What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

ZV Yoda wrote: »

What’s the deal with New Make Spirit? Is the idea that it still needs to be aged in barrels, so you effectively create your own whiskey?

It's a spirit. For drinking.
It's poitín. It's grain schnapps. Eau de vie, Aguardiente, aqua vitae.

It's just a distilled white spirit - much like distilled white spirits made allover the world.

What's in that bottle can legally be labelled as Irish poitín.

Actually, I suspect that that label isn't compliant as it doesn't tell you what's in the bottle - "new make spirit" isn't, afaik, a legal definition.
It needs to have a legally defined descriptor - "Irish spirit drink" , for example or "grain spirit" or "Irish poitín".

Hi all.

Looking to purchase a decent bottle of whiskey, but one that I can let age for 18 or 21 years. I've a recent arrival into the house so would like to be able to mark the birth in the future. I'm assuming that this rules out the commercial Jameson's and JDs etc from the running.

Any advice on where to go looking for a bottle that would suit this need? I'd be looking at the 60e-100e mark maybe? Or should it be more?

TIA

Fitz* wrote: »

Hi all.

Looking to purchase a decent bottle of whiskey, but one that I can let age for 18 or 21 years. I've a recent arrival into the house so would like to be able to mark the birth in the future. I'm assuming that this rules out the commercial Jameson's and JDs etc from the running.

Any advice on where to go looking for a bottle that would suit this need? I'd be looking at the 60e-100e mark maybe? Or should it be more?

TIA

Any spirit will keep unopened for as long as the closure will last.
Unopened spirits don't spoil or age, generally.

So whatever takes your fancy will keep fine.

Fitz* wrote: »

Hi all.

Looking to purchase a decent bottle of whiskey, but one that I can let age for 18 or 21 years. I've a recent arrival into the house so would like to be able to mark the birth in the future. I'm assuming that this rules out the commercial Jameson's and JDs etc from the running.

Any advice on where to go looking for a bottle that would suit this need? I'd be looking at the 60e-100e mark maybe? Or should it be more?

TIA

You do know that, unlike wine, whiskey doesn’t age in the bottle. It’s aged in barrels and when it’s bottled at 12, 15 or 21 years then that’s how old it is forever. It’s not going to improve any more with age, but could get worse if stored incorrectly.

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I went for the two releases from Thomond Gate Whiskey, seeing as we're born and bred in Limerick. I have them put away for the significant birthdays down the line..

Good shout - something with a local connection.

Insect Overlord wrote:

Just waiting for the baby to arrive now! It's been a long day. Hoping to celebrate tonight with a drop of Aberlour A'Bunadh.

Good luck and best wishes to you all. Not a bad way to celebrate either.

So tonight, I'll be on the Irish coffees. Now, if we use Powers as the quintessential Irish coffee baseline whiskey, what should I use of the following for a bit of a change up:

Powers Gold- the OG as far as I'm concerned for the job at hand.

RB12- have the end of a bottle there that I'm willing to use, but unsure of what it will be like when lathered with cream and sugar.

Púca- haven't opened my bottle yet and haven't tasted it at all so unsure of what to expect.

Roe+Co- think it could do a job but again haven't before, but I reckon it could work.

Jameson Black Barrel- I think this is gonna be a winner.

Also open on the shelf is some Ratheadon 1.2, Bowmore 12, Talisker 10 and Lot 40 Canadian Rye, but I think they'll be a stretch.

Anyway, any opinions on my 'predicament' are of course welcome.

BonnieSituation wrote:

Anyway, any opinions on my 'predicament' are of course welcome.

I'm working tonight so I'd take an Irish Coffee made from Pogues Single Malt. They are something I don't really do at home but I'll have to get into them at this rate though. Let us know how the predicament goes.

odyssey06 wrote: »

I'd be curious whether you taste any difference under the cream and sugar.
I wouldn't want to put anything rare or pricey into it, so chance the Roe+Co or Jameson Black Barrel.

I know on the continent Tullamore Dew is the goto whiskey for Irish coffee.
Something 'robust' like a basic Kilbeggan maybe - works well for me in a hot whiskey.

I would agree with the above. Or I might use it as an opportunity to use up the Bowmore. I got a bottle of Bowmore 10 years ago and thought it was awful, nothing like Springbank as I'd hoped.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

So tonight, I'll be on the Irish coffees. Now, if we use Powers as the quintessential Irish coffee baseline whiskey, what should I use of the following for a bit of a change up:

Powers Gold- the OG as far as I'm concerned for the job at hand.

RB12- have the end of a bottle there that I'm willing to use, but unsure of what it will be like when lathered with cream and sugar.

Púca- haven't opened my bottle yet and haven't tasted it at all so unsure of what to expect.

Roe+Co- think it could do a job but again haven't before, but I reckon it could work.

Jameson Black Barrel- I think this is gonna be a winner.

Also open on the shelf is some Ratheadon 1.2, Bowmore 12, Talisker 10 and Lot 40 Canadian Rye, but I think they'll be a stretch.

Anyway, any opinions on my 'predicament' are of course welcome.

Try the talisker for the craic and see what its like. The saltiness might go well with the cream, sugar and coffee. Or it might taste like absolute shyte! :pac:

Or.......you could have 9 irish coffees, each one with a different whiskey.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I mean, there's only one way to find out.

Sure there's a polar wind coming on Monday too so there's a serious chance that you might struggle to stay warm, in that respect your life might actually depend on making hot irish coffee's to save both yourself and your loved ones.

A hero's work!

Went with the Bushmills 10 in the latest Tesco round of reductions. It was that or the black barrel, and thought it best to try something different. I am glad I did - a nice light, smooth sip.

Insect Overlord wrote: »

My dad was gone to bed early so he's missing out, but I'm sharing a drop of this with my mother (now to be known as Nana!) tonight. It is spectacular.

Congratulations!