Whisk(e)y anyone?

[RA138]

Not long ago in a thread not too far away Ded brought up the idea of a whisky thread, so hey why not? Love to hear more the boards thoughts on the greatest of beverages. I'm partial to Scotch and Bourbon myself.

Some of my favorites:

Scotch - Springbank, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Clynelish (I prefer the peatier ones)

Bourbon - Woodford Reserve, Bookers, Blantons, Pappy Van Winkle

I love both, prefer scotch. I think they both have their strong points. Bourbon has a sharper taste, hence I do my bourbon on the rocks but Scotch neat.

Good drinking everyone

[CaajScot]

WHISKY at its best. One of my favorites, THE FAMOUS GROUSE   

[RA138]

Just going to get it out of the way. While in college, I worked at a pretty nice liquor store, where I learned the bulk of what I know about booze. I was always told that the spelling of whisk(e)y was dependent on where it was distilled. You spell it whisky if its Scottish, Bourbon and Irish distillates are whiskey and Canada just sort of does what ever they feel like with their rye. Every possibility I am wrong on this, that is just what I was always told.

[ScholesEvilTwin]

Me and scotch aren't on speaking terms anymore.


Shame, was always partial to a scotch and water.

[CaajScot]

Sept 24, 2015 8:24:41 GMT ScholesEvilTwin said:

Me and scotch aren't on speaking terms anymore.


Shame, was always partial to a scotch and water.

Scotch WHISKY with a nob of ice, that's the way I drink it or just straight. 

[ScholesEvilTwin]

Sept 24, 2015 8:42:54 GMT CaajScot said:

Sept 24, 2015 8:24:41 GMT ScholesEvilTwin said:

Me and scotch aren't on speaking terms anymore.


Shame, was always partial to a scotch and water.

Scotch WHISKY with a nob of ice, that's the way I drink it or just straight. 

Aye, ice in the summer or a dash of water in the winter. Lovely sipping drink.

[CaajScot]

Sept 24, 2015 6:58:45 GMT RA138 said:

Just going to get it out of the way. While in college, I worked at a pretty nice liquor store, where I learned the bulk of what I know about booze. I was always told that the spelling of whisk(e)y was dependent on where it was distilled. You spell it whisky if its Scottish, Bourbon and Irish distillates are whiskey and Canada just sort of does what ever they feel like with their rye. Every possibility I am wrong on this, that is just what I was always told.

Much is made of the word's two spellings: whisky and whiskey. There are two schools of thought on the issue. One is that the spelling difference is simply a matter of regional language convention for the spelling of a word, indicating that the spelling varies depending on the intended audience or the background or personal preferences of the writer (like the difference between color and colour; tire and tyre; or recognize and recognise), and the other is that the spelling should depend on the style or origin of the spirit being described. There is general agreement that when quoting the proper name printed on a label, the spelling on the label should not be altered. Some writers refer to "whisk(e)y" or "whisky/whiskey" to acknowledge the variation.

The spelling whiskey is common in Ireland and the United States while whisky is used in every other whisky producing country in the world. In the US, the usage has not always been consistent. From the late eighteenth century to the mid twentieth century, American writers used both spellings interchangeably until the introduction of newspaper style guides. Since the 1960s, American writers have increasingly used whiskey as the accepted spelling for aged grain spirits made in the US and whisky for aged grain spirits made outside the US. However, some prominent American brands, such as George Dickel, Maker's Mark, and Old Forester (all made by different companies), use the 'whisky' spelling on their labels, and the Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits, the legal regulations for spirit in the US, also use the 'whisky' spelling throughout.

"Scotch" is the internationally recognized term for "Scotch whisky".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky

[Stew]

There's a fairly new Irish Whiskey I'd heartily recommend. 'Writer's tears' which is also a great name. I think they export it if it's not readily available. Well worth checking out.

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Sept 24, 2015 8:42:54 GMT CaajScot said:

Sept 24, 2015 8:24:41 GMT ScholesEvilTwin said:

Me and scotch aren't on speaking terms anymore.


Shame, was always partial to a scotch and water.

Scotch WHISKY with a nob of ice, that's the way I drink it or just straight. 

ahem

[Deleted]

Dont drink it all the time but do enjoy it now and again.

Famous Grouse or a dabble of laphroaig to get the old bollocks warmed up.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2015 10:26:04 GMT Stew said:

There's a fairly new Irish Whiskey I'd heartily recommend. 'Writer's tears' which is also a great name. I think they export it if it's not readily available. Well worth checking out.

www.marksandspencer.com/writer-s-tears-pot-still-irish-whiskey-single-bottle/p/p60054249

[Stew]

Sept 24, 2015 12:05:21 GMT Carbon said:

Sept 24, 2015 10:26:04 GMT Stew said:

There's a fairly new Irish Whiskey I'd heartily recommend. 'Writer's tears' which is also a great name. I think they export it if it's not readily available. Well worth checking out.

www.marksandspencer.com/writer-s-tears-pot-still-irish-whiskey-single-bottle/p/p60054249

That's the man!

[Stew]

Sept 24, 2015 8:48:09 GMT ScholesEvilTwin said:

Sept 24, 2015 8:42:54 GMT CaajScot said:

Scotch WHISKY with a nob of ice, that's the way I drink it or just straight. 

Aye, ice in the summer or a dash of water in the winter. Lovely sipping drink.

My (sadly departed) father in law would always baulk at the idea of water (or anything) in Whiskey. "There's more than enough water in it already." It wasn't up for debate!

[Bestie]

Hear hear. No water, no ice. If you absolutely have to chill it (also a sin, really) then buy chilling rocks and drink it properly.