I'll bring the cigars and scotch as long as I can shoot that MAC

So, were your folks ok with you coming out of the closet?

Evil pretty well summed up my thoughts on that cheap Irish crap.


Bourbon FTW

Not being Catholic and all, I still proudly assert that Jamesons is better than any Whiskey produced in the U.S.

And ??

 

Yeah, he got me too

Which brings up the question; What do the Jews of Ireland drink?   ....... Tullamore Dew  ......    AKA............. Tullamore Jew..... Safest place in the world to be a Jew is in Ireland.   Also the Whiskey that Irishmen drink to not reveal their religion is "Tullamore Dew" and "Paddy" the cheapest Whiskey in Ireland.

Sure, come on up. Bring ammo too.

Low speed or hi speed upper? So I know whether to bring 1 case or two

Those who drink Bourbon are like those who suck dick. Once you describe the joys of sucking dick, you will never convince those who like eating pussy the joys of sucking dick. Unless you are pre-disposed to sucking dick.

I have yet to find a Bourbon I like.

You could filter it through a load sock, market it as special reserve and Jamison guys would love it

Of course the Arfcom answer is bring both, plus enough ammo.

You're in Florida and you're thinking about whisky? Man it is still too darn hot for whisky right now, we are still in rum and tequila season.


On the Protestant v. Catholic debate, someone posted the other night about the irony that Jameson's was founded by a Prod and Bushmills was founded by a Catholic.


OP, let me help you out, put off your whisky purchase until at least October, go to the store and buy a good bottle of tequila, take it home put two shots worth in a glass over ice and squeeze one half of a lime into the glass. Then consume while considering what the next whisky you purchase will be.

I only drink Crown and don't like JD or JC.

I like different  whiskey occasionally. But stick with what doesnt hurt me as much the next day!..

Single malt scotch for one.

 

I prefer Vodka myself  

It all tastes like kerosene to me.

My bottle of Jameson's must have gone bad on the store shelf.  Everyone seems to love the stuff but my bottle just sits in my cabinet waiting while other bottles come and go.

Lately I've tried Templeton Rye from Iowa.  I'd have to recomend it highly for a more premium spirit.  (Not high end... Just in competition w/ Crown Royal instead of Black Velvet.)

I have to admit if I'm just making a "Rye and 7" I'll use the cheap Black Velvet.

Simply put..I was tasting more of the alcohol than I wanted to..seemed a bit more harsh

two different types of booze

apples and oranges

crown black is smoother then regular crown.

So it's really fucking good and decently priced?

more alcohol in Black as well

Well since I love PBR...

On a side note...Tried some Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage...Pretty damn good...

no kiddin..I read some online reviews...seemed split 50/50 on it...I'll probably go back to the regular crown..(although I will finish my bottle of Black...just to be fair)

I think you may be getting Irish confused with some of the current American rye whiskeys.  

Irish whiskey is produced using mainly barley (malted and unmalted).  Barley grows very well in Ireland (and Scotland), which is why the mashbill for Irish whiskeys contain an overwhelming amount of barley.  It's easier (and cheaper) to use grains that are home-grown.

In fact, the "spice" attributed to many Irish whiskeys results from the use of green (unmalted) barley along with malted barley in Irish whiskeys.  Barley is what gives Irish whiskey its distinctive taste.

To be fair, other grains are used in Irish whiskeys –– mostly corn –– but those are used in smaller proportions than barley.  Corn is used in many of the Coffey and column stills at both Midleton and Cooley distilleries.  Most of the corn used in Irish whiskey must be imported, and a lot of corn comes from the United States.  They've got to pay to ship it across the Atlantic ocean, which adds to the cost.  




Unless you are speaking about a very specific (and a very small) group of TWO Scottish distilleries (out of over ninety total distilleries in Scotland), I think you may be thinking of something else entirely.  

With the exception of the whiskeys produced by Cooley distillery, all other Irish whiskeys are thrice distilled.  Scotch whisky, with the notable exceptions of Auchentoshan and one other Scottish distillery, is generally only twice distilled.  

Second, all but two Irish whiskeys do not feature peat.  Only one distillery uses barley dried over peat-fired furnaces, and then only for two specific brands.  Connemara and one other Cooley-distilled whiskey are the brands in question.  All other malt whiskeys (including ones produced by Cooley) use natural gas to dry the barley, which intentionally imparts no peat or phenol flavors into the finished product.  In stark contrast, the Islay and other Highland Scotches feature peat aromas and taste in spades; try a Lagavulin or Ardbeg and you'll see what I mean.  And again, Auchentoshan stands out as possibly the most Irish of the Scotch whiskys in that Auchentoshan is a Lowland distillery and therefore does not use peat to dry its barley.

I will close with the observation that Auchentoshan uses only pot stills to implement their peat-less, triple distilled Scotch whisky.  This is yet another reason why Auchentoshan is the most "Irish" of the Scotch whiskeys, as many famous Irish whiskeys will eschew the use of distillate from Coffey or column stills in favor of the older but more labor intensive pot stills (e.g. Redbreast and Green Spot).  

If anything, it's probably better to say that scant few (two) of the ninety Scotch distilleries produces whisky that tastes like a malt Irish whiskey.  Only two Irish malt whiskeys "taste like Scotch whiskys", and while most industry publications regards Connemara highly, it sells a bare fraction volume-wise of the non-peated, thrice distilled Irish whiskeys.  Jameson is the number one Irish whiskey brand, selling over a million cases per year –– no peat and thrice distilled.  Powers Gold Label is the same, and happens to be the number one seller of Irish whiskey in Ireland itself –– so if the Irish nation's opinion means anything, they definitely prefer their style of whiskey over the Scotch.

I'm not a big whiskey or bourbon drinker but for the price, I'll stick to Crown Royal.

Same with scotch. Glenlivet (single malt) or Famous Grouse (blended) work just fine for me.

Now, if you want to drop by my place with a bottle of higher-end stuff, I'll help you get rid of it.

IHMO, Jose Cuervo is the BOTTOM OF THE BARREL  in tequila, and I prefer Jim Beam over Jack Daniels  ANY DAY.

Jamesons is just the tip of the Irish Iceberg so to speak.





Look here for a nice list of what to try next.

Finally somebody gets it!!

Yeah, and now she writes a book tellin the young girls to stay out of porn. DAMN IT.

Can't I just catch one break?

I like Jameson but it gives me heartburn more often than not (the only whiskey that can reliably do that). Bushmills OTOH I can drink all night

That's because it's juice instead of the real stuff.

 

Thank God.  I was afraid this was going to degenerate into some cheesey ass anoying sing along with "I love this, you love that, Crown or Jamesons and that".

Thanks for clearing that up.

Black Bush



Blanton's



Don Julio Anejo



Black Seal



Tito's



Pendleton's





Other than that, you're usually just wasting your money.  And precious time.

 That has made my night right there.

Thanks for all of the replies!!! Im already plotting what im going to try next.

Just helped myself to some CR at the bar. Chased by a PBR.