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Author: NemoNemo Date: Jul 5, 2007 23:16
Nick Cramer wrote:
> A friend told me that Tullamore Dew is vastly superior to Jameson's.
> Comments?
There is a newsgroup alt.drinks.irish-whiskey, to which this post could
perhaps have been more usefully addressed.
Did your friend not tell you about Bushmills?
--
Nemo
"Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole."
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Author: bill vanbill van Date: Jul 5, 2007 23:49
> Nick Cramer wrote:
>
>> A friend told me that Tullamore Dew is vastly superior to Jameson's.
>> Comments?
>
> There is a newsgroup alt.drinks.irish-whiskey, to which this post could
> perhaps have been more usefully addressed.
Now, now. In the 8 or 10 years I've followed this group, diversions into
other sorts of whisk(e)y have always been welcomed. I think there was
even an FAQ once upon a time that spelled this out. We've discussed
Canadian, Irish, American and Japanese whiskies at one time or another,
and even gins, cognacs and beers from time to time. I see no reason to
start drawing lines now, with so few posters still active, so long as
the focus stays on scotch malts..
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Author: Nick CramerNick Cramer Date: Jul 6, 2007 00:27
bill van wrote:
>> Nick Cramer wrote:
>> [ . . . ]
Thanks for a very pleasant and useful post, Bill. When my wallet is a
little fatter, I'll check out the Connemara, Green Spot and Red Breast.
Slainte Mohr from a Sichy kid (now 72) from da Bronx,
--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!
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Author: NemoNemo Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:06
bill van wrote:
> BTW, my news server doesn't carry the irish whiskey group you set for
> responses. Does it even exist?
Indeed so! I apologise if I gave offence i simply thought that anyone with
an interest in Whisk(e)y would have known about both groups.
--
Nemo
"Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole."
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Author: NemoNemo Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:11
bill van wrote:
> There's not much to choose between Jameson and Bushmills. I don't mind
> either of them, but they're entry-level blends...
I don't know where you're posting from but my cupboard contains an as yet
unopened bottle of Bushmills 10 year old single malt, in addition to the
more usual black Bush.
> There's not a whole lot
> going on with them. I've tried the Tullamore Dew only once and the
> details have faded away with the years, but I remember thinking this
> wasn't any better and quite possibly worse than the other two, and I
> haven't bought it since.
>
> Two I've tried a few times that are quite nice are Green Spot and Red
> Breast, much more drinkable than any of the above.
>
> And I currently have a bottle of the Connemara peated single malt going,
> which is not as complex as most scotch single malts, but a very
> comfortable little drink.
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Author: bill vanbill van Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:14
> bill van wrote:
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>> BTW, my news server doesn't carry the irish whiskey group you set for
>> responses. Does it even exist?
>
> Indeed so! I apologise if I gave offence i simply thought that anyone with
> an interest in Whisk(e)y would have known about both groups.
Show me. The several Usenet news servers I have access to have never
heard of alt.fan.irish-whiskey. The Google archive of everything that
has ever been posted to Usenet has never heard of alt.fan.irish-whiskey.
I smell troll. And a patronizing one at that.
bill
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Author: bill vanbill van Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:17
> bill van wrote:
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>> There's not much to choose between Jameson and Bushmills. I don't mind
>> either of them, but they're entry-level blends...
>
> I don't know where you're posting from but my cupboard contains an as yet
> unopened bottle of Bushmills 10 year old single malt, in addition to the
> more usual black Bush.
I'm posting from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and I'm quite
aware there are several expressions of Bushmills, thank you. If you want
to specify something other than the mass-market expression...
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Author: JimJim Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:20
On 2007-07-06, bill van wrote:
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> BTW, my news server doesn't carry the irish whiskey group you set for
> responses. Does it even exist?
My news server ( Individual.net) shows 'alt.drinks.irish-whiskey' in its list
of groups.
Looks like it does actually exist but maybe isn't carried by everyone.
Jim --
Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk
"Inspiring bold John Barleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!"
- Robert Burns, "Tam O'Shanter"
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Author: Nick CramerNick Cramer Date: Jul 6, 2007 01:26
bill van wrote:
bill van wrote:
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>>> BTW, my news server doesn't carry the irish whiskey group you set for
>>> responses. Does it even exist?
>>
>> Indeed so! I apologise if I gave offence i simply thought that anyone
>> with an interest in Whisk(e)y would have known about both groups.
>
> Show me. The several Usenet news servers I have access to have never
> heard of alt.fan.irish-whiskey. The Google archive of everything that
> has ever been posted to Usenet has never heard of alt.fan.irish-whiskey.
> I smell troll. And a patronizing one at that.
Bill, I do have Usenet access to alt.drinks.irish-whiskey
Slainte!
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Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!
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Author: Michael BarrettMichael Barrett Date: Jul 6, 2007 07:23
Hate to disagree with Bill on any whisky/whiskey topic but there is indeed
an "alt.drinks.irish whiskey" forum.
Unfortunately the current posts only feature:
A Jack Daniels T-shirt "Deal"
A post about Wild Turkey Rare Breed
A SPAM link to "Youburp, The Movie"
An actual Irish Whisky post about Knappogue Castle
And -after all the static dumped on Nemo-his original query, curiously
marked "OT".
Does ANYBODY care about single malt scotch anymore?
--
Commander Bob
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