Posted on 07/18/2016 8:53:51 AM PDT by NRx
he UK has ditched Scotland at least in terms of its drinking habits. The nations most popular whisky to drink at home is no longer a Scotch, after Jack Daniels outsold The Famous Grouse in the past year. Sales of Jack Daniels in shops and supermarkets have risen by 9.3%, according to trade magazine The Grocer, while The Famous Grouses sales have tumbled by 14.3% in the same period.
Alwynne Gwilt is a whisky specialist for William Grant & Sons and runs the Miss Whisky blog. She sees the change as a sign of our post-recession shift in drinking habits. There has been an upsurge in the number of people drinking at home, and Jack Daniels is a party drink, she says, adding: The Famous Grouse just doesnt have the same excitement.
The excitement associated with Jack Daniels comes down to its relentless advertising campaigns. And several decades of photographs of Keith Richards and Slash with bottles of Jack havent hurt in making it cool either. The rise in popularity of American barbeque food has also helped fuel the sales of Jack Daniels (JD is not technically a bourbon but a Tennessee whiskey, though it serves the same purpose for most drinkers) in bars and restaurants, but when they are in the supermarket, they plump for the familiar black and white label. Others are careful not to overstate the implications of these findings. Rosemary Gallagher, of the Scotch Whisky Association, is keen to put the figures into context. These figures only concern two brands The UK is the third biggest market for Scotch and volume of sales increased last year. Interest in the entire whisky category is welcome, and Scotch leads the way. Globally, it sells three times the amount of American whiskey. In fact, the worlds largest market for Scotch is the US.
My point is that we are free to drink what we want, whatever you want and whenever you want. Anything can be drunk to help you forget Obama existed on this planet for a few hours.
This is the best stuff you can get for the money, and tastes better than most Bourbons that cost twice as much.
I started out with Jack Daniels, moved on to Crown Royal, then Chevis Regal, then Glenfiddich, and stopped at The GlenLivet.
I enjoy the Johnny Walker blends but I would prefer the single malts. Of course I don’t drink anymore out of choice.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed, over crushed ice. Just one though.
Within the last 20 years, the Japanese decided to seriously "up the game" in creating great whiskies and as a result, companies like Suntory and Nikka are blowing past just about every Scottish hard liquor manufacturer with a very small number of exceptions. Go try Suntory's Yamazaki single malt and Hibiki blended whiskies--they are among the very best on Earth, period.
There has been an upsurge in the number of people drinking at home, and Jack Daniels is a party drink, she says, adding: The Famous Grouse just doesnt have the same excitement.
Based on my experience watching acquaintances years ago, JD is suitable for activating the other kind of party lights.
Junior Brown — Party Lights
https://youtu.be/p6xxKPm3IOI
Yes, but there are many blended Scotches that are palatable, IMO. I like Famous Grouse and Dewar's.
I don’t generally buy or drink spirits. The last bottle of Bourbon I bought was Evan Williams. I liked it to the extent that I like liquor.(I am listening to the Royals MLB broadcast and there is a commercial for EW right now!)
Now that I think about it I did buy a small bottle of Bullet, it was also good. Sweet. Something good to use on fruitcake or in whipping cream, or to make your own vanilla extract.
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