The old lady and I went out to Red Prime last night and I tried some Highland Park 18... I like! A lot! It is a great restaurant by the way.
In 1976 I had my first and last taste of scotch. I will admit it was cutty shark, in my going away party at the unit I was with at the time.
I still have the unopened bottle in my liquor cabinet that they gave me to take home.
I didn't like Tequila either until I tried some Patron.
So, my conclusion is that like all liquors, there is good and bad. I may have to re-visit scotch one more time to give it a fair trial.
I still have the unopened bottle in my liquor cabinet that they gave me to take home.
I didn't like Tequila either until I tried some Patron.
So, my conclusion is that like all liquors, there is good and bad. I may have to re-visit scotch one more time to give it a fair trial.
Cool, I'll have to try it too.
I'm with y'all on the neat thing... it wouldn't ever cross my mind to drink any even halfway decent whiskey (certainly not a single malt) any other way. If I want something cool and refreshing I drink something that tastes good served cold, like a beer, white wine, or cocktail. But with whiskey you're missing out on so many of the smells and tastes if you drink it cold.
I'm with y'all on the neat thing... it wouldn't ever cross my mind to drink any even halfway decent whiskey (certainly not a single malt) any other way. If I want something cool and refreshing I drink something that tastes good served cold, like a beer, white wine, or cocktail. But with whiskey you're missing out on so many of the smells and tastes if you drink it cold.
I don't know how yall can taste those subtle nuances. I've drank whiskey only a couple of times, and I thought it tastes like fire. I've never bought a bottle, but these threads make me want to experiment with it, at room temp, and neat. I can knock'em back with the best of'em - I did that 8 or 9 months ago at a fish fry. But these hints of peat, and of smoke, or being able to identify the field in Scotland from the taste, that takes a gentleman. I really am not sure what I should look for at the package store. Since I can't identify these subtleties inherent in the drink, a really top notch brand would probably not be appreciated by me. But I'd at least like to know which I should try first, to get some idea.
You're probably a lot like me. My advice? Glug Glug Glug. All that shi+'ll make you drunk.
I took Arturo a jug of whiskey that was too sorry to drink. Later I axed him how it was. He told me "mister bend, that whiskey was just right." I said, "Arturo, you know that whiskey was damn near too sorry to drink."
He told me no, it was just right, if it was any better you wouldn't of give it to me, if it was any worse I couldn't have dranked it.
He told me no, it was just right, if it was any better you wouldn't of give it to me, if it was any worse I couldn't have dranked it.
Since I don't know very much about this genre, would a Tennessee table whiskey like Jack Daniels be right to try to acquire a "taste?" Single malts that are 28 years old, distilled and aged in oak barrels over in Scotland, heck. I don't know. I never thought too much on it until I read a couple of Veggie Meat's posts on the subject. I just don't know what to go in there and buy.
Caint beat Tennessee whiskey. Be an American 0311. Jack or Dickel, these are honest American whiskies.
I like the true Bourbons. Kentucky stuff. Just go with the American whiskies. OSA has been infiltrated by people that aren't right and aren't American. They seek to subvert our values and rob us of our vital fluids.
You don't have to go with a real high dollar super aged, 20+ year one or anything to get your feet wet... but to give it a fair chance, at least get something that is single malt whiskey, or single barrel/small batch in the case of bourbon. For cheaper ones to try, I recently bought some Elijah Craig 12 year small batch Kentucky straight bourbon that amazingly was only $18 or so, and is damn good sipping whiskey. Another one of my favorites is Michael Collins single malt Irish whiskey. I think it's $30 or less... it is very smooth and is lightly peated, if you want to see what that's all about. You just have to try different ones and see what you like. The more you try the more you will start tasting the differences in them, and figuring out what you like. I like to try new single malts when I'm at a pub or restaurant... that way I can just get one glass and see if I like it, and maybe even try 2 or 3 different ones to compare. If I really like one, I'll go buy a bottle.
