Whiskey/Whisky

[Dan D]

Originally Posted by Egan

I never liked whisky when I was younger, kind of embarrassing considering I grew up on the banks of the Spey, with Dalwhinnie my local distillery (My friend even worked there for a couple of years, and my Dad's mate was the manager until he moved to Ireland to take over the Bushmills stil in Antrim.) A lot of my friends got into whisky by being more or less fed it when they were helping out with the grouse beating in the season. The Ghillie would get them all full of it during the day - one of the few perks of a pretty crappy job, even if it was cheap blended whisky they were drinking.

These days, I have a bottle of the 12yo old Pulteny in the house, which I love, and often a half bottle of Jura Superstition too. I'll stay away from anything too peaty - Laphproaig is just bit too much for me, but I like Tallisker a lot. My local has been doing a Highland Park as it's Malt of the Month for what seems to be about a year, so I've been drinking that whenever I've been out. Developed a taste for it. Must buy a bottle soon.

Is the sun over the yard arm yet? Unfortunately, I think I've only got about a dram of Pulteny left.

@big guy
If you like gin, too, you should try the "monkey 47" from the black forest in Germany which was voted "best gin in the world" by the International Wine & Spirits Competition in 2011 in London/UK.

Very expensive, but really good.
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-14553.aspx