Ladies and gentlemen, Drwhyn's Drink Time, or DDT for short, is back in action! After an enlightening, but by no means ensobering, trip to Ireland, and an equally tipsying trip to my mother's holiday house, I'm read to line up some beverages that will enthrall you, either with incredibly high or incredibly low quality.
Let's get this show on the road!
We'll start off with some cider, namely Bulmer's Original, known as Magner's outside of the Republic of Ireland.
It tastes of absolutely nothing, with notes of bitterness and broken promises. There are certain things which one can expect of a cider; sweetness; dryness; fruitynessness, but none of those are present in this one. It's just incredibly bland and tasteless.
Should be served chilled in a pint glass, to someone who hates beer and with the lie that it is, in fact, beer. They'll believe you, AND they'll think it's delicious for a beer. A win-win!
Next on the list is something even less encouraging; Pisang Ambon, a banana liqueur.
This one tastes, unsurprisingly, of banana, and some may view that as a good thing. The problem is that the taste of alcohol combined with banana makes it incredibly similar to banana flavoured liquid penicilin, which I was forced to drink at times when I was younger. I'm afraid those scars will never go away, so this one simply makes me feel sick to my stomach.
Should be served in a medicine cup, and followed by a piece of chocolate to enourage the person in question to actually drink the damn thing.
But let's move on to happier things, namely a whisky!
First, we have a 12 years aged Red Breast, a single pot still whisky, made by the Jameson distillery in Midleton, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
The first thing one notices when smelling the spirits is quite a distinct note of wood, courtesy of the slightly longer than average aging. Of course, as its made by Jameson, it has that signature whiff of softness and rich flavour that goes with the territory, but a taste reveals invigorating surprises.
The taste is also quite woody, and the flavours are rather deeper and more complex than your average Jameson. You'll find just a tiny bit more kick and slightly less of the sweetness and fruitynessness of Jameson, but the emphasis is still on rich flavour as opposed to strength.
It's clear that this whisky has got a lot of thought put into it, and it's of very high quality. I would recommend it to anyone, even higher than most scotch single malts.
Serve in a Glencairn whisky tasting glass, at room temperature and with a glass of water next to it.
Tomorrow, I'll be continuing this foray into the world of Irish beverages with a few incredibly interesting additions. Tune in then!
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