First it was Bourbon then it was Scotch then it was Rye now it is Irish Whiskey

March 11, 2021, 07:02 PM

71 TRUCK

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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
Once again thank you for the suggestions.

I will try just about anything but my wife can be a little picky. She thinks most Bourbons taste like gasoline

The cheap bourbons sort of do, and I am a bourbon drinker.

Yea I am a Bourbon drinker also. One of my favorites is Blantons. It is hard to find around here but I do have some left. I only drink it on rare occasions. I have been drinking Elijah Craig and Angels Envy lately.

To her even some of the expensive ones taste like gasoline. She does like the Angels Envy finished in port wine barrels.

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March 12, 2021, 10:38 AM

Rosahane

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
Once again thank you for the suggestions.

I will try just about anything but my wife can be a little picky. She thinks most Bourbons taste like gasoline

The cheap bourbons sort of do, and I am a bourbon drinker.

Yea I am a Bourbon drinker also. One of my favorites is Blantons. It is hard to find around here but I do have some left. I only drink it on rare occasions. I have been drinking Elijah Craig and Angels Envy lately.

To her even some of the expensive ones taste like gasoline. She does like the Angels Envy finished in port wine barrels.

Living in Ireland I obviously drink mostly Irish Whiskey or Single malt Scotch. I had the occasional JD or Jim Beam over the years and liked them well enough at the time.

I'm currently rereading all the C J Box Joe Pickett books and there are a good few references to Makers Mark being a premium Bourbon so I got a bottle to try.

I'm very underwhelmed! What am I missing?

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March 12, 2021, 01:30 PM

feersum dreadnaught

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Originally posted by Rosahane:
there are a good few references to Makers Mark being a premium Bourbon so I got a bottle to try.

I'm very underwhelmed! What am I missing?

As far as I'm concerned, you are missing nothing. stick to the Redbreast, I do.

Then again, the smell of bourbon still induces a small retch for me - related to a misadventure with Wild Turkey 101 35 years ago.

March 12, 2021, 03:04 PM

Rosahane

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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
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Originally posted by Rosahane:
there are a good few references to Makers Mark being a premium Bourbon so I got a bottle to try.

I'm very underwhelmed! What am I missing?

As far as I'm concerned, you are missing nothing. stick to the Redbreast, I do.

Then again, the smell of bourbon still induces a small retch for me - related to a misadventure with Wild Turkey 101 35 years ago.

I had a similar experience with Irish Mist about 40 years ago.

March 12, 2021, 03:15 PM

GT-40DOC

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:

Yea I am a Bourbon drinker also. I have been drinking Elijah Craig and Angels Envy lately.

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I am very fond of Elijah Craig, not so much with Angel's Envy.

March 12, 2021, 03:33 PM

bald1

Never took to bourbon or rye for that matter. Could be that as a pre-teen the sample I stole from my father's liquor cabinet put me off for life.

Who knows.
I would sample some every few years but still found it, while not like gasoline like our friend's wife above, not at all pleasing.

For decades I enjoyed single malt scotch, primarily speysides but dabbled with others. Then I had a heart attack and went cold turkey quitting cigars and pipes which changed my taste buds. I found, after this, that Irish pleased my palette more than any other type of whisk(e)y. That was 15 years ago and I haven't looked back.

March 12, 2021, 04:21 PM

lude4life

Not sure on a specific Irish whiskey to recommend, but since you are in the trying mood...

Give some of the Japanese whiskeys a chance. I have been pleasantly surprised. Very good.

Nikka Coffey Grain is a very nice one.

Suntory Toki for the cheaper end of the spectrum.

March 16, 2021, 11:09 PM

mr kablammo

Tullamore DEW 12 Yr was on sale, $40. Its nice, but maybe not twice the price nice.

March 17, 2021, 01:09 PM

YellowJacket

Just had a shot of Jameson Black Barrel and highly recommend. I'm not a big Irish whiskey fan, but this is quite good.

March 28, 2021, 12:46 PM

357fuzz

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Anyone here have an opinion on this.

March 28, 2021, 02:22 PM

bald1

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Originally posted by 357fuzz:

Anyone here have an opinion on this.

Picked up a bottle of Powers Gold to try a few months back. Wasn't impressed at all.

FWIW my Irish favs are:

Single Pot Still:
-- Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
-- Redbreast 12

Blend:
-- Jameson's Black Barrel

Cheap blend:
-- Tullamore Dew

March 28, 2021, 03:05 PM

357fuzz

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Originally posted by bald1:
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Originally posted by 357fuzz:

Anyone here have an opinion on this.

Picked up a bottle of Powers Gold to try a few months back. Wasn't impressed at all.

FWIW my Irish favs are:

Single Pot Still:
-- Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
-- Redbreast 12

Blend:
-- Jameson's Black Barrel

Cheap blend:
-- Tullamore Dew

Thanks!!!!