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Jack Daniels and Jim Bean are bourbons. Ha typical STW back chat. Never, I really never did know that! Next you will tell me its made from corn! and is Mainly made in the USA! You really are of high itellect! Its still whisky! Bourbon whisky! I would not swap a bottle of Jack Daniels for any one of the listed Scotch on here!
Ahem old no7 tennessee sour mash no mention of bourbon anywhere whereas the far superior IMHO Woodford Reserve........ 🙂
Jack Daniels & Jim Bean are bourbons anyway.
Jack Daniel's isn't a bourbon, it's a Tennessee Whiskey. "Bourbon" is a (US) legally protected term. JD is charcoal filtered, which excludes it from being a bourbon.
Pedantry aside, Jim Beam white / Jack Daniel's aren't exactly examples of premium grade American 'whiskeys'. In UK terms, their equivalents would be things like Teachers.
If you prefer bourbon / JD to Scotch / Irish whisk(e)y, I'd suggest trying something like Maker's Mark. Then when you next champion bourbon in a whiskey discussion, you might have a little more credibility. (-:
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Just popped a glenfiddich 15 solera and very nice it is too, esp as It's 8 quid off a bottle in tescos 😉
at this time of the day?
Penderyn is awful compared to some of the real whisky described above.
Really it is vile, good for unblocking drains.
Well, as a rule I don't drink before lunch, but since so many of you are already at it I'll have a Bushmills Malt please.
Very tasty and very very mellow. Quite different to Scotch whisky.
Got a 15yo Dalmore for Xmas which is very impressive.
Organic yup why the devil not , on leave just now one taster won't hurt 😉
I'm not bothered, tried loads of whiskys. Your fancy Scotch and Bourbens. I still like what I like. Your opinion is not noted! Give me a bottle of JD or Jim B anyday. Comparing Teachers to Jacks is just stupid anyway. Typical STW incediary posting!
I have also tasted many wines. I have tated wine costing 5 quid that tastes as good as fancy named and vintage years costing way more, that tasted vile. Although some middle class person quaffing it down and being a snoot, will have a total different opinion!
Penderyn is awful compared to some of the real whisky described above.
My overriding impression of Penderyn is that it'll be lovely when it's finished, but given what they're charging for it now I don't think I'll be able to afford it by then.
By my reckoning, they can't be far off producing a 10yo now? Anyone know?
I'm not srsed tried loads of whiskys. Your fancy Scotch and Bourbens. I still like what I like. Your opinion is not noted!
's your loss. You can lead an arse to water but can't make him drink. Or something. (-:
Penderyn is awful compared to some of the real whisky described above.Really it is vile, good for unblocking drains.
My bottle was most agreeable, maybe all the bile in your mouth soured the taste...
Penderyn - quite liked it myself. Admittedly its overpriced and a little erm bland?
As for recommendations, it really depends whether you like the peaty whiskies or not. I don't, so I'd recommend:
Highland Park
Glenkinchie distiller's edition
For me, I think pedalhead has it. Hard to get any better than Ardbeg.
I wasn't keen on Penderyn either. Lagavulin 16 is probably my favourite whisky, amazing.
Penderyn is very batch dependant as it is still in its early days and the consistency is not quite there yet. Therefore one batch may end up tasting like sulphur and the next could win an award (I believe this is mainly due to the quality of the barrels they are/have been using) I also agree that it is overpriced especially with the lottery of quality.
For something different I would say Quarter cask is hard to beat, but maybe something from the little Speyside distillery of Benromach. It does an excellent peated whisky if that is your preferred style, but my favourite is the organic.
Thats interesting from Bentos.
The stuff I had was almost undrinkable but I probably would try it again, but mainly cos the distillery is just up the road from where I live.
It'll always do well if just for novelty of being the only welsh whisky.
Not a fan of Penderyn either - again, it'll do well because it's Welsh, not because it's a good whisky.
As others have said, Lagavulin 16 is good, or try some of the specialist single cask bottlings - there are some great ones out there. I have a 16 yo Laphroag at the moment, which is lovely. Another (but not Islay) great is Aberlour Abun'd'a. Off to pour one now actually (and I may look up how to spell it whilst I'm there!)
maybe something from the little Speyside distillery of Benromach. It does an excellent peated whisky if that is your preferred style, but my favourite is the organic.
This man is wise. The Benromach Organic is superb for the money, it's one of my favourites. It's hard to beat without spending considerably more.
ack Daniel's isn't a bourbon, it's a Tennessee Whiskey.
its also a sourmash whiskey very different to our scottish drink