FAVOURITE UNAGED, NON SPECIAL EDITION WHISKEY?

[Pure Pot Head]

I see a lot of comments that seem to have a go at some of the big names in whiskey on this forum which made we wonder if the participants here are turned off brands that achieve success and popularity by being simply damn good whiskey's. Whether Scotch, Irish or Bourbon, is the golden rule, whatever you do, don't make a whiskey that's too popular or we'll dismiss you?

I'll stay out of the debate because I'm way too biased, but lets hear it for some of the great historic brands that have been around for decades and are part of the very fabric of our culture.

So this thread is for the very brave out there in a whsikey forum who are prepared to give us their favourite everyday whiskey!

Pure Pot Head

[Aidan]

Powers Gold for me. Mainly sold in Ireland, but it can be had here and there abroad.

[jazz lover]

Aberlour a'bunadh

[johan brugge]

My favourite whisky isn't Irish I'm afraid. I've had a few but I just like Scotch better. I usually drink Lagavulin 16 or any Ardbeg that is not overly expensive like the 10, Uigeadail or even a Laphroaig 18. If it has to be 'whiskey' then give me a Connemara peated.

[Pure Pot Head]

My favourite whisky isn't Irish I'm afraid. I've had a few but I just like Scotch better. I usually drink Lagavulin 16 or any Ardbeg that is not overly expensive like the 10, Uigeadail or even a Laphroaig 18. If it has to be 'whiskey' then give me a Connemara peated.

The rule is unaged - sorry. It's my thread and I gret to set the rules this time You obviously like a bit of peat in there - what would you vote for in terms of a major international unaged Scotch?

Pure Pot Head

[Liechtenstein]

My unaged favorites:

Favorite Bourbon: Jim Beam
Favorite Canadian: Crown Royal
Favorite Irish: Bushmills
Favorite Rye: Alberta Premium
Favorite Scotch: none.

[pkt77242]

Wild Turkey 101. A very nice inexpensive and tasty bourbon.

Sean

[lockejn]

Ardmore Traditional Cask. One of my favorite whiskies. Longrow CV is quite good, too, though I tend to use a fair bit of it in my vattings rather than straight up.

[Reggaeblues]

Ardmore Traditional Cask. One of my favorite whiskies. Longrow CV is quite good, too, though I tend to use a fair bit of it in my vattings rather than straight up.

Ya beat me to it - Longrow CV, one of my "discoveries" of the last year. 2, or was it 3 bottles emptied...

Yep, and Lap QC ain't bad, but the CV JUST heads it for me...

Another great :"unaged" recently bestowed upon a wider audience than duty free - Talisker 57degrees. Mighty fine , frisky whisky!

[Drammed]

NAS....

Aberlour A'bunadh
Glenlivit Nadurra

2 of my favourite anyway

[johan brugge]

My favourite whisky isn't Irish I'm afraid. I've had a few but I just like Scotch better. I usually drink Lagavulin 16 or any Ardbeg that is not overly expensive like the 10, Uigeadail or even a Laphroaig 18. If it has to be 'whiskey' then give me a Connemara peated.

The rule is unaged - sorry. It's my thread and I gret to set the rules this time You obviously like a bit of peat in there - what would you vote for in terms of a major international unaged Scotch?

Pure Pot Head

In case of 'whiskey' I prefer the Connemara peated. When we're talking about Scotch I chose Uigeadail. It's got no age on the label although we all know how old is really is.

[Pure Pot Head]

Uigeadail. It's got no age on the label although we all know how old is really is.

What's the line with Uigeadail - how old ios it?

Pure Pot Head

[johan brugge]

I stand corrected. I'm registered on another whisky site that mentions the age of the Uigeadail. I checked with the administrator where he got his information. He admitted he wasn't sure so he guessed the probable age.

[Whisky1978]

Johan I go with you. My favourite unaged whisky is also Uigeadail. What I really like about the Uigeadail is the peat-sherry combo. It has the peat of Ardbeg but also good hints of sherry which reminded me of Lagavulin 16.

[Ganga]

Um, there seems to be some misunderstandings here. An unaged whisk(e)y would be moonshine. Not my cuppa and there isn't many choices here.

However, everyone has answered as if the statement made was undeclared age or no age statement (NAS). Remember, scotch whisky must be aged a minimum of 3 years. If this is the case, I'd probably select the Lochnager NAS (reportedly in the 20s but is undeclared).

[whiteshirt]

Glenlivet 12
Glenfiddich
and though not terribly popular, I think Glen Moray is much underrated simply because it doesn't cost a packet

GLEN MORAY IS VERY UNDER ESTIMATED.

Don't know what is happening there, as their web site has not been updated since Christmas.

[Reggaeblues]

Well, they were taken over by a French consortium which actually kept them out of business for months while the paperwork dragged on, then of course they were recently hit by the floods. Hundreds of empty casks stored down by the river were returned to the distillery by the rising waters!

A real "Whisky Galore" story.

But yes, they are underrated, and the "Mountain Oak" has to be one of my most memorable whiskies.

[dramtastic]

Longrow CV
Nikka Whisky From The Barrel

[37degrees]

Probably Green Spot. btw: Is Johnnie Walker Blue "unaged, non special edition"?

[cathach]

Irish: Powers Gold Label, Greenspot, Black Bush

Scotch: Laphroaig QC

[Pure Pot Head]

Sorry Guys, I did mean NAS or non age statement as opposed to unaged. Doh!

Pure Pot Head

[Reggaeblues]

Hey PPH, Puh-puh-pick up a Penderyn!



A pretty good drop of SMWW IMO and definitely NAS

[Pure Pot Head]

Reggaeblues

Were I in Wales I would, weally!

PPH

P.S What is SMWW?

[Reggaeblues]

Indeed!

By the way Nick, do you happen to know if "Welsh" have an 'e' as in "Irish"?!?

Long time since I had a Penderyn, so I can't remember.

[Gearóidmuar]

Paddy
JW Black Label
DYC (Spanish whisky)
Yamazaki (maybe the best in the world?)
Millions of others.

This whiskey/Whisky business is just nonsense. The Spanish spell theirs Whisky, Paddy was always spelt Whisky until some years ago when some Scots with little else to do kicked up a fuss about it. It's meaningless anyway as it's Uisce Beatha, or Uisge Beatha. Whisky is just an inaccurate anglicisation.
Uisce means water and Beatha means life OR nourishment.
The first mention of Uisce Beatha in any source comes from an Irish Document of about 1300 A.D. when a monk, in Irish, wryly remarked that the King of Connaught had died of a surfeit of this new drink, the Water of Life, which in his case, he went on to remark, might have been more appropriately called the water of death.
That would be Uisce an Bháis, or Básuisce if you prefer compounds.
Now, if you anglisced that you would have Bawsishke, a new word for hooch, perhaps.

[ClubSmed]

Amrut NAS

[MacDeffe]

OLD PULTENEY WK 499 is a real threat !



Macdeffe

[MoreDalmore]

So far I had the following unaged whiskies ( if some of them are special editions I don't know ):

Auchentoshan Three Wood
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Glenmorangie The Nectar D'or
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Compass Box / Oak Cross
Clondarf Trinity ( 3 little bottles stacked up each other; I remember liking the 3rd bottle the best )

When all these count as non special editions I prefer The Quinta Ruban

[johan brugge]

I'll add the Laphroaig QC. Damn good whisky.

[Novice Scotch Fan]

My favorite unaged, non-special edition whiskies:

Crown Royal
Teacher's
Jim Beam Black (note: in Canada, no age statement is provided, while in the US it is 8yrs old).

[Swedish Chef]

Laphroiag QC and Longrow CV are both excellent. Doesn't mean either is less expensive than most of the age statement whiskies though.

[The Third Dram]

Just off the top of my head:

Crown Royal Cask No. 16... Really classy Canadian.
Canadian Club (Hiram Walker & Sons) Founders Whisky... Hard to come by now, but a beautiful melding of crisp grains and velvety texture.
Aberlour a'bunadh... Especially the phenomenal Batch No. 6.
Auchentoshan Three Wood... Exhibiting qualities way above its price range.
Bushmills 1608 400th Anniversary Edition... Great fun.
Caol Ila Cask Strength... I like it 'straight' for maximum effect!
Chivas The Century of Malts... An absolute Colin Scott masterpiece.
Compass Box The Peat Monster... Ardmore and Caol Ila together. How can you go wrong?

Only made it to 'C' this time around.

[ClubSmed]

I forgot about Laphroaig QC and Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban when writing my post.

[Wave]

Aberlour a'bunadh is obviously a no-brainer for me!
Also Caol Ila Cask Strength


Cheers!

[hyperfuji]

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