Re: Why isn't Irish whiskey as good as Scotch?


"mul" <ecobag_NOSPAM_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> I'm sure I read somewhere that the Irish started distilling the 'water
>> of life' before their Scots counterparts, so why is Scotch -
>> particularly the single malt variety - so much better than the original?
>
>
>Most all Irish is single malt,most all scotch is a blend


Err I think you mean the reverse no? Irish Whiskey is mainly Blended.


>Having a taste for Jamesons [as I have] scotch is a very poor whiskey
[at
>least the 7/10 yers old is]


Sorry don't care for Jamie and I am a Dub.


>I once tried Bell's whiskey, almost the entire bottle gathered dust for
>years, vile stuff


True

>Some of the single malt scotch is very good, but you got to go tho the 12
>year old like Glenfiddish [sp]

Tis ok but overdone. I am in my post Islay phase these days and am content
with a bottle of Dalwhinnie, or a nice Sherry casked job.

>I recently visited Bushmills, there black lable is so very good, [BTW while
>there I watched the bottle filling area with Jamesons running down the
>line, I asked the tour guide about it, and he said they bottled Jamesons
>under contract]


Aye Shirley Basset is good stuff.

There are only three distilleries on the island Irish Distillers (Diageo)
own both Bushmills and Midleton, Cooley is independent. Bushmills is a malt
house so any grain whiskies for blending come from Midleton.


>The Jamesons 1780 [?] brand 12 year old single, I buy a bottle every
>christmas, it is superb
>I suppose it is all a matter of taste, but I must say i deplore the
>marketing recently by Jamesons to gain the younger drinker , with promos
>for Jamesons with COLA, and other such ***
>Whiskey should only be enjoyed with water
>When i win the lotto im going to stock up with a selection of Middleton's
>finest
>Mul
>


Haven't had the Midleton Special Malt yet. The other tack in the box is just
a fancy Jamesons. Not for me.


Si

"Bog snorkler extraordinaire"





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