Start by carefully bubble wrapping all of it and sending it to me, for scientific analysis.Since Covid is still going on and my wife just got back from Ireland………. Now where do I start?View attachment 172966
Most highland stuff is too "spicy" for me. But then again, give me smoke.Weirdly I'm still into Nikka from the Barrell which I know is a cheap blend but I prefer it to most Scottish single malts which are interesting but often not drinkable past the tasting phase. If I want a weird taste I'd just buy from empirical spirits and their weird AF creations like Habanero Spirit.
I don't smoke so I have a better excuse. But yeah that stuff is interesting when you first try it but then it gets boring. Plus as I've said there are other interesting spirits if you want interesting spirits.Most highland stuff is too "spicy" for me. But then again, give me smoke.
As in this Chouffe?! https://chouffe.com/en-gb/beers/la-chouffe/#La chouffe, Spanish for “the chouffe”
That is the chouffe. I think it's quite tasty. Pretty standard for a belgian double ale. A little sweet, yeasty, high strength.As in this Chouffe?! https://chouffe.com/en-gb/beers/la-chouffe/#
I got hammered a few too many times from that in my university days... it tastes terrible as vomit. and the hangover... oh god the hangover...
but now that my tastes have evolved, and I drink much more responsibly (which is to say every night since having kids!) I'd be curious to give it a try again.
i love belgian ales. among my all time favs.That is the chouffe. I think it's quite tasty. Pretty standard for a belgian double ale. A little sweet, yeasty, high strength.
I think we're already in that revolution. No age statement, new/interesting barrels, blends like Compass Box, and all the cool shit happening here with American whisky (Single Malts, peated, heirloom grains, new make, etc) definitely seems like a revolution to me. Scotch will take a while to completely catch up just due to the time it takes to age whisky over there.I wonder will there be some revisionist/ new weave movement in spirits like we had in Coffee and now to a lesser extent in wine.
It's probably why I didn't notice being in Yurp. The change is mostly happening on your side of the atlantic.I think we're already in that revolution. No age statement, new/interesting barrels, blends like Compass Box, and all the cool shit happening here with American whisky (Single Malts, peated, heirloom grains, new make, etc) definitely seems like a revolution to me. Scotch will take a while to completely catch up just due to the time it takes to age whisky over there.
Seems like the Irish are leading the charge over there, Waterford, Teeling, Two Stacks, even Jameson is doing some interesting things these days, but Compass Box is doing some really cool Scotch too.It's probably why I didn't notice being in Yurp. The change is mostly happening on your side of the atlantic.
I haven't tried anything new in a while. I still like the Gunpowder, the French gin for G&TS, or the Japanese Roku.@StiHacka I need a new gin. What's good? Gunpowder? I usually go for tanqueray.
Is that citadel?I haven't tried anything new in a while. I still like the Gunpowder, the French gin for G&TS, or the Japanese Roku.