What whisk(e)y are we drinking? (Part 2)

Lovely. I've always some dehydrated fruit at hand so can pop a bit of orange into the mix that way.

Or Michters Rye which has orange notes to it

The Aldi Ardfallen 10yr old is available again instore from 13/3.

I've seen it mentioned here.

What's it like, worth picking up?

https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/ALDIIE/p-irish-whiskey-10-year-old-700ml-ardfallen/4061459849844

Will try it out but suspect that'll be way too sweet for me.

Makers Mark if I'm feeling generous, otherwise Four Roses.

Brown sugar cube muddled with bitters and water. Large ice cube and the whiskey. Orange twist and a maraschino cherry.

Where are you getting a litre for 35?

Recommendations for bourbon lads readily available here

Hard to look past Buffalo Trace for me a decent budget option if you can find it is Four Roses

got given 2 bottles of this at Xmas would it be worth money in a few years time

In Silo, bourbon from the 'before times' is very valuable so you might get lucky.

Don’t you know everyone ( Irish ?!) gets a special pass on Paddy’s Day to break their Lenten ‘pledge’ ?!:-) Anyway I’ve left it a bit late to pick up a new bottle namely this :

https://westmeathwhiskeyworld.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/great-oaks-irish-whiskey-blend-46/

Dunnes Stores ‘exclusive’ Great Oaks 46%

A bit of a mystery I had high hopes this was Tesco Finest Irish Single Malt under another label but it ain’t .I was slightly concerned it would be pants but it’s not .The West Cork ID in microscopic print was concerning but it’s solid stuff .Definitely the best they’ve done in recent years .The linked review covers it mostly .Funny he describes Ireland being ‘in a state of lockdown’ due to Storm Emma /The Beast from the East in 2018…little did we know what was to follow :-(

ALDI Maynooth has Ardfallen10 that delicious sweet dessert wine finished €30 drop ( also West Cork sourced ….but is it their latest distillate since they went fully ‘in house ‘.

Anyway I would prefer the Ardfallen 10 to this Great Oaks stuff but I’m happy enough to have picked it up for €28 exploiting a family members sinful 20% off everything staff discount .I don’t know if I’d go to €35 though , nearly sure I wouldn’t .A BlackBush is about as pleasant although this stuff does as the reviewer says have a lovely bit of 46% heat .

Its a bit ‘tricky’ the way they describe it as ‘single cask’ even though its a blend of grain and malt .I assumed it was a single malt ….

Id rank this stuff on a par with Bush 10 so its by no means ‘disappointing’ but its a competitive market

West Cork could be doing some cracking stuff in a few years ( yes , I’m changing my whining tune about them !)

Slainte !

not yet - i'm waiting for the staff at my local SV to tire of seeing a solitary bottle on the shelf and put it on sale.

what do you think of it?

I'm not sorry I didn't get anywhere in landing a job there over the last couple of years. It will be last in, first out, no doubt!