[Leica] OT: Thoughts on Irish whiskeys

[photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)]

I was just about to say that Middleton Very Rare was what you should get,
but then looking at your comments about the price decided that there are a
few good alternatives at a much lower price. (I still have only bought one
bottle ever in my life as almost $200 is quite an investment in a whiskey,
no matter how fine.)
I like the old Bushmills Single Malt 10.  It's warm, with no bite.  The 16
yr old Bushmills Single Malt has a little bit more wood to the taste.  It's
definitely a great whiskey, but I prefer the 10.  It's like carmel going
down.  For the garden variety sipping whiskey, the Jameson single malt is
good and for a blend, my favorite is Tullamore Dew.

If he's a scotch fan, Laphroaig is a wonderful, very complex, whiskey.  Lots
of peat in the flavor and it's best brought out on special occasions.  My
downstairs neighbor always has a stock of it and brings up the bottle once
in a while to share a dram.  

Good luck!
Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Adam Bridge
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:38 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] OT: Thoughts on Irish whiskeys

My son does love a good glass of Irish whiskey and I want to buy a
good bottle (here in California) to celebrate his return to
silly-vilian life.

I don't drink it very much, mostly because I never think to try it,
and I'm looking for recommendations for while I offer him. I was
thinking I'd get him two or three bottles of rather different whiskeys
so he can make up his mind about what he might enjoy. I think the
Jameson Midleton is a bit beyond what I wanted to spend - by a factor
of three or so.

Thanks for sharing.

And now back to your single malts...

Adam

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