Thread: Whiskey

Went on a bit of a Whiskey Crawl this arvo.

No. 1 son amd I headed off to 3 whisky bars.

Morrison Hotel - Naked Whiskey Bar
Good selection but no experienced staff to talk you through the whiskeys, as it’s also a pub it seemed a pain the the arse to tie barmaid. First three we wanted to try the either couldn’t find or didn’t have. Either was we Jagged two that we were happy with.

- Dalmore Cigar Malt
- The Balvenie Carribean Cast 14YO


Than an Uber to Kobblers
Dedicated whisky bar, experienced staff that could talk you though your selections, very happy and would go back. It was good they were quite as you could get into a good chat with bar staff.

- The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whisky Cherry Cask, Japan

- Kilchoman Comraich, low peat count

A walk from West End to the city stopping for a wood fired pizza and a couple of peroni’s

Death amd Taxes was the end destination, bigger selection than Kobbler (same owner), bigger amd lots of staff with varying level of experience. Bar manager was very experienced and knowledgeable.



- Singleton 12 Scotch Whiskey, had this as a whiskey sours, they also do ice the right way.
- Ghosted Reserve blended release two, really smooth blended whisky from 3 ghosted distilleries

- GlenDroach Allardoce 18, bar manager recommended this one to finish off the night.

Not Whiskey, related but......

No.1 son is heading back to Canberra today and dropped off my birthday present......

To my surprised he remember the conversation at Death and Taxes with the head barman, that they sell out of a particular rum very quickly. They say it’s the best rum in the world. The Bottelo also said this to No.1 son today. It was off course sold out the night we were there......

No I have 22 nips at my disposal.....will have to wait til the 6th March to taste test.

Bunderberg Rum - Solera

Originally Posted by dirvine

It is my understanding that Whisky can only spelt that way if it comes from Scotland. All other types are to be spelt as Whiskey. I note that some non scotch whisky pictures on this post are being spelt with no "e" but as time goes on the labels will change. Much like Shiraz, Champagne etc. being region specific not the type of grape grown.

I was always told that it was the Irish who made the change, to distinguish their product from the Scottish one.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

I was always told that it was the Irish who made the change, to distinguish their product from the Scottish one.

A Irish mate insisted that's the gods truth. He had got though at least a bottle of the Irish type and we moved him to a Japanese version which he still swore was Irish as St Patrick. Come to think of it we could have fed him bundy and he would have sworn the same.

Names are funny. Taste is critical and our own bias is often a own goal I think

Interestingly tonight I felt like a Laphroaig, normally I don't like it and have had a bottle of 10 year old for a few years now. I find tonight that I am quite enjoying it with a little ice, strange how your mood influences that taste buds or vice versa....

Regards,
Tote

Thing that gets me about this thread is the 'title'. Somebody may have mentioned if before.

Lots of posts re some great Scotch drams, and all of them great.

But, and I am surprised that I haven't mentioned before, nobody has picked up on the spelling. That is whiskey. No Scot spells it this way. Irish is spelled like this, as is Bourbon. The Scots spell it whisky, without the 'e'. No biggiE.

Originally Posted by Tins

Thing that gets me about this thread is the 'title'. Somebody may have mentioned if before.

Lots of posts re some great Scotch drams, and all of them great.

But, and I am surprised that I haven't mentioned before, nobody has picked up on the spelling. That is whiskey. No Scot spells it this way. Irish is spelled like this, as is Bourbon. The Scots spell it whisky, without the 'e'. No biggiE.

Has been mentioned by me in an earlier post