OT: Irish Whiskey

[NoLondonBroil]

Originally posted by Knight_Light:

Originally posted by NoLondonBroil:

I am not well versed with the style, other than doing shots of it.

Skip doing shots to get drunk...enjoy drinking/sipping good spirits over a period of time...you will enjoy it a heck of a lot more.

Yeah, I've got that covered, thanks. Too well, probably.

The point of the thread is that most major label Irish whiskeys are not really sip-worthy, and I was asking about their "premium" offerings.

 

[scarleteagle]

Originally posted by

His product is exceptional, and even the hard-core whiskey drinkers who like to stand on their wallets have been blown away from sipping it neat, room temp. None of it has aged for 12 or 16 years... and it doesn't have to be.

Some of the most expensive wines on the market are close to the highest end of winemaking technique there is, and it would take absurd investments for a home farmer/winemaker to produce comparable product. World-class restaurants can prepare incredible food, but an experienced home chef can come pretty close to the same level of quality. Homebrew is often at least as good, if not better, than the commercial stuff. But spirits are different.

Now, I want you to think about the first time you had a really, really, incredible steak. Like a life-changing steak.

Now imagine that previously you had only ever eaten at Applebee's.

That's what the difference in quality is like, between anything you can find in a liquor store, versus what RU4Real is making.

Wow, that's a pretty great endorsement. I've been on a blantons kick lately - but I will have to try this. Any way to get it outside of a tailgate? Having a kid in July so I cancelled season tickets.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Originally posted by scarleteagle:

Having a kid in July so I cancelled season tickets.

Good god! WHY? Don't you know you're supposed to indoctrinate them young?

 

[Purple-Ed]

Originally posted by RBS05:
Bushmills? That's Protestant whiskey!
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Sooooo true.

 

[RBS05]

Amateurs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeCQDave60E

 

[scarleteagle]

Originally posted by DJ Spanky:

Originally posted by scarleteagle:

Having a kid in July so I cancelled season tickets.

Good god! WHY? Don't you know you're supposed to indoctrinate them young?

Oh, it will be. But as our first kid just not year 1.

We we have an entire basement room dedicated to rutgers so it will definitely be a fan.

 

[William J. Leggett]

I don't care for Jameson, I believe all that advertising is the only thing making it popular. Of that list I'd go with Tullamore Dew. Smooth and reasonable price. Just like other whiskeys, you can spend a crazy amount for a good Irish whiskey. Found something called Wolfhound at my local Total Wine that's reasonably priced ($20) and very smooth, well rated.

Powers….

Powers Gold Label > Jameson
Powers Three Swallows (my favorite)
Powers John’s Lane > Redbreast

Yellow Spot and Green Spot are both fantastic.

Another nice blended Irish is Teelings Small Batch. The Teeling Single Pot still is okay but will be great in another 5 years.

 

[rurichdog]

Hello 7 year old thread. Aging like whiskey.

 

[DowntownT_Brown]

Glad this was resuscitated, it was an enjoyable read. It appears I will need to buy a bunch of bottles from Powers.

I recently bought a bottle of Slane and I think it is a good value for the price but maybe too sweet/smooth for the ones looking for a kick.

 

[William J. Leggett]

Glad this was resuscitated, it was an enjoyable read. It appears I will need to buy a bunch of bottles from Powers.

I recently bought a bottle of Slane and I think it is a good value for the price but maybe too sweet/smooth for the ones looking for a kick.

Definitely Powers… Also look into the Spots..

 

[RUScrew85]

Jameson is actually Irish, i.e. it's made in Ireland. Bushmill's is from Northern Ireland. For me, it's Jameson. Neat. Don't mess it up by pouring it in coffee and adding brown sugar and cream.
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Bushmills? That's Protestant Whiskey.

 

[Knightmoves]

Red Breast. The people’s choice in Ireland.

 

[RUScrew85]

Bushmills? That's Protestant Whiskey.

This thread's been around so long this joke was done seven years ago.

It's worth a repeat though.

 

[RU Mike73]

Red Breast drinker but was given a bottle of Middleton Very Rare when I retired 3 years ago. Heavenly. But at $250 a bottle not an every day sip.

 

[zgoru]

Powers….

Powers Gold Label > Jameson
Powers Three Swallows (my favorite)
Powers John’s Lane > Redbreast

Yellow Spot and Green Spot are both fantastic.

Another nice blended Irish is Teelings Small Batch. The Teeling Single Pot still is okay but will be great in another 5 years.

Oh wow, thanks for the recommendations. Powers holds a special place in my heart. My wife and I went on our honeymoon to Ireland 30+ years ago and I got introduced to "John" way back then. Brought some bottles back, at the time you could only find Jameson and bushmills in the stores. Also brought home my first daughter

 

[bethlehemfan]

Jameson and splurge on Middleton rare. Simple.

 

[rudad02]

Back in the day could drink pretty good. All Irish whiskey tasted like kerosene to me.

 

[ClassOf02v.2]

Tangential to this thread, but I was fortunate enough to enjoy a few ounces of Pappy Van Winkle 23 year recently. Good god!

 

[William J. Leggett]

Oh wow, thanks for the recommendations. Powers holds a special place in my heart. My wife and I went on our honeymoon to Ireland 30+ years ago and I got introduced to "John" way back then. Brought some bottles back, at the time you could only find Jameson and bushmills in the stores. Also brought home my first daughter

If you want to try an interesting bourbon that has a similar taste profile to Irish Wiskey try Four Roses Small Batch (not Small Batch Select).

 

[RickB113]

So what’s the story with RU4REAL’s whisky? Is it available now?