BeerPimp Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Who is using St. Patricks day as an excuse to expand their liquor cabinet. I drink a ton of different beers but recently I have been getting more into whiskey and bourbons. I usually stick to the sweeter Kentucky bourbons. But I decided I need to venture out into other whiskeys. I purchased a bottle of Whistle Pig Rye because I wanted a good Rye to drink. I will definitely say its profile is way different from what I usually drink very grassy and earthy. I have been watching a couple whiskey youtube channels and they have covered good Irish whiskeys in several videos. So when I was at the store I saw Redbreast 12 on sale and thought I have only had Jameson Irish whiskey and grabbed a bottle. It is less sweet and much more spicy than what I usually drink. I definitely need to try a couple more. I saw some Green Spot at my Costco I will have to pick up a bottle next time I am there. 1
mbflash80 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Im just starting to get into Irish Whisky...and ive only had a couple but its been a nice departure from scotch...im really enjoying them and looking forward to trying more. Speaking in very general terms i like that they are sweeter than scotch but not anywhere near as sweet as bourbon...which I am still having a hard time enjoying just yet. I need to try redbreast next...i just opened a bottle of jamison 18 and it is very nice. Hopefully some seasoned drinkers can give some suggestions here.
Meklown Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 In my limited experience, (as a generalisation of course) Irish whiskeys are ripe tropical fruit bombs. Some of the single cask bottlings I've tried were simply phenomenal. For regular bottlings, I like Glendalough very much. Fantastic oily texture and honeyed fruitiness. Not sure about global availability though!
Deeg Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Writer's Tears Double Oak (Cognac cask finished) is excellent value for money I think. 1
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