Talking about Whisky

[Nick Armstrong]

Sounds about right. That reminds me of this, from The Inimitable Jeeves:

"I say, Jeeves," I said.
"Sir?"
"Mix me a stiffish brandy and soda."
"Yes, sir."
"Stiffish, Jeeves. Not too much soda, but splash the brandy about a bit."

Perfect!

[Beef Oven!]

In the words of Basil Fawlty: there's not much you can do with some people, short of putting straw in the rooms.

IIRC, VAT 69 was behind the bar at Fawlty Towers.

[Nick Armstrong]

IIRC, VAT 69 was behind the bar at Fawlty Towers.

Lashings of soda, svp Jeeves....

[Dave2002]

Sampled some Tomintoul yesterday - very tasty!

I wanted also to try some Bowmore, but a desire to keep some semblance of sobriety and not to wake up with a headache prevented me. Will have to wait for another time.

[Dave2002]

Neighbours were round last night. I offered whisky. They asked for Bowmore.

Then they flooded their glasses with ginger ale!

Years ago I had a neighbour with a French wife. When her relatives came, they did the same with his whisky. Some while later he went to France, and asked if they had any really good brandy. I recall he was insistent that they opened a really good one. When it was produced he then asked if they had any Coke to go with it.

Naturally they were horrified, at which point he spelled out that his behaviour to them was analogous to what they had done to him.

[Pabmusic]

We bought some spirits the other day. (My wife being a Filipina and knowing that we have visitors coming soon wanted the bar to be stocked with something that looked good - yes, that's right - looked good.) I chose (from a very poor choice) Chivas Regal 12-year-old and one of J&B, plus a bottle of Hennessy cognac. I look forward to our visitors' arrival.

[Dave2002]

We bought some spirits the other day. (My wife being a Filipina and knowing that we have visitors coming soon wanted the bar to be stocked with something that looked good - yes, that's right - looked good.) I chose (from a very poor choice) Chivas Regal 12-year-old and one of J&B, plus a bottle of Hennessy cognac. I look forward to our visitors' arrival.

I'm not quite sure how to interpret this, given my previous two posts 94/95. I have enjoyed Chivas Regal, but I'm afraid now that I've tasted some of the malts, I'm much less interested in "bog" standard whiskies, however well produced the box is. Of course if the bog in question is a peat bog, and the whisky has a decent flavour, then that will suit me fine.

[Beef Oven!]

Back on booze after more than a year. Having a few sips of this............

[ahinton]

Back on booze after more than a year. Having a few sips of this............

Good stuff as blends go but, in the very spirit (sorry!) in which Mr Hitchens intoned "accept no substitutes", then accept no substitutes for a really fine single malt. Don't ask me to name a favourte as there are so many (and one might as well ask who's one's favourite composer), but do seek some out! Were you to start with a Glendronach 18-y-o (if you can find one!) you'd do well, but that's only an off-the cuff suggestion...

By the way, whilst it's no competition for the greatest Scotches, one malt whisky worth trying is Penderyn which, as you'll doubtless detect (or already know) from its name, is Welsh; I know quite a few of my compatriots who have said that the Welsh have (in their opinion) no business to make single malt whisky but, since Penderyn evidences that they can do it well, then the best of good luck to them!

[pastoralguy]

Back on booze after more than a year. Having a few sips of this............

I'm sitting here with a Grouse but would rather have a bottle of Johnny Walker 'Red'. However, the Grouse was on special offer at Tesco!

I do have an (unopened!) bottle of JW 'Blue' that cost about £130 in duty free! I gave my best friend a bottle for being my best man and we sampled it about a year later. Very, very smooth. (I'm told that putting coke in it isn't the done thing...)

[pastoralguy]

We gave a bottle of Laphroaige to Mrs. PG's Godfather whose a bass player in the Czech Phil. I wonder if it made it to London...!

[Ockeghem's Razor]

My son and I always have a ritual farewell lunch in the Café Royal in Embra before I see him off on the London train. We end with a Macallan 18 year old ('barely legal' as he says) and it is a most delectable wee dram.

[Nick Armstrong]

Posts 101 and 102 made me smile !!

I love the idea of a bottle of Laphroaig secreted in a Czech Phil Bass case!

[BBMmk2]

Oh lovely, Cali. Waitrose have good prices at the moment. Tallisker etc.

[amateur51]

Oh lovely, Cali. Waitrose have good prices at the moment. Tallisker etc.

Oh Bbm, you big tease!

What whisky?

What price?



That's next term's project sorted out for Bbm - all these small boys bringing whisky bottles in their instrument cases to show Sir that it can be done.

"Preparation for orchestral life, laddie"