Whisky, had no idea there was so much to it.

[flyguyd]

Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck

I'm honestly still trying to like bourbon. Or Kentucky. Generally, I find it way too sweet, some of it even floral like my grandma's perfume.....even rye is a bit on the sweet side for me. I do really like a lot of the 40 creek whiskey, but have yet to try a bourbon/kentucky and say YES! I like this.

And yet I can love an Islay Whisky that some would say tastes like a wet sheep that has been rolled in a peat fire to put it out, then squeezed out and filtered through some barley mash. Weird, huh?

It is weird Not sure how you guys can drink that Islay stuff
its just too ashtray , iodine, stale beer and a little wet sheepish for me.....lol Maybe i started too low end . I was gifted a 10 or 12 yr Bowmore a few years ago that took me a yr /1/2 to get thru, not because i was hoarding it either

[grouse_hunter]

Originally Posted by Spidey

Got really spoiled with these offerings while living in Tokyo. Haven't seen them here yet, but still searching!

http://whisky.suntory.com/en/na/prod...aki/index.html

We are searching for the same elusive spirit! I like their blend, Toki, quite a bit. Trying it made me want to seek out their better products. I'll have to make it out to Wines and Beyond and see if they can order a bottle of the 18 and 25 year old Yamazaki.

[Spidey]

Originally Posted by grouse_hunter

We are searching for the same elusive spirit! I like their blend, Toki, quite a bit. Trying it made me want to seek out their better products. I'll have to make it out to Wines and Beyond and see if they can order a bottle of the 18 and 25 year old Yamazaki.

Well, let me know if you find it! I was gifted both the Glenfiddich Speyside 18 and the Yamazkaki 18 while working in Japan and when I brought them back to Canada, the Yamazaki was clearly the favorite (much to everyone's surprise - albeit apples to oranges...) I don't know a whole heck of a lot about whiskey but it made me want to kick myself for not bringing as much of the Yamazaki back to Canada as I could on my return trips. Back then, I think it was going for $55 CDN for 750ml at Narita Airport duty free....sigh...

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by flyguyd

It is weird Not sure how you guys can drink that Islay stuff
its just too ashtray , iodine, stale beer and a little wet sheepish for me.....lol Maybe i started too low end . I was gifted a 10 or 12 yr Bowmore a few years ago that took me a yr /1/2 to get thru, not because i was hoarding it either

I like the Bowmore stuff ok, but it isn't on the top of my Islay list as it doesn't have enough of that smoke, peat, iodine and salt that I like....that would be Laphroaig, Ardbeg, and Lagavullin. Makes the Bowmore seem down right civilized!

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by brslk

Just stay away from JD. That stuff is to whiskey what Budweiser is to beer.

I used to love Jack Daniels. Got sick on it one night and can't handle the smell since, let alone the taste.

Jack Daniels Honey, now there's some good news

[rem338win]

Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck

I'm honestly still trying to like bourbon. Or Kentucky. Generally, I find it way too sweet, some of it even floral like my grandma's perfume.....even rye is a bit on the sweet side for me. I do really like a lot of the 40 creek whiskey, but have yet to try a bourbon/kentucky and say YES! I like this.

And yet I can love an Islay Whisky that some would say tastes like a wet sheep that has been rolled in a peat fire to put it out, then squeezed out and filtered through some barley mash. Weird, huh?

If you like the Islay whisky then you need find and they these guys:

kilchomandistillery.com

One of the best blends of peat and smoke with that earthy blend of bark, dirt and fire I've had.

Liken the old Obans meets a Ardbegg.

[silverdoctor]

If anyone wants to offer up a taste test for some of these whiskey’s, I'm in