Tried the Haig Club stuff as it was on offer - found it to be sweet just with ice. Much better with Coke Zero but given it’s more expensive than Bells etc I won’t be buying it again, not for mixing.
For me, Haig Club is "ok", but that's about it. There are so much better whiskies (blend and single malts) at less money. It's a triumph of advertising over substance.
It would be rude not to......Don’t get me wrong, I’ll finish the bottle...
Wasn't sure we could get through a whole one but I found my Gran Dram glass, on the right:
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How much do you actually drink at a tasting? I'd love to do one but I'd need to drive there/back and wouldn't feel comfortable driving after a single beer for instance. Is it literally just a few drops of each whisky?I'm finally going to another whisky tasting event on Friday. This one is arranged by the local shop run by Duncan Taylor - it will focus on the Black Bull range and a few of their independent bottlings. I'm not normally a drinker of blends, and I've never tasted the Black Bull whiskies, so this should be interesting
How much do you actually drink at a tasting? I'd love to do one but I'd need to drive there/back and wouldn't feel comfortable driving after a single beer for instance. Is it literally just a few drops of each whisky?
Thought that would be the caseIt varies from tasting to tasting - one 15ml measure per whisky seems to be the norm around here, so if we are tasting 6 whiskies in just under 2 hours, I don't think I would be able to drive by the end, even if it were legal!
Thought that would be the case
Enjoy the tasting
Not quite the same as going a distillery or supplier, but another option that I do a couple of times a year is to organise your own.How much do you actually drink at a tasting? I'd love to do one but I'd need to drive there/back and wouldn't feel comfortable driving after a single beer for instance. Is it literally just a few drops of each whisky?
Until I'd tried the Teeling, the Redbreast was my favourite Irish Whiskey - think more-complex Jamesons. I received the Teeling as a retirement gift and I absolutely love it. So smooth (as are all Irish whiskies I've tried). It's a little paler colour-wise (there's Redbreast in the glass) and, to my palate, a little smokier - don't misunderstand me, this is nothing like an Islay, for example, and maybe smokier is the wrong word, but there's a depth to the flavour (especially with a splash of water) that is lovely.
Picked up a Suntory Hibiki yesterday along with a couple of bottles of red from Waitrose. Bit of an impulse purchase but happy to say I love the whiskey. Very smooth
As above the Dalmore 15 is a lovely light drop.
Most of the good Irish whiskys are very smooth.
BT Bob a few posts above seems to like both The Teeling and the Redbreast. I have both but they're not opened yet.