BS: whisky bottles

Subject: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 02:51 AM

Has anyone else noticed that the vast majority of single malt bottles have corks and the vast majority of blended whiskies have screw tops, is there a reason for this ? it baffles me.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 04:38 AM

Corks are better to sniff.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Leadfingers
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 08:03 AM

Sainsbury's Single Malt Irish is a screw top - What does that prove ?

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 08:32 AM

That it's cheap?

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 10:41 AM

I said ' most ' not all.

Sainsbuy's single malt Irish may not be one of the best, but at £15 a bottle it ain't half bad.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 11:40 AM

No point offering either of you two, a dram of my Dallas Dhu then.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: olddude
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 01:01 PM

Kentucky woods brewed shine comes in screw top Jelly jars :-)

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 14 Sep 12 - 01:28 PM

"That it's cheap?"

Cheap whisky did you say? Where?

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 03:58 AM

Not in the Czech Republic, apparently. They've banned all spirits over 20% ABV, after a few fatalities from drinking cheap vodka.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 04:24 AM

Which turned out to me Methanol.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 06:12 AM

Bejayus, I've got some Aberlour at 60.5% ABV and bloody gorgeous it is too. [ with a cork ]

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Bill D
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 10:31 AM

I have 'some' of that Aberlour also.... I used to have more.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 01:17 PM

I think the stigma of screw caps is slowly passing. Stelvin caps provide a more consistent protection for the contents that cork can't always offer.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: gnu
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 01:26 PM

60.5%??? That ain't booze, that's rocket fuel.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 02:51 PM

No it's Aberlour A'bunadh, cask strength.

SRS is quite right, even good quality wines come in screw tops, but not yet single malts it seems.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: gnu
Date: 15 Sep 12 - 03:15 PM

There ya go... "Aberlour A'bunadh". Apparently, after drinking the stuff and trying to decide on a name for it, they couldn't even spell it.

Ya, I do KNOW. It's a joke. Have a drop o tha pure and laugh about it, as I intended it.

Subject: RE: BS: whisky bottles
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 16 Sep 12 - 03:07 AM

Nice one gnu, my first laugh of the day.

Dave H