The Whisky thread

I live just on the edge of malt whisky country and have visited quite a few distilleries.
The two closest are Glen Garioch (pronounced 'geary') and Glen Deveron. However I like the Speyside and Western Isles ones best.
Favourites are Glenfarclas 105, The Glenlivit 18 y.o. (note it's THE Glenlivit) and Lagavulin 16 y.o. I have also taken a liking to 'Sweet smoke' from the Ailsa bay distillery in Girvan (W.coast).

I'll dig out some photos, but they're on an old machine so I'll have to transfer them first.

I've tried Bourbon, but didn't like it at all. Perhaps, like whisky, it's a matter of finding one you like, but I'll stick to Scotch.
 

Wow - I haven't even heard of most of the stuff listed above. Must be that foreign stuff with an "e" in they warned me about :D

Invictus said:
I tried Scotch but didn’t like it.
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That's like saying you tried Music but didn't like it. There are so many different whiskies out there - I bet there's one you'd like :)
 

-Oy- said:
Wow - I haven't even heard of most of the stuff listed above. Must be that foreign stuff with an "e" in they warned me about :D



That's like saying you tried Music but didn't like it. There are so many different whiskies out there - I bet there's one you'd like :)
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Yes I like Bourbon Whiskey. :) (y)
 
This is my current dram. A lesser known single malt that was voted wisky of the Year 2020 by my favourite whisky reviewer. Affordable and VERY nice!

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I'm a single malt guy
Not too fussy
No nuthing added
Just a smooth as silk sip
I don't do it often
Just special occasions
A snort or two
Too many sips, and I tend to glow

Unless a good cigar becomes present
Then it's a night


I have a remaining jug of Glenmorangie from a couple summers ago
When friends come up the mountain, I pull the cork

I do enjoy sipping a glass of Laphroaig when I can get it
 
Capt Lightning said:
I live just on the edge of malt whisky country and have visited quite a few distilleries.
The two closest are Glen Garioch (pronounced 'geary') and Glen Deveron. However I like the Speyside and Western Isles ones best.
Favourites are Glenfarclas 105, The Glenlivit 18 y.o. (note it's THE Glenlivit) and Lagavulin 16 y.o. I have also taken a liking to 'Sweet smoke' from the Ailsa bay distillery in Girvan (W.coast).

I'll dig out some photos, but they're on an old machine so I'll have to transfer them first.

I've tried Bourbon, but didn't like it at all. Perhaps, like whisky, it's a matter of finding one you like, but I'll stick to Scotch.
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So for all you Scotch afficiandos. What is scotch made from? What grains do they use?
 
Malted barley is also used in beer. We have a malting plant in our city that processes barley from the Prairie provinces in Canada. It's shipped all over the world. They have huge screens that sprout the barley and then stop it. Quite a process till the final product.
 
Camper6 said:
Malted barley is also used in beer. We have a malting plant in our city that processes barley from the Prairie provinces in Canada. It's shipped all over the world. They have huge screens that sprout the barley and then stop it. Quite a process till the final product.
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There's only one real difference between beer and whisky and that's Hops. Oh, and distillation.
 
There used to be over 3,000 labels fo Scotch Whisky,
but I have no idea how many there are today.

Mike.
 
When I used to go backpacking back in the 70's and 80's we'd take a Sigg bottle of camping stove fuel and another Sigg bottle of human fuel (Jack Daniels.) Before going to bed we'd often marry Jack Daniels to a certain Swiss Miss and I always slept very well no matter how hard the ground was.
 
MarciKS said:
I drink Crown Royal too. Back in the 80s I'd had Southern Comfort & possibly some Jim Beam.
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If you have or get a really bad cold, make a drink of Southern Comfort and Ginger Ale and go to bed. I don't know what it is about that drink, but I sleep like a baby, (that part is understandable), but in the morning after I wake up, the cold seems to be more tolerable.
 
911 said:
If you have or get a really bad cold, make a drink of Southern Comfort and Ginger Ale and go to bed. I don't know what it is about that drink, but I sleep like a baby, (that part is understandable), but in the morning after I wake up, the cold seems to be more tolerable.
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I'll make a note of that. I used to make hot toddies but it's miserable trying to sweat that out.
 
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OK, a few random pics that I found....

1. A sculpture in The Glenlivit distillery.
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2. The Glenfiddich distillery. Popular, but regarded by some as a 'tourist' whisky.
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3. This old still forms part of the bus stop at the Glenfiddich distillery. The shape and size of the still largely determines the flavour of the whisky.

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4. Whisky casks are repaired and reconditioned at the Speyside cooperage. Skilled coopers work of thousands of casks for many of Scotland's distilleries. Old casks are sold for decorative purposes and wood shavings from the casks are used for smoking meat.

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5. A view down the Spey valley - steam rising from the many distilleries along its route.

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Here is a contrast, a lovely Oban whisky, light with a mix of tastes, and a Jura, more peaty and a pleasure to drink.
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Camper6 said:
Whiskey is mainly brewed with corn. Tequila with agave. Rum with sugar cane.Vodka with wheat and potatoes. If you can get something to ferment you can make alcohol.
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Whisky is brewed with malted barley. Moonshine is mainly made with corn
 
Canadian whiskey is made from corn and rye.
Bourbon is mainly corn.
Moonshine can be made from left over grape mash or anything else that can be fermented and distilled.
Rare to see malted barley in whiskey.
 
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