Captain Morgan's SPICED JAMAICAN RUM!!
Whisky is not something to get drunk on, its there to be savoured...Definitely learnt that lesson the hard way ;)
man, I usually go for the cheap whiskey and get so pissed i can't see straight. i feel like i'm doing it right...Whiskey. with an e. Without an e it's scotch, with the e it's (in most cases) bourbon, or irish whiskey. Or Canadian Rye whiskey. I'm not a great fan of bourbon anyway. And comparing a fine scotch to a cheap bourbon is, well, like comparing apples to oranges.
Meanwhile: Laphroaig!
Too often. Bottles are slowly gathering in my shelve, with approx. one new bottle per month.Yeah, on my budget I'd come out at about 1 new bottle a month I think, I've had nearly 400 different beers in the past 3 years though vs what could/would have been about 36-40 different whisk(e)ys.
I sat down and wrote this after the morning's errands, but before I
went through the thread. Then I read the thread and edited it
somewhat.
Well, yes. I am a Laphroaig drinker, and I usually drink the regular
10 year old.
I started out drinking Glenfiddich (my brother-in-law's tipple), but
then a friend introduced me to Laphroaig, and that was that.
I have tried Laphroaig cask strength, quarter cask, and 15 year old,
all very good. I tend to drink the 10 year old, primarily keeping the
other stuff for special occasions. I drink it almost neat, just a
little splash of water to release the flavor and aroma (as advised by
the Laphroaig distiller. My friend who introduced me the Laphroaig puts
a little cracked ice in his. I do have a glencairn glass that I drink
it from.
I have also tried Lagavulin, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Caol Ila, Talisker, and
Bowmore. I have not tried Bruichladdich or Bunnahabhain, since I can't
find them here, although I keep checking.
There is also a single malt distilled in Wales, Penderyn
distillery (http://www.welsh-whisky.co.uk/), which I would like to try,
and is apparently available from a liquor store across the city from me,
although I have not been there yet.
At various festive gatherings, I have drunk blended rotgut scotch, but I
tend to water it down. And add ice. Doesn't help much.
I have the following in my liquor cabinet at the moment: Bacardi rum,
Lord Calvert Canadian (my sister-in-law drinks this), Laphroaig 10 year old,
the potcheen mentioned in another thread, another sample bottle of
Bunratty mead, some red wine (Shiraz), Tanqueray gin, and Smirnoff Vodka.
I do drink Irish whiskey, usually Bushmill's or Jameson's, neat.
So ... I drink slowly. Neat, by the way.
Namely: on the rocks, or neat?
Obviously you're all very seasoned. Jack Daniels isn't too bad - very much middle of the road stuff. I also really enjoy Red Stag when I want something a bit different.Ugh, fuck Jack. I'd rather drink Evan Williams for half the price. If I'm going to pay ~20 a bottle I'll go for Buffalo Trace or some small batch on sale.
If I remember rightly, Monkey Shoulder is a blend, but a brilliant one, and the only one I'll drink happily neat.
Knob Creek
Never been to a store where they give out samples?Samples? Of whisk(e)y? WHY DO I NOT HAVE THAT STORE NEAR ME?
Maybe I should start a new thread for this, but I think this is where it belongs.
I ran out of my normal 10 year old Laphroaig, and when I went to replenish my supply, my normal 10 year old was not available. There were only five bottles on the Laphroaig shelf: three bottles of Triple Wood, one bottle of cask-strength, and a bottle of "Cairdeas Port Wood Edition". I bought the bottle of Cairdeas, since I had never heard of it before. According to the bottle, each year Laphroaig's master distiller "handcrafts a limited edition malt to celebrate friendship ('Cairdeas' in Gaelic").
One glass convinced me that I will buy more of it if I ever get the chance. Review. (http://drinkwire.liquor.com/post/laphroag-cairdeas-scotch-whisky-review)
Anybody else had any experience with Laphroaig Cairdeas?
He shouldn't be disappointed - that's what I've got open at present myself (it was also a present).He liked it a lot! (There's still plenty left)
<FX>sips from glass of The Balvenie</FX>Aww yeah, the one Scotch I have easy access to. I may have one myself later.
My liquor store is apparently trying to keep Laphroaig Triple Wood in stock. I thanked them and replenished my supply.
That's okay GM. I'll have all your Scotch if you don't like it. :)
I keep hearing about whisky stones, and now I am determined to try them.
Wait, 12 was better? How? Why?
Only tried it in the store.They let you sample a 22-year-old whiskey in the store? :psyduck:
So to the folks telling me about Laphroaig, thanks, I had some in Oakland at my band's show a while back and it was fucking awesome.I've only had Laphroaig 10 and I liked it. I saw a Laphroaig 30 (!) at a liquor store near me for $300, and if I get a decent enough job before the end of the summer I might get it as a birthday gift for myself because IT'S OLDER THAN I AM.
So to the folks telling me about Laphroaig, thanks, I had some in Oakland at my band's show a while back and it was fucking awesome.
Only tried it in the store.They let you sample a 22-year-old whiskey in the store? :psyduck:
Sipping on some Balvenie 14, not wanting to wait another two and a half weeks before I can take my dad's gift out of my drawer and have some with him.Opened it tonight when I got home from work, my dad was satisfied about the present and...wow. Such a jump in quality over the 14, which is itself a jump over the 12. What I love about the Balvenie is that their different ages are all aged differently. This one is so good, I'm still sipping my glass slowly, enjoying every bit.
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The spirit is waiting but the wallet is weak?Yep!
lookie what I got
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yea u jelly
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lookie what I gotThat is one of my favourite whiskies of all time. Up there with the Ardbeg Ugadail (sp?), and the Yamazaki 18.
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yea u jelly
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You better have some left when I'm out west!
Man the smoke and peat of that one takes a little getting used to. Big treat after that though
Bought a bottle of Laphroaig quarter cask and a bottle of Abelour 10 in Luxemburg. 60 euro. Pretty good.
Clea-uhn.That doesn't even sound like clean!
A steakhouse in New Jersey, but I never plan on buying it a shot at a time again, I'll just get a bottle, now that I've tried it.
(But holy shit, it was twenty-eight dollars, and it wasn't a huge pour either. It was plenty for a pre-dinner drink, and enough to let me know I wanted a bottle when I had an occasion to buy it, but god damn, I'm glad I wasn't paying.)
But if there was a restaurant that had <$10 pours of Lagavulin, I would have dinner there every week.
I hope to taste Balvenie one of these days. Your descriptions are enough to warrant a test.I've had their 12, 14 (Caribbean Cask) , and 17 (Peated Cask). I'm assuming you meant me, I don't recall anyone else mentioning Balvenie. If you can spring for the 17, go for it. It's enough of a quality bump to be worth the price bump.
We sell it at my work! Not terribly popular and I'm not sure why, as I've never had it. I'll add it to my list.
I've heard 12 is better
had Lagavulin 16, it was also stellar
12 was better though.
Also @Method of Madness, Lagavulin 12 is better than the 16 (to me) because its cask strength and holds a fair bit more flavor than the 16. I'm quite partial to cask strength stuff (Aberlour A'bunadh, Laga 12, Amrut Cask Strength)
I'm really loving the trend of reusing whiskey barrels to age beer. The only downside is it almost ruins non-barrel aged beer for me.
Laphroaig is everywhere I go and I never, ever like it.Triple Wood is so much better than regular (10 year) Laphroaig.
So fucking good, and very reasonably priced!
The prize (99€/bottle) no longer makes me blink, but it does mean that I intend to cherish it rather than consume it.
Also, I will double check what this does to my sleep hygiene. Last year I started suspecting that there may be a correlation between less than ideal nights and consecutive 2-finger evenings.
Anything over 45% in a whisky is vanity points. It's akin to those ridiculously high scoville scale hot sauces.Sounds like someone's never had Booker's. It's like 63% and it's quite good. Also, I've rather liked the cask strength scotches I've had.
I have not had the Laphroaig Lore, either. I do drink Laphroaig, though, preferring the Triple Wood. However, Triple Wood has not been available for the last few months at my liquor store. (I may have to try somewhere else.) So I am drinking Select right now and I like it. I have not seen any Lore at my liquor store, so again I may have to try elsewhere.
I have tried the Quarter Cask, and it is pretty tough, all right.
Sounds delicious, but holy shit that yellow is hard to read with the background I have.
Yeah, I changed it so long ago that I always forget it's not the standard until I get logged out from time to time. Thank you!