Guest TPAFKATS Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Couple of cubes, at most, of ice in malt. Lemonade or even ginger ale at a push in blended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Best thing for Whisky ? Pour it down the sink & top it up with a nice full bodied red wine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Best thing for Whisky ? Pour it down the sink & top it up with a nice full bodied red wine ! If you're gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm gay by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm gay by the way. Old news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 If you're gay. Of course im happy . What are you trying to infer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Of course im happy . What are you trying to infer ? Let's not go there.......................I'm still having bad dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I always thought soda with whisky was a North American thing? I don't drink a lot of whisky but when I do it's either on its own or a little water. I usually go without water with whisky I am trying for the first time Maxi I have a bottle of Grouse and a bottle of Glenmorangie from Christmas . I only take my whiskey with ice in wee sips bloody great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Now you're talking! I love Glenmorangie with a little bit of ice. At my twenty-first, my old man bought me Glenmorangie and put a bit of ice in it and that was the first time I'd ever tasted whisky! At Christmas just past I bought my Dad a Caol Ila 12 year old which set me back a bit but he's my Dad and it was worth it to see his face on Christmas Day! Another made up story, what a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Please prove that I made it up then? Go on - the floor is yours to provide evidence and prove that I made it up. Go on... Sorry, you are funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) No evidence then? Just like you have no evidence of me being "multiple aliases" like your beloved "Tracey" or is it "Tracy" etc! You really are a simpleton in need of much help. I'll give you a "heads up" - stop lying all of the time and making yourself out to be the fountain of knowledge about everyone on here and their life and then, just maybe, you'll earn some respect and friends... Breakdown time. I blame the whisky. Edited January 25, 2014 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 On last weeks Sunday Brunch they were trying various brands of whisky and the "expert" said drink it as YOU like it, there's too much whisky snobbery. I hate the stuff by the way. There is snobbery in everything - whisky, wine, books, music. I tried whisky and soda again last night at my brothers but nah, I then had to try it with lemonade (never drink lemonade) and it was ok but defo whisky and pepsi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I listened to an interview with the MD of Glenmoronagie talking about what, if anything should be added to malts. His view was that a drop (literally) of water helps to open it up a bit, and I usually go with that. Never actually tried ice. I polished off the last of a bottle of Strathisla last night. I was drinking it neat, as it is very smooth and doesn't need water. Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've tried a couple of malts, Jura and Ledaig that folk have brought to the hoose - naw just not for me. I shall have to be ordering more passport and Lochan ora tho - yum :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jake Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) I listened to an interview with the MD of Glenmoronagie talking about what, if anything should be added to malts. His view was that a drop (literally) of water helps to open it up a bit, and I usually go with that. Never actually tried ice. I polished off the last of a bottle of Strathisla last night. I was drinking it neat, as it is very smooth and doesn't need water. Lovely! I did the glenmorangie tour In tain a few years ago. The guide advised that you should only add a teardrop amount of water. I tried with and without water but by far the best was the teardrop option. Have you tried the port, sherry and Madeira options of glenmorangie ? Edited January 25, 2014 by Big Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I did the glenmorangie tour In tain a few years ago. The guide advised that you should only add a teardrop amount of water. I tried with and without water but by far the best was the teardrop option. Have you tried the port, sherry and Madeira options of glenmorangie ? I confess to not having tried many Glenmorangie variants. That's all good as I have that to look forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsons dropped it Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 On this Scottish Night I thought I would have a wee Dram along with my Good Lady. She is partial to a Drambuie whereas I am just partial to Whisky. I had some bottles from Christmas and some I bought myself ....and some I have already drank ...with a little help I may add. This is tonight's choice by a roaring fire......Atmospheric and very cosy, the way I like it. Cheers Buddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Nipper Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Claret being our national drink is what I am packing away tonight........not No 1 choice but I feel an essential need to replicate Burn's. Don't think he did Tuscan reds but I know he liked his French on occasion. So, erm, Vives le Auld Alliance. Glug , oh and a spicy wee mince, not the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Claret being our national drink is what I am packing away tonight........not No 1 choice but I feel an essential need to replicate Burn's. Don't think he did Tuscan reds but I know he liked his French on occasion. So, erm, Vives le Auld Alliance. Glug , oh and a spicy wee mince, not the worst More importantly, what colour of tutu are you wearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kombi Buddie Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 enjoying a wee dram of Old Pulteney. never heard of it and it has surprised me. Good stuff from Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 My girlfriend and I were out at our friends house on Friday night for a Burns Supper thing and I was treated to some fantastic malts as we worked through the dinner courses. We had an Edradour 10 year old with the soup which was alright, then a Balvenie Special with the main course, an Auchentoshan 10 year old with the sweet and then rather a lot of Dalmour 12 year old which I have to admit was going down very smoothly indeed. The Edradour needed a drop of water as it had a really heavy taste. The other malt I've had this week was a Tobermory 10 year old which is very nice indeed. That was the malt I toasted Sunderlands victory with. Next weekend I'm going back to my favourite restaurant in Wishaw - the excellent Artisan Restaurant which used to boast 993 different malts and liqueurs for sale, but I believe that total is now over 1600. The food is fantastic and the restaurant is one of the highest ranked restaurants in the world by the Whisky Society apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kombi Buddie Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Went to New York in November, arrived about 7:30pm their time and as we were all knackered decided quick bite & then bed so we would be raring to go in the morning. Being one who doesn't do a lot of sleep, I woke up at 1am. I decided I didn't want to stay in the room and risk waking the wife and children so headed off out and grabbed the paper on the way {in case I found a pub open} Out on times square, I turned the corner and there was an irish pub O'Lunneys that was open so fired in for a beer and a read of the paper. After a couple of pints of Harp, I spied the whiskies and thought "why not" had a wee go at the 12 year old Macallan, with a drop of water. Was decent stuff but not a patch on the 18 year old Macallan that I tried next. A dram in New York is not the same as a dram you'd get in one of our pubs but nonetheless at $16 dollars a go, I had a few. Bar shut at 4am so I wandered back to the hotel and as I climbed back into bed, Nic rolled over and asked, "been up long" "1/2 an hour" I replied and crashed into a drunken sleep anyways, the 18 year old Macallan was a fine drop made better with a drip of water. Edited January 26, 2014 by Kombi Buddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Saint Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Allegedly albeit blended, the Royal Salute range is very nice. yer bog standard RS isn't for me, unless its in with a lochan ora. did ye get many shifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Got to be a Bruichladdich for me, closely followed by a Bunnahabhain. Aye.... I'm partial tae a Laddie masel!! On the bog standard stuff... Whyte and MacKays or Black Bottle is just fine... usually with a wee spalsh of Crabbies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Next weekend I'm going back to my favourite restaurant in Wishaw - the excellent Artisan Restaurant which used to boast 993 different malts and liqueurs for sale, but I believe that total is now over 1600. The food is fantastic and the restaurant is one of the highest ranked restaurants in the world by the Whisky Society apparently. I went there on the recommendation of a Mr Cowan of Motherwell... My drinks were warm courtesy of the broken fridge... my tomato still had a label stuck on it... and I ended up with food poisoning. Still... I can't say I tried their whisky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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