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Postby jcskinner » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:26 pm

Branded glasses, jugs, coasters and other bar paraphernalia are nothing new.
But there are certainly some rather odd whiskey related products out there.
I'm sure lots of you will already know about the whisky condoms:
http://www.popgive.com/2008/12/taste-of-what.html
But what about scotch flavoured toothpaste, anyone? For that fresh whisky-scented breath first thing in the morning! (But don't overdo it - it's six proof, stronger than most beer!)
http://www.toothpasteworld.com/highlights.htm
Any other bizarre whiskey products out there we should know about? What's the strangest marketing product an Irish distiller has released?
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:06 pm

What about Laphroaig Soap

or Laphroaig cheese as already mentioned by another member :lol:
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby DavidH » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:21 pm

jcskinner wrote:But what about scotch flavoured toothpaste, anyone? For that fresh whisky-scented breath first thing in the morning! (But don't overdo it - it's six proof, stronger than most beer!)
http://www.toothpasteworld.com/highlights.htm

Toothpaste World? That's why I love the internet!

Life magazine did a feature on whiskey-flavoured toothpaste in 1955. The whiskey in the Scotch one was Black & White, but it looks like they had Rye and Bourbon flavours too.

I wonder why we don't have it today? What's so good about mint?
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby jcskinner » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:37 pm

DavidH wrote:
jcskinner wrote:But what about scotch flavoured toothpaste, anyone? For that fresh whisky-scented breath first thing in the morning! (But don't overdo it - it's six proof, stronger than most beer!)
http://www.toothpasteworld.com/highlights.htm

Toothpaste World? That's why I love the internet!

Life magazine did a feature on whiskey-flavoured toothpaste in 1955. The whiskey was Black & White.

I wonder why we don't have it today? What's so good about mint?



Why were they adding Gilbey's London Dry Gin to it, though? The range appears to be 'Scotch', 'Bourbon' and 'Rye'.

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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby DavidH » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:52 pm

jcskinner wrote:Why were they adding Gilbey's London Dry Gin to it, though? The range appears to be 'Scotch', 'Bourbon' and 'Rye'.

I suspect that gang started with the question "How can we drink at work and write it off as an expense?"
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby jcskinner » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:56 pm

I reckon the gin toothpaste was an in-house experimental limited edition!
Which is strange, because while I can imagine that some gin botanicals might give you a fresh breath sensation, the heavy vanilla, oak and sherry flavour impact of whiskey wouldn't.
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby varizoltan » Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:59 am

LAPHROAIG AND HONEY LIP BALM :thumbsup:
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby varizoltan » Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:49 pm

JACK DANIEL'S GRILLING PELLETS FOR SMOKE WHISKEY FLAVOR
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby varizoltan » Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:51 pm

Whiskey Bath Soap & Candle Fragrance
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Mothrae » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:32 pm

Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce. (It's pretty good!)
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:53 pm

Mothrae wrote:Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce. (It's pretty good!)


Yes I think it's not bad either ... to be quite honest I can't taste any JD in it but that's not a bad thing ;)

Great on grilled/bbq'd chicken :thumbsup:
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IainB » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:48 am

I think its hard to beat a good Tennessee / Bourbon whiskey based bbq sauce. In fact I don't find it strange at all - it think the strong heavy sweetness is perfect. What I recommend is to make up your own bbq sauce to whatever recipe you want and add a good healthy dose of bourbon!
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:13 pm

Would you have it with your chips ;)
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IainB » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:16 pm

You just mock away IWC, but I'll be having the last laugh when I'm tucking into the perfect chip in August. I've been working on this dinner since January when I dug over the frozen ground. You can taste 8 months of care and attention in every bite!
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby varizoltan » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:19 am

just saw this in tesco uk

any thoughts?
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Joel1802 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:27 am

I'd just use a flask myself, but I guess the hippies can't think ahead.

Also another good, but not strange product: Jim Beam hot sauce. Very good.
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby DavidH » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:32 am

varizoltan wrote:just saw this in tesco uk

Quite good for Duty Free, I'd say, so it's not as heavy or bulky carrying around the booze. At home, it's the perfect excuse to resurrect decanters, to class it up again. I look forward to all the good whiskeys appearing in this packaging :thumbsup:
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Stephen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:47 am

Well Zoltan ... what's the taste verdict ....is it the way of the future?
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Joel1802 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:59 am

Stephen wrote:Well Zoltan ... what's the taste verdict ....is it the way of the future?


Please no. :o
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:28 am

Festival Friendly ....

Would be nicely warmed up from having down your sock also ;)
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:54 pm

IrishWhiskeyChaser wrote:Festival Friendly ....

Would be nicely warmed up from having down your sock also ;)


My thoughts too.

They'll surly arrived in tetra packs soon too. I remember getting Saki like that years ago.
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby varizoltan » Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:08 am

Happiness is having a rare steak,a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak!!!
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Joel1802 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:10 am

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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:35 am

Joel1802 wrote:
varizoltan wrote:bucket of whiskey ?!

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Whisky-Making-Ki ... 4810wt_956



No. :thumbsdown:

Here's my plan:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Gallon-Coppe ... 3a7b595691

:thumbsup:


I think we'll have to contact Scotty about some of those. Has anyone heard from him?
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Re: Strangest whiskey-related product

Postby Raven » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:29 pm

In East Cork traditionally there used to be no shortage of old whiskey
barrels for obvious reasons and as a result they were used for various purposes.
Apart from half and quarter barrels as garden planters ( which were seen in many garden
centres) & water butts for cattle they were even used by one man as a type of irish style picket
fencing -- took apart the barrels and used the individual staves reversing every 2nd. one. Made
for a long lasting fence !!! A wood turner in Midleton also makes very narrow, attractive wooden
pens from old Jameson barrels. :!:
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