Wellington malt whisky gargre evening

**dangerous** · 27th June 2004, 20:17

Originally Posted by Jim2

That isn't quite true. Johnny Walker for instance doesn't make a nice one no matter how fancy the label.

Well I'm not sure bout that, have ya tried blue lable at $380 odd a bottle I tried this once at $10 a nip shezzz never again although there was this time were a mate and myself stopped in at a pub on the way to a rally and the ninny behind the bar was charging us the usual price for blue lable so we had ta finnish the bottle..... we were a bit late to that rally, infact I'm not sure if we even made it.

Green lable is a pure malt not sure how that differs from single malt but it wasent the best and I currently have a gold and for a blend, I like it.

**jrandom** · 28th June 2004, 08:28

Originally Posted by Jim2

I don't mind Jameson's for quaffing. It's very smooth.

Good man. Wot 'e said. Keep a bottle o'that to serve up to the plebs and in-laws. Beats Johnnie Red!

**Kickaha** · 29th June 2004, 21:12

It seems as thought this affair could do with some Southern representation so I will make the effort to journey North and attend.

As I don't actually drink I could probly drive some people round if they'll trust me with their keys as I'll be travelling by bike.

**wkid_one** · 29th June 2004, 21:16

I can drive someone out their - but not back as I will be crashing at my parents, there is a spare room there tho - they are only in Trentham - which is a short taxi ride from the venue

**James Deuce** · 7th April 2009, 16:52

Surely this needs resurrecting.

Mid winter some time?

**jrandom** · 7th April 2009, 17:00

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Surely this needs resurrecting.

Mid winter some time?

Just tell me when to ride down.

**Brian d marge** · 7th April 2009, 17:05

Originally Posted by James Deuce

That isn't quite true. Johnny Walker for instance doesn't make a nice one no matter how fancy the label. Malts are made to be tasted, not quaffed. The aftertaste of a single malt can identify regional differences and you can often pick the distillery.

Irish whiskey used to be regarded as a superior product to any Scots blend, referred to as "Scotch" by the plebians that inhabit Nth America. However prohibition in the US caused the Irish to rush maturation and they ended up destroying a vast amount of their cask (the barrels are important as they impart a great deal of character) stock in the process. All for a profit.

I don't mind Jameson's for quaffing. It's very smooth.

You can get single malts Scottish whisky , from differing regions for $40 a bottle here ...you can Really taste the differing areas ...Have drunk my way around Scotland ,,,may do it again ,,,,

forget Jw ....

Stephen

**Hitcher** · 7th April 2009, 17:09

Indeed. Allowing sufficient time for women folk to be persuaded that depositing their soon-to-be-pissed-beyond-belief significant others to a venue and then uplifted from said venue some time afterwards is a productive nay desirable outcome, may take some negotiating.

Aside from that, other considerations like an appropriate selection of whiskys, haggis, neeps, tatties, a piper, etc are mere ephemera.

A group of about 25 works really well, as that's about the number of measures that can be extracted from a bottle of malt whisky for the purposes of comparative tasting. Minimum of four, maximum of six at an average cost of $90 a bottle, $200 for haggis, $50 for other accoutrements, $50 for contingencies (such as a piper), works out to about $34 a participant. I must say that that represents excellent value for money. Mrs H may use other words to describe it...

**Skunk** · 7th April 2009, 18:39

Sounds good to me...

**LBD** · 7th April 2009, 18:53

Anything peat dried, and double matured in bourbon, maderia, port or sherry barrels get my vote.

October just before of after or in conjunction with the rusty nuts 1000 miler. I will be there wie me bottle, dram glass, mineral water and large cured ice cubes....