...someone give me the difference between whisky, whiskey and bourbon You might want to visit...some good introductions to these things. Most single malt whiskies are distilled using a pot...over the world, but the best known single malts come from Scotland, Ireland and Japan...insidewhisky.com/2008/07/11/single-malt-whisky/ Essentially, whisky, whiskey and bourbon are the same, the difference is ...

... Distillers Edition is very good. While in Oregon, see if you can find some McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey or McMenamin's Hogshead Whiskey to get into the local mood. Enjoy! Daniel "Bill P" <nospam@...> What I have open right now is: Highland Park 15 cs single cask Lagavulin Bowmore 17 Finlaggan As you can see, I ...

...'ve got to jump into this one...if only for the Knappogue Castle Irish Single Malt whiskey A post about Wild Turkey Rare Breed ...one of my favorite bourbons.. ......I discovered this about 7 years ago at the Whiskey Expo in San Francisco...it was the 1992 Knappogue...... small brandy snifter to me...and WOW...one helluva whiskey! Nice smooth nose, with a bit of a bourbon...

.... Price is a big one, availability (in the U.S.) is another. Bourbon is somewhat sweeter, so for me it's not used in the same situations as single malts. Scotch is rather dry (as in wines), bourbon is softer, sweeter and great in its own right. You can't say one is better than the other, just ...

No offense taken on the malt choice. I started decades ago with ...Finally I became fascinated with the single malt raves and began reading all ...hours of written blogs on the Malt Maniacs web site, which steered me into single malts. Now, I'm beginning to venture off into the bourbon single barrels. Bourbon has some advantages ... in the same situations as single malts. Scotch is rather dry (...

As a single malt fan, I'd recommend starting with some of the sweeter malts. Glenlivet 12 yr. is a great malt and quite soft, fruity and flavorful. The Balvenie 10 yr. is also a good malt with some citrus (orange peel) character.

..., in most cases. i used to enjoy blended crap years ago, but have never really taken to the single malts. they are very complex and potent. i'd need to get recommendations as to where to begin. they ... tends to the sweeter end of the spectrum, you might try the Irish malts first. Black Bush is good, but not top drawer -- Red Breast is about as...

...on and on. i know that scotch is very strong, in most cases. i used to enjoy blended crap years ago, but have never really taken to the single malts. they are very complex and potent. i'd need to get recommendations as to where to begin. they definitely seem to be the most diverse, and flavorful ...

...somewhat intimidated by the smoking lecture I decided to lie a little..."well I'm a bit partial to single malt...how much?...oh about a bottle in five days" I mumbled. The quack nearly dropped his pen - ...high carb things such as beer. What are the sugar/carb levels of whiskey?..does it vary much between different brands?...and does it make you fat?...

... 3=8 ritual, we have the "Water of Life" in the Cup on the Western altar. As any Scotsman knows, the Water of Life is whiskey, for which we use Macallan Single Malt. Not quite old enough to vote, but still nice. (Luckily, we don't need much for the ritual so a bottle lasts a long time.) - 555