Here are six of them :
Posted on 01/22/2009 1:15:02 PM PST by Daffynition
“All I know is that Spanish “Scotch” tastes sort of like sherry - because they make it in Scotland but age it in sherry casks, which is a flavor the Spanish like.”
In our tour of the Oban Distillery, I recall (possibly not correctly) that a single malt has been aged only in an oak cask, usually purchased second hand from the US bourbon makers. If it’s a double-malt, then the whisky is aged for an additional period in a sherry cask.
And we’re all making a terrible mistake here. We were told it isn’t “Scotch” - it’s Whisky - no ‘e’ before the Y! :-)
That is the beauty of winter in Houston....sandals and outdoor dining (summer is impossible because hell is happy they aren’t located here during those months!)
“They make a lot of cheap stuff in Scotland”
That is interesting. I would not have thought of the Scots making cheap stuff, but I have limited knowledge of them too.
Years ago I worked for a company that had a contest for something - you entered by filling out a small slip of paper and dropping it through a tiny slit into a Jack Daniels bourbon cask. I would wander over several times a day and just lean down (pretending to see how full the cask was) and breathe deeply..... the cask carried the scent of that bourbon.... I jokingly ask for a cask for my patio.
I enjoy good tequila too!
Not sure I’d know how handle that kind of weather year around. I like the changes in season. I just don’t like the freezing cold and iced up water pipes.
Can you source that? I’d be interested in learning.
I’m another. Hubby has always said there’s something sexy about a woman who likes Scotch.
It’s going to be a LOOOOOOOOONG four years. Think of all the Scotch we can sample? Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeehah.
We miss the change of seasons we had in PA, but Houston is growing on us. Winter here just means a reprieve from mowing the lawn - but nothing really dies.
I’ll have a wee dram of Oban, MaCallan and Laphroaig in that order please...........
Lots of great Scotch whiskies discussed on this thread. Any thoughts on Glenfarclas? Hard to find, but yummy!
Forgot to mention: Don’t miss the Scotch shop in the Duty-free area of Heathrow.......samples of EVERYTHING.
I'm a single malt guy married to a single malt gal. The Glenlivet is our fall back. The fifteen year old French Oak Cask Limousin is what we have on deck. Highland Park is pretty good. I don't mind Talisker but I'll take Laphroaig over it any day.
I’ll give those a try. Wish I were more of a connoisseur; I mostly stick with the old reliables like Maker’s Mark and Wild Turkey.
The flavor - well, at least the scent, unless we’re down there licking the casks - remains in these casks. I used to live in California and I did lots of winery tours and discovered that the casks are actually a very important part of the flavoring process.
“I like Johnnie Red better than the Black.”
Me, too, L.
Johnnie Red is my favorite blended whiskey.
(I’ve never had Green or Blue)
Well, it’s nice to meet another one! Actually, I think that’s true, judging by my bar experiences when I lived in NY. I met lots of interesting guys - while my beer or white wine drinking girlfriends were just sitting there twirling their beads. But down here in Florida, as I mentioned, people just stare at you when you order Scotch.
I’ve never tried Highland Park or Glenfarklas. That’s what I love about FR - you learn something new every day.
Here are six of them :
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