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[kevbone]

Its pronounced Laphroaig!

[selkirk]

So as I ran out of whisky 2 months ago I picked up a bottle of Laphroaig 10 and a small bottle of Pendleton on the way home, as well as restocked the Gin supply :)

Oh, and it's no the Cascade Distillery, it's the Bend Distillery and Cascade Mountain Gin, made with wild juniper berrys! Talk about tasty stuff!

 

Enjoying the Laphroaig at the moment though

 

So do you like the Laphroaig? Some reviews I've read call it "mediciny" with an "iodine" taste. Bunch of pussies. :-)

 

Very tasty. I would call it mediciny, but it is a little thick/syrupy straight. I usually throw in a couple of ice cubes though which thinned it a bit and it was fantastic. Not quite sure I'm up to drinking it neat yet, can't quite get past the initial shock and down to the flavors

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

Very tasty. I would call it mediciny, but it is a little thick/syrupy straight. I usually throw in a couple of ice cubes though which thinned it a bit and it was fantastic. Not quite sure I'm up to drinking it neat yet, can't quite get past the initial shock and down to the flavors

 

Instead of adding ice, you might try adding a little bit of water. The ice melts and waters down the flavor throughout the drink. If you cut whisky with water its a one-time dilution. don't use tap water though.

 

Another option to try is to drink it neat and sip water periodically to clean your palate.

 

Me, I drink it neat. :-)

 

 

[kevbone]

Adding ice or water to good scotch is a bad idea....you only add water or ice to cheap scotch.

[sk]

 

Very tasty. I would call it mediciny, but it is a little thick/syrupy straight. I usually throw in a couple of ice cubes though which thinned it a bit and it was fantastic. Not quite sure I'm up to drinking it neat yet, can't quite get past the initial shock and down to the flavors

 

Instead of adding ice, you might try adding a little bit of water. The ice melts and waters down the flavor throughout the drink. If you cut whisky with water its a one-time dilution. don't use tap water though.

 

Another option to try is to drink it neat and sip water periodically to clean your palate.

 

Me, I drink it neat. :-)

 

 

I have a bottle of Balevenie doublewood that i have been drinking since november. it is so lovely. but i agree about the shock to the palate. i am still working on it though. i usualy put it on the rocks. I will try it with a splash of water instead. i will one day drink my scotch neat. just not yet.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I have a bottle of Balevenie doublewood that i have been drinking since november. it is so lovely. but i agree about the shock to the palate. i am still working on it though. i usualy put it on the rocks. I will try it with a splash of water instead. i will one day drink my scotch neat. just not yet.

 

it's definitely an acquired taste.

 

I started by drinking blended scotch with ginger-ale, moved-on to cocktails (like a Rob Roy), and finally graduated to drinking it neat. Then I shelled out the $$$ for a good single malt. I'll still go back from time to time and drink blended stuff in strong cocktails when I'm in the mood.

 

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Adding ice or water to good scotch is a bad idea....you only add water or ice to cheap scotch.

 

you get an answer here. In general, yes, that is true. But new drinkers have to start somewhere. And there are cask-strength single malts that are quite fine, and do need a bit of water. In fact, depending on the reviewer/afficionado, they'll recommend a splash of water for some single malts to "open up the flavor" - not just the cask strength stuff.

 

[sk]

I have a bottle of Balevenie doublewood that i have been drinking since november. it is so lovely. but i agree about the shock to the palate. i am still working on it though. i usualy put it on the rocks. I will try it with a splash of water instead. i will one day drink my scotch neat. just not yet.

 

it's definitely an acquired taste.

 

I started by drinking blended scotch with ginger-ale, moved-on to cocktails (like a Rob Roy), and finally graduated to drinking it neat. Then I shelled out the $$$ for a good single malt. I'll still go back from time to time and drink blended stuff in strong cocktails when I'm in the mood.

 

 

the doublewood i have is a single malt. quite a good scotch with out having to pay a whole arm and a leg.

 

gingerale sounds awsome. I am so going to try that.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I have a bottle of Balevenie doublewood that i have been drinking since november. it is so lovely. but i agree about the shock to the palate. i am still working on it though. i usualy put it on the rocks. I will try it with a splash of water instead. i will one day drink my scotch neat. just not yet.

 

it's definitely an acquired taste.

 

I started by drinking blended scotch with ginger-ale, moved-on to cocktails (like a Rob Roy), and finally graduated to drinking it neat. Then I shelled out the $$$ for a good single malt. I'll still go back from time to time and drink blended stuff in strong cocktails when I'm in the mood.

 

 

the doublewood i have is a single malt. quite a good scotch with out having to pay a whole arm and a leg.

 

gingerale sounds awsome. I am so going to try that.

 

if you do, use a blended scotch (like Johnnie Walker red or black)... unless your single malt is comparable in price...

[sk]

I have a bottle of Balevenie doublewood that i have been drinking since november. it is so lovely. but i agree about the shock to the palate. i am still working on it though. i usualy put it on the rocks. I will try it with a splash of water instead. i will one day drink my scotch neat. just not yet.

 

it's definitely an acquired taste.

 

I started by drinking blended scotch with ginger-ale, moved-on to cocktails (like a Rob Roy), and finally graduated to drinking it neat. Then I shelled out the $$$ for a good single malt. I'll still go back from time to time and drink blended stuff in strong cocktails when I'm in the mood.

 

 

the doublewood i have is a single malt. quite a good scotch with out having to pay a whole arm and a leg.

 

gingerale sounds awsome. I am so going to try that.

 

if you do, use a blended scotch (like Johnnie Walker red or black)... unless your single malt is comparable in price...

 

will do. the single malt was not cheep. i baught a bottle for my dad for x-mas and thought i would keep one in the house for me...it is taking more getting used to than i anticipated

[KaskadskyjKozak]

will do. the single malt was not cheep. i baught a bottle for my dad for x-mas and thought i would keep one in the house for me...it is taking more getting used to than i anticipated

 

Getting a glass like this makes a difference. I'm not kidding. (It's a Riedel Vinum)

 

 

The first time I tried scotch neat I thought it tasted like crap. It took a while to get used to.

 

[sk]

will do. the single malt was not cheep. i baught a bottle for my dad for x-mas and thought i would keep one in the house for me...it is taking more getting used to than i anticipated

 

Getting a glass like this makes a difference. I'm not kidding. (It's a Riedel Vinum)

 

 

The first time I tried scotch neat I thought it tasted like crap. It took a while to get used to.

 

I will take 2

[kevbone]

The first time I tried scotch neat I thought it tasted like crap. It took a while to get used to.

 

Wow.....ant that the truth.....but scotch is always my first choice of booze to drink these days......a realy good scotch and a good cigar.....it all I need to relax....

[Dechristo]

 

Getting a glass like this makes a difference. I'm not kidding. (It's a Riedel Vinum)

 

 

 

The Riedel crystal makes a surprising difference with wines as well.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

The Riedel crystal makes a surprising difference with wines as well.

 

Yes, indeed. I've got a couple of each style - Bordeaux, Burgogne, and Chardonnay.

 

And a couple for cognac, which I use for grappa as well.

 

[olyclimber]

I have a chalice from which I drown myself in mead

[olyclimber]

ah, for the days of yore when you could count on a man to handle his sword. nowadays, every fool who goes to a renaissance faire thinks he knows the art of the sword!

[olyclimber]

Just look at this tomfoolery!

 

 

[rob]

There is nothing funny about a fight to the death, I can assure you of that, sir!

[olyclimber]

I think this fellow is not fighting with death, but with reality!

 

 

[rob]

looks like he gave up fighting

[olyclimber]

Its only a severe mental wound!

 

 

[olyclimber]

 

 

[rob]

OMG! The King!

 

 

[olyclimber]

 

 

So who here has gone to one of these things? Fess up, I want a TR. Do you drink Old English?

 

Come on Dru! ADMIT IT!