What are you having yourself?

[IainB]

Glenmorangie artien - was planning on only having one but it's so nice I'm onto my third

[rachel lindsay]

Laphroaig Quarter Cask, A perfect late night whisky. Happiness is apparantly available in a lovely green bottle !

[IainB]

That is too true. Time to go smokey I think. Maybe a Bowmore for me.

[bredman]

After a disappointing Connemara Cask Strength 57.9% (i don't know what has happened here Connemara is a big fave but too much varnish in this one -- i was hoping it was a rogue bottle but alas varnish in this new bottle too) i'm restoring order with a sample i saved of Connemara Single Cask. That's better, this is sublime.

[Joel1802]

Look what you've done, now I'm reaching for the HP.

[bredman]

Everyone's going peaty eh? For me a healthy pour of Sainsbury's TTD Islay 46% ncf. Not on par with the Speyside of the same range, quality wise but a great bargain. I snaffled a load of these when they were all sold off at £13 a bottle.

[John]

Staying on thread 'by a thread' here, however; I'm enjoying a couple of Innis & Gunn's Irish Whiskey Cask aged bottles of Scottish beer. Matured in Rare Irish Whiskey barrels, from a distillery famous for triple-distiling its' whiskey. Matured for 60 days, full of flavour, short finish and very dark. Very enjoyable!
J.

[rachel lindsay]

I completely agree ! That is a gorgeous stout. Try the Innis & Gunn in the rum cask if you haven't already. It's really really good too.

[IainB]

I completely agree ! That is a gorgeous stout. Try the Innis & Gunn in the rum cask if you haven't already. It's really really good too.

Ditto from me

[bredman]

After a couple Jameson NAS i'm enjoying a PC10. This is quite nice, one of the better Port Charlottes imo.

[JohnM]

I had a Bushmills 25 that has been open for a long, long time. I have always loved it, but this time it was quite the nicest whiskey I've had in years.

[bredman]

A good friend of mine died this morning in a horrific car accident, leaving another friend seriously bad in hospital. In fact Ray who was the passenger and survived passed me a healthy sample of Rosebank 21 OMC just the other day. I shall raise a glass of that to his recovery in just a short while. I'll raise a glass to Nige afterwards, a good man. Heart breaking, especially to his parents who had to drive 150 miles to identify his body. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested.

Farewell old friend.

[JohnM]

Sorry to hear this terrible news, bredman.

[John]

My condolences bredman. That is a truly awful incident. I hope your friend has a speedy recovery.
Best regards,
J.

[Joel1802]

My prayers and condolences.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Shocking news sorry to hear, having a Laph 30 so will raise in memory and good recovery.

[rachel lindsay]

I'm so sorry to hear such sad news. I hope your friend makes a full recovery. I hope you will be alright too. All you can do is try to stay positive for your friend. My sincere condolences go out to you.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

My condolences Bredman. I hope your friend Ray has a full recovery.

[DavidH]

I'm very sorry to hear it, bredman. We'll all be thinking about his friends and family in the hard days ahead.

[bredman]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. They visited me only yesterday and we discussed their latest work trip to Scotland. It's such a shock to see someone young and healthy, here one minute and gone the next.

Thanks again.

[bredman]

Another Rosebank for me, this time a 16yo OMC. Not in the same league as the first, but still a charmer.

[Joel1802]

Finished a bottle Bulleit bourbon. It's easy too loose track cooking.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

On a Jameson night which does not slip off my tongue as easily as I thought...

Started with a Jameson Gold lovely whiskey with plenty of vanilla a good easy drinker but some how my memory suggests the older version was better. Lauded by many but I had a Jameson 12 (Midleton Reserve) directly after and yes that is much better for me. Richer, creamier, fuller and of course the rich dried fruit.

Now on Jameson 12 (1790) ... Straight away different mouth feel. Gets you in the cheeks and the old style pot still carachter is there. Gets a bit vinegary in the finish but good at the same time. Definately well worth a try if you come across it.

[AlecM]

Cardhu 18 - disappointing! Sweet vanilla nose is the best bit and Cardhu not even renowned for the nose!

Like the idea of the Jameson night. Jameson 1780 and the Small Batch have been my favourites so far. Never has the 2007 Reserve. All their whiskies are good though. Just love the standard Jameson - was the whiskey that got me into whisk(e)y as a teenager. Only came back to it in the last few years and it is like coming back home!

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I wish I'd had a Jameson night too. I polished off a bottle of the new Jameson Gold recently and it left me wanting more. I had a Jameson select reserve earlier just to warm the body.

I home early tonight and looked around to see what I'd have and found an old screw cap bottle of Bushmill's 10 year old Malt, so I broke the seal. I wish I hadn't. Very disappointed.
Is it me or was this stuff really that bad, I had the 16 recently and was not overly impressed either, but put it down to the Yellow Spot I was also sampling .

I think I'll have to find something to wash its taste out of my mouth. I know there's a bottle of Jameson Marconi open that will help me sort that. If that doesn't help I'll open a Jameson 1780 as IWC recommends.