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You guys are treading on dangerously thin ice. Whisky is VERY bad for you. May as well start a thread on the best crack cocaine on the market - same thing.

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My two favorites are, from Islay; Laphroaig (all time favorite, even love the 10 year old) and for those times when I want something smoother from the Highlands; Oban.
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I've been drinking Talisker now, and enjoy that as a go to drink, but enjoy trying different types, rarely had a bad one
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GLCQuantum wrote:You guys are treading on dangerously thin ice. Whisky is VERY bad for you. May as well start a thread on the best crack cocaine on the market - same thing.

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Hey, I don't have a pop at your bl**dy marrow-jo-wana, so leave the whiskey and whisky alone you young tit :wink:

On the wondrous tipple, I'm still for a drop of Penderyn, glenfiddich and also (as HHF) Laphroaig...... BUT I always have a drop of Jameson in the cupboard!

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Love a drop of Talisker 10 and Laphroaig Quarter Cask as well as a good Caol Ila when it's available. Then again, some of the Yamazaki malts are also great as a sippin' whiskey; it's all about the end goal and your preference of how to get there.
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I have to agree with pharvey

I always have a bottle of Jamiesons handy, at the moment i have a nice signature reserve i will be enjoying in the coming weeks.
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GLCQuantum wrote:You guys are treading on dangerously thin ice. Whisky is VERY bad for you. May as well start a thread on the best crack cocaine on the market - same thing.

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I drank a small bottle of Hong Thong and it left me with a hangover that lasted 2 days! :shock:
That stuff is brutal.
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I like a bottle of the cheap stuff every other night, leaves a full day for recovery.....and a few Leo's.

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Get it straight.
Whisky is from Scotland
Whiskey is from Ireland
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Third of rare Scotch whiskies tested found to be fake

More than a third of vintage Scotch whiskies tested at a specialist laboratory have been found to be fake, BBC Scotland has learned.

Twenty-one out of 55 bottles of rare Scotch were deemed to be outright fakes or whiskies not distilled in the year declared.

The tests were conducted at the East Kilbride-based Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC).

It used advanced radiocarbon dating techniques to reach its conclusions.

SUERC measured residual concentrations of a radioactive isotope of carbon present in the alcohol contained in each bottle in order to establish the ages of the whiskies.

The samples had been sent for analysis by whisky broker Rare Whisky 101 (RW101), which said it was responding to "growing concern surrounding the proliferation of fake whisky" in the secondary market.

The bottles had been selected at random from auctions, private collections and retailers.

Last year, the same company exposed a £7,600 dram of vintage Scotch bought in a Swiss hotel as a fake.

Ardbeg 1885, which had been acquired from a private owner, and a Thorne's Heritage early 20th Century blended whisky purchased from an auctioneer.

RW101 said a total of 10 single malts purporting to be from 1900 or earlier were found not to be genuine.

The company said that if tests had proven all 21 bottles to be genuine, collectively they could have been valued at about £635,000.

RW101 has estimated that about £41m worth of rare whisky which is currently circulating in the secondary market - and present in existing collections - is fake.

That is more than the entire UK whisky auction market, which RW101 has forecast will exceed £36m by the end of this year.

RW101 co-founder David Robertson said "the vast majority" of vendors were not knowingly selling fake Scotch but every purported rare whisky bottle "should be assumed to be fake until proven genuine", especially if it claimed to be a single malt.

He added: "This problem will only grow as prices for rare bottles continue to increase.

"The exploding demand for rare whisky is inevitably attracting rogue elements to the sector."


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-sc ... s-46566703
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Name Taken wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:10 am
GLCQuantum wrote:You guys are treading on dangerously thin ice. Whisky is VERY bad for you. :wink:
I drank a small bottle of Hong Thong and it left me with a hangover that lasted 2 days! :shock:
That stuff is brutal.
May as well start a thread on the best crack cocaine on the market - same thing.

Not even close.
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I prefer a good bourbon whiskey. My first choice is Maker's Mark. I found it Villa Market in Rangsit, but it was to big and to expensive, given the rarity with which I indulge.

I turned around and my second favorite was sitting right in front of me in a smaller bottle. Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey. I bought that one. Even found a 6 pack of small cans of 7up I like to use as a mixer.
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Not Whiskey, but close enough. :D

Hong Kong gin brand's name ruled offensive in UK

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/22157 ... sive-in-uk

A brand of Hong Kong gin has been forced by the British drinks industry watchdog to change its name after it was deemed offensive.

Fok Hing Gin, produced by Incognito Group, came under scrutiny from the Portman Group - a trade body composed of alcoholic beverage producers and brewers in Britain - after a complaint from a member of the public who is a licensing officer.

"The name of the product is clearly intended to shock and be pronounced as an offensive term," the person making the complaint said.

"Personally I wouldn't want to see this product on family supermarket shelves or being promoted in an environment where children have access - such as most social media sites."

The complaint was made in relation to rule 3.3 - that a drink's name, its packaging and any promotional material or activity should not cause serious or widespread offence, according to a statement on the Portman Group website.

It is the first time a complaint about a drink's name has been upheld in relation to causing serious or widespread offence.

Commenting on the decision, the chairwoman of the Independent Complaints Panel, Nicola Williams, said: "This is the first time since the addition of the rule on serious or widespread offence that a product's name and packaging was considered under the rule in terms of offensive language.

"It is not appropriate for marketing materials to purposefully link a name to profanity and no responsible marketing should cause serious or widespread offence."

Posts on Fok Hing Gin's social media pages addressed "To the Karen who got offended by our name …" said the gin's name paid homage to Fuk Hing Lane, a street in Causeway Bay, on Hong Kong Island.

On the Portman Group website, Incognito Group explained that the name had been changed from 'Fuk' to 'Fok' to differentiate it from offensive language used in Western culture.

"We strive to be a brand that celebrates the language, culture and heritage of Hong Kong. We are grateful to our UK consumers who have warmly welcomed us into their gin collection and we are delighted to continue serving the market.

"Through consultation with the Portman Group, we have agreed to update the reverse label to be more descriptive of the details that inspired our brand, and look forward to introducing our UK fans to a little bit of Hong Kong history whilst they enjoy FOK HING GIN during the forthcoming festive season and beyond."

The company will now work on a rebrand.
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oakdale160 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:49 am Get it straight.
Whisky is from Scotland
Whiskey is from Ireland
Not quite... Whisky is distilled both in Wales and Scotland - elsewhere it is (or should be spelt Whiskey). From a proud Welshman, Whisky (Wisgi in Welsh) was first distilled here in Wales in the Middle Ages - before Scotland or elsewhere. First commercially distilled commercially in 1705 in Pembrokeshire by Evan Williams (Scotland were ahead commercially). Try a tot of Penderyn Single Malt.... They do a pretty good gin as well.

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PeteC wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:31 pm Not Whiskey, but close enough. :D

Hong Kong gin brand's name ruled offensive in UK

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/22157 ... sive-in-uk
The usual BS from "do-gooder's" & The "PC Brigade" - of course several on here will hate those terms and jump on things.

If this company want to aim things at the "Joke Market" and target abuse at "Hong Kong Chinese/Mandarin", why should "The British Drinks Industry" take offence?

The HK company will not be taken seriously and simply this product is a gimmick. It's a joke Christmas or birthday present at best.

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