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grtrx · 01-10-2020, 01:30 AM

If you want American whiskey you will find Jack Daniels and maybe Jim Beam or Gentleman Jack. I did see Buffalo Trace at El Corte Inglés yesterday. I’ve seen more Scotch - blended and single malt - this time. But the usual is J&B or JW red label. It’s not really a whiskey world. Gin, wow, all sorts of gin. And a G&T with a basil leaf in it is really quite good.

jazznut · 01-10-2020, 06:18 AM

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I did see Buffalo Trace at El Corte Inglés yesterday. I’ve seen more Scotch...

Don't they still carry White Horse Blended Scotch? I found that one to be a fairly decent option at less than 10 Euros the last time I was there.

grtrx · 01-12-2020, 07:12 AM

I saw that, Vat whatever and Buchanans pretty frequently. The gin varieties are astounding. Goodness but there is some awe inspiring gin from Galicia. The bay leaf instead of lime trick really was excellent (so was tart green apple and raspberry - the raspberry was pretty and didn't add much flavor, the green apple with a very fruity Portuguese gin was great)

But honestly, I am not in Iberia for the whisk(e)y, I am there for the wine and food, more on that later.

jazznut · 01-13-2020, 06:14 AM

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...But honestly, I am not in Iberia for the whisk(e)y, I am there for the wine and food...

I wonder why.

grtrx · 01-13-2020, 07:24 AM

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I wonder why.

I know, I know, Captain Obvious here! I did try DyC whiskey last time I was there and thought it was a waste of euro.

01-10-2020, 01:30 AM	#1
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Whisk(e)y in Spain and Portugal If you want American whiskey you will find Jack Daniels and maybe Jim Beam or Gentleman Jack. I did see Buffalo Trace at El Corte Inglés yesterday. I’ve seen more Scotch - blended and single malt - this time. But the usual is J&B or JW red label. It’s not really a whiskey world. Gin, wow, all sorts of gin. And a G&T with a basil leaf in it is really quite good. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

01-12-2020, 07:12 AM	#3
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I saw that, Vat whatever and Buchanans pretty frequently. The gin varieties are astounding. Goodness but there is some awe inspiring gin from Galicia. The bay leaf instead of lime trick really was excellent (so was tart green apple and raspberry - the raspberry was pretty and didn't add much flavor, the green apple with a very fruity Portuguese gin was great) But honestly, I am not in Iberia for the whisk(e)y, I am there for the wine and food, more on that later. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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