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I was nearly put off whisky for life after buying a bottle of Tesco's own label Islay Single Malt...foul stuff !

However,I bought a bottle of Dundalgan Irish whisky fron Lidl at the W/E and it's lovely.

I rather like Irish whiskey anyway...Jamesons, Bush Mills etc.

I'm not a whiskey buff but the run of the mill Irish whiskies
just seem smoother than their Scottish counterparts.

In reply to Jonno:

Probably the extra distillation that does it.

In reply to Jonno: Try some Southern Comfort, you might like it!



Cheers,

FT.

In reply to Jonno:

A couple of years ago this was a very tasty, non-chill-filtered Bowmore 12 yo, has it changed now?

In reply to johnsdowens:

Dunno...perhaps it's a personal taste thing. Never did like Lapthroig either.

In reply to Jonno:
Sainsbury's own Irish Single Malt used to be very nice, great value for money. (I haven't had any for a while.)

It seems likely the bottle you bought in Lidl is from the same distillery:
http://www.cooleywhiskey.com/_products/ownLabelBulkWhiskey.shtml

In reply to Jonno:
>after buying a bottle of Tesco's own label Islay Single Malt...foul stuff
When was that? Because these people would say that it was personal taste.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=128682007

As I'm a cheap skate, every month, I go round the supermarkets looking at the specials they have on. There are so many good malts out there, it would be rude not to. The specials are only a few quid more than the own brands anyway. Adds some excitement and adventure to my drinking career.

In reply to DougG:

Would you like to know why they distill whiskey three times in ireland?

In reply to Smitz:
Go on then. Not just to make them extra smoooth ?

In reply to Jonno:

At least you got That bit right.


http://www.classicwhiskey.com/ (check out the distilleries page)


http://www.scotchwhisky.net/distilleries/index.htm


Dont forget Jonno, those Irish blends can be really improved with just a dash of Coke or Dr peppers

In reply to Tim Gardener:

As already stated, in the 'run of the mill' department, Irish whiskey is a better bet than a sub 10 quid Scottish whisky.

In my humble opinion.

In reply to Jonno:

Most Islay whiskys can be an acquired taste - think it's the iodine form seaweed - well worth acquiring though in my opinion. If you want something smoother go for speyside or lowland or even Bunnahabhain.

In reply to dread-i:

TO BE SURE TO BE SURE TO BE SURE hahaahahahah I'll get me coat

In reply to Smitz: Consider yourself a marked man!

In reply to Jonno:

I too was disappointed with Tescos Islay malt two years ago. Asda has always suited me, and the Black Bottle blend they sometimes have is better than a lot of the circa £20 whiskys, pity they do not have it very often.

In reply to Jonno: Just seen your post. The Irish Tyreconnel (sp) is by far the best whisky I've ever tasted.

In reply to sutty:

Totally agree. Black Bottle is a top blend. I am an Islay malt man with Lagavulin being my favourite with Ardbeg close behind. Black Bottle is a blend of all seven islay malts which varies from year to year depending on various factors.
I understand the comments above, partcularly regarding Laphroig which is a particularly strong flavoured malt in common to a degree with all Islay malts (along with Talisker from Skye).
They ARE an acquired taste though & to the above co-respondents, they are well worth persevering with, but are definitely NOT for slugging !!

In reply to Ricky:


If by slugging you mean sharing a bottle into a few large glasses and handing them out to a couple of mates to slowly finish over an evening then I disagree with you completely - Laphroaig is the perfect whisky for this, as long as you enjoy the taste of it... Which I do, massively.

In reply to simon clarke:
If you like Tyrconnell, you should definitely check out Sainsbury's own brand Irish single malt.

(Though apparently most of the other supermarket own-brand Irish whiskey's also come from the same distillery as Tyrconnell - check out the link I posted before.)