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Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-05T22:19:09+00:00

Not expensive though, £16 a bottle. The makers must value their wares, they also have a 33 year old offering at £650 a bottle!

Statistics: Posted by Benoit — Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:19 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-05T06:12:26+00:00

Sure does. Although rare.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Apr 05, 2016 6:12 am

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-05T00:16:08+00:00

I have not looked for it or noticed it in a good 20 years. I don't recall much of it, other than drinking enough to require a morning trip for an IV. The 40C weather did not help. I am older now, and marginally wiser. It looks like it still exists:
http://cutty-sark.com

Statistics: Posted by chill — Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:16 am

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T23:55:40+00:00

More than 30 years ago I started buying that one after reading that it was blended for the US market, to give it a try, does it still exist?

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:55 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T23:36:03+00:00

I used to think that Cutty Sark was good Scotch Whisky!

Statistics: Posted by chill — Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:36 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T22:54:50+00:00

GrunthosTheFlatulent wrote:
Bell's is the biggest selling blended Scotch in the UK, does that mean it's the best?

As stated before, there's no right and wrong, we're all different and it's all about personal tastes. My father-in-law likes Teacher's - where's the sense in that?

Those lines made me smile
20 years ago I would have thanked you for Teachers, I recall it being like a sweetened Bells.
Today I try to avoid both.
Taste IS very personal.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:54 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T16:26:54+00:00

Yes, unremarkable is a good description for JD. Inoffensive is another. If it was ice cream it would be artificial vanilla flavour. I prefer a Bourbon with more character and nuances. Once you taste a complex Bourbon, JD just seems bland. But I drink it straight to enjoy it.

I suspect the lack of distinct character is part of the reason behind it popularity (along with the marketing). There is nothing in it that someone would taste and say "Yuck! I don't like Bourbon".

Statistics: Posted by chill — Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:26 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T15:12:22+00:00

Benoit wrote:
Is it just a "gap in the market" mentality or do the people making some of this stuff not have tastebuds? Personally, I'd want what I was making to be the best it could be but would that change if I had a profit margin to think about & cuts get wider as a result?

Yes indeed - whiskey made by accountants

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:12 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T14:21:51+00:00

It's not that I dislike JD as such, I just find it unremarkable and have tried others which I have found to be preferable for the same or less money.

To be honest, I don't know enough about non-Scottish whiskies or whiskeys to elaborate any further.

Check my list, there's one Welsh offering, no American, Canadian or even Irish.

Bell's is the biggest selling blended Scotch in the UK, does that mean it's the best?

As stated before, there's no right and wrong, we're all different and it's all about personal tastes. My father-in-law likes Teacher's - where's the sense in that?

Statistics: Posted by GrunthosTheFlatulent — Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:21 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T12:10:05+00:00

Sensation wise I don't like the way it burns or the sting on your tongue, this is what I am learning to be called "headsy". I still like the flavour of a corn whiskey, if there was one out there (readily accessible) with the smoothness of a well aged malt I dare say I'd be happy with it

Statistics: Posted by Benoit — Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:10 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T11:43:47+00:00

Out of interest, what is it about Jack Daniels that you guys don't like?

Do you find it an unrefined product - wide cuts or something like that?

Thanks

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:43 am

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T08:59:43+00:00

Is it just a "gap in the market" mentality or do the people making some of this stuff not have tastebuds? Personally, I'd want what I was making to be the best it could be but would that change if I had a profit margin to think about & cuts get wider as a result?

Statistics: Posted by Benoit — Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:59 am

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-04T06:24:22+00:00

Or in Jim Beams case....

A little ignorance can go a long way.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:24 am

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-03T22:43:13+00:00

A little education can go a long way..

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:43 pm

Re: Whiskey drinkers, what's in...

2016-04-03T21:04:42+00:00

A few months ago, one of our local supermarkets' product demonstrators were giving out samples of a cherry bourbon. I'm not entirely sure, but I think it was Jim Beam's "Red Stag".

I tried a drop and my initial impression was "OMG, that's headsy".

What have you lot done to my palate?

Only joking, I appreciate having my taste buds educated.

Statistics: Posted by GrunthosTheFlatulent — Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:04 pm