Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (57 Viewers)

[Milo013]

Your big brewers and distillers succeed because of a consistent product. Bud in Tennessee tastes like Bud in Paris, and so forth. I prefer craft brewers and distillers, because I like the unique tastes on offer. Add in the investment that these small businesses make in their "art" and there is a dedication to producing a standard of quality that I enjoy more.

Maybe it is simply an appreciation for craftsmanship over mass production, but I prefer the "little guys".

 

[ohio3302016]

Had the Michter's small batch bourbon over the holidays.

Outstanding.

 

[gopherblue]

It's 11 degrees F tonight, with a howling wind. The woodstove is in fine fettle, pumping out the BTUs and I'm relaxing on the sofa. Definitely a whisky night. What dram for Goph this fine winter's night?

 

[ChaosRock]

It's 14 deg F tonight, with a howling wind. The woodstove is pumping out the BTUs and I'm relaxing on the sofa. Definitely a whisky night. What dram for Goph this fine winter's night?

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With a woostove on? Definetely Islay... Vulin 12 or Uigeadail if I were you...

 

[gopherblue]

With a woostove on? Definetely Islay... Vulin 12 or Uigeadail if I were you...

I like the cut of your jib. I'm an Islay fanatic (Laga in particular), but anything with peat/smoke is ok by me.

Stove is at 600 degrees and holding, with a perfect secondary burn.

 

[pltrgyst]

With a woostove on? Definetely Islay... Vulin 12 or Uigeadail if I were you...

Close, but I'd hit on the Longrow until it's gone, then go back to the Ardbeg. If I needed a lighter warmup, perhaps with food, it'd be the Clynelish.

(Can't make out which Lagavulin Distiller's Edition you've got hidden in the back, though...)

 

[Mental Nomad]

My favorite is pretty much Basil Hayden's, but I just picked up a bottle of this at the local distillery:

Opening it up at the next game.

 

[pltrgyst]

Coincidentally, we had Scottish friends over for supper last night. I did a leg of lamb with rosemary sprigs and a glaze of Talisker Storm and honey. Sadly, since they both love whisky, we almost killed my last bottle of 1954 Glen Grant. A stupendous whisky....

 

[gopherblue]

Close, but I'd hit on the Longrow until it's gone, then go back to the Ardbeg. If I needed a lighter warmup, perhaps with food, it'd be the Clynelish.

(Can't make out which Lagavulin Distiller's Edition you've got hidden in the back, though...)

That Longrow is highly coveted by yours truly. They don't make that expression any more. I found that bottle on a back shelf of an off-the-beaten-path whisky shop in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. If you find a bottle, buy me one too! Longrow is one of my favorite more obscure distilleries.

The Laga DE is a 1993. Good eye! It's right next to a Talisker 25 I'm saving for some worthy event.

 

[pltrgyst]

Couldn't tell which Talisker it was. Nice one!

For others who might not know, Longrow is produced at Springbank distillery for only one month out of each year. Longrow was silent for many years. Then Springbank decided to produce it rarely and sporadically, and it became somewhat popular, so they're cranking some out annually. The only current bottling is a 10-year, which has a quite unique flavor. Well worth a try.

 

[gopherblue]

For others who might not know, Longrow is produced at Springbank distillery for only one month out of each year. Longrow was silent for many years. Then Springbank decided to produce it rarely and sporadically, and it became somewhat popular, so they're cranking some out annually. The only current bottling is a 10-year, which has a quite unique flavor. Well worth a try.

+1. (y) :thumbsup:

I don't know if they still make it, but there is also a hard to find "peated" NAS (which replaced my coveted CV, and a pretty rare 18 year old which is only bottled occasionally (and a bottle of which is tucked into that top shelf behind the 12 year old Laga). That bottle is awaiting an even more worthy event than the Talisker.

 

[pltrgyst]

I don't know if they still make it, but there is also a hard to find "peated" NAS (which replaced my coveted CV, and a pretty rare 18 year old which is only bottled occasionally (and a bottle of which is tucked into that top shelf behind the 12 year old Laga). That bottle is awaiting an even more worthy event than the Talisker.

Nice! Maybe we need a PCF whisky-up, (instead of meat-up). I have a bottle of the '74 Longrow, as well as the '74 and '78 Ardbegs ... such things are not generally shared.
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Thankfully my wife, who drinks her whiskies neat, doesn't much care for Islays and island whiskies in general.

 

[gopherblue]

Ooof. Those are some amazing (and ultra rare) bottles! That Longrow alone is worth more than a very large (and very nice) Paulson set.

 

[mummel]

 

[detroitdad]

@mike32 thanks for the four roses and dickel at the game last night.

 

[krafticus]

It's an old picture, but how am I doing....



(Actually, not my pic, but is a pic from a good friend of mine)

 

[detroitdad]

View attachment 85672 It's an old picture, but how am I doing....



(Actually, not my pic, but is a pic from a good friend of mine)

IN

A buddy is shipping this to me. He doesn't drink and received it as a gift. Anyone had it?

 

[gopherblue]

IN

A buddy is shipping this to me. He doesn't drink and received it as a gift. Anyone had it?

I have. It's excellent. Japanese malts are very good.

 

[detroitdad]

I have. It's excellent. Japanese malts are very good.

Thank you sir. I'm hoping to have it by MAR 23rd when @Jeff and @slisk250 are here

 

[Milo013]

So, I tried my first Bourbon yesterday from my Review Page. Woodford Reserve. It was quite nice. I also have a bottle of Bulleitt (sp?) in the cupboard for another time. I am really starting to grow an affinity for the darker spirits. This does not bode well for my liver.

 

[pltrgyst]

I have. It's excellent. Japanese malts are very good.

Trey can be -- the Japanese are marvelous imitators. The problem for me is that most Japanese malt whiskies are imitations of Macallan. There is no discernible originality -- at least none that is publicized -- based on local ingredients and conditions. The same shortcoming applies, IMO, to malt whiskies from NZ, Canada, India, and other nations.

 

[Milo013]

Okay, as a rookie to all this, I'll bite . . . what sort of originality are you talking about? One of my favourite Craft Distillers puts out a few different Whiskies, including a Single Malt.

They use two-row barley sourced in Alberta and, last I heard. American Oak barrels. they do not chill filter, or store their barrels in temperature controlled environment. What sort of "originality" are you expecting? Because to me, this whole process would necessarily make their spirits "original" in character.

Not trying to be a dick, just asking to broaden my education on the subject, especially as it may help with my reviews down the line.

 

[mattduck]

Just picked this bottle up.

 

[kk405]

For a very special occasion, I highly recommend Macallan Rare Cask

https://www.caskers.com/macallan-rare-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/

 

[detroitdad]

For a very special occasion, I highly recommend Macallan Rare Cask

https://www.caskers.com/macallan-rare-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/

That would deplete my winnings from last night. I do think my next bottle of good bourbon I'll post/research a 15 year'ish bottle. I'd like to keep it in the $100 range if possible. @ChaosRock , you have something on your shelves I could buy off of you for the 23rd when @slisk250 and @Jeff are in town?

 

[Jeff]

I'll bring the whiskey. Scotch or Boutbon???

That would deplete my winnings from last night. I do think my next bottle of good bourbon I'll post/research a 15 year'ish bottle. I'd like to keep it in the $100 range if possible. @ChaosRock , you have something on your shelves I could buy off of you for the 23rd when @slisk250 and @Jeff are in town?

 

[detroitdad]

I'll bring the whiskey. Scotch or Boutbon???

Heck, You'll never see me turn a bottle of bourbon down I'll also have half bottles of Basil Hayden and Elijah Craig on hand

 

[Milo013]

Speaking of which, has anyone else tried Bulleit Bourbon's Frontier Whisky? Me likey.

 

[detroitdad]

IN

A buddy is shipping this to me. He doesn't drink and received it as a gift. Anyone had it?

I'm not going to have this in time for the game on Thursday

 

[detroitdad]

Woodford Reserve.

That is quite good. @ChaosRock has treated me to some of this at his place