OK, that's weird.
That having been said, sure, I'll have a shot. Set me up, Jimmy. Water back.
I was under the impression the whisky makers over in Scotland were making anyone outside of Scotland who spelled whisky as whisky rather whiskey disappear Hoffa style. Is this no longer true? O' course, I think an American company should start making whisky. Pah for tradition, yay for tasty and cheap.
Indeed, the whisky industry has been in turmoil over severalissues recently.
Scotland's whicky industry will be looking closely at the packaging of the new Welsh product, no doubt.
A couple of years ago on holiday in Capre Breton, the wife and I were lucky enough to go on a tour of North America's only single malt scotch distillery. We picked up a bottle of their Glen Breton Rare. Nice stuff, but not quite as dense or complex as the stuff from Scotland. Still, looking at their site tells me that there's a place that sells their scotch within walking distance of my office...
...the world-renowned taster Dr Jim Swan...
With a PhD in whiskyology. Hic!
actually, I would not be surprised if you get a doctorate in chemistry that focused on the distilling arts
actually, I would not be surprised if you get a doctorate in chemistry that focused on the distilling arts
Maybe not at university...
A friend dropped by this evening with the 10 year old quarter-cask Laphroaig. A mere 48% abv, and very palatable at that.
Laphroaig is the Best Stuff if ye like it peaty.
homunculus, that second link is so absurd I have to believe it.
Means anyone knows how to run a still is, in their judgement opinion capable of making weapons of mass destruction.
Have to conclude too many years of Mutually Assured Destruction has rotted the brains out of them.
seen in a shop window in dublin recently: feckin' irish whiskey
pour us a shot of feckin' whiskey there.
Apparently the Welsh stuff is now in full flood. I can't say I've come across it yet - but I've ordered a bottle, so I'll let you know...
I can't imagine pronouncing Welsh words while sober, much less after a glass or two of Penderyn.
I promise to report back when it arrives.
BlueHorse: one of the few lessons I've learned in life is that it never does any harm to keep a close eye on your whisky supply...
I read an article by P.J. O'Rourke - something about traveling in Vietnam, and it said:
"Rule #1: Never run out of whisky"
This is a good rule; however, the ubiquitous presence of whiskey-beetles and their insatiable and pernicious appetite for The Stuff means you are liable to run out of it just when it is most needed.
I frequently run into infestations of beer mice. They're most prevalent at parties - you look at your glass and suddenly it's empty. Beer mice.
I can't imagine pronouncing Welsh words while sober, much less after a glass or two of Penderyn.
MCT:
Ishmushyeaseeur to pyronouncewslch wyrdswslcht yer drinkent'whshky.
The wisgi has arrived.
Nice golden colour, slightly fruity bouquet - quite a powerful one. The strength (46% ABV) might have something to do with that (is there a trend to higher strengths? I never used to see anything over 40%).
Nevertheless, a light straightforward flavour, with a bit of a honey finish - I didn't find a lot of complexity but it's very oaky. Apparently they mature it in old Bourbon casks and then finish it in Madeira ones.
Well worth a try, though it's not going to displace Islay in my favourites.
Thank you, Pleggers! It sounds quite tolerable.
Good one Pleggy - is there a contender for next unknown in the tasting room?
uisce beatha na sassanaigh (english whisky) - lakeland malt.
i saw this advertised in the financial times at the weekend. it'll be a few years yet.
He added: "At Staveley, we have the River Kent, England's fastest-flowing river, it is water that deserves to be turned into whisky.
Hmm, somehow I don't think the same argument will be made for Potomac of Anacostia water where I live...still, it'd be like, "ya know, this region needs its own whisky."--and go ahead and do it.
I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record.
-- last words of Dylan Thomas, to Bellevue Hospital staff, 1953
judgementopinion capable of making weapons of mass destruction. Have to conclude too many years of Mutually Assured Destruction has rotted the brains out of them.