Mark
Posted on 01/05/2013 4:29:46 PM PST by nickcarraway
A buddy of mine that runs a small bar brought me some Woodford Reserve? I think that’s what it’s called. I had some Makers Mark, and they were very similar.
Having a sip now.
Glenfiddich and Glenlevit are most excellent. Affordable consistent not to mention very very clean and tasty. I gave up blended scotches many moons ago. If you like single malt nothing else comes close.
I really don’t know why they choose Oak but it probably is the flavor.
I have cut up a lot of oak wood and I always thought it had a pleasant aroma when split open.
Mark
Does anyone else keep their’s in the freezer?
Bourbon. Blanton’s.
Canadian whiskey in December/January. Opening a bottle of Pendelton tonight.
I guess you could use cedar barrels for scotch to make your feet quit stinking. Sell that one to Dr. Scholls.
The ice water pulls the herbal oils out of the absinthe only to partially redissolve in the alcohol. They call that the Louche effect. It also has a unique effect on yer brain.
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Whiskey? That's like whisky with sugar syrup, isn't it?
Bowmore and Laphroaig are my two standbys. As different as night and day, but both excellent.
Why oak? First its flexible enough but not too flexible. Also, the oak imparts the flavors. Scotch is stored in used casks, typically bourbon. Some are stored in casks which were used for sherry or wine.
Its not only limited to oak but 2 varieties of oak.
You probably could use different wood but then the end result wouldn’t be whiskey or scotch. By tradition, flavor, and legal definitions.
I will have to try Laphroaig. This is an annual gift to me. Takes me about a year to finish one bottle.
How to drink whiskey...
1. Short glass full of ice.
2. Fill 3/4 with Glenlivet.
3. Swirl glass gently for three or four minutes.
4. Drink it down.
ping
Some don’t take well to it, even single malt lovers. Tastes like it was filtered through burnt potting soil to me. Others love the stuff. Suffice it to say that flavors of peat and smoke are pronounced.
Tried some scotch once. It tasted like burnt wood. I’m told it was a very good scotch and that is what it was SUPPOSED to taste like.
I only drink single malt Islays, neat.
In order of preference.
Laphroaig
Ardbeg
Bowmore
That was my initial reaction to Glenlivit years ago.
And was my initial reaction to Bowmame this year.
But after a few tries, it became the standard.
That was my initial reaction to Glenlivit years ago.
And was my initial reaction to Bowmame this year.
But after a few tries, it became the standard.
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