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Seems we've got our fair quantity of real ale aficionados, so I'm assuming there must be some whisky drinkers out there as well.
What's your favourite tipple? What can you live without? Do you have an open mind to the stuff or always go to the same dram? What do you think of all these "new world" whiskies popping up?

Personally I love the stuff. I love trying new ones too. In fact I've set up a page on my website to chart what I'm trying. It's not meant to sound up my own posterior, but I find it helps with getting to try stuff for free ;) http://www.jdpalmer.co.uk/index.php?id=whiskey
 
This has been done before on here but my response to "I don't like whisky" is always "you haven't tried enough then, keep going, there's one for everyone".

Personally, smoky, peaty are my favourites. Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich, Bowmore, Talisker, Lagavulin, Jura.....the list goes on. Usually have about 3 or 4 on the go but don't actually drink a lot of it, just like the choice when I do. Once had a go on a 40 year old Bunnahabhain.....expensive....but nice.....worth every penny!
 
I like the mild stuff, actually prefer Irish whiskey, have a bottle of jamesons on the go at home.
Sure that probably marks me out as a total novice in the eyes of proper whisky aficionados but there you go.
A bottle of scotch I enjoyed recently was Monkey Shoulder. It's a blend, which is probably also sacrilege!
 
For people who like whiskey and golf, this week I stayed in the Piersland House Hotel in Troon, overlooks the Royal Troon course and was once owned by the Johnny Walker family so have a massive range of their products. We paid £65 a night, B and B and great value. Unfortunately was on business so never got chance to try any of the courses:angry:
 
Stuey01 said:
I like the mild stuff, actually prefer Irish whiskey, have a bottle of jamesons on the go at home.
Sure that probably marks me out as a total novice in the eyes of proper whisky aficionados but there you go.
A bottle of scotch I enjoyed recently was Monkey Shoulder. It's a blend, which is probably also sacrilege!
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Me too I prefer Jamiesons and I'm a scot so also tantamount to sacrilege!!!

Jamieson dry is a lovely drink
 
What would you suggest a beginner try? I have always said "eww i hate it' but i used to say that about red wine. I probably had something like Bells twenty years ago and that is my experience! I have an awesome hip flask i was bought years ago and have never used it! I want to educate myself and try to like it! If it helps, my wifes Boss is the brother of Lord Magadale of Islay, so some decent stuff is available!
 
I do enjoy malts but have no idea which area specific ones come from and similarly what characteristics are unique to what area.

I do enjoy Highland Park which is probably my current favourite. Im not a fan of malts that have that distinct medical type taste (is it peaty? I dont know) but I do enjoy trying whisky.

I also enjoy Jameson, its a bit sweet but very easy on the palate.
 
Stuey01 said:
I like the mild stuff, actually prefer Irish whiskey, have a bottle of jamesons on the go at home.
Sure that probably marks me out as a total novice in the eyes of proper whisky aficionados but there you go.
A bottle of scotch I enjoyed recently was Monkey Shoulder. It's a blend, which is probably also sacrilege!
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When it comes to whisky, in my opinion, you drink what you like and how you like. If anyone turns their nose up at you for that then they can swivel ;) Have ice, don't have ice. Drink blends, drink single malt, drink bourbon. Add a mixer. Whatever you fancy. Just enjoy it.
Monkey Shoulder is an excellent blend for supermarket fair. I will drink it happily. Just don't add water/ice as it washes what little flavour there is away.
Jamesons have made some good stuff over the years although for me their standard fair is a little on the boring side. Want to try some of their older special reserve stuff though.
 
Rooter said:
What would you suggest a beginner try? I have always said "eww i hate it' but i used to say that about red wine. I probably had something like Bells twenty years ago and that is my experience! I have an awesome hip flask i was bought years ago and have never used it! I want to educate myself and try to like it! If it helps, my wifes Boss is the brother of Lord Magadale of Islay, so some decent stuff is available!
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My advice to someone wanting to try out whisky as a beginner is to find a local tasting event. There's usually something near enough to most people. Or go to the duty free at the airport and try a few. Try something peaty (Ardbeg maybe), try something Speyside (Singleton of Dufftown maybe), try something Irish (Green Spot, Redbreast, Irishman will all do). See if any take your fancy. Go from there.
 
Val said:
I do enjoy malts but have no idea which area specific ones come from and similarly what characteristics are unique to what area.

I do enjoy Highland Park which is probably my current favourite. Im not a fan of malts that have that distinct medical type taste (is it peaty? I dont know) but I do enjoy trying whisky.

I also enjoy Jameson, its a bit sweet but very easy on the palate.
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The medicinal ones are usually quite peaty, yes. But not all peaty whiskies are medicinal. Lagavulin is really medicinal, Ardbeg isn't.
The thing I like about whisky regions is that there's always exceptions. So there's a peated Irish whisky, there's peated speysiders, there's non peated Islay...
 
As long as you don't add coke to it I don't believe there's such a thing as a bad whisky/whiskey...

Sadly, unless there's very special reason have given up the hard stuff...
Yep, and I do miss it...
 
jdpjamesp said:
Sorry missed that thread somehow.
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Hey, no worries, probably been a good while! In response to Rooter, I had a bad experience with Bells when I was about 15 and didn't touch a drop again until I started holidaying in Scotland 20 years later. As others have said, try a few different ones, the differences are really the attraction for me (as with the Real Ales). The rule is there are no rules. I usually add a bit of water, especially if its >40% strength but if you like ice, have ice. Just experiment.. I can almost guarantee you'll find something you like and Winter Golf and hipflasks are a natural combination! Try Irish too, Jamesons is widely available and the Bushmills single malt (wife's favourite) is really good but quite different to scotch.

Edit: Forgot to mention, another good way of trying a few are miniatures. We often buy a selection when on holiday and share a couple between us as a night cap....generally cheaper than the hotel bar and get to taste whiskies I'd never risk buying a bottle of too.
 
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jdpjamesp said:
The medicinal ones are usually quite peaty, yes. But not all peaty whiskies are medicinal. Lagavulin is really medicinal, Ardbeg isn't.
The thing I like about whisky regions is that there's always exceptions. So there's a peated Irish whisky, there's peated speysiders, there's non peated Islay...
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Interesting, I was certain I liked an Islay malt i tried a few years ago, tried one the other week and it had a strong TCP type flavour.......minging.
 
Fyldewhite said:
Edit: Forgot to mention, another good way of trying a few are miniatures. We often buy a selection when on holiday and share a couple between us as a night cap....generally cheaper than the hotel bar and get to taste whiskies I'd never risk buying a bottle of too.
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Yeah miniatures are the way to go. Drinks by the Dram/Master of Malt is another good way to go. You can get 30ml samples of loads of different drams from there. You don't have to go for the tasting packs either. I just got Crown Royal, Amrut Fusion, Balcones Baby Blue Corn, Buffalo Trace and Sheep Dip from there for less than £30 including postage. Yeah it's quite a bit of money but each of those as full bottles are a lot to spend on something you may not like. Crown Royal being a case in point. I don't like it.
 
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