Johnny Mac Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Has anyone on here ever had a pickleback shot? It's a shot of whisky followed by a shot of pickle juice. Sounds disgusting but tastes amazing. If it's a good brine with lots of flavour and a good whisky the two compliment each other perfectly. A homemade version would just be to pour some of the brine from a jar of gherkins. Try it. A few places in Aberdeen do these now and even have their own pickle juice (Tippling House and Musa). I've tried a few but get heartburn after too many.... Apparently all the rage with you guys in Poland. Edited September 10, 2013 by Johnny Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I had a whisky sour at the weekend, it was horrendous. I like sour, but it was like licking a lemon, undrinkable. I think I just got a bad barman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I found out yesterday much to my surprise that Stella Artois do Cider now. Saw a stella bottle that just didnt look right, had to take a closer look. Some people just want to watch the world burn. Surprisingly good for an off-shoot cider. Sorry, I mean cidre. It's the cider I will drink in a bar if they have it. I have never tried this (and probably never will): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Like the Stella one, the Carling one is okay too. It fills the criteria of being better than Strongbow, Woodpecker, Blackthorn etc and all those other bottom-rung ciders you often get on tap at pubs. It's usually super cheap in supermarkets so worth a go now and again. At a pub, I'd prefer to have a Westons cider if they have it, otherwise I won't bother with cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 A few places in Aberdeen do these now and even have their own pickle juice (Tippling House and Musa). I've tried a few but get heartburn after too many.... Apparently all the rage with you guys in Poland. Nice one. I'll have to try them when I'm back. Pickles and other pickled food stuffs are much underated in my opinion. Except eggs. Pickled eggs are just the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Pickled eggs are amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I had a massive jar of pickled eggs once that my mate bought my from a cash and carry. It was ace but every time I opened it to have one my kitchen smelled like farts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Do we do drinks in here?I tried Ron de Jeremy spiced rum with coke yesterday. It's probably the greatest rum I've ever tasted (well, with coke anyway).http://www.rondejeremy.com/For this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 You know how you can go your whole life thinking that something tastes utterly repugnant, then all of a sudden one day you taste it and suddenly it's tastes ace? (I put it down to taste buds maturing). Well I've finally realised that I like whisky this week. Visiting Moray / Speyside to pick out wedding venues and driving past all the distilleries put me in the mood to try it again, and expecting it to still taste like tramp piss, i was very surprised to realise I can now appreciate and enjoy a whisky. Tried Glenfiddich, Glen Lovat and Aberlour tonight (in between pints of Stella) and enjoyed all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Impulse bought this last weekend. It's nothing like a real bourbon or even Jack Daniels but it's very tasty. One of the nicest new liquors I've tried in a while actually. Drank it straight the whole time but it'd make a great cocktail so gonna try that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) You know how you can go your whole life thinking that something tastes utterly repugnant, then all of a sudden one day you taste it and suddenly it's tastes ace? (I put it down to taste buds maturing). Well I've finally realised that I like whisky this week. Visiting Moray / Speyside to pick out wedding venues and driving past all the distilleries put me in the mood to try it again, and expecting it to still taste like tramp piss, i was very surprised to realise I can now appreciate and enjoy a whisky. Tried Glenfiddich, Glen Lovat and Aberlour tonight (in between pints of Stella) and enjoyed all of them. I remember that moment for me. Weirdly It was a glass of Laphroaig that did it. It wasn't so much that I really enjoyed the whisky (although I do now), it was more a realisation that there's a deep flavour thing going on past the ethanol burn that I wanted to get more of. Up until then I only considered whisky a last resort drink that makes me angry and gives me headaches. I've noticed Bruichladich (sp?) is currently the whisky du jour here in poland. It's popping up in just about every trendy bar and liquor store. Anyone (eupraxia?) know if there's a particular reason for that? Edited September 4, 2014 by ca_gere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 My whisky affair didn't last long. Holy hangovers Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 My whisky affair didn't last long. Holy hangovers Batman. I enjoy whisky but If I drink too much I feel mega spaced out the next day and generally awful. I don't get that with beer. Last Saturday was a good example, ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eupraxia Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I've noticed Bruichladich (sp?) is currently the whisky du jour here in poland. It's popping up in just about every trendy bar and liquor store. Anyone (eupraxia?) know if there's a particular reason for that? I can only relay what I know about the recent history of the distillery, but assumptions can then be made about why Bruichladdich seems to be quite ubiquitous just now. It was quite a fiercely independent and 'boutique' distillery for a while, and production wasn't huge due to the distillery avoiding modernisation and automation - each stage of production was done manually, which is quite unusual for distilleries these days - and the distillery was not operating at full capacity. In 2012 the distillery and brand was purchased by Remy Cointreau, and I suspect they had a plan to invest quite heavily in their marketing policy. Most bars with any sort of whisky selection now tend to stock Bruichladdich, particularly the Laddie 10, and almost all whisky shops stock a couple of their expressions. This definitely wasn't the case until about a year ago. They have started to maximise production, so they have a lot more stock to work with, and consequently they've invested heavily in international markets, which is probably why you'll be seeing it regularly over in the States. The Laddie 10 is quite a nice malt, but I recently received training on the full range of Bruichladdich expressions, and some of them are seriously dire, because they are still very young malts (which is why most of their whiskies do not contain an age statement). They have released an expression called The Octomore, which they claim is the most heavily peated malt in the world, but it's just a fucking fad and tastes like Lucifer's scorched ejaculate. It's a pander to the bravado that exists in the Scotch market: "Oooh, I only like smokey whiskies - you can keep your honeyed fruity shite." Yeah whatever, asshole. Give Bruichladdich another 10 years, and I think some of their malts will be excellent. But for now, most of their malts are just too young to taste good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I see theres ANOTHER craft beer bar opening on Littlejohn St. Aberdeen's turning into some sort of weird artisan beer snob.http://aberdeen.stv.tv/articles/281528-bottle-cap-bar-and-brewery-to-open-late-july-on-littlejohn-street/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 They have released an expression called The Octomore, which they claim is the most heavily peated malt in the world, but it's just a fucking fad and tastes like Lucifer's scorched ejaculate. It's a pander to the bravado that exists in the Scotch market: "Oooh, I only like smokey whiskies - you can keep your honeyed fruity shite." Yeah whatever, asshole. On the subject of peat levels I got a wee taster bottle of Smokehead a while ago. It smells amazing but it's completely and utterly undrinkable. Record breaking peat levels are just stupid. Make something that tastes nice instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I see theres ANOTHER craft beer bar opening on Littlejohn St. Aberdeen's turning into some sort of weird artisan beer snob.http://aberdeen.stv.tv/articles/281528-bottle-cap-bar-and-brewery-to-open-late-july-on-littlejohn-street/ Stop moaning you fanny, anything is better than yet another Belhaven pub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eupraxia Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 On the subject of peat levels I got a wee taster bottle of Smokehead a while ago. It smells amazing but it's completely and utterly undrinkable. Record breaking peat levels are just stupid. Make something that tastes nice instead. I completely agree. But due to human nature and our willingness to "out-do" others, there is definitely a market for exceptionally smokey whiskies, so people can boast about how smokey they drink it in an attempt to appear more of a whisky enthusiast than someone who might opt for a lighter, more delicately flavoured Speyside or Highland. I see and hear this bullshit all the time. People are dicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Stop moaning you fanny, anything is better than yet another Belhaven pub.Yeha, that did come across as kind of moany, but I didn't mean it to be. It's not like I don't go to Six Degrees or Casc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yeha, that did come across as kind of moany, but I didn't mean it to be. It's not like I don't go to Six Degrees or Casc. Haha, of course min. I'm happy to see all these new places opening up. We need a crab shack restuarant next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I like Belhaven pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I completely agree. But due to human nature and our willingness to "out-do" others, there is definitely a market for exceptionally smokey whiskies, so people can boast about how smokey they drink it in an attempt to appear more of a whisky enthusiast than someone who might opt for a lighter, more delicately flavoured Speyside or Highland. I see and hear this bullshit all the time. People are dicks.I like peaty/smokey whisky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I like peaty/smokey whisky So do I. Talisker is one of my favourites, but there's a small number marketed with obscene levels of peat (Smokehead, Big Pete etc) and they take it too far. Seeing as we're talking whisky I've always been pretty snobby about the mass market blends and stuck to single malts. But recently I've been picking up bottles of Famous Grouse, Black Grouse and Johnnie Walker Black as they're often reduced in the supermarket and have to say I'm totally converted. Single Malts are still ace for getting that unique taste of the distillery and the great variety of flavours on offer but if you just want a solid, easy drinking bottle of whisky those mainstream blends are great value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eupraxia Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I like peaty/smokey whisky But you're not belittling others for not. Whilst on the topic, my smokey whisky of choice is the Bowmore 15. Marvellous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 So do I. Talisker is one of my favourites, but there's a small number marketed with obscene levels of peat (Smokehead, Big Pete etc) and they take it too far. Seeing as we're talking whisky I've always been pretty snobby about the mass market blends and stuck to single malts. But recently I've been picking up bottles of Famous Grouse, Black Grouse and Johnnie Walker Black as they're often reduced in the supermarket and have to say I'm totally converted. Single Malts are still ace for getting that unique taste of the distillery and the great variety of flavours on offer but if you just want a solid, easy drinking bottle of whisky those mainstream blends are great value.Black Grouse is a great little tipple, I took a bottle over to Ukraine for my wife's father after her mum and gran got him a bottle of Jack Daniels instead of whisky. Keep seeing the Jura reduced in the supermarket, but need to finish the sherry cask Grants I have first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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