In pursuit of the best WHISKEY......

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Here's a good read.

http://www.drinkfocus.com/articles/w...an-whiskey.php

Hahahaha!

You know it won't be long until that Pakistani whisky is #1 in the world.

[DennisAJC]

Don't tell Andy.

[wpage]

What about the great Whiskeys of Idaho!

[Big Dad]

Ida stayed, if Idaho!

[CO Hummer]

So my flight is delayed and just wandered up to the airport bar in Newark, Terminal A. I see that the best scotch they have available is Macallan 12 Yr. I like that, so I just ordered one up. The bartender gives me the drink and says............

"That'll be $13.45"


Bloody friggin hell! I can get a whole bottle at home for $33.

Oh well, sometimes you have to pay for ambiance.

[CO Hummer]

Well now I've had my flight delayed ANOTHER 2 hours. So I've made my way down to the bar next to the gate.

This bar has much better deals. Glenfiddich 12 year for $9. For an extra $3.00 you get a double. So now I have a monster glass of scotch for the low, low price of $12.40.

Tastewise.......I think the Macallan 12 beats the Glenfiddich12, hands down.

[CO Hummer]

While it's been a boring day at the airport........ I must say I'm enjoying the 2nd establishment much more.

Strange that I should run into Adam, Horace, and DRTY at the bar.

[Andy C]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

Hahahaha!

You know it won't be long until that Pakistani whisky is #1 in the world.

Good God - the moment one of them comes out of the shower with a towel wrapped around their heads you boys want to bomb the sh1te out of them, but ooooh they may be making a decent whisky and defiling the historical traditions of one of the proudest countries that founded your great nation - oh thats alright is it - bastards.

[CO Hummer]

I now have a weekly tradition to buy whiskey on Thursday nights. Here is the latest purchases.

Macallan 12 - While I already have some of this, I had to pick it up because it was on sale for $33/bottle. That is a steal!

Glenfiddich 18 - I love Glenfiddich 12, so I thought I would try my first 18 yr old in this line.

Speyside scotches are still my fav, but I have not tried from all regions. The next bottle I'm going crack open is my Laphroaig so that I can have my first Island whisky.

[Andy C]

I am heading back into the realms of whisky availability.

In Aktau this afternoon - it was a five hour near death experience of a drive to get here.

Next stop Baku in Azerbaijan - then Heathrow - I will send pictures of whisky drinking from there if I can.

And finally to Miami.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by Andy C

I am heading back into the realms of whisky availability.

In Aktau this afternoon - it was a five hour near death experience of a drive to get here.

Next stop Baku in Azerbaijan - then Heathrow - I will send pictures of whisky drinking from there if I can.

And finally to Miami.

Have a safe trip, Andy! I'll be tipping back a dram or two for ya this evening.

[CO Hummer]

Picked up a bonus bottle today. I went to get my haircut and there's a liquor store right next to Cost Cutters. That ended up being a $70 Haircut. I'm told this is good Lowland single malt. I've yet to try something from the Lowlands.

[CO Hummer]

So tonight is my clean-up night where I'm trying to finish off a bunch of bottles that are low. I started with some Tullamore Dew early this afternoon. Just a little. My wife drank most of it because she hurt her finger and proceeded to pound the rest of my glass to aleviate the pain.

Next, I had a little Jack while working in the garage. This, of course, came out of my garage stock.

Since then, I've been sipping my bottle of JD Single Barrel. I just poured the last glass (don't worry, there is an unopened bottle in the back room).

After this, if I'm still standing, I will break into a bottle of Lafroaig which I've been waiting to try for a while now.