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So I was perusing "Occasions" magazine this evening (is it sad that our local liquor store has its own magazine -lol!) and I came across some interesting information and recipes for whiskey.
I didn't know that the whiskey festival held in our town is the "premier" one in Canada and that one of our local pubs has over 200 whiskey's on it's menu (a good reason to visit!).
Some suggestions from the magazine (for the whiskey lovers) were:
Crown Royal Cask No 16 - apparently it has "revolutionized" the world's perception of Cdn whiskey."Fifty individually aged whiskeys were aged in the finest barrels from France's Limousin forest to create a stunningly complex and seductively smooth spirit." - $102 (Cdn)
Highland Park 18 year old  - voted best spirit in the world by the Spirits Journal. -$85.29 (Cdn)

Recipies:
Perfect Premium Manhattan:
11/2oz Cdn Club Classic Whiskey
1/2oz Martini Rosso
1/2oz Martini and Rosso Bianco
Dash of Angostura bitters
Orange Zest

Rob Roy
11/2oz The Finest Grouse Scotch Whiskey
1/4oz Martini Rosso
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Maraschino cherry

And lastly, a quote from a local pub owner:
"I've always appreciated the subtleties of Scotch Whiskey, its a wonderful product to mediate on and share with your friends. Its the lubricant of conversation, which is why it brings people together."

102 cdn.... so its 3 dollars and 19 cents american???

Highland Park is not bad.

I prefer Irish whiskey to Scotch whisky (now you know the reason for the question on the app). I want to taste whiskey, not peat. :)

That said, Rob Roy is good on the right occasion.

Quote from: tulion on Thu, 2009-10-22 : 20:27
102 cdn.... so its 3 dollars and 19 cents american???

LOL - pretty much!

Quote from: Vitandus on Thu, 2009-10-22 : 20:39
Highland Park is not bad.

I prefer Irish whiskey to Scotch whisky (now you know the reason for the question on the app). I want to taste whiskey, not peat. :)

That said, Rob Roy is good on the right occasion.

Ahh, good to know! I can't say that I have sampled any myself. I am cheap and it sounds like all the good whiskey's are expensive! I am more of an $8 wine kinda gal - lol!

DISCLAIMER: I am not a wine expert, but I know what I like. ;D

If you like budget wines, I can recommend wholeheartedly "Villa Vento's" (sp?) Cabernet Sauvignon.  You can get it in a bigger bottle for about $12, but its real good (just gatta let your glass sit a little first).  I like their other stuff, but comparatively this offering is just better.  I buy it at the supermarket, and if your locale doesn't do that, then LOLMAINE4TW.

Quote from: tulion on Thu, 2009-10-22 : 20:27
102 cdn.... so its 3 dollars and 19 cents american???

Normally that's the case, but lately our exchange rate has been pretty good.  Earlier in the week I think we were a little over 96 cents on the dollar.  Of course it doesn't last long and the American dollar has been strengthening...so that $102 CAD would run you $96.89 USD. 

Quote from: Vitandus on Thu, 2009-10-22 : 20:39
Highland Park is not bad.

I prefer Irish whiskey to Scotch whisky (now you know the reason for the question on the app). I want to taste whiskey, not peat. :)

That said, Rob Roy is good on the right occasion.

Heathen!

Unlike Scotch, the malted barley in Irish whiskey is dried in enclosed kilns, not over peat fires, and therefore lacks the 'peaty smokiness' of Scotch whiskies. This maintains the natural flavour of the barley as one of the defining characteristics of Irish whiskey, which are typically fragrant, with a roundness of body.

A second important differentiating factor is the Irish use of unmalted barley in the pot still as well as malted barley. (The Scots use only malted barley at this stage.) The main flavour of Irish whiskey comes from barley, and the differences between the brands lie in the proportions of raw and malted barley. Three styles of whiskey - pot still, grain and malt whiskey - make up blended Irish whiskey. The flavourful pot still whiskey is blended with both lighter grain whiskey and more flavoursome malt whiskey to produce the final, well-balanced blend.

[M]ost Irish whiskies... distilled three times to give greater purity and smoothness. Each extra passing of the spirit through the still improves its quality, purity and strength - with the result that Irish whiskey leaves the still with higher alcohol content than Scotch.

I prefer wine... from a box.

Quote from: flambe on Fri, 2009-10-23 : 12:22
I prefer wine... from a box.

Whose box?

heheheh.