Spirits, what you drinking...

[mansr]

I’ll try it one finger at a time.

Oh, the ways that could be misconstrued if quoted out of context.

 

[dlieb]

I received this as a gift, a Speyside single malt. What should I expect?

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Rick “still a scotch beginner” Denney

This stuff is great! Very sherried and hot (given the high ABV). The Tamdhu 15 is great as well.

 

[Raindog123]

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I’ll try it one finger at a time.

Oh, the ways that could be misconstrued if quoted out of context

Probably the most innocent of them:

 

[rdenney]

Oh, the ways that could be misconstrued if quoted out of context.

I do have large hands.

Rick “what?” Denney

 

[Alexanderc]

 

[Raindog123]

Wish I fancied Scotch the way I fancy Irish Whiskey...

 

[Ilkless]

Wish I fancied Scotch the way I fancy Irish Whiskey...

Love me some Irish. Had a great Cooley single cask last year I still think about (bottled for a local whiskey bar) - gorgeous tropical fruit, plum pudding and white chocolate.

For something totally different, just had some Japanese plum liqueur a local Japanese-run bar made themselves - stuff is off the menu and tucked away under the bar counter. The commercial stuff is so sickly-sweet it gives me a headache, but this has a wonderful aroma and the right amount of sweetness. Perfect on the rocks. They made a few versions with different base spirits (shochu, sake, brandy and Suntory whiskey) they steeped fresh Japanese plums in. Lots of wood, massive live-edge wood counter and big old JBLs playing in the background.

 

[Alexanderc]

Wish I fancied Scotch the way I fancy Irish Whiskey...

I’ve recently discovered Irish whiskey. Lots to explore.

 

[pads]

Gin lover here, Dutch, English, but lately not far from where I live a small distillery opened up and have been producing some of the best I've ever had.

 

[Destination: Moon]

Gin lover here, Dutch, English, but lately not far from where I live a small distillery opened up and have been producing some of the best I've ever had.
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Sitting with my 2nd gin (Bombay) and tonic of the season.... Saw my first grizzly of this spring earlier today..... Spring is officially here!

 

[Alexanderc]

Gin lover here, Dutch, English, but lately not far from where I live a small distillery opened up and have been producing some of the best I've ever had.
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I don’t seem to be able to get this where I live, but I will keep my eyes open.

 

[Standingstones]

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This is a very good starting point for those wishing to experience Islay whiskies.

 

[Standingstones]

Aberlour A'Bunadh Single cask

Always great, big flavours for a Speyside.

Now you are talking!

 

[pads]

I don’t seem to be able to get this where I live, but I will keep my eyes open.

They're pretty small, here's their site....
http://www.ampersanddistilling.com

 

[David Harper]

Here's something interesting that most people aren't aware of ; all Vodka is exactly the same. That's right; chemically there are only two molecules in vodka- H2o(water) and ethanol (alcohol). So the most expensive $50 a bottle premium vodka on the shelf is exactly the same as the cheapest $10 a bottle stuff on the shelf at Osco. The distillation process removes everything except water and alcohol. Doesn't matter what the source of the alcohol is. All that's left is pure ethyl alcohol. Those who claim to taste a difference in different vodkas are experiencing the same kind of delusion as those who claim to hear a difference in speaker wires. Placebo.

 

[Wes]

has this been confirmed with a mass spec.??

 

[mansr]

I'd expect to find varying levels of impurities in addition to water and ethanol. Whether any are present in sufficient concentration to impart a noticeable flavour is another question.

 

[threni]

I'd expect to find varying levels of impurities in addition to water and ethanol. Whether any are present in sufficient concentration to impart a noticeable flavour is another question.

Of course, it's entirely possible that there'll be a difference in taste which can't be measured objectively, as there are no technical tests for water memory, or cost...

 

[TeBheag]

With a user name like mine you'd think it'd be malt whisky, but at the moment it's vodka

 

[Wes]

there are no technical tests for water memory ...

There are, however, taste tests of water from public utilities and contests thereof. Our drinking water (from mtn. springs in a conifer forest) routinely wins somewhere in the top 5. Our utility puts that in their newsletter.