Scotch & Dry

[Donor]

P.S. I still drink beer and wine but for a special taste explosion in a glass try some good single malts, a cultured emergency services gentleman such as yourself deserves the best.

Cripes, I'm as cultured as a pot of yoghurt mate!

But still, never too old to learn...

[CookMySock]

Never brewed my own D but a question,is there any difference in taste/aftertaste if its filtered twice,if thats even possible?

You are better to distill twice than filter twice. It's the type of still and what you filter it with that makes the difference. I saw a reflux-still batch go through a micro-filter - a drip every two seconds. The spirits came out totally clean and tasteless - then you add your flavourings, and heres the secret - add melted corn syrup - it adds an almost-chewy texture to the spirits. Start with one teaspoon per litre - adjust to your preference.


Steve

[YellowDog]

Well said YD although I'd go one step further and say it's a shame to spoil a good single malt with anything at all.

If you get into it Donor old mate, try a small neat glen farchlas 105 cask strength or Laphroig, the former is like drinking a liquid log burner and the latter is like drinking landslip. Doesn't sound too appealing I know but they are amazing drinking experiences, a whisky drinkers tipple nirvana IMO.

P.S. I still drink beer and wine but for a special taste explosion in a glass try some good single malts, a cultured emergency services gentleman such as yourself deserves the best.

That's a fair call. I do like a small amount of ice though. I have a pretty good collection of single malts (about 9). They all have their own unique character and taste. I drink the one that best suits my mood (not that I am moody).

A finger of Whiskey lasts me as long as a pint of beer used to. No not 8 seconds. About 15 minutes.

IMO - A highly civilised beverage.

[98tls]

You are better to distill twice than filter twice. It's the type of still and what you filter it with that makes the difference. I saw a reflux-still batch go through a micro-filter - a drip every two seconds. The spirits came out totally clean and tasteless - then you add your flavourings, and heres the secret - add melted corn syrup - it adds an almost-chewy texture to the spirits. Start with one teaspoon per litre - adjust to your preference.


Steve

Cheers,ive 2 mates that do the home brew thing,vastly different results,one of thems stuff has this aftertaste,no matter what the flavour,the others is simply brillant,no idea what the cause is,any ideas?

[P38]

Mate, it is a shame to spoil a good Scotch Whiskey with anything other than ice.

?????????? Scotch Whiskey

Whiskey is Irish

Whisky is Scottish

Scotch is American slang for Whisky.

[Indiana_Jones]

Welcome to the fold....

Glenfiddich is by far better than JW. Try the 18yo, real nice

What he said lol

Appletons for me.

12 years if my wallet allows it

-Indy

[cc rider]

Sorry, but going to invoke a collective groan now. I drink Wild Turkey (with ice & dry). There I said it, so

Not to say I'm not up for trying new things. But I have no-one to drink with, so Turkey will do.

I have become a little partial to absinthe - I even have my own cuillere.

The family makes our own wine (never liked wine though) but this years crop is a tad dry

[Hitcher]

Glenfiddich an Gingerale equal portions on the rocks.

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Thud.

[Hitcher]

Mate, it is a shame to spoil a good Scotch Whiskey with anything other than ice.

Noooooooooooooooooo! Gahh! Thud.

[Bren]

My fave way of drinking it is straight at room temp...I started out wit it mixed usually with Ginger Ale, then went to scotch on the rocks, then finally evolved to straight drams. The cheaper stuff is fine with a mixer, but if you want to educate your pallete then try some good single malts straight...As I said before Glenfiddich 18yo is my fave, but am also tempted with good lowland malts (Bladnoch 22yo springs to mind...a nice dram as smooith as silk), and also Irish Whiskys. Japanese stuff is real good too...The Nikka single malts are real nice....

Donor, you will educate yourself as time goes by...Scotch is almost a religion with some, and if thats the case then I am just a lowly monk...

[spacemonkey]

Dunno about wasting my single malt like that but a firm fave of mine is Canadian club (sort of a Canadian whiskey) dry ginger ale and a good bit of fresh lime...... The lime really makes it all kinds of (dangerous) throw it down your throat awesomeness!

[NOWOOL]

That's the wonderful thing about scotches and whiskeys; they vary so much and it can take pleasurable decades to ascertain a few favourites. Amazing to note that some can benefit from ice and or water, while others are best straight.
Beers and wine are for drinking; scotch is an event.

[CookMySock]

Cheers,ive 2 mates that do the home brew thing,vastly different results,one of thems stuff has this aftertaste,no matter what the flavour,the others is simply brillant,no idea what the cause is,any ideas?

Yeah the aftertaste comes from the pot stills. Not good.

The best runs come from a quality reflux still. Short distill with a large tail. Just this on its own is quite good, but the micro-filter cleans this up even more.

After you have drunk good homebrew spirits, all store-bought stuff smells like petrol - you can really smell the burned-sugar taste from it.

I better stay out of this thread or I will end up getting back into distilling, and that will be bad. The only problem with great homebrew spirits, is that you can drink untold of the shit - its like drinking fizzy lemonade - you can put a LOT of it back. It's funny for a while, but it starts to get scary when you almost run out, and other little emergencies like that. Not good long term.

Steve

[Hitcher]

Dear god. Anybody who must add anything other than water to their Scotch is, quite frankly, wasting their money. Use the money you save despoiling good Scotch on lesser spirits that are designed to be sullied by splits and ice. The list of those is endless.

Consuming Scotch properly is an extremely pleasurable experience. It's about savoring the complex tastes and aromas that are unique to each. Those complex tastes and aromas are completely sodomised by the addition of cat piss or ginger ale if you must.

Scotch's active ingredient is alcohol, of which it contains quite a bit, with barrel-strength varieties containing somewhat more. Apart from making one squiffy, alcohol actually cauterises taste buds. Drinking Scotch neat is a only to be recommended if one wants to get pissed quickly. If one wants to enjoy the process of getting pissed by liberating the marvellous volatiles which accentuate the tastes and smells, add some water. About 10% is a good ratio. Professional Scotch blenders add 20% water.

Like cognac, Scotch is best drunk warm. Body temperature is about right. It's those marvellous volatiles again you see. Adding ice is completely antagonistic to that ambition.

And if one is thirsty, drink beer.

I regularly light up a bonfire to toast philistines. People who profligately waste Scotch go to the head of the queue.

[peasea]

...why the hell have I been drinking beer all these years, and missing out on what is good and right in the world?

Mr Walker is my new friend.

Cheers!

One day you'll graduate and get a big high on the burning of petroleum distillate.

Or, if you're really lucky, get stuck in a time warp and drown in a sea of slowly melting Eskimo pies.

Jim Beam mate, Jim Beam. (I think I've seen things on Jim Beam Black that weren't really there.....joy.)