PRobb wrote on Sun, 08 August 2004 20:58 |
Welcome to the wonderfully world of malts! First, Scotch is regional, like French wine, and each region has it's own characteristics. For people just discovering malts, I usually recommend a good Lowland whiskey like Glenkinchie (not sure of the spelling) The Lowlands are very smooth and don't have the strong peaty bite of some of the other regions. Personally, I like the ones from the isle of Islay, on the other end end of the spectrum. Lagavullin, Talisker actually from the isle of Skye- or Ardberg are great examples. They are huge tasting whiskeys and each sip takes a minute or two to fully develop. Find a bar with a good selection of malts and taste, in order, a Lowland, a Highland, a Speyside and an Islay. If you are still conscious, you should have a pretty good idea of where your tastes lie. Enjoy!! PS- reading your post caused me to pour a glass of Ardberg. MMMM- wow thats good. |
PRobb wrote on Mon, 09 August 2004 20:11 |
Oh-I forgot. I'm looking forward to a review of the "organic" whiskey. |
Peter Oxford wrote on Mon, 13 September 2004 15:45 |
Quote Ted : "bellydancers we know seem to have a thing for tequila and loosen up quite a bit under it's influence". Ted, I keep having mental images running through my mind of you playing with your organ, surrounded by a bevy of beauties, rhythmically wobbling their hips, suggestively all about you, as your Leslie whirls about. |
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What a great way to make a living. I knew the music business was the one for me! |
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What I'm concerned about, is that he's buying this stuff, especially to put out for me (who's drinking it purely to help him), and thereby conserving his precious stocks of the really expensive, good stuff he enjoys, which has entirely disappeared all of a sudden up to his room. It's very worrying, as it undermines all my good work on his behalf. |
lucey wrote on Mon, 11 October 2004 02:40 |
18 Year old Macallan Ted. Single malt heaven. (the 25 year old is impossible to get right now.) |
James Slanger wrote on Thu, 14 October 2004 01:41 |
Can't believe I haven't seen this thread yet. 5 minutes after turning 21 I went out and bought a bottle of Glenlivet 12. My personal standby has been Talisker for a year or so now - which I think has more going for it than Laphroig personally. Luckily I'm in Chicago and only a few miles from Sam's Wine and Spirits: http://www.samswine.com One of the better sources in the States. Ardbeg 10 for 40$ a bottle. (or 230 for a case ) They're in the middle of their warehouse sale right now too... /jim |
PRobb wrote on Thu, 14 October 2004 19:32 | ||
Talisker and Ardbeg-my kind of guy! I have the Ardbeg 17 right now and it is amazing. Ted- what ever happened with the "organic" whisky? |
ted nightshade wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 12:45 |
I wonder what that Ardbeg 10 is like, and what the Laphroig 15 is like... could it be the 10 year stuff is just better for gettin' physical? |
PRobb wrote on Tue, 09 November 2004 20:27 |
So was it kinda like AES for kilted alkies? |
David Schober wrote on Fri, 12 November 2004 18:29 |
While at the store I found a book by Michael Jacskon (of course not the singer) on various whiskies. A great resource worth checking out. |
ted nightshade wrote on Mon, 15 November 2004 11:41 |
There's something about this Laphroig with a habanero and some honey steeped in the bottle that just takes me further- it ain't smooth at all but man it gets me THERE.! A bit of an off-sour thing though that's catching up with me here. I do think I will try the 10 year Ardbeg and see if that's more like it, and the Laguvalin (sp!) too. Is that Whiskey Fest always in NY? Is it ever a west coast thing? |
David Schober wrote on Mon, 15 November 2004 10:05 | ||
Hey Ted, That sounds crazy. And just crazy for me to give it a try! So how's this done? A pour the scotch in a new bottle with the goodies or put the goodies on the Laphroig bottle? Normal size pepper? How much honey? You said to steep the ingredients...heat or just let it sit for a bit? Sound like a great cold rememdy! David |
Gideon wrote on Mon, 15 November 2004 21:51 |
I once soaked a hotdog in Laphroaig; it was the best damn hotdog I ever ate. |