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

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dan D

@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

Must take a note of that...I do like the odd glass of Gordon's from time to time

[Dan D]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Must take a note of that...I do like the odd glass of Gordon's from time to time

Yea, do that.

Btw that is how I have been testing that German gin last week-end:

The weather was fine, warm and sunny, and so I and two friends first cycled for two hours in the local hills with our old-timer racing bicycles.

I have a 1984 Raleigh Pursuit, Made in England, Nottingham. The other two guys were riding a 1983 Austrian-made Puch, respectively a 1991 Nishiki racing bicycle.

We then had meal in the late afternoon sun on the wooden terrace in my rose garden: kings pawns and cucumber salad as a starter, then Moroccan beef tagine: beef on a bed of tomatoes with self-made preserved lemons, spiced with Ras el Hanout and garlic, cooked over charcoal in the garden for 3 ½ hours, ready to be served after our return, and a traditional Indian dessert afterwards, rice pudding with cardamom and nutmeg, sprinkled with rose water.

Drinks: the said German gin with a suitable tonic water and slices of orange and in between a couple of Jever beers.

If the Japanese are said to be making the best whisky in the world, why should not Germans make a great gin?

[Jimbuna]

Sounds like a great way to spend a weekend

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Dan D

@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

Nice. I do Like a Gin now and again, I must say. I've developed a bit of a taste for Hendricks, but haven't seen Monkey 47 for sale anywhere around my way.

Got a bottle of 15yo Dalwhinnie last night. Lovely it is too. That'll tide me over to Christmas.

Maybe.