Whisky drinkers - post your flava....

[UnknownStuntm...]

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to be dead by the time I'm 60 from the smacking my liver takes from whisky..... I made a point a while back (say, 12 years) to really 'learn' whisky. But I still feel like I haven't got a clue.

So - I know I like Glenmorangie, and Jamesons (I know, I apologise) as far as sweet and smooth texture. I know I like the smokeyness of a good Laphroaig, but after trying everything Sainsbury's has to offer I'm thinking a visit to the Highlands will be in order sometime soon.

Anybody want to give a suggestion and appraise it with a meaningful description?

[Eddie Hitler]

Tried Jack Daniels?

Hah hah.

[pwntifex]

Strawberry.
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[T1z3R]

my mate works for https://www.bowmore.co.uk/ and his bulbous red nose is coming along well so i guess their tipples pass the taste test.

cant stand the stuff personally...JD & C over ice is all i can handle.
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[Paivi]

The few times I enjoy a wee dram these days, it's the 18-year-old Macallan that I go for.
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[Born2bVile]

I tend to drink a fair bit of the single malts.

Usually I go to the supermarket and see what they've got in the £15-£20 bracket.

Currently drinking a bottle of Talisker. Rather nice, slight hint of the Laphroiag in there

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[Rookie]

I quite like Johnny Walker but after making some Werthers' Original vodka the other day I decided it's better than any whiskey.

[ram_doom]

Grant's Sherry cask reserve is top stuff. In comparison, it makes Jack Daniels taste like the cheap teen scene effluent that it is

I'd describe it as smooth, sweet, and erm, burny...
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[olionel]

I hate whiskey.... Ihate it... do people acquire a taste for it as they got older and more of their taste buds die? Oooo mmm I can taste the peat... mmmm
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[Stevep]

Have you tried Bushmills its from Northen Ireland and if you ever go out there it is well worth a factory visit if just for the free samples
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[Grav]

BruichLaddich is sheer nectar.

[NickD]

It's sometimes a nightmare to get hold of as most of it's exported, and it's not cheap, but there isn't a better whisky than Genfarclas 105. Most of your single malts are like drain cleaner by comparison.

........ and unless someone's spiked your drink whisky doesn't have an 'e' in it.

(Unless your a boghopper of course)
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[LeeR]

Personally I like Jura but it's so drinkable I have to watch myself.

My absolute favourite is Bunnahabhain which is unique among Scotch whiskey in that the spring water used has naturally filtered through granite rather than peat so it has a distinctively sharp/crisp taste, but I can't drink it in quantity.

My latest aquisition is a bottle of Penderyn which as described on the bottle has an "aroma of cream toffee and... fresh leather" and after notes "of tropical fruits, raisins and vanilla". I think that's pretty accurate and it is one of the nicest whiskeys I've ever drunk, so I'll have to watch myself there as well.

If you're into cheaper drinks I'd recommend the Grants oak/sherry cask finished blends that are currently on offer at Sainsburys for £9.99/bottle.
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[UnknownStuntm...]

[cestrian]

Bushmills 10 year old single malt. I tried it at the Bulldog Bash many years ago, it's the only Whiskey worth drinking IMO

[Walloper]

If ye want tae ken ocht aboot Whisky get a haud o' a wee book published by Colins. It tells ye awe ye need tae ken aboot the stuff.
And details of the places that make the stuff.

It's the Sherry casks which give most of the character, and then who and how they make it provides the consistency

I like Glenkinchie as it's a nice dram, not as strongly flavoured as other malts and priced well enough to make it affordable.

Glenlivet, any one of them is gargling juice. And never should be passed up.

Work your way up the strengths is the way to do it properly as you 'educate' your pallet. (Must be a contradiction in terms there. I have tried several times to do this, but invariable ended up pished on the 2nd bottle we sampled.)

There is no big deal in discovering what you like. The good thing is, most popular malts are all pretty much distinctive in their own right which adds a bit of 'interest' to study. But after 10 glasses who the f*kc cares anymore where it's coming from?

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[colin1]

i know i like glenmorangie which is a malt whisky, and i know i hate blended whiskies like bells as they are mostly grain whisky.

I keep meaning to try the own brand malt whiskies as i reckon they will be pretty good and these days they arent much more than branded blended whiskies.

I dont drink much and like to sip a little and savour the flavour.
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[UnknownStuntm...]

Cheers all, given for the recommendations. I think I'll have to look a bit harder into some of them. Thing is, I like to make a night of it, with a few (make it a round half-dozen) bottles on the go at once, so you can really taste the difference. So to buy just one example won't do me a lot of good... ££$$££ anyone??

[Born2bVile]

They were handing out free samples of Bushmills at Gmex Bike Show the other week.

We kept taking several at a time, to the point where they came over to our stall to find out where the party was
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[Fisty]

Oban and tallisker are my faves, absolutely beautiful. Tallisker is like drinking golden syrup mixed with cream.

Gotta love JD for quaffing!
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