Interestingly from the back of my latest bottle ( the 60% proof stuff)..I wonder what that is :y
"Douglas Cruickshank, our master distiller, recommends the addition of a dash of water to release all the aromas and bring the whisky to a perfect drinking strength"
Which is the opinion I got from the lakes
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I never touch the stuff as i am tea total :)
QuoteInterestingly from the back of my latest bottle ( the 60% proof stuff)..I wonder what that is :y
"Douglas Cruickshank, our master distiller, recommends the addition of a dash of water to release all the aromas and bring the whisky to a perfect drinking strength"
Which is the opinion I got from the lakes
:-/
if you want a nice smooth one, try oban single malt, 10 or 14 year, no water just on its own. luverly stuff. :y
QuoteI never touch the stuff as i am tea total :)
Some would say I am tea total too Maria, I'm rarely without a cup of tea on the go and know full well I should cut down on the caffeine. But on the odd occasion I do drink it has to be vodka and coke. I quite like rose wine but it goes straight to my head, lol.
Lin
Don't forget Irish whisky. Jamesons and J&B are a fine tipple. :P
I do not know how to start a poll but was wondering how many out there are not drinkers :question
I do not know how to start a poll but was wondering how many out there are not drinkers :question
I drink it with a little lemonade. Mr Dusty buys the value Whisky from Tesco (about £6.60 a bottle ) and then carefully pours it into a Grants or Teachers Bottle. None of our family and friends have ever noticed.
He does the same trick with gin and vodka with the same results.
Tight fisted but clever.
As Tesco say "every little counts. :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :y :y
if you ask me theres nothing wrong with a good old pint of bass, even if its brewed by marstons now. then the whisky after. ha ;)
spoken like a true expert. :y :)
::) FFS ::)
Quotespoken like a true expert. :y :)
He's the one that got us all hooked to Whisky think he has shares ::)
QuoteQuotespoken like a true expert. :y :)
He's the one that got us all hooked to Whisky think he has shares ::)
I buy my shares a bottle at a time.... Then share it with friends... ;)
Why would you want to dilute a proper drop of alcohol, Sacralidge ;D ;D ;D
To those who want to know, the secret of the month is the Tesco own label 12 year old single malt. Won quite a number of rosettes in the latest round of 'my whisky is better than yours' championships up thisaways as conducted by those clever buggers who swill and spit it out rather than swallow.... ::)
It is, I think, £15 a bottle and worth every penny.....
As to water and a dram, its very much to your own taste but (caveat mode on) water (or ice) is the only thing I think you should add if you want to taste the produce. The use of Coke, Irn Bru or Lemonade or similar simply overpowers the drink to the extent that you are simply drinking Coke/whatever with a shot of alcohol in it....
If you are partaking of cask strength or similar malt then water is preferred so as to bring it down to tastable levels, rather than having your palette burnt to buggery by strong spirits. Unless thats what you want that is!!
Also, the alternate cheapskate method of partaking blended cheap as chips own brand Scotch is to keep it in the fridge and get it as cold as possible. Takes the sharp edge of the mixture of good and cheap.... :y
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::) FFS ::)
Presumably FFS means
Fantastic Friendly and Stylish :D
Thank you for the compliment Ljay
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I've used this book for over 15 years now ( the first one was "borrowed " and never returned >:( )Always wondered why he wore that mask and sunglasses, whisky breath and a hangover, no wonder he always looks pale and can't stand the sunlight. I see he is in a wheelchair now, probably his liver failing after researching that book.
It has an interesting prologue and then a single page write up per Malt .
It's very accurate ,informative and great fun ,but VERY expensive to use.....
It's ISBN number is 0-07513-0146-9
Don (hic...) ::)
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"A Drop of Water to Wake It Up" :y :y :y :y :y
Taught to me by a gentleman with a palate to die for, he was the chief blender for a major distillery for over 30 years, and actually carried a flask of water with him, as his palate was so advanced he could taste the differences in regional water !! Thus by using his own water all the time he would only taste the differences in the whisky.
He would ALWAYS, without fail, add about 25% water and leave it for 2-3 minutes before drinking, to allow the esters to react with the water and allow the full flavour and bouquet of the whisky to be released.
He told me that to drink it neat was a waste of the skill of the distiller as you would miss all the subtleties and nuances within the drink.
Since then I try to do the same :y :y
It is all marked as 40% volume now. Seem to recall it used to be called 70% proof.
I have no idea why it was changed. :y
QuoteIt is all marked as 40% volume now. Seem to recall it used to be called 70% proof.
I have no idea why it was changed. :y
I think it was 70 degrees proof which equates to 40 percent by volume. Different units for the same thing, but someone clevverrerr than wot I is can perhaps confirm......
Changed my vote now , I am silly enough without drink ::) as I am sure someone would agree :-*
Not usually a whisky drinker but the bottle Entwood passed around at the Lakes was unusual and very nice.
Think it was Laphroaig very smoky flavour and went down well alongside my usual nigerian lager. :y :y
I have the remains of a litre bottle of Bacardi 151 proof in the cabinet. It even has a flametrap across the neck of the bottle! Tasts brill as a long Cuba Libre, complete with mini umbrella and straw.... :D
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