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I'll Drink to That! What is your favorite beverage to have with a cigar? Juice? Cola? Beer? Port? Single Malt Scotch? This room is for the discussion of beverages, especially alcoholic beverages that go well with cigars! |
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06-11-2006, 12:38 PM | #9 |
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Michael Jackson
Nose Clean, fresh. hint of linseed. Nuts. Cake Palate By far the biggest of this selection. Assertive and complex, with lots of development and seemingly infinite dimension. Ginger cake, brazil nuts, treacle Finish Licorice-like sherry notes Comment Delicious, soothing, contemplative. A great whiskey. Makes me want to get on a plane to Dublin immediately Jim Murray Nose With Green Spot, the most impressive of Irish noses. There’s a fruity, almost rye-like quality, and deft, honeyed sweetness, a touch of sherry, cream soda vanilla and some peppery notes. Breathtaking Palate The flavours take off in all directions. Spiciness and a pot still backbone softened by sherry. Very firm with some toffee Finish Oily, some licorice and enormous sweet-sour complexity. Spicy and long Comment Not quite perfect, but still an astonishing experience Peter Mulryan Nose The very Irish nose tweak of resin, sherry and linseed. Palate Fat and oily. Layers of satin ginger, silk honey and hints of spicy liquorice. Finish Vanilla pods and marsala. Comment This is what real pure pot still whiskey is all about, a glorious contradiction of soft fruit and firm grain, oily seeds and sweet wood. World beating stuff. Dave Broom Nose Intense and full blooded. Pot still richness: citrus oils, hot sealing wax, leather, tobacco, tea, maraschino, overripe fruits, marzipan. Exemplary. Palate Ridiculously big. Oozes into the mouth and erupts. Spices galore to the finish. Oily and unctuous. Finish Long, rich, oily. Comment Whiskey covering the entire spectrum of aroma, taste, feel, flavour. World class All I can add is that it is my favorite. Redbreast for full body, Knapogue Castle for lighter body and the yuppies can keep the blends. |