ha ha! Peaty whiskies are my fave. Ardbeg, especially the specials through the committee. I also found on my travels around Scotland that local whiskies to the place seem to taste better, not sure why that is, but it makes magical sense. So at some point, I need to get myself over to Islay.
I’ve had a strangely reversed journey to Morgoth. I loved the peaty whiskies such as Laphroig from late youth into my early forties, they were a favourite of my fathers and we’d often sit by the hearth sipping away and trying to complete the cryptic crossword. Some years later I inexplicably lost the taste for them , almost overnight and began to favour the smoother Whiskies. I can picture my old man calling me a philistine and the cat looking at me with disdain for my change in palate.
Maybe I’ll try one again this Winter reduce the shame my ancestors must feel!
Peat for cold winter days with rain and wind and fireplace warmth. The other whiskies for calmer times. There are whiskies for my friends, whiskies for my family, and whisky for just me. Merry Christmas.
I've always preferred Scottish whisky's over my native Irish ones due to the peaty notes which are rare in Irish ones (though there are lots of new craft producers that have sprung up in Ireland in recent years that I've yet to try).
Having said that I just treated myself to a bottle of Bushmills while shopping earlier :)
Whisky drinker here too and partial to the stock Irish ones as I’ve found them less sharp so will try the GlenAllachie.
Remarkable though how expensive some whiskies are. I usually travel during Xmas and find myself in the whisky section of airport duty free shops looking in amazement at the bottle designs, ingredients, age, and of course price! Cheers
Nice recommendations mate, as a forgotten citizen "in a somewhat forgotten corner of the United Kingdom" I have to go with the Bushmills ;-) I make a nice bourbon, and Irish myself, my folks have been doing so under the radar for almost as long as Bushmills..
Ha well I won't lie, the inhouse Bushmills was very special I just couldn't include it because of both the price for a full bottle and or that people would have to go there.
Controversial! I won’t get caught in the crossfire of this debate but I think Jameson’s outclasses almost everything in the price range. It was a favourite of mine back in the late 90’s, smooth and tasty. It was the same price as Bell’s and Teacher’s but was in a different league in terms of quality. A friend and I would go halves on a bottle and go out on the town in East London when it was all run down warehouses and dingy snooker clubs with not a Tarquin to be seen.
I read that Irish and American whiskies are written 'whiskey' as opposed to Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies which usually omit the 'e'. Would Northern Ireland (part of the UK) brands be spelled with or without an 'e'. Genuinely curious.
My favourite was Glendronach 15 from 2012/3, 55 euros a bottle in Munich, if I'd known it would be discontinued I would have laid in a few bottles. Closest I came to it afterwards was a Laphroaig 18, lovely but v expensive, it belonged to a v rich student of mine, we sat in his garden and he offered me a glass, good times indeed.
After a trying year, let us wind down with a warm fire and a little tot.
Merry Christmas Morgoth to you and yours. This Sub is the best pal and what is more 'I like the cut of your jib!'
Merry Christmas
ha ha! Peaty whiskies are my fave. Ardbeg, especially the specials through the committee. I also found on my travels around Scotland that local whiskies to the place seem to taste better, not sure why that is, but it makes magical sense. So at some point, I need to get myself over to Islay.
I fully intend to try the peaty ones again, now that I know a little bit about it all.
I’ve had a strangely reversed journey to Morgoth. I loved the peaty whiskies such as Laphroig from late youth into my early forties, they were a favourite of my fathers and we’d often sit by the hearth sipping away and trying to complete the cryptic crossword. Some years later I inexplicably lost the taste for them , almost overnight and began to favour the smoother Whiskies. I can picture my old man calling me a philistine and the cat looking at me with disdain for my change in palate.
Maybe I’ll try one again this Winter reduce the shame my ancestors must feel!
For me Lagavulin but if I'm feeling punchy the Laphroaig!!
In happier times we knew how to drink whisky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZk2jV5gJbM&t=1s
Merry Christmas to you and all your followers. I will be having a few whiskies myself during the festivities.
Nadolig Llawen brawd!
Peat for cold winter days with rain and wind and fireplace warmth. The other whiskies for calmer times. There are whiskies for my friends, whiskies for my family, and whisky for just me. Merry Christmas.
I've always preferred Scottish whisky's over my native Irish ones due to the peaty notes which are rare in Irish ones (though there are lots of new craft producers that have sprung up in Ireland in recent years that I've yet to try).
Having said that I just treated myself to a bottle of Bushmills while shopping earlier :)
Whisky drinker here too and partial to the stock Irish ones as I’ve found them less sharp so will try the GlenAllachie.
Remarkable though how expensive some whiskies are. I usually travel during Xmas and find myself in the whisky section of airport duty free shops looking in amazement at the bottle designs, ingredients, age, and of course price! Cheers
Nice recommendations mate, as a forgotten citizen "in a somewhat forgotten corner of the United Kingdom" I have to go with the Bushmills ;-) I make a nice bourbon, and Irish myself, my folks have been doing so under the radar for almost as long as Bushmills..
Ha well I won't lie, the inhouse Bushmills was very special I just couldn't include it because of both the price for a full bottle and or that people would have to go there.
It's a perfect place to be forgotten btw.
Irish > scotch
Controversial! I won’t get caught in the crossfire of this debate but I think Jameson’s outclasses almost everything in the price range. It was a favourite of mine back in the late 90’s, smooth and tasty. It was the same price as Bell’s and Teacher’s but was in a different league in terms of quality. A friend and I would go halves on a bottle and go out on the town in East London when it was all run down warehouses and dingy snooker clubs with not a Tarquin to be seen.
Happy times and hats off to the Irish whiskeys!
If "a rather depressing milestone" is what I think it is, I'm right behind you, buddy. Cheers to your health and long life!
I read that Irish and American whiskies are written 'whiskey' as opposed to Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies which usually omit the 'e'. Would Northern Ireland (part of the UK) brands be spelled with or without an 'e'. Genuinely curious.
Interesting post, Morgoth.
Thank you and Merry Christmas.
I see that Bushmills has the ''E'' on their site.
Merry Christmas.
I'm not a whiskey drinker , but I may try again some other Christmas time. Merry Christmas morgoth . Cheers 🥂
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you and all your family Morgoth.
And best wishes for coming year.
My dad and brothers always drink neat whisky together, but they can drink the whole bottle!
Ha that's easy done when there's a few of you...sadly.
https://youtu.be/mKIqNTJ-yus?si=EoAA2FHVlDOS4LMQ made me think of this legend.
My favourite was Glendronach 15 from 2012/3, 55 euros a bottle in Munich, if I'd known it would be discontinued I would have laid in a few bottles. Closest I came to it afterwards was a Laphroaig 18, lovely but v expensive, it belonged to a v rich student of mine, we sat in his garden and he offered me a glass, good times indeed.