Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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Any fans of Japanese whisky?
I have (or had) these in my collection so far:
Nikka Taketsuru 12 Pure Malt
Yamazaki 12
Hibiki 12
Nikka Coffey GrainTrying to get the Nikka Coffey Malt next.
Love Hibiki 12. I have some Hakushu in my cabinet as well.
Haven't tried the Hakushu yet, was going to get a bottle of Yoichi 15 but decided on a Balvenie 15 Single Barrel instead.
Have you tried the Hibiki 17? I heard that one is absolutely delicious. If the 12 is already that good (my favorite blended)…
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I haven't tried the 17, I don't think much of that hits the American market. It was hard enough to get the 12, I haven't been able to replace it yet. Agreed it's the best blended Scotch style whiskey I've tried.
Hakushu is peated. Highly recommended.
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Thanks. I seriously recommend the Nikka Coffey [single] Grain whisky, it's absolutely amazing.
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Tonight's cold remedy.
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http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/11/09/the-gruesome-cannibalism-behind-jameson-whiskey/
this is why i dont drink jameson
i did however just buy a bottle of willett 6 year cask strength rye. it was so good i promptly bought a backup. i also bought the 2 year to mix with my newly acquired st george absinthe to make sazeracs.
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I'm in need of a good bottle of bourbon… I'll go by whatever you recommend, jdl... And then I'll see whether I can find it... Bourbon sure isn't popular here...
some of my favs:
noahs mill
rowans creek
four roses single barrell
four roses small batch
buffalo trace
basil haydenstolerable to enjoyable:
bulleit
bookers -
cheers
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recent pickups:
noahs mill (40 bucks at a nearby liquor store, what a steal)
4 roses single barrel (30 bucks, what a steal)
hibiki 12 (bought it for the bottle, dissappointed with taste. its OK. too peaty for my liking, not very sweet. for what i paid i guess i'm not too dissappointed though. w as about 55/60)
oban 14 distillers (one of my fav scotches)
basil hayden's. just a standard that i'll let others drinkrecent subtractions
michters straight rye, single barrel. was too good so we finished it on friday lol.
one of my willett 6 year's is almost gone. -
recent pickups:
hibiki 12 (bought it for the bottle, dissappointed with taste. its OK. too peaty for my liking, not very sweet. for what i paid i guess i'm not too dissappointed though. w as about 55/60)
Hibiki 12 is definitely not peated.
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recent pickups:
hibiki 12 (bought it for the bottle, dissappointed with taste. its OK. too peaty for my liking, not very sweet. for what i paid i guess i'm not too dissappointed though. w as about 55/60)
Hibiki 12 is definitely not peated.
alright good to know
definitely still got that mediciney taste a little bit. whats that flavor?
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Well, you may be tasting peat, but it would have to be quite faint. I don't recall picking any up (I probably assumed it was char if I did) but you may have a more sensitive palate than I do. I think they used some Hukushu malt in the blend, which would probably be the only peat in the whole shebang, but it's not a very strongly peated spirit. So either you're very sensitive to peat or you're picking up on some combination of barrel char, peat, and maybe the unusual practice of aging the spirit in plum wine barrels–my guess is the confluence of all three. If we were in the same city I'd make you an offer on the bottle!
I have long wondered if there are peat bogs in Japan or if they import from Scotland.
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I jujst got the Yoichi 10 for my birthday. Haven't tried it yet, but look forwardto it. I heard somebody Claim it to be peaty, will Report back when I know.
My only japanese whiskies were the Yamazaki 12 and Nikka Straight from the Barrel, both not peated.
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The Hakushu is lightly and lovely peated. Generally given the Japanese highball consumption of whisky I'm guessing there are few peated malts in use.
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I may have told this story before, but…
…a lovely peated Japanese whisky.
And in a moment, dark and stormy with a blackstrap rum a buddy brought from Turks & Caicos.
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I really like the 10 YO Yoichi. Reminds me of Springbank - lightly smokey / peaty balanced with fruity sherry cask influences and dispite its age the oak left its mark. A really well balanced whisky.
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blanton's
wow what a bourbon
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blanton's
wow what a bourbon
Where'd you find it? I went to 5 liquor stores so far and they are all out.
