OK, folks. No talk about candy, soda or yuppie dishes like sushi and seafood fettucine. Let's get down to the real stuff. Name your favorite whiskeys, be it Scotch, Irish, Canadian, bourbon; single malts, double barrels, blends. Begin.
I'm partial to Speyside, myself, though Highland Park from the Orkney Islands is one of my favorites.
Woodford Reserve http://www.woodfordreserve.com/ Small batch bourbon from Labrot & Graham distillery in Versailles, KY. Neat or on ice, simply divine.
Favorite scotch - Laphroaig, Balvene "Doublewood" and Macallan Favorite bourbon - Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve and Pappy Van Winkle Favorite Irish - Jamesons, Bushmills and Powers Favorite Canadian - Crown Royal
I won't drink Whiskey anymore as I've had a problem with it. It's probably been about 10 years since the time I used to drink it.
Laphroaig, Ardbeg, IW Harper, Makers Mark, Old Potrero, Powers, Jameson, Middleton, Old Overholt, Glenkinchie, Lagavulan, Knob Creek. Man I'm thirsty. There is no such thing as ice with whisky/whiskey.
I don't like JD (it's ok) but AFAIC, all whiskey should be drunk neat. The only time I add ice to whiskey is if I'm having a rusty nail or a Manhattan.
Whiskey should be drunk in whatever way allows the drinker to enjoy it best. I have a bottle of Booker's bourbon which is a bit too strong for my palette neat, but on the rocks with a splash of water works fine.
I'm a big Crown fan aswell but I've heard good things about Bookers. How much does it cost a bottle, $50? I was down in Louisville recently and we had did a whiskey bar crawl. Different shot in every bar on Bardstown Road. Very messy Having said that I've spent alot of time Scotland and enjoy a good single malt. Glenfiddich is a good medium price offering but there's really no limit to how much you can spend on the stuff.
Bourbon Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year- Not as expensive (though the price skyrocketed in the last several years) as the 23 yr and just as good. It is a bit sweet for some of my friend's palettes. Old Weller 107 Antique- You can get this for about $17 a fifth here and this is my everyday sipping/manhattan bourbon. So good, and a great, great value. Better than most of your $35 bottles. This stuff is a little on the dry side for a bourbon. Single Malt Scotch Oban- Probably not as robust as most people like, but this is my favorite. Irish Tyrconnel- Also not so robust, but I love love love it. About $20 a bottle- should be cheaper elsewhere. You're all not serious about the 'I never use ice thing' right? I'd like to see any of you come to a tasting here and tell one of the distillers how to drink their bourbon- because you're going to see quite a large number of bourbon professionals drinking bourbon with ice. Personally, I, um, go both ways- I have found that with some whiskeys, some flavors are actually opened up with a few pieces of ice. Oh yeah, if anybody has thought about coming out this way for a bourbon tour, I can tell you which bars to go to in the city for literally the largest bourbon selection in the world.
So you did the Bambi Walk? And Booker's is about $28-35 here, but there isn't much tax on it here, so that's a little low.
Lol. Is that what you call it? It was alot of fun. Good bands playing, lively atmosphere, friendly people and hot women - or at least they all looked hot after several bourbons.