japanese whiskey is too expensive these days.
scotch is a substantially cheaper, and comparable if not better.
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japanese whiskey is too expensive these days.
scotch is a substantially cheaper, and comparable if not better.
That and most Japanese whiskies are single malt only. I like double malt and ones that are really well aged. Dimple is one of my favourite brands as I was introduced to it not long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by woodland
Hellyers Road from Tasmania is a favourite. Try the pinot cask one.
Drink what you like mate.
My home bar has a couple of each that I give to people depending on how much I like them and their preference. I happy to share my Lark with my cousins husband but not my brother who mixes in coke.
But current favourites:
Bourbon
- Buffalo Trace
- Woodford Reserve
- Makers Mark for people who don’t realise the other two are better
- Southern Comfort for cocktails
Scotch (single malt)
- Glenmorangie (have a couple 12 year varieties)
- Glenmoray 18 year
- Glenfiddich 15 year
Scotch (Blended)
- Monkey Shoulder
- Johnnie varieties (Red, Black, Gold, Green and a couple of the GoT ones)
- Glayva whiskey liquor
Other Whisk(e)y
- Lark
- Hellyer Road
- Sazarac Rye
I haven’t bother replacing the Japanese ones I had because the flavour isnt worth the price now.
But for general drinking with a mixer I go Buffalo Trace and Monkey Shoulder every time.
I’ve also got about two to three times that in Gin as my ex preferred it to whisk(e)y and there are a few of them I enjoy
The Botantist
Canberra Distillery French Earl Grey
Tanqueray Seville
Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz
Nice bar Daffy!
Bad habit from running a bar. I’m always buying new stuff to try in out and I need to work my through what I have to bring it down under 50 bottlesQuote:
Originally Posted by Raybo
the islay whiskies are also my favorite due to their peat flavor
I cant comment as I don’t drink, aren’t you guys lucky?
I reckon I could fix thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Vincent888
With me it’s either press go or press stop. There is no in between. Been there and done the big drinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daffy
It’d be nothing for me to finish my last drink, have a shower and shave and go to work in the morning. Put the dark glasses on and off we go.
Not a good lifestyle choice.
I like Talisker, Yamazaki, Nikka, Taketsuru & I have a bottle of Sullivan Cove from Tassie that I pour on very rare occasions.
Any views on Laphroaig Select - its cheap ($90) and good value for money
My man! We have the same taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColesBag
the laphroaig select is the best value for money
Agreed on laphroaig. A $200 bottle at the cost of $90
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daffy
Buffalo trace is what ive been drinking today and the past 5 days. Amazing for sure
Woodford reserve too sweet n complicated tasting for me (who calls that bourbon, that aint bourbon!)
Makers mark great in small doses
Soco i dont like at all
Glenmorangie, glenfiddich, glenmoray all amazingly smooth n great (ah, isle single malts, makes me wanna move to scotland) but i prefer glenfiddich from the 3
Monkey shoulder i did a few bottles, still not a fan. Amazing steel ornament though, classy af
Johnnies fine for group friends but bland
Glayva, lark, hellyer, never tried, bucket list now
Sazerac rye sounds awesome, definite top of bucket list. Always love proper rye whiskeys.
P.s. this is from my point of view, which is terribly bad perhaps, as my whiskey of choice is actually jim beam white (roughly 2000 bottles of em in the past 2 decades downed). Im a peasant
Yuck, sour mash. I really cannot drink any sour mash whiskey. Jim Beam, JD, wild turkey, all of them. They make my throat go dry and I feel like I've got a lump in my throat.
I prefer Irish whiskey over scotch because they're cheaper to get the smooth taste than scotch. My go to is Jameson, lost count of the number of bottles I've gone through over the last 4 years.
I do like the single malts like Glenfiddich and The Macallan estate ones, but you'd need to get at least an aged one like maybe 12 yo, otherwise it's going to go down rough. They're very pricey!
You drink that straight or with a mixer like Coca cola?Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseSydney
Hope you practice moderation bro. We all need you to be healthy for all your valuable community and business service
As I said mate you should drink what you like and how you like it. Jim Beveridge swears by Johnnie Red and he is the head distiller at Johnnie Walker.Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseSydney
Although I disagree with you about the Woodstock. Had a Texan mate that wouldn’t let me drink any other bourbon when out drinking because the rest were swill (according to him).
My father was a big drinker. When he died he was cremated. It took four days for the fire to go out.
All that was left was some flickering residual tar from the two pack a day durry habit he had been running for 70 plus years.
They bred em tough in the good ol’ days.
Smoking, drinking, gambling.
I carried on the family tradition but dropped those bad habits and picked up womanising.
Though today I thought after pumping those two hot babes hard and fast quite possibly I might be shortening my life span 😉
My go to has to be glen morangie. Genrally any highlands scotch (glen ***) is my jam
the lagavulin 16 for $150 is a good deal at dan murphy