Reply to: Whiskey recommendations?

[norrahe]

Just out of curiosity, I only ever put a small drop of water with my whisky. Never ice, and certainly no ginger ale or similar devil's piss.

What do you put in your malt?

i prefer highland to islay malts

depending on the malt, if it is cask strength i will add some spring water to it, only cask.

apart from that nowt comes between me and a decent malt

[sasguru]

Must admit, not a fan of blended whiskys.

I like the peaty, smokey malts.

Just out of curiosity, I only ever put a small drop of water with my whisky. Never ice, and certainly no ginger ale or similar devil's piss.

What do you put in your malt?

A good single malt MUST be drunk neat IMHO.
Otherwise you are taking away from the flavour.
I only put an ice cube or water in if the whisky is bollux, it hides the taste

[bogeyman]

oban quite smoky, very smooth

the blue label is an "acquired taste" and is best used for cleaning your toilet

Must admit, not a fan of blended whiskys.

I like the peaty, smokey malts.

Just out of curiosity, I only ever put a small drop of water with my whisky. Never ice, and certainly no ginger ale or similar devil's piss.

What do you put in your malt?

[norrahe]

Don't know about the Oban but Blue Label is about the best blend there is.

oban quite smoky, very smooth

the blue label is an "acquired taste" and is best used for cleaning your toilet

[deano]

Kwik Save No Frills Scotch

Only the best in our house.

I was on a bottle of Spar own brand whisky a day at one time. It was 40% proof and cheap enough to get a couple of bottles to hide round the house. I can recommend it if you fancy going down that route.

Having said that I never turned down a nice drop of Laphroaigh. Johnny Walker Green Label was good as well (I got it on a flight to Jersey of all places).

[bogeyman]

Please can I have the audiences opinion on "Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt"?

Also, Johnny Walker Blue Label. I bought my Father a bottle of that a few years ago.

Don't know about the Oban but Blue Label is about the best blend there is.

[darmstadt]

DIY

[Churchill]

Please can I have the audiences opinion on "Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt"?

Also, Johnny Walker Blue Label. I bought my Father a bottle of that a few years ago.

[d000hg]

No but if I had some very nice ice cream I might, maybe that white one from Scotland whatever it's called... I don't think single malt and Tesco Vanilla ice-cream would work!

[expat]

That's what Bells is made for. I'm a bit of a purist with single malts, unless I could find some really top-class ginger ale (I can't). As for Laophraig, you could mix it with petrol and not affect the taste... it's not nasty but a bit too extreme for my taste.

OK let me see if I can stir this up.

Has anyone else here tried a decent malt poured over vanilla ice cream?

[Weltchy]

Lagavulin, Macallan or Glenlivet

The double distilled lagavulin is incredibly peaty in taste so try the normal 16 year old first. I like it, but its normally too much for other people I've offered it too.

[d000hg]

On a cold day I make her a hot toddy for when she gets home from work.

That's what Bells is made for. I'm a bit of a purist with single malts, unless I could find some really top-class ginger ale (I can't). As for Laophraig, you could mix it with petrol and not affect the taste... it's not nasty but a bit too extreme for my taste.

[TheFaQQer]

Kwik Save No Frills Scotch

Only the best in our house.

[Lockhouse]

Highland Park

WHS

[EternalOptimist]

Laophraig....

yep. The missus drinks the stuff and this gets her vote.


On a cold day I make her a hot toddy for when she gets home from work.

three shots of whisky, third of a pint of boiling eater, two dollops of honey, two spoons of brown sugar and a slice of lemon.

dont stir it.

She gets most pleasure from sniffing it then watching the bits swirl round as she curls up unders a highland rug and starts twiddling the stirry thing.