Sipping Whiskey.

[bullet08]

I don't sip whiskey most of the time. Either it's a shot, or mixed with carbonated stuff, Diet Pepsi. I do enjoy Jameson Black Barrel as a sipping whiskey. Also find Teeling very sippable. What else's out there? Scottish single malts, I usually sip, only because I'm a cheap bastard. But more and more I drink Irish Whiskey, it grows on me. I know about Red Breast. What else's out there that's at good price point?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I like Balcones Brimstone.

 

[philobeddoe]

When I drink Irish Whisky it’s usually Green Spot.

 

[autumnfog]

Lagavulin 16 is my favorite.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

If not Red Breast, Writers’ Tears here for whiskey.

 

[Grangerous]

Honestly, Red Breast is hard to top for Irish Whiskey.

Now, for a really attention grabbing sipping whiskey, have you ever enjoyed the Macallan 12. What a flavorful treat it is!

 

[Lumbridge]

If we're talking cheap-cheap... I picked up some Ancient Age bourbon a while back, not half bad. Mostly using it to clean pipes with, but sipped some of it neat and on ice. Old Crow is alright, too. Evan Williams is a bit higher than those, but it would be my go-to.

Scotch I don't go TOO cheap on. Teacher's Highland Cream is my gold standard. The only bottom shelf, plastic jug scotch I've tried that wasn't unpleasant was Clan MacGregor.

I guess I have cheap taste. I usually prefer cheap whiskey, tobacco, and cobs. Might have something to do with growing up poor.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

My Irish is limited and mentioned above and I know that's what you asked about.

Having said that, when visiting some friends a few weeks ago I was given some Woodford Reserve Rye to sip after dinner and it was good enough I'm actually buying a bottle today, haha (had to message and ask what kind of Woodford they served me).

 

[dog_park_piper]

I don’t stray from Red Breast often.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I like a few and I prefer Irish and American/Bourbon over Scottish Whiskey but agree with others here that Redbreast is super good.

 

[pappymac]

About five or six months ago I saw a unique Louisiana made American Whiskey and bought a bottle to try. I just opened my fourth bottle. It's J.T. Meleck 100% Rice Whiskey.

Meleck is unique because it is distilled and bottled at a family owned rice farm located maybe 10 miles north of I-10 in south Louisiana. The story is that the price of rice had dropped so far that the owner started looking for alternative uses for the rice instead of selling it at a loss. He decided to see if he could distill the rice.

In 2018, they released their 100% rice vodka. They also distilled the rice into a whiskey and aged it in American Oak barrels. The whiskey was first released in 2022 The whiskey is aged between four and five years.

It's bottled at 96 Proof and is smooth with a nose similar to vanilla cake, rice pudding & butterscotch. For a finish I get créme brulee.

 

[JOHN72]

Dear friend. You can also try, if you want something cheap and good, Tomatin 12, or Arran 10 years.