I prefer my whiskey Irish.

Everyday Whiskey: John Powers Gold Label (I suspect people who drink Jameson have never tried Powers or they would switch)

Occasional Whiskey: Redbreast (worth the 50 bucks a fifth)


On hot summer days, I will entertain Gin with tonic, and I'm not too particular about the brand of either.

Scotch is like jazz for me... I know I'm supposed to like it, and I want to, but I can't really spend quality time with either of them.

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I prefer my whiskey Irish.

Everyday Whiskey: John Powers Gold Label (I suspect people who drink Jameson have never tried Powers or they would switch)

Occasional Whiskey: Redbreast (worth the 50 bucks a fifth)


On hot summer days, I will entertain Gin with tonic, and I'm not too particular about the brand of either.

Scotch is like jazz for me... I know I'm supposed to like it, and I want to, but I can't really spend quality time with either of them.

Funny, that's how I feel about Irish whiskey. I like the idea of it, but the Jameson and Bushmills leaves me cold, even when I was in Ireland (loved those local cream ales though). Never got around to the Powers. It also turned me off that wherever I went in Ireland, they poured an exactly measured EU shot - no more, no less. Kills some of the romance.

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I prefer my whiskey Irish.

Everyday Whiskey: John Powers Gold Label (I suspect people who drink Jameson have never tried Powers or they would switch)

Occasional Whiskey: Redbreast (worth the 50 bucks a fifth)


On hot summer days, I will entertain Gin with tonic, and I'm not too particular about the brand of either.

Scotch is like jazz for me... I know I'm supposed to like it, and I want to, but I can't really spend quality time with either of them.

Funny, that's how I feel about Irish whiskey. I like the idea of it, but the Jameson and Bushmills leaves me cold, even when I was in Ireland (loved those local cream ales though). Never got around to the Powers. It also turned me off that wherever I went in Ireland, they poured an exactly measured EU shot - no more, no less. Kills some of the romance.

you been hitting the wrong pubs in ireland, tele....

ever tried midleton? spendy, but worth it....

Jameson is OK if you need something to mop the floor with. Stay with the Bushmills.

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Jameson is OK if you need something to mop the floor with. Stay with the Bushmills.

words from a protestant, i imagine ;-)

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Jameson is OK if you need something to mop the floor with. Stay with the Bushmills.

words from a protestant, i imagine ;-)

Oh here we go...

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Jameson is OK if you need something to mop the floor with. Stay with the Bushmills.

words from a protestant, i imagine ;-)

Oh here we go...

well, it's said tongue-in-cheek, but it's borne out of the reality that the protestants that dominate the north all but ignore jameson as a legit whiskey, while in the catholic-dominant republic, jameson is king....

i'm catholic, but i've accepted bushmill into my life.....

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Jameson is OK if you need something to mop the floor with. Stay with the Bushmills.

words from a protestant, i imagine ;-)

Oh here we go...

well, it's said tongue-in-cheek, but it's borne out of the reality that the protestants that dominate the north all but ignore jameson as a legit whiskey, while in the catholic-dominant republic, jameson is king....

i'm catholic, but i've accepted bushmill into my life.....

I know. I always wondered how much truth there was to the Catholic or Protestant preferance for Bushmills or Jameson. Is Power for the non-Christians?

powers is a jameson product, as is paddy's, which is similar to powers and is now available in the usa (finally!). used to be i'd have to bring a few paddy's bottles home each time i traveled there....

midleton is a jameson product too - they are all distilled at the midleton distillery just outside of cork. hail to the catholics!

cooleys? now that's a different story altogether - there's also a new distillery starting up in dingle...promising....

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powers is a jameson product, as is paddy's, which is similar to powers and is now available in the usa (finally!). used to be i'd have to bring a few paddy's bottles home each time i traveled there....

midleton is a jameson product too - they are all distilled at the midleton distillery just outside of cork. hail to the catholics!

cooleys? now that's a different story altogether - there's also a new distillery starting up in dingle...promising....

Dingle! Well, I have to try Cooley's then. I spent a week in Dingle a few years ago and loved it. Dingle town has like 35 pubs, one is in a hardware store. What a wonderful part of Ireland.

Sad story....


Bunglers flush away 18,000 litres of Scotch Chivas Brothers
Whisky galore ... drink poured from bottling plant

By DOUGLAS WALKER
Published: 28th February 2013

BLUNDERING workers flushed whisky worth £½million down the drain during a botched factory clean-up.

Around 18,000 litres of Scotch poured into a local sewage works after the gaffe by staff at Chivas Brothers bottling plant.

An insider said: “It was like someone turned on a tap and it just ran straight down the plughole.” Fears that the booze ended up in the River Leven near the site in Dumbarton turned out to be off the mark.

But Scottish Water chiefs said the sheer volume of spirits could hamper its waste treatment centre in the town.

The bungle came during a routine cleaning operation in the early hours of Tuesday at the whisky plant which employs 600 workers. The insider went on: “It happened on a night-shift washout — that’s when the equipment is cleaned for a changeover between different products. Instead of draining the water and cleaning solution, they flushed out all the whisky. What’s even more shocking is no one noticed until 11am.”

He said bosses were “livid”, adding: “The guys responsible will be lucky to keep their jobs.” A spokesman for Chivas Brothers — makers of Ballantines, the world’s second biggest selling Scotch — said a probe is under way.

Alcohol abuse like this is very very sad.

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Alcohol abuse like this is very very sad.

Not a scotch drinker myself, but my Dad loved Chivas. Kept a bottle in the barn, we always worried he'd chop a finger off...



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powers is a jameson product, as is paddy's, which is similar to powers and is now available in the usa (finally!). used to be i'd have to bring a few paddy's bottles home each time i traveled there....

midleton is a jameson product too - they are all distilled at the midleton distillery just outside of cork. hail to the catholics!

cooleys? now that's a different story altogether - there's also a new distillery starting up in dingle...promising....

Dingle! Well, I have to try Cooley's then. I spent a week in Dingle a few years ago and loved it. Dingle town has like 35 pubs, one is in a hardware store. What a wonderful part of Ireland.

71Tele..Has like 35 Pubs with a population of about 1900..yea its a cool wee place is Dingle

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More of a vodka & wine drinker myself but do enjoy Wild Turkey (gobble. gobble,) Jim Beam & Crown Royal.

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Sad story....


Bunglers flush away 18,000 litres of Scotch Chivas Brothers
Whisky galore ... drink poured from bottling plant

By DOUGLAS WALKER
Published: 28th February 2013

BLUNDERING workers flushed whisky worth £½million down the drain during a botched factory clean-up.

Around 18,000 litres of Scotch poured into a local sewage works after the gaffe by staff at Chivas Brothers bottling plant.

An insider said: “It was like someone turned on a tap and it just ran straight down the plughole.” Fears that the booze ended up in the River Leven near the site in Dumbarton turned out to be off the mark.

But Scottish Water chiefs said the sheer volume of spirits could hamper its waste treatment centre in the town.

The bungle came during a routine cleaning operation in the early hours of Tuesday at the whisky plant which employs 600 workers. The insider went on: “It happened on a night-shift washout — that’s when the equipment is cleaned for a changeover between different products. Instead of draining the water and cleaning solution, they flushed out all the whisky. What’s even more shocking is no one noticed until 11am.”

He said bosses were “livid”, adding: “The guys responsible will be lucky to keep their jobs.” A spokesman for Chivas Brothers — makers of Ballantines, the world’s second biggest selling Scotch — said a probe is under way.

All that scotch in the sewer system--there'll be a lot of drunk rats down there, they may start procreating out of control, you know how people in the pubs get when they've had one too many....

I had some great Laphroaig last night. Jim Beam is okay if you mix it with coke, Jack Daniels is underrated. Oban, Talisker and Lagavulin taste well, and I remember a great evening with Chivas Regal.Jamesson and Tulamore Dew are the best from the Irish fraction I know.
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Sad story....


Bunglers flush away 18,000 litres of Scotch Chivas Brothers
Whisky galore ... drink poured from bottling plant

By DOUGLAS WALKER
Published: 28th February 2013

BLUNDERING workers flushed whisky worth £½million down the drain during a botched factory clean-up.

Around 18,000 litres of Scotch poured into a local sewage works after the gaffe by staff at Chivas Brothers bottling plant.

An insider said: “It was like someone turned on a tap and it just ran straight down the plughole.” Fears that the booze ended up in the River Leven near the site in Dumbarton turned out to be off the mark.

But Scottish Water chiefs said the sheer volume of spirits could hamper its waste treatment centre in the town.

The bungle came during a routine cleaning operation in the early hours of Tuesday at the whisky plant which employs 600 workers. The insider went on: “It happened on a night-shift washout — that’s when the equipment is cleaned for a changeover between different products. Instead of draining the water and cleaning solution, they flushed out all the whisky. What’s even more shocking is no one noticed until 11am.”

He said bosses were “livid”, adding: “The guys responsible will be lucky to keep their jobs.” A spokesman for Chivas Brothers — makers of Ballantines, the world’s second biggest selling Scotch — said a probe is under way.

If this isn't enough to bring capital punishment back to the UK, then I fear nothing will. I understand they are constructing a scaffold at The Tower in hopes thereof.

Woodford Reserve is a great high end bourbon.
Otherwise it's Wild Turkey or Makers or Ezra Brooks for me.
With rye I stick to my trusty Canadian Club reserve.
I'm not a big scotch drinker but I prefer highlands to Islays.

Jameson is my Go-to Irish or Redbreast on payday.

Generally Jameson as well. For Rye, I go with Crown Royal.

I know I'm going to get pummelled by the scotch enthusiasts, but I go with Glenlivet for a lovely affordable single malt.

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Generally Jameson as well. For Rye, I go with Crown Royal.

I know I'm going to get pummelled by the scotch enthusiasts, but I go with Glenlivet for a lovely affordable single malt.

They do make a lovely ice cream - but you have to go to the distillery to get it.

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Generally Jameson as well. For Rye, I go with Crown Royal.

I know I'm going to get pummelled by the scotch enthusiasts, but I go with Glenlivet for a lovely affordable single malt.

They do make a lovely ice cream - but you have to go to the distillery to get it.

lovely has been banned from IORR

please use one of the following:

BAD ASS
SUPER DUPER
CRAZY GOOD

My cocktail of choice recently has been an old-fashioned: simple sweet and to the point. Normally I make them with Canadian Club, but I'm curious to try them with rye. Canadian whiskey's btw do not classify strictly as rye (rye has to be made from 51% rye, while Canadian Whiskey's often do not have that amount rye,largely more corn) so I want to know what people's preferences are for a good rye.

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Generally Jameson as well. For Rye, I go with Crown Royal.

I know I'm going to get pummelled by the scotch enthusiasts, but I go with Glenlivet for a lovely affordable single malt.

They do make a lovely ice cream - but you have to go to the distillery to get it.

lovely has been banned from IORR

please use one of the following:

BAD ASS
SUPER DUPER
CRAZY GOOD

But I'm Canadian...can I go with a modification...say, Loverly?

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My cocktail of choice recently has been an old-fashioned: simple sweet and to the point. Normally I make them with Canadian Club, but I'm curious to try them with rye. Canadian whiskey's btw do not classify strictly as rye (rye has to be made from 51% rye, while Canadian Whiskey's often do not have that amount rye,largely more corn) so I want to know what people's preferences are for a good rye.

My absolutle favorite: Rye whiskey! Van Winkle Family Reserve is the best in my opinion, but over here in Holland expensive. Templeton, Old Potrero and Rittenhouse are very good too.

But the go to rye would be Old Overholt. It is one of the cheapest, but it just has a very good, spicey taste. Good for blending with ginger ale, and good for drinking pure.

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My cocktail of choice recently has been an old-fashioned: simple sweet and to the point. Normally I make them with Canadian Club, but I'm curious to try them with rye. Canadian whiskey's btw do not classify strictly as rye (rye has to be made from 51% rye, while Canadian Whiskey's often do not have that amount rye,largely more corn) so I want to know what people's preferences are for a good rye.

My absolutle favorite: Rye whiskey! Van Winkle Family Reserve is the best in my opinion, but over here in Holland expensive. Templeton, Old Potrero and Rittenhouse are very good too.

But the go to rye would be Old Overholt. It is one of the cheapest, but it just has a very good, spicey taste. Good for blending with ginger ale, and good for drinking pure.

Mathijs

Overholt has an interesting history...the drink of choice for Doc Holliday:

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Bought this latest Friday:



Brilliant Bourbon!



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It's nothing better than sitting back watching a DVD with a Jack Daniels with coke and ice in ya hand.
New to this part of the world is the Jack Daniels 3 litre bottle in a metal cradle the next size down is the 1.75 litre with a nice wooden cradle which I have.

Im buying the 3 litre bottle in the next few weeks for $250.00



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Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon-"Asleep Many Years In The Wood"
I've only had a few bottles over many years but to my tastes it's the best whiskey/bourbon I've ever tasted.

Drumguish; Single highland malt schotch whisky