tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post9173637883174776553..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Caol Ila.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-91561222978617421462010-12-02T20:31:33.195+00:002010-12-02T20:31:33.195+00:00LI,
I've been to Islay, and visited Caol Ila....LI,<br /><br />I've been to Islay, and visited Caol Ila. An excellent whisky, £24 is a decent price. Interestingly Black Bottle contains Bunnahabhainn, a mere 2 miles from Caol Ila. BB is a decent blend, and at £11 a bottle is another bargain - one to share at smoky-drinky perhaps?<br /><br />Cheers.<br /><br />Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-20754404931754661752010-12-02T19:38:12.192+00:002010-12-02T19:38:12.192+00:00Beaujolais is pretty good lightly chilled actually...Beaujolais is pretty good lightly chilled actually. <br /><br />Ice in whisky is however, a sin without pardon!Styxhttp://blackdogblog-paul.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-10568948145973845452010-12-02T11:21:20.610+00:002010-12-02T11:21:20.610+00:00Nope just white but somehow whisky seems better to...Nope just white but somehow whisky seems better to me with a chunk of ice cooling it down a bit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-86074485790916940492010-12-02T10:51:25.294+00:002010-12-02T10:51:25.294+00:00Anon.
Would you chill red wine?Anon.<br /><br />Would you chill red wine?Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-54476808899126468762010-12-02T09:43:20.376+00:002010-12-02T09:43:20.376+00:00Leggy, have a look at masterofmalt.com hundreds of...Leggy, have a look at masterofmalt.com hundreds of whiskys and they sell most as tasters in 30ml bottles. A cheap way of getting my old man a £200 bottle for Xmas!Tom mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-80650632661289037632010-12-02T01:40:04.993+00:002010-12-02T01:40:04.993+00:00Whats the big thing with not putting ice in whisky...Whats the big thing with not putting ice in whisky?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-75072962070987925572010-12-02T00:56:42.900+00:002010-12-02T00:56:42.900+00:00Pavlov's Cat - Isle of Jura comes in a few var...Pavlov's Cat - Isle of Jura comes in a few variants these days. I wasn't much taken with the 'superstition' one and I haven't tried the 'origin'. Best thing to do is see if there's a pub that stocks it and buy one glass. That used to be my method of testing new ones, back in the days before smokers were barred from pubs. <br /><br />Now, the tasting happens at Smoky-Drinkies where we all bring different drinks along. Same principle, different venue, and of course it doesn't have the range of optics a real pub has. <br /><br />I'd say try a glass first, if possible. <br /><br />Simon - it's like drinking and smoking at the same time. And it kills any plaque and flushes out your sinuses. <br /><br />The only downside of these seriously peaty ones is that it's still on your breath in the morning. <br /><br />I have a theory that ancient drinkers of this stuff wandered into peat bogs and died - and it wasn't the peat that preserved their corpses. They were pickled before they hit the ground!Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-52383833057356890792010-12-01T23:58:48.174+00:002010-12-01T23:58:48.174+00:00Caol Ila - tastes fantastic but the combination of...Caol Ila - tastes fantastic but the combination of sea cave maturing an dpeat does make it smell like TCP!Simon Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586896340482296341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-16776048833882869052010-12-01T23:12:16.097+00:002010-12-01T23:12:16.097+00:00Hi Leggy, I would value your opinion on the Jura O...Hi Leggy, I would value your opinion on the Jura Origin, <br />I'm normally a Jamesons or 10yr Bushmills man. <br />But my local Co-Op always seems to have deals on this one, currently £16 and in these straightened times, it's still a lot to give out without trying. When going for the malts (and somebody else is buying natch) I do like the Islay, any comparison would be helpful.<br />cheers matePavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.com