Single Malt - aberlour, old pulteney, the balvenie

Bourbon - 101, makers mark, elijah craig, woodford reserve (trying wt rare breed tomorrow)

Rum - santiago de cuba good budget one.

Quality is scance substitute for quantity 

21 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

Quality is scance substitute for quantity 

How so?

I like your single malt choices. Are you buying these in Thailand? I thought whisky was expensive enough in Scotland!

Glenmorangie single malt. 1,800 baht in the local minimart.

2100 baht, 4900 baht, 3600 baht respectively

where?

Irish whisky, of any type is far superior to  any Scotch whisky.   

10 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Irish whisky, of any type is far superior to  any Scotch whisky.   

As long as you add enough coke, the whiskey doesn't matter.

21 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Irish whisky, of any type is far superior to  any Scotch whisky.   

Bland by comparison and limited choice, no Irish can match the best single malt

21 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Glenmorangie single malt. 1,800 baht in the local minimart.

27 quid on Amazon UK, about 1,200 baht

Jamesons !

 

1 hour ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Irish whisky, of any type is far superior to  any Scotch whisky.   

Nope mostly cheap stuff. The good ones are ok but Scotland has 50 for every 1 good Irish ome.

8 minutes ago, Carlosm said:

Jamesons !

 

Nasty stuff

52 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

As long as you add enough coke, the whiskey doesn't matter.

To a single malt? Bourbon is better with coke

21 years old Springbank is Okay for me, but an old enough Glenfiddich is also all right...????????

23 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Glenmorangie single malt. 1,800 baht in the local minimart.

I will absolutely second Glenmorangie as it is the best by a country mile. Good luck to everyone and I could only afford ‘one bottle per day per man perhaps’????????????????????????????

35 minutes ago, jack7106 said:

I will absolutely second Glenmorangie as it is the best by a country mile. Good luck to everyone and I could only afford ‘one bottle per day per man perhaps’????????????????????????????

Its ok not wow

Mark-up of quality whisky is huge in Thailand, over 50pc above UK prices. However Johnny Walker whiskies seem to have the economy of scale in their favour so some prices are only a bit more than UK prices. Not that I recommend JW in general but their Green Label is a blend of four 15 year old Single Malts and is an acceptable dram for less than 2000 baht . Personally I would pay more for a Glen Scotia which I am told is still available in Bangkok. My favourite is the Glen Scotia Double Cask for about 2400 baht. (less than 40 quid in the UK)

Whisky.... NO “E”.. try some ...

 

The difference comes from the translation of words from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic forms. In the late 1800s, Scottish whisky was also very poor quality therefore the Irish producers wanted to differentiate their product. These days though, both Scotch and Irish are two of the greatest spirits on the planet. 

1 minute ago, DJ54 said:

Whisky.... NO “E”.. try some ...

 

The difference comes from the translation of words from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic forms. In the late 1800s, Scottish whisky was also very poor quality therefore the Irish producers wanted to differentiate their product. These days though, both Scotch and Irish are two of the greatest spirits on the planet. 

Whisky is singular

Whiskies plural

On 7/20/2021 at 8:25 PM, Sparktrader said:

How so?

'Cos a US$1,000 bottle of whisky won't get you drunk in 1 night. But 2 Baht 130 bottles will!!!

Edited July 22, 20215 yr by LongTimeLurker

Tullamore dew

Jamiesons

Bushmills

 

Edited July 22, 20215 yr by userabcd

7 minutes ago, userabcd said:

Tullamore dew

Jamiesons

Bushmills

 

Bushmills ok. Other 2 rough.

1 hour ago, jack7106 said:

I will absolutely second Glenmorangie as it is the best by a country mile. Good luck to everyone and I could only afford ‘one bottle per day per man perhaps’????????????????????????????

Agree. Definately my favourite

Had a brief fling with single-malt a few years ago but didn't develop a nose for the odor of rotting kelp at low tide.  Retreated to more benign Johnny Black or Jameson's before abandoning it for a new fling with IPA beers; some of which had the odor of sweaty gym socks squirted with grapefruit. 

Yumm! ????

1 minute ago, 55Jay said:

Had a brief fling with single-malt a few years ago but didn't develop a nose for the odor of rotting kelp at low tide.  Retreated to more benign Johnny Black or Jameson's before abandoning it for a new fling with IPA beers; some of which had the odor of sweaty gym socks squirted with grapefruit. 

Yumm! ????

You should write books

On 7/21/2021 at 4:04 PM, John435 said:

I like your single malt choices. Are you buying these in Thailand? I thought whisky was expensive enough in Scotland!

Tried about 12 this year

I stay with Black. I know it's not exactly the best whisky out there. But it's available in every girly bar. 

And girls and Black combined is better than just a good whisky - at least IMHO.

 

Glenlivet Founders Reserve 1824 - Best regular ‘drinker’ (always get a bottle from Duty free)

Glenlivet Rare Cask - Best ’slightly better’ regular drinker (always get a bottle from Duty free)

Bruichladdich - Laddie Eight ‘excellent, but harder to find’ (pick one up whenever I see it)

Bruichladdich - Black Art ’the best whisky I’ve tried’ (too expensive !)

Hibiki 12 year - Best non Scotch whisky - rare as hens teeth (even in Japan).

Auchentoshan American Oak - also a good regular drinker and available in Thailand (not crazily priced)

Woodford reserve - when I fancy an Old Fashioned !

 

I’m perfectly happy in a bar with friends and Bottle of Chivas, BlackLabel or Jamesons on the table...   but I enjoy my selection when at home and I fancy a tipple....