Whisky

[Colour Republic]

I'm sure some of you Scottish boys could help me on this one.

I've just been sent 2 quite nice (I believe?) bottles of whisky from a guy on a forum I helped out with advice and supplying him with a kitchen up near Glasgow.

I saved him nearly £600! but I didn't do it expecting anything back, just the same as members do on here day in day out, but it was a very welcome gesture.

Now I'm not a big whisky drinker and I wouldn't normally spend a lot on it because I've always thought it would be wasted on me, as with whisky I would normally mix with coke but I get the impression that would be criminal with these ones.

So to see if I can get the taste and appreciate them as they should be, what's the best way to drink them? What sort of temperature and is it best for a 'beginner' to mix with water to start with?

The bottles are a 10YO Talisker and a 10YO Glenmorangie with 2 quite nice crystal tumblers

 

[Stewart]

Two good bottles there especially the Talisker..... I was always told to drink good malts at room temp with nothing in it, but I always prefer to have a load of ice. For newbies, it was always served with a dash of water. Either way, I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

 

[kilty55]

as above room temp with a big chunk of ice,not my thing whisky really good luck cr lol

 

[Alan.P]

No idea what the 'proper' way is, I just like what I like, but never ever a mixer, not even ice.

 

[Colour Republic]

just watched this nutter!

[video=youtube;HG4F0NmGpg4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG4F0NmGpg4[/video]

 

[DHTiling]

£60,000 a bottle and a multiple ******..:lol:

 

[Mouldy]

I was told in quite a few distillery's that I visited that you are meant to drink at room temp with a dash of water. For the life of me I cabt remember why the water is splashed in but it's there for a reason.

Talisker and Glen Morangie are both a nice wee dram! 😉

 

[Alan.P]

If I remember right, the water is to release the flavours somehow ????

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Never tried the Talisker but the 10YO Glenmorangie is a single malt whiskey.
When I used to drink it was Famous Grouse - a blended whiskey - and that went down very well straight from the bottle without any cubes of water!
As is often spoken - whiskey is an aquired taste - and therefore you may only feel the real pleasure of these bottles right at the end - especially when you still have about £60-00 in your pocket!
Enjoy.

 

[Andy Allen]

i have loads of ice and lemonade in mine.

 

[Mouldy]

:yikes:^^^^^:yikes:

 

[kilty55]

yes and cola for me lol whisky no thanks

 

[jay]

whisky and ice:8:

 

[tfs]

A Glenmorangie distillery is just a few miles up the road from me!

Not a wisky man myself but have the odd bit no and then (new year etc)

 

[SandyFloor]

Don't think there is any hard and fast rule regarding adding water to a malt these days just personal preference. I don't drink much of it but like a malt neat at room temperature or even slightly warmer.

 

[Perry]

No idea what the 'proper' way is, I just like what I like, but never ever a mixer, not even ice.

Alan i have drunk with you a few times it just goes straight down lol

 

[Alan.P]

Alan i have drunk with you a few times it just goes straight down lol

Over the teeth over the gums, look out stomach, here it comes. I do like to 'taste' the odd one, this one really took my taste buds by suprise, so much so I had to look it up to see what I was tasting. Very very nice.

Laphroaig

 

[hillhead]

Nothing warms the heart so much as a good whiskey. Lol

 

[Alan.P]

Nothing warms the heart so much as a good whiskey. Lol

Very true, even if it is kidology, truth is, I love a good whiskey, but whiskey don't love me, too much and it's fire water, I just wanna fight the world lol, so I know my limits with it 😉

 

[White Room]

Bought a bottle of Bells, only drink it at xmas, nearly blew my head off😳

 

[chrisroe]

the water releases more of the subtly ( cant spell for toffie) flavours but only a drop

both fine bottles not my taqste but still v good

i like them Harsh & peaty Lagavoulin & laphroaige

Please someone get a speellcheck on here

 

[Alan.P]

Please someone get a speellcheck on here

Why don't you get a spell check for your browser, what do you use Internet Explorer, Fire-fox ...other ?

 

[Colour Republic]

Over the teeth over the gums, look out stomach, here it comes. I do like to 'taste' the odd one, this one really took my taste buds by suprise, so much so I had to look it up to see what I was tasting. Very very nice.

Laphroaig

A good friend of mine that enjoys his Whisky always orders that when we are out, never tasted it myself... yet

At least I think that's the one, is it prenounced La-Froic?

 

[Alan.P]

It's distilled through smoke and peat, these flavours come through in buckets, it's not a 'normal' taste, once you getthe taste for it though, very nice.

INFO

 

[mikethetile]

very nice Rob

both very fine whiskeys

as the others have said , whiskey is an aquired taste so use it as a mixer. a drop of ginger beer makes a whiskey mac

 

[Mouldy]

Not to keen on the 'peaty' one's. Like Highland Park, Glen Morangie, Oban and Glen Livet. There are a few others but the names escape me!

 

[Rob Z]

It's distilled through smoke and peat, these flavours come through in buckets, it's not a 'normal' taste, once you getthe taste for it though, very nice.

INFO

Just last weekend, I watched a show about how bourbon is made (in Kentucky) and how scotch is made (in Scotland). Fascinating stuff.

 

[Perfect Tiling]

Used to be good mates with a guy who had the best job in the world...whisky taster for some large group. He often held tasting nights for charity and always told us that malts were meant to be mixed with equal ammounts of water at room temperature and not to be consumed for about two minutes after mixing. You can actually see the chemical reaction in the glass when you add the water so need to wait until it is complete...this is to bring out the flavour. Its a sin to mix a malt with lemonade or coke etc...ice...the scots may let you away with. I used to mix mine with lucozade...got you drunk but kept the energy levels up!!!! However......the best way to down any malt....is at my house...give me a call and I'll supply the water and glasses.....