THE MACALLAN -- Cask Strength (and sundry booze discussion)

[Henk]

I thought Southern Comfort was just whiskey with sweet flavourings added to it, guess I was wrong :P What does Jameson taste like in comparison?

I would be glad to answer it if i could remember the taste of SC.....

I personally think Jameson is a very smooth drinking whiskey, not really sweet, has a bit of a sharp after taste(all good whiskeys have that i think), not too woody and it think it isnt that smoky also but being a smoker i could be very wrong about that one.

I also just love the body of it in a good crystal tumbler, just perfect IMO.

For the more detailed taste discription i bet there are others that can do a much better job at it, i would personaly say it has a bit of a nutty flavour also but not that obvious.

Ahwell anyway, i drink it, i dont do sipping :lol:

Oh yeah, Jamesons does suck..... the morning after! :lol:

[Johnny Mac]

Time for this baby to be revived!

I bought a bottle of Ardbeg in the supermarket for 22 quid. Holy cow this stuff is big on flavour! It's an Islay Single Malt with a massive dose of peat and smoke. The smell is gorgeous. Just what a hard working bloke needs after a 12 hour day in the big smoke with a 32 tonne truck to block out the LESBO situation!!

Long live our forum!

[TwilightOdyssey]

This weekend past I saw something I'd never seen before at my local distributor: Fuller's Vintage Ale, both 2004 and 2005. I bought 5 bottles and drank 3 of em on Sunday. I preferred the '04, but both are tremendous.

If you can track this stuff down, I highly recommend it!

[ToneMonkey]

There's a beer called Combined Harvest.  You can buy it over here in Morrisons and Aldi.  I would highly reccommend it, but buy a few as it's very morish.

[Elliot]

I am going to a Fuller's pub tonite - hmmm London Pride . . .

My friend has moved just down the road from the Fullers brewery in Chiswick - so a trip to see him is in order I think!

[mikeluke]

Any Costco customers out there? They do a version of Aberlour (a'bunadh) which is around 60% alcohol - puts hairs on your chest!! And it is only £23 a bottle!!

[Johnny Mac]

Any Costco customers out there? They do a version of Aberlour (a'bunadh) which is around 60% alcohol - puts hairs on your chest!! And it is only £23 a bottle!!

Someone told me about this in The Kings Head last night. Sounds fantastic. There's a branch on the North Circular in Near Edmonton and Chingford.

I cashed in my Nectar Points and bought a bottle of Jura. It's very nice but I still get over Ardbeg. It's smells of iodine and smoke. War Juice.  :twisted:

I'm so knackered. I have had two big drinky nights on the trot. I don't know how I got up at 5:15 this morning. I fell asleep in the curry house and my mates left me there for a laugh!!  :lol:
Both with Ardbeg live-eners and Guinness.

[lulusg]

Tried that Ardbeg last night.  Fathers day present...... Wow!!! Schwing!!!! Happy fathers day!!!!

[shobet]

Tried that Ardbeg last night.  Fathers day present...... Wow!!! Schwing!!!! Happy fathers day!!!!

Welcome to the club!

[Johnny Mac]

Tried that Ardbeg last night.  Fathers day present...... Wow!!! Schwing!!!! Happy fathers day!!!!

It's fantastic isn't it! I don't want to drink any other single malts except that now!

[lulusg]

Cheers guys!!!!. Shobet!...Johnny!

[ToneMonkey]

Very nice whiskey indeed.  Anyone tried Cardhu, soooo smooth even my mate who doesn't normally drink whiskey has the taste for it.

[Johnny Mac]

Very nice whiskey indeed.  Anyone tried Cardhu, soooo smooth even my mate who doesn't normally drink whiskey has the taste for it.

I'll put it on my to try list!

[Johnny Mac]

I like Laphroaig  and usually have plenty in stock to help me though those difficult moments but I shall look out for some of the suggestions you have come up with. Years ago I used to drink it neat but these days I add a little water to bring out the flavour.

Got a bottle of Laphroaig the other day. It's lovely!!  :D I saved some Ardbeg to do a A/B taste challange with them. The Ardbeg is the powerfull one of the two but they have very similar flavours. Both of them are very strong in taste. The Laphroaig is much smoother and so drinkable.

Any more peaty smokey iodine flavour scotches out there to try?

[Antag]

Any more peaty smokey iodine flavour scotches out there to try?

Caol Ila is my favourite Islay malt, esp the 18yo.

Lagavulin is often talked about by those who like really peaty whisky.  Wasn't all that keen myself though (I didn't dislike it, just didn't like it enough to part with money on a bottle of my own...)