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The Angels Envy was pretty dang good too
Drinking Scotch tonight surprisingly enough.BurnedOutGeek said:Now that Midliferally has shown up we should have a good scotch thread in short order.
For me the latest was The Glenlivit 12 year old that Studentofthegun was so gracious enough to bring over, and I was smart enough to subsequently hide from thrillhill
I'm an Irish whiskey drinker to the bone, but The Glenlivet is one smooth, tasty dram.BurnedOutGeek said:Now that Midliferally has shown up we should have a good scotch thread in short order.
For me the latest was The Glenlivit 12 year old that Studentofthegun was so gracious enough to bring over, and I was smart enough to subsequently hide from thrillhill
I've had a few different bottlings of 18y/o Jameson & all of them were incredible. Super smooth, just the right sweetness & that wonderful hint of caramel-apple.RetiredUSNChief said:I'm more of a rum guy, myself.
But, we just cracked the seal on a bottle of 18 year Jameson Irish Whiskey I got for my oldest brother's birthday a few days ago. That's some goooooood stuff!
I've got some Woodford Reserve around here, somewhere, that's pretty good, too.
My selection was a best guess. Glad it was decent. Bourbon I know. Scotch is foreign to me.BurnedOutGeek said:Now that Midliferally has shown up we should have a good scotch thread in short order.
For me the latest was The Glenlivit 12 year old that Studentofthegun was so gracious enough to bring over, and I was smart enough to subsequently hide from thrillhill
Hammer21b;n13240 said:I've drank Jack Daniels for as long as I've been drinking. Old Number 7 with some Gentlemen Jack thrown in for good measure. I really like the JC Single Barrel Select, but at @ $65-70 a fifth it's a little bit pricey! I've lately found some JD Old Number 2 and 3. They are remaking all the old Master Distillers recipes. You can taste a difference.
Bunsen;n7910 said:Jameson or Red Breast 12yr with 2 parts water.
Crazy Carl;n19060 said:I'm an Irish whiskey guy all day. Love a good Scotch as well, primarily Islays, the smokier, the better.
Crazy Carl;n19060 said:Would still rather spin the top off a mason jar, tho. Love me some high-test corn liquor.
Studentofthegun Then you and I need to get together something and have a tasting.BurnedOutGeek said:Now that Midliferally has shown up we should have a good scotch thread in short order.
For me the latest was The Glenlivit 12 year old that Studentofthegun was so gracious enough to bring over, and I was smart enough to subsequently hide from thrillhill
Oh, I know that one very well. Always a special treat. Huge Laphroaig fan, as well & have 2 bottles of their Triple Wood in the cabinet.Don said:
Crazy Carl;n19060 said:I'm an Irish whiskey guy all day. Love a good Scotch as well, primarily Islays, the smokier, the better.
You need to try this:
Can't do store-bought anymore.Don said:Crazy Carl;n19060 said:Would still rather spin the top off a mason jar, tho. Love me some high-test corn liquor.
This is my go to commercial white liquor:
So what are you recommendations for single malt Irish?Crazy Carl said:I enjoy all spirits, but prefer Irish whiskey over any other.
Yes. I see much more of this kind of whiskey in the free enterprise liquor stores in CO than I do in NC, although there are a couple of stores in High Point which seem to carry more of the high end stuff. The one off of 68 close to I-40 has a pretty good selection. And the store on Skeet Club in the Harris Teeter shopping center isn't bad either.Crazy Carl said:Red Breast is always good. Tyrconnel is more than decent & Teeling is excellent. Bushmill's 16 is superb & the 21 is sublime. I've got a bottle of their 1608 400th Anniversary bottling put back & is one of the best whiskeys I've ever tasted. Midleton Very Rare is killer, but spendy.
Jameson Gold Reserve is my favorite, by far, but hard to find in NC.
Irish whiskey, IME, tends to be uniformly pretty damned good, across the price spectrum. Kilbeggan, Power's & Feckin are all great whiskeys for pretty short money.
I got a small collection of bourbon here at the house, so yeah we can get together someday. It's not super duper fancy but it's not bad considering we have to contend with the ABC store. Will try to pick up a couple new things when I travel to SC.BurnedOutGeek said:Now that Midliferally has shown up we should have a good scotch thread in short order.
For me the latest was The Glenlivit 12 year old that Studentofthegun was so gracious enough to bring over, and I was smart enough to subsequently hide from thrillhill
Never had the old Green. Heard good stuff. Have you tried Platinum? I like it better than most reviewers. I bought 6 bottles of Green in Kiawah at a little liquor shop. Pretty sure they are the "New" Green. Hmmmm, wonder how I could tell? Off to google.Chdamn said:My favorite, hands down, is Glen Livet 15 year old French Oak Reserve. A close second is (or rather was) Johnie Walker Green Label. The stuff they replaced it with is horrible.
After those 2 I would say Glen Livet Nadura. Johnnie Walker Blue and then Glen Livet 18 year old.
I think I've tried just about everything out there over the years and those are the ones that tickle my pallet the best. Luckily my top three favorites are all around $50 a bottle. While I like the Blue its just too damn expensive to really enjoy.