Food What are you drinking? (2023)

[Gaz]

This contribution to get the ball rolling.

I love these high abv offerings. At 60% they are entirely capable of killing COVID 19 virus spores dead in your hands. I recommend rubbing your hands together between sips.

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It’s a Kentucky Whiskey, with woody anise undertones, distilled in Kentucky NSW in the New England Highlands of eastern Australia.

 

[Gaz]

During Covid 19 Lockdowns … Virtual Whisky tasting sessions with master distiller hosts through teh Whisky club.
A friend went through my credit card purchases over the two years of lockdowns… She suggested that I could have purchased a car… but what a ride!

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[Unframed Dave]

My pantry has quite an unrefined air to it....

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[Deleted Member 5045]

Us Aussies love the strong stuff...

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[Gaz]

Us Aussies love the strong stuff...

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That looks supurb. I too, have enjoyed this distillery.

Matter of fact, today I booked to see the Northern lights from Norway in November but I’ve got a couple of weeks looking for things to do in London. One idea was to go the Scotland! During COVID I refused to get a haircut.

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[Deleted Member 5045]

That looks supurb. I too, have enjoyed this distillery.

Matter of fact, today I booked to see the Northern lights from Norway in November but I’ve got a couple of weeks looking for things to do in London. One idea was to go the Scotland! During COVID I refused to get a haircut.




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Seen your Bladnoch Samsara there which is a bottle and a brand that I'm a huge fan of, hence my whisky glass! Bladnoch is also owned by an Aussie...

Lol, you look like you're sitting pretty there...
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[Gaz]

That shirt does not say Trump. Just for clarity.

 

[Gaz]

Seen your Bladnoch Samsara there which is a bottle and a brand that I'm a huge fan of, hence my whisky glass! Bladnoch is also owned by an Aussie... ️

Yeah, it’s one of my “go to” styles. I collect the bottles and fill them with olive oil then gift them.

If nothing else, I like the bottles and I dream that someone might thoughtfully drop one around full of whisky, for a refill.

I’ve been eyeing off the cask strength 10 year old Bladnoch at Dan Murphies.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Yeah, it’s one of my “go to” styles. I collect the bottles and fill them with olive oil then gift them.

If nothing else, I like the bottles and I dream that someone might thoughtfully drop one around full of whisky, for a refill.

I’ve been eyeing off the cask strength 10 year old Bladnoch at Dan Murphies.

Cask strength 10? At Coogee?

 

[Gaz]

Cask strength 10? At Coogee?

I’ll just catch the elevator down there to Dan’s and check.

Edit:
Dan closed at 7pm. I’ve checked their website with no joy. I found it on the Whisky Club website so that explains the empty.

These were also spot on.

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[Deleted Member 5045]

I’ll just catch the elevator down there to Dan’s and check.

Please! I'll pick it up tomorrow!

 

[Clide]

That looks supurb. I too, have enjoyed this distillery.

Matter of fact, today I booked to see the Northern lights from Norway in November but I’ve got a couple of weeks looking for things to do in London. One idea was to go the Scotland! During COVID I refused to get a haircut.




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Going to Scotland in 3 weeks. You folks have given me some great recommendations!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

That shirt does not say Trump. Just for clarity.

Which criminal you may or may not support means absolutely zero to me, I'm an Anarchist...

I think it's truly unbelievable that adults apparently vote to give strangers control over their lives. Even as a child it seemed super weird to me, and that ideology only seemed more and more ridiculous as I got older. You'll never ever see me participating in such stupidity. Literally voting for which criminal is your favourite, no different than arguing with neighbours as to who's bin is more attractive on bin night. Proper insanity...

 

[Gaz]

A) Virtual tastings are a sad state of affairs.
B) Whatever you're drinking looks like pee.

That’s Ancoc. The non-chill filter kind of whisky. Some people think removing the soluble flock removes flavors, and for me, there’s something about a whisky that isn’t full of dye.

 

[Unframed Dave]

The shelf in Tescos today....

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[FowlersFreeTime]

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I'm proud of myself, I've tried about 8 of those. I like the Highland Park for the casual sip, and not as pretentious as some of the "glen-whatevers" lol

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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Tell you what. The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve is a fantastic cheapy. It's pretty impressive. ️

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

The Aberlour Casg Anamh is a real sleeper too. It has this cloves note in it that just goes really well.

 

[Gaz]

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The prices are attractive. I’m sure our government taxes too much.

Bottom shelf the old pulteney is a pleasant surprise. I think they blend fine whisky with a drop of salt water!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I’m sure our government taxes too much.

Can't believe you're saying that! We live in the FREE land of Ausjailia mate. If you are ever wondering if that is true or not just turn on the television programming and I'm sure they will remind you...

 

[Gaz]

Something completely foreign …. And entirely palatable!

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[Deleted Member 5045]

Something completely foreign …. And entirely palatable!
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I enjoy the Amrut as well from India. Pretty impressive. This Paul John is lightly peated as well isn't it?

 

[Gaz]

I enjoy the Amrut as well from India. Pretty impressive. This Paul John is lightly peated as well isn't it?

Yes, I think it was. Like I have said, I don’t keep them on the shelf and they don’t last long. If I took a photo, I thought it worth having again!

Which reminds me…
Significantly under-priced….. Cutty.

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[Deleted Member 5045]

I bought a bottle of Benriach 12 yesterday, which I think is the best 12 that you can possibly buy. It's better than most 18's! This really nice bloke at a place I'm doing a fair bit of work for at the moment told me that he loves whisky and drinks Johnnie Walker. I told him that I can't allow him to throw his life away like that so I bought him the Benriach as I definitely wasn't giving him my back up bottle. We'll see what he thinks when I see him tomorrow.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Celebrations here tonight! This is the 51% Glenfiddich 1 litre bottle which I've been babying for a year as I thought I wouldn't find it again. I found a bottle and it got delivered today. Sensational Glenfiddich, probably my favourite from them!

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[Deleted Member 5045]

Yes, I think it was. Like I have said, I don’t keep them on the shelf and they don’t last long. If I took a photo, I thought it worth having again!

Which reminds me…
Significantly under-priced….. Cutty.

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Have you had a crack at the Irish brand Powers, Gaz?

 

[AlphaWorld]

Thanks for the explanation. It's odd how a store brand can get a bad reputation by association. It's probably being distilled at the same place as some of the brand name spirits.

When I went shopping yesterday the store was doing a tasting for an Irish Whiskey. I tasted it because it was free. I was pleasantly surprised. Really smooth and full. For $29 a bottle I should've snagged some. I can't recall the name but am going to call them today and ask.

While I was living in Dublin a while back it was explained to me that Irish whiskey was smoother than Scotch because it was double distilled, not single. Given I wasn't drinking either, I have no proof (not even 100 proof) of the truth of that, but the lady making the claim made it in such a lovely Irish accent that I am sure she was right.

 

[Gaz]

Have you had a crack at the Irish brand Powers, Gaz?

Nope.

I’ll grab it if I see it.

 

[iamdlewis]

Celebrations here tonight! This is the 51% Glenfiddich 1 litre bottle which I've been babying for a year as I thought I wouldn't find it again. I found a bottle and it got delivered today. Sensational Glenfiddich, probably my favourite from them!

I too feel a drink is needed to get through some of Jared's videos. Especially the reviews of wildlife lens when he goes to the zoo to photograph bald eagles when he drive the shorter distance to the wildlife refuge and gets some actual wildlife.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I too feel a drink is needed to get through some of Jared's videos. Especially the reviews of wildlife lens when he goes to the zoo to photograph bald eagles when he drive the shorter distance to the wildlife refuge and gets some actual wildlife.

I just think he's funny. He did actually save me with the Sigma Art 24-70mm instead of buying the original 24-70mm GM. He didn't save me from buying the GMII though..! I think he really serves the audience which wants best value for money and don't want to get too technical.