Food & Drink The Whisk(e)y Thread

[Jab]

I promised myself that I wasn't going to open the bottle this week. That promise lasted 45 mins.

 

[Harlequin]

I like the restraint you've shown.
45 minutes I wouldn't have lasted that long

 

[Jab]

I like the restraint you've shown.
45 minutes I wouldn't have lasted that long

I had to drive, and I had a beer. It wasn't an impressive amount of restraint shown

 

[Harlequin]

I had to drive, and I had a beer. It wasn't an impressive amount of restraint shown

You didn't need to give details.
45 minutes

 

[Andronicus]

I promised myself that I wasn't going to open the bottle this week. That promise lasted 45 mins.

The only promise you need to make is that you won't bastardise it by mixing.

 

[Jab]

The only promise you need to make is that you won't bastardise it by mixing.

Straight. No ice or water.

Bourbon and coke is fine, but not beautiful whiskey.

 

[Doss]

If it's a good bourbon then mixing is not fine.

You'll never find me mixing a Knob Creek or Woodford.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

If it's a good bourbon then mixing is not fine.

You'll never find me mixing a Knob Creek or Woodford.

Jim Beam and Coke?

















I'll leave now.

 

[Doss]

Jim Bean White, alas, should not be drunk straight. Ever.

 

[Andronicus]

Jim Beam and Coke?

Jim Beam and coke is fine.........as long as they hold the Beam.

Jim Bean White, alas, should not be drunk. Ever.

Fixed.

 

[Doss]

Yeah, fair call.

Jim Beam Black is passable. Just.

 

[Andronicus]

To be honest I haven't tried it.

I figure there are plenty of good drinks at a similar or better price to bother with a brand that sells the white label as a drink.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Jim Bean White, alas, should not be drunk straight. Ever.

Jim Beam and coke is fine.........as long as they hold the Beam.



Fixed.

Let's not forget who you're all talking to here.

 

[Doss]

*sigh*

 

[Andronicus]

Let's not forget who you're all talking to here.

I did try to hide my eyes while carrying a lone beam and coke amongst a trophy of beers back to the table for you.

 

[BrunoV]

Why are you guys even talking about Beam?

There is some seriously good, seriously well priced Bourbon out there.

Bulleit's standard should not be more than $40 to $43 a bottle and is as good a spirit as I've had at that price.

If you can find Evan Williams Single Barrel it sells between $40 and $50 and is something I'd put alongside standard Ardbeg/Laphroaig/Arberlour in term of its quality (though it is an extremely different drink). The 2001-2003 barrels I've had are probably all gone now but there is supposed to be a 2004 and 2005.

Between $50 and $60 you have Woodfords Reserve and Bulleit's 10 year (Bulleit 10 is only at IGAs for some reason and for a while it was being sold at the price of the standard which I am certain was just a mistake by some of the store owners so you can get is in the mid 40s).

I started reconditioning my pallet for American whiskey last night. Only took a few drinks and I am back on the wagon.

 

[Doss]

Woodfords is fantastic.

Have you tried Knob Creek Reserve, BrunoV?

 

[BrunoV]

Woodfords is fantastic.

Have you tried Knob Creek Reserve, BrunoV?

I was getting 1 litre bottles of Woodfords for $59 duty free when I went to Singarpore earlier this year. Not sure whether that is the price or whether it varies but I felt like I was stealing.

On the topic of theft, the old man found a bottle of Booker Noe's for $60 odd. That is a remarkably good, remarkably smooth 60% whiskey. It doesn't seem to retail at less than $100 though so not sure that the hell happened with the pricing.


I had the Knob Creek Reserve at the Kodiak Club. Remember it being delicious but not much else. Next time I go there I'm going to start with the Knob Creek and the Eagle Rare and give them both a proper taste.

 

[84859300]

Woodfords is fantastic. BrunoV?

Just don't confuse it for Woodstock!!

 

[Andronicus]

I think I need to put some effort into appreciating American whiskey. My opinion was tainted early on, but that was due in large to the examples I was drinking.

As far as taste goes though, even the decent Americans I have tried have been less enjoyable than their Scottish cousins.

It does seem to be significantly cheaper than an equivalent scotch too.

 

[Doss]

In the US it's insane.

BrunoV, I got a bottle of Knob Creek Reserve (60%) in New York City for US$37.

At Dan's here it costs $107.

 

[BrunoV]

In the US it's insane.

BrunoV, I got a bottle of Knob Creek Reserve (60%) in New York City for US$37.

At Dan's here it costs $107.

The tax on our alcohol is the biggest joke.

 

[Jab]

The tax on our alcohol is the biggest joke.

I'm happy with taxes to stay on premix kind of drinks, but you shouldn't be punished for having taste.

 

[BrunoV]

I'm happy with taxes to stay on premix kind of drinks, but you shouldn't be punished for having taste.

Yeah, can't see teenagers forking out $60 (instead of $80-$100) for a bottle of whisky they can't drink when they can just go and buy something cheap they can drink.

 

[LanceRomance]

Enoying a bottle of Elijah Craig 12 YO

damn fine bourbon to sip neat.

damn fine