June 28, 2005

Easy Drinking? Dudes, whisky doesn't have to be just for old folks anymore, and neither do you run the risk of affectation. I so totally want the smokey peaty one, though my taste test tells me I'm more likely to prefer the rich spicy one (so does this mean I should like my whisky how I like my men?) but sadly there are no stockists in my part of Cananananananada. Shame. Linkie originally found through BBC, is this cheating?
posted by wasneme 18 years ago
  • Whiskey? Feh....tequila is smoother and richer. Isn't THAT what you want in a MAY-ann?
  • Cheating? Everybody's got to get their links from somewhere, wasneme. Amusing site, though the test told me I would like 'rich and spicy' best. In fact, I'm an Islay man, especially Lagavulin and Laphroaig, the peatiest and smokiest of all. Of course, no-one in their right minds would turn up their noses at any of the decent Highland malts either - the great thing about single malts is the way they each have a strong unique character of their own. There's as much difference between, say, Caol Ila and Glenfiddich as there is between Beaujolais and Chablis.
  • Been testing for decades, and 'tis Laphroaig makes my anntennae wave the widest.
  • Whiskey always makes me want to blow chunks. I'm afraid that may say more about me then I'd like.
  • Incidentally, Scotch is always 'Whisky' - 'Whiskey' refers to Irish, Bourbon, or other varieties.
  • kitfisto, I'm with you. Whiskey is just a little bit to harsh for my taste. The burning, the burning. Give me a good spiced rum any day. Or even better, a stout or porter. It's all about the dark beer.
  • mmmmmmmmmmmmm Talisker. smoky/peaty goodness.
  • Ooh, me likey. Wonder how good this stuff is. Where I live, you're hard pressed to find an islay for under 35 bucks.
  • There's nothing wrong with a simple pint of Stella. It certainly turns me into a staggering, chain-smoking wreck quickly enough anyway.
  • The key thing to remember when finding a good whisky is DON'T START ANY HABITS YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP! Lagavulin or Laphroaig, although wonderful, are a tad expensive (without regular access to a Duty Free, that is). When finding 'your' drink, you can always go up, but going down to a lesser brand is fairly tough. Buy a good bottle of single malt for every-now-and-then, but use a blend for everyday use (Teacher's, Grants, Walker Red, etc.) That's what I've found in my experience, anyway. Learned the hard way. Which is unpleasant.
  • Mmmmm Laphroaig. That is all.
  • I like the Speyside malts: Macallan, Balvenie, even the ubiquitous Glenlivet...I absolutely loved Cardhu when it was still a true single malt, but those days are gone. I still haven't found an Islay to my taste.
  • I'm a "smooth sweeter". I feel like a girlie-drinker now. =P But their brands are available in Guelph, which is not so far from here. So I could check if the test is accurate. For, you know, research purposes.
  • Gotta get out my map of O Canada. I live an hour or so from Windsor (not on their list) and I'd like to give their blends a try. If I can't find one closer than Burlington (around 250 miles), I'll stick with scamming the duty-free for the single malts. Oban and Lagavulin are favorites. Completely agree with Cap'n Renault. I got introduced to Whisky via the single malt. Took awhile before I could appreciate a Walker Red or Black without a tear of loss. But in my poor but wise days, I can fully appreciate a blend. And no, orococo, felony juicetequila is not the way to go. Unless utter loss of impulse control is your game.
  • mmmmmmmmmmmmm Talisker. smoky/peaty goodness. My fiance would agree with you, SideDish. It's my traditional Valentine's Day gift to him. However, I usually leave the room when he opens it - phew! I'm a smoother/sweeter, also.
  • Wild Turkey.
  • What in the name of god is the name "Wild Turkey" doing on the same webpage as Laphroaig and Talisker? May your swizzle stick go sideways! Sadly my first intro to good whiskey was the, matured-in-3-barrels Bushmills 16-year-old single malt, the one you can only get in Duty Free. Damnit. Fortunately my first intro to champagne was crap stuff my da bought for my big sister's 18th birthday, the sort of kak that you could should only use to clean the sink. Put me off the fizz for life. That would have been an expensive habit.
  • Did I miss it? Didn't see any Mad Dog 2020.
  • kiwi flavoured, of course... (the fruit, not the bashi, obviously)
  • dmn -- I'll assume you meant to say 'Famous Grouse'. Grouse, Turkey -- it's easy to get them confused. (Until you taste it, that is.)
  • Felony juice
  • Heh. I took the taste test and it turns out I like them all equally! This makes sense to me. I like a lot of different kinds of single malts (I like the yummy smoothy smokey glowy goodness). If I were forced to pick a favorite, it'd be Lagavulin.
  • There are two types of people: Ice No ice
  • Pray excuse me whilst I absinthe myself from this thread.
  • Ardbeg is wonderfully peaty! They gave me a bottle of Caol Ila, but I haven't got into it yet.
  • Red Label is just right for my price range. That first bottle there is $20. Very tasty.
  • Rye whisky, rye whisky, rye whisky I crave If I don' get rye whisky I'll go to my grave Rye whisky, rye whisky, rye whsiky I cry If I don' get rye whisky I surely will die I'll eat when I'm hungry I'll drink when I'm dry And if whisky don' kill me I'll live till I die -Woody Guthrie
  • reminds me of this, a_c: I've been a moonshiner for many a year and I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer I'll go to some hollow and I'll set up my still and I'll make you a gallon for a ten shilling bill     I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from home     And if you don't like me you can leave me alone     I'll eat when I'm hungry and I'll drink when I'm dry     And if moonshine don't kill me, I'll live till I die I'll go to some hollow in this country Ten gallons of wash and I'll go on a spree No woman to follow and the world is all mine I love none so well as I love the moonshine Oh moonshine, dear moonshine, oh how I love thee You killed my poor father but you'll never get me Bless all moonshiners and bless all moonshine For their breath smells as sweet as the dew on the vine
  • mmm Thunderbird! A Welsh friend forced a single malt from the Valleys on me at a party recently, vowing he would never drink another whiskey. Can't remember the name, but it was OK. I won't be forsaking my pale Islays though. And as for the ice/no ice question, depends on the whisk(e)y, doesn't it? Why box yourself in?
  • ice quantity should be inversely related to whisk(e)y quality.
  • Ice has no business in a glass of The Good Stuff. Neither does water belong there.
  • Neato, roryk! The Woody song had one more verse and I think it was the first line of that chorus in yours but Woody screwed it up and stopped playing. What's the name of that tune?
  • Received today a gift bottle of Glenlivet, currently sampling same, sans ice or water.
  • That Caol Ila is among my favourites, Bees. I was recently given a bottle of 14 year old Clynelish, which I hadn't come across before, but would strongly recommend to anyone.
  • > What's the name of that tune? i think it's just "the moonshiner". sheet music and midi sample here
  • actually, that midi sample is not very good. the air is close to a (perhaps more well-known) song called "the wild rover", as are some of the lyrics.
  • I've been a wild rover for many a year And I spent all my money on whisky and beer And now I'm returning with gold in great store And I never will play the wild rover no more And it's no, nay, never, No, nay, never no more Will I play the wild rover No never no more And then there's The Wild Colonial Boy, which contains some very simlar elements. And this old favorite which I think I first heard the Clancy Brothers sing back in the early sixties -- Quare Bungle-Rye-Raddy-Rye: Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town And she was a damsel who skipped up and down Said the damsel to Jack as she passed him by Would ye care for to purchase some quare bungle-rye-raddy-rye? Fol the diddle rye-raddy-rye, raddy-rye. [This song so wedgedf itself in memory of myself and my cousin Doug that to this day we have only to mention some girl's propensity for skipping up and down that we go off in gales of laughter to the mystification and possible annoyance of those around us.]
  • And it's no, nay, never, raise up your kilts* No, nay, never no more * necessary added phrase when singing with drunken rugby players. maybe "hoist" instead of "raise".
  • Drunken curlers are another breed.
  • 12-year old Caol Ila is somewhat peaty, and has a bit of a sharp edge. Respectable, but no nay never in a class with the rich reek and smoothness of 10 year old Laphroaig. Said he, sipping a bit of one and then t'other. For purposes of comparison only, of course...hem hem.
  • Laga-bloody-vulin
  • looks like homunculus got to it before the rest of us! see him lyin' on the floor, and the cameras rollin'! That stuff is so strong, just one wee whiff and you're hopelessly splifflicated. /accordin' to Nessie, that is
  • That H-dogg is a bad muthaf- shut yo' mouth!
  • But I'm talking about homunculus!
  • surlyboi: Laga-bloody-vulin indeed. Some friends of mine are making a movie set in a bar, and they've crowbarred in a grubby plug of Lagavulin. Grubby
  • Monkeyfilter: Mmmmmm 69
  • mmmmmm black bush.
  • Tastes like White Lightning? Excellent!