proper storage of scotch?

[72doug2,2S]

What does whiskey mean?

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

What does angel share refer to?

What evaporates during it's casking. ie: 40 gallons in 37 gallons out.

[nynor]

the loss of volume in the barrel.

[nynor]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

What does whiskey mean?

water of life, from ouskibaugh (sp?).

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

close...no ceegar....

I give up.

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by nynor

water of life, from ouskibaugh (sp?).

And also interesting to note, this term comes from the book of Revelations 22:1.

Taken moderately, the closest thing to heaven on earth.

[tharbert]

On my wall:


I prefer the SE quadrant closer to the center.

You shouldn't store scotch on the cork (on it's side) like you would wine. The high alcohol content acts as a solvent, damaging the cork over time.

Water/ice = man down!

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by tharbert

On my wall:


I prefer the SE quadrant closer to the center.

You shouldn't store scotch on the cork (on it's side) like you would wine. The high alcohol content acts as a solvent, damaging the cork over time.

Water/ice = man down!

Thanks for posting that. I've never seen a flavour chart. I am UR upper right.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by nynor

i am new to scotch. i bought a bottle of 12 year glenlivet and wondered how to store it properly: freezer, fridge, dark, etc.

how do you store yours?

in mah belleh

[jshape]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

I always like to ask this question in these circumstances.....

How do you tell the difference between Catholic and Protestant made Irish Whiskey?

The old argument that Jameson is Catholic whiskey and Bushmills is Protestant comes from the location of their distilleries - Jameson's being in County Cork in the predominitely Catholic Republic of Ireland and Bushmills being in Northern Ireland, a predominately protestant area.

However, this is a debate that is normally not heard anywhere other than in the US. And what's even more interesting is that Bushmills is now owned by Diageo, a company based England - a largely Protestant country, while Jameson is owned by Pernod-Ricard a company based in France - a predominantly Catholic country.

So, location be damned - the Catholics are producing Bushmills in Northern Ireland and the Prots Jameson in the south!

Personally I prefer Midlelton's the best - but at $100 a bottle, I rarely buy it. Next comes Red Breast and then Jameson. Jameson is easy to find so that's usually my whiskey of choice - on the rocks.

[Joe Bob]

Round bottle versus square.....the importers told my Dad the story who was a long time wholesaler in CA.

[Mike Andrew]

Scotch
Caol Ila
Laphroiag Basically any Islay
Lagavulin
Ardbeg
Bruichladdich

"My wife would like me to store it for a very long time, but I'm more into drinking it"

I have the same problem.

[pwd72s]

Remember guys..the finest scotch on the planet is still "just booze".

[Mike Andrew]

This thread has distracted me.

I cannot wait to get home & slake my thirst.

[72doug2,2S]

Round Vs. Square This is a new one on me. Bushmills is the only square Irish whiskey bottle I know of.

Is that the only Protestant Irish whiskey?

[72doug2,2S]

I have always wondered this but never found the answer. Why do the Scotch spell it Whisky and the Irish and Americans spell it Whiskey? (Maker's Mark being an exception)

[72doug2,2S]

This is what the right temperate amount of Caol Ila looks like.