developing a palate to understand what you’re tasting.

A rabbit hole if ever there was one.

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