8MileBU Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Before Christmas my daughter asked what kind of whisky I liked. Anything except Whyte & Mackay I said, stupidly forgetting that I can't stand US whiskeys. I've now got a bottle of Benchmark 8 year old bourbon. Any suggestions for a mixer to make this stuff palatable? I was thinking along the lines of Ginger Ale. Might need to go down the Tizer or Red Cola route if that doesn't work... Whyte & Mackay?Double dunt! [emoji39][emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 SCENES. What a birthday present. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 SCENES. What a birthday present. Weirdly enough a whisky I was just recently recommended. A bit out of my price range but heard very good things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 SCENES. What a birthday present. Scenes indeed. You are either very popular or somebody is going to bump you off. #carefulnow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 SCENES. What a birthday present. Probably the best whisky I've tried so well done for snagging it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeSI Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Before Christmas my daughter asked what kind of whisky I liked. Anything except Whyte & Mackay I said, stupidly forgetting that I can't stand US whiskeys. I've now got a bottle of Benchmark 8 year old bourbon. Any suggestions for a mixer to make this stuff palatable? I was thinking along the lines of Ginger Ale. Might need to go down the Tizer or Red Cola route if that doesn't work... Only use for bourbon in my book is an old fashioned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I was on the Yamazaki last night. 12 yo and distillers edition. I didn't want it to be true but both are absolutely superb. Straight into the top half dozen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Is aberfeldy a yey or ney? got given the 12 as a pressie. Im sure Ive had it before but I cant remember if I liked it or not. It was either that or the Glenrothes I wasnt a fan of but I think it was the latter. Dont know whether to open it or not or keep as a shit gift to someone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 It's awright. Would do for a regular half when you don't want to use up the good stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I don't think it's as bad as most folk on here think but it's certainly not one I would buy myself. For the price you can get better, but if I was gifted it I would be happy enough with it as it's a nice enough whisky imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 8 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: I was on the Yamazaki last night. 12 yo and distillers edition. I didn't want it to be true but both are absolutely superb. Straight into the top half dozen. Yamazaki is the nicest Japanese whiskey I've tried and I think it's at least as good as most malts, pricey though. I tried some Thai Whiskey the other night, ouch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Yamazaki is the nicest Japanese whiskey I've tried and I think it's at least as good as most malts, pricey though. I tried some Thai Whiskey the other night, ouch. I've still yet to try a Japanese whiskey. How do they compare to ours? Not sure I'm interested in a Thai one following that post. Was it bad?My old granda' used to always say "There's no such thing as bad whiskey, just some are better than others". Now I'm not so sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I've still yet to try a Japanese whiskey. How do they compare to ours? Not sure I'm interested in a Thai one following that post. Was it bad?My old granda' used to always say "There's no such thing as bad whiskey, just some are better than others". Now I'm not so sure. Japanese whiskies tend to be very smooth, and are often sweetish. I'm very impressed by the Hibiki as well. I recommend a gamble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I'm in Kuala Lumpur and tonight I'm going to the Whisky Bar http://thewhiskybarkl.com/whisky-list/ might try try the Balvenie Portwood that everyone on here, including myself, are very envious of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Japanese whiskies tend to be very smooth, and are often sweetish. I'm very impressed by the Hibiki as well. I recommend a gamble. That's how I found it. Not unlike a Dalwhinnie. I revisited the yamakazi 12 last night and whilst it is still a fantastically balanced and well made whisky I was thinking perhaps too smooth. It was missing a bit of spice, heat and a bit of roughness round the edges. If they could get a bit of Talisker salt and pepper in there they would be onto something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Ziggy said: I'm in Kuala Lumpur and tonight I'm going to the Whisky Bar http://thewhiskybarkl.com/whisky-list/ might try try the Balvenie Portwood that everyone on here, including myself, are very envious of. This is the best bar I have ever been in. Its pricey though, the Balvenie port wood is £22 a nip. I'm gonna pick a few cheaper ones first. Balvenie Triple Cask was 1st pick, it's brilliant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Noticed in the Albanach on the Royal Mile it's £9. I was tempted but I never know if it's worth paying money in a bar for a less commonly drank whisky when you've no idea how long that bottle has been opened for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 54 minutes ago, jmothecat said: Noticed in the Albanach on the Royal Mile it's £9. I was tempted but I never know if it's worth paying money in a bar for a less commonly drank whisky when you've no idea how long that bottle has been opened for. This was a question I asked way back in the thread. How much does the quality of the whisky deteriorate once the bottle has been opened? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 37 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: This was a question I asked way back in the thread. How much does the quality of the whisky deteriorate once the bottle has been opened? I'm not sure of the science but if it's a matter of months then I think it should be negligible. If it's over a year then maybe it would suffer a bit of evaporation. Is a good bottle going to remain open on the royal mile for a year plus with all the well off tourists that visit? I say go for it if you can justify it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I'm not sure of the science but if it's a matter of months then I think it should be negligible. If it's over a year then maybe it would suffer a bit of evaporation. Is a good bottle going to remain open on the royal mile for a year plus with all the well off tourists that visit? I say go for it if you can justify it. The only issue is with it being a bar that stocks 200 odd whiskies I wonder how often certain ones will actually be asked for. I do want to try it though so might buy some next time I'm up that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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