eGoatBoy

Hahaha...no problems! It finally gave me an opportunity to wip out that weird goat picture...


You are a wise man. I inherited that Balvenie bottle from my brother-in-law and I'm sure he had it for a long time. In fact I think the first I tried it was during our tasting...so you are probably right, the damn thing's gone flat...

...which is fantastic when you think about because now I have cause to go buy another bottle!

__________________

eGoatBoy

Gents...not included in my tasting notes was our experiment trying:

1. On ice
2. Neat
3. With a very small amount of water

The conclusion across the board was that "on ice" closes the flavour down in a big way, and with just a touch of water the aroma opens up tremendously...for a short while.

One of the participants actually runs a business in the wine industry so we got the skinny on how the scent of the drink is such a large part of the tasting experience.

So I only drink my whisky now with a touch of water. FYI a "touch" is a teaspoon or less.

Unless of course I'm drinking Talisker...then it's as much damn ice as the tumbler will hold!

Cheers gents,

__________________

Mateo

I've heard of it, but never tried it, due to the expense, and the rarity in Boston.

Oh, and I drink all my Scotches and whiskeys neat.

Addict

Hrm.... I had always gone with ice. But I will now be more judicious I think. I will try Ice for less quality scotch, a touch of water for the good stuff... may be a revolution for me! I love this thread...

DudeMan

i disagree... i like glenmorangie,....

__________________


The Queen
"Those who perpetrate these brutal acts against innocent people should know that they will not change our way of life,"
Atrocities such as these simply reinforce our sense of community

TheFeniX
"Guns don't kill people: effeminate men in green tunics do"

DudeMan

i go with ice for most whiskey's, and whiskys alike, although i never put water in any of them, if the company wanted to wash the flavour out before it got to the pallet, they would make it that way.... just my opinion, i never putanything but ice in my drink....

__________________


The Queen
"Those who perpetrate these brutal acts against innocent people should know that they will not change our way of life,"
Atrocities such as these simply reinforce our sense of community

TheFeniX
"Guns don't kill people: effeminate men in green tunics do"

eGoatBoy

A very small amount of water my friend, certainly not enough to dilute the whisky significantly...certainly no more than your melting ice anyway


Cheers,

__________________

Wulfyn

Glenfarlas - I must admit I have not heard of that one.

__________________

eGoatBoy

Bump.

Ardbeg. If you haven't had an opportunity to enjoy some of the Ardbeg bevys then make it a priority soldier to procure some of this liquid joy.

I've almost polished off my bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail, and also recently had opportunity to enjoy a pour from a very old bottle...it was truly fantastic.

Cheers,

__________________

WhiskeySix

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to eGoatBoy again.

__________________




PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview | Get started with PoE2 (for free!)

Boot

Nice bump. I forgot about this thread and discovered Lagavulin quite by mistake... and if anyone wants the rest of my bottle I may even pay shipping.

I have a very nice bottle of Ballantine's Finest in my cupboard at the moment, though it must have a small hole at the bottom because it is disappearing quite steadily.

__________________
Boot.

In Soviet Russia, TV watches YOU.

Jeepo_SAS

Hmmmm, i had a bit of a rough night last night, so a drinking thread probably not the best place for me at the minute....but what the hell!

Im a huge fan of Bushmills and Jameson, though i do believe them to be quite different. Used to love a good old bottle of Jack, and if there was none available, i would try Jim Beam, but im stuck on Bush now....You guys should try the tour, i live 1 hour from the factory....ill have a look see if i can find any pics!.....

__________________
|TG-22nd|Jeepo

eGoatBoy

If I lived 1hr from a whiskey distillery I'd not likely survive a winter

Cheers,

__________________

beep

I recently toured the Glenlivet Distillery in Scotland and learned a couple of new things.

First, the "recommended" amount of water to add (if you add water at all) is approximately one-half the volume of whisky. It DOES change the flavor/aroma a bit, not better or worse, but different. They don't recommend using ice...and damn near fainted when asked about soda!

Second, generally speaking, any whiskey/whisky is diluted with water at the time of bottling to around 44% alcohol content. "Cask Strength" (which I also bought) is around 60-65% alcohol for the 16 year old stuff...and is way too sharp/overpowering from the alcohol, at least to my taste. The "normal" strength is around 44% alcohol and is far more palatable. The cask strength whisky, available only at the distillery, is more of a novelty as bottled. Adding more water to approximate the alcohol content of normally bottled spirits is a very good idea.

__________________
Beep


Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. - (Isaac Asimov)

Banyan

Wulfyn my friend, how can you possible say,

with such incredible scotches as,

GLENFIDDICH - Solera Reserve 15 Year Old

and

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish

available??? Bad Wulfy!! No drink for joo!