Originally posted by CrowleyThere are many many many good ones. And not too many bad single malts.
Thanx Jarno.
Keep 'em coming, I'm not sure how long my parents will actually spend in Scotland, but I want to give them a long list that they can check out for me so that I can expand my whisky knowledge 🙂
However, the UK government has been bankbalanced by Scots oil and Whisky
for ages now: whisky being one of the most heavily taxed items in the western world if you buy it in the UK.
So a good plan is for your folks to take a look at what whiskies are present in the duty free shop on the way into the uk, have a taster of them in pubs etc while here and then buy the one(s) they lke as they leave. Many a whiskey shop will give shoppers samples if you ask (though it might be a tad rude to sample 14 whiskeys and buy nothing: they are nice helpfull people doing a job after all. However, the duty on whiskey bought in the UK is as I mentioned, very hefty)
Originally posted by ToeGood idea except that neither of them drink whiskey.
There are many many many good ones. And not too many bad single malts.
However, the UK government has been bankbalanced by Scots oil and Whisky
for ages now: whisky being one of the most heavily taxed items in the western world if you buy it in the UK.
So a good plan is for your folks to take a look at what whiskies are present in the duty free shop on ...[text shortened]... ng a job after all. However, the duty on whiskey bought in the UK is as I mentioned, very hefty)
That's why I need a list to give to them.
Thanx for the tip though.
i'm not much of a whiskey drinker-i'm only 17 and i don't wanna turn out an alcoholic 😛 but a jack daniels and coke or a southern comfort and coke isn't too bad-and at a tangent, anyone ever tried rum and vinilla coke?!? mmm
but yes-whiskey-from memory, isn't jackie-D a scotch even though it's brewed in america (tennesse 😉). cause i reember thinking that that was weird...?
and the most common whiskeys that i can think of are famouse grouse, glenfiddach, glenmorangie bowmore and bells-but i honestly can't say i've tried all of them...
www.whisky.com, if your bored...
Originally posted by geniusJack Daniels is a sour-mash whiskey. It is not a scotch whisky.
[ut yes-whiskey-from memory, isn't jackie-D a scotch even though it's brewed in america (tennesse 😉). cause i reember thinking that that was weird...?
Here's something I 'cut and pasted' from another site that describes it....
"A Tennessee whiskey is for the most part very similar to bourbon, but there are some differences. It must be made from a mash with at least 51 percent single grain, usually corn."
So no, JD is not a scotch whisky in any way. It is a Tennessee sour mash whiskey. As a former scotch drinker, I assure you they are not even similar in taste.
Blended scotch is fine, but single-malts are at the top of the list, in my opinion.
Marc
P.S.: I know this thread is about whisky, but I might as well add that the best beer I ever tried was in Melbourne, Australia.
I have no idea what kind it was, but it was a draft beer served by the glass. It was very smooth and had a good taste, with almost no foam or "head", and after about four glasses I was unable to navigate very well.... Totally different than any of the Australian beers I have ever tried here in the US.
Originally posted by mwmillerDoesn't sound like any of the Aussie beers I've had since I've been out here. Most likely it was from a micro-brewery or at least a smaller brewer. They have a few of them over here. If you want a really good beer though, you have to go to the UK (unless you drink lager, we're rubbish at that).
P.S.: I know this thread is about whisky, but I might as well add that the best beer I ever tried was in Melbourne, Australia.
I have no idea what kind it was, but it was a draft beer served by the glass. It was very smooth and had a good taste, with almost no foam or "head", and after about four glasses I was unable to navigate very well.... Totally different than any of the Australian beers I have ever tried here in the US.
Originally posted by CrowleyTalisker is a good one.
Thanx Jarno.
Keep 'em coming, I'm not sure how long my parents will actually spend in Scotland, but I want to give them a long list that they can check out for me so that I can expand my whisky knowledge 🙂
One I like to drink because it is a very affordable single malt is Isle of Jura.
I remember thinking I didn't like scotch whiskys until I tried single malts.
Call me a snob, but previously I'd only tried Bells, Teacher's, Grouse, etc. Yuck!
Talisker is a bit "hard-core" methinks.
Whisky drinkers tend to love it, though newbies think it too strong.
Same could be said for Laphroaig: another much loved but quite strong.
As for the many JD references, Bourbon isn't much like whisky (though I do in fact like it).
As it is very much a US drink though, it would be an odd choice to travel to Scotland to buy it: just get it in SA.
I'll give a little list just for the hell of it:
Easy to get whiskys (ones I tend to drink in the pub):
Oban
Macallen
Laphroaig
Highland park
Glenmorangie
More tricky to find:
Glenlivit
Lagavulin
Talisker
"As we get it" very hard to find: very high alcohol content. You have been warned.
And just don't touch Glenfiddich. Not even a little.