Thread: What Whisky are you sippin while reading this??

Originally Posted by PlyPals

I'm sipping on a Nikka (from the barrel) for the moment... cask strenght with a single ice cube in it.

That one is awesome! A lot of japanese whiskeys are very good, some are too sweet for my taste. But they all are really fruity.

not to mention that a lot of Japanese whiskies belong to the world top!
I also have Yamazaki 12yr. Not bad at all to sip on!


did I already mentioned I really like whisky? :-D

btw...BrickBag: Isle of Jura... I've once tried (I believe) "Origin"...
That was a delicious one! Never tried the "Superstition", but it is worth a try!!

Originally Posted by gencer

Quite partial to a 15yr or 18yr old Glenfiddich myself.

+1!!
18 years old; my preference as well............

Originally Posted by Sailor

it is either Tyrconnel or Caol Ila with 1-2 cubes of ice.

Ice cubes?? In single malt whiskey??



Not drinking any right now, but started the New Year with a shot of The Balvenie 15 year old "Single Barrel"........

Cheers,

RazorBack

PlyPals;

Spot on with that remark about the Dewar Rattry. So here is the full description from the label:

Individual Cask Bottling - Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Aged 16 Years - Bottled at Craigellachie Distillery - Unchill Filtered at Cask Strength - Alcohol content 54.7% by Volume

Region = Speyside
Cask Type = Bourbon
Cask Number = 3881
Number of Bottles = 320
Date Distilled = 09.10.1989
Date Bottled = 10.08.2006

... and it is delicious (!)

Originally Posted by RazorBack

Ice cubes?? In single malt whiskey??

as a matter of fact...why not? ;-)

It can be done. altho the most prefer no ice in it.
I like a single ice cube in cask strenght's... just to cut the sharp edges.

However, a very simple technique to create a taste bomb in your mouth:
keep some saliva in your mouth before taking a sip... then whirl it in your mouth...(some say: 1sec/whirling for each yr the whisky is!) The taste will explode in your mouth!!
(Ice cubes do the same, but the longer it stays in the glass, the more the taste will be cut...)

I see what you mean about ice cubes...
On single malts I avoid ice - I may drop a drop of water if I am feeling too much of an edge on the whisky or whiskey.
On bleded whiskies like Bushmils (the normal one) or Famous Grouse (although the grouse is a mixture of malts) I don't avoid ice. However, I always feel that it helps out on less good things - cold numbs the tongue and the drink is easier to drink...
I am an amateur purist though - if it is a single malt, no ice. Like on the 16 year old bushmills single malt that I'm sipping ringht now.

as long as we don't ruin a perfectly good single malt with some coke or soda...
It's ALL okay!

I'm having some of Canada's only single malt - Glen Breton Rare 10 year, which dllandry was kind enough to bring me straight from Canada.

Not at the moment, it's currently 7:30ish in the morn

However when I partake, i like a good auchentoshan or Macallan 10 y/o in a glass with a little bit of water.

Geek

am about to have a lovely 12y/o single malt called royal lochnagar, truly wonderful with a drop of water to help bring out the flavours. may have to move onto some monkey shoulder later on.