Now they're attacking Irn Bru!

[CatrionaL]

I tasted Iron Bru' for the first time ever, 2 years ago. Thought I must be missing something because so many people raved about it.

Once was enough!!

Best wishes

Catriona

[JustJean]

I've got to admit I've never had it. I gazed at bottles of it when I visited last autumn but the color of it just didn't seem to do the name justice ......I went with a clear fizzy drink instead...

Best wishes
Jean

[emanday]

Sorry Jean and Catriona, but ye had tae be weaned oan it

[nancy]

I was never really a fan of Irn Bru,found it a bit TANGY!

Who remembers Dunsade??? MY Favourite

It was the same colour but made by Dunns and much smoother.

When I couldn't get Dunsade,my next favourite was Limeade!
Now though I usually have lemonade and that's to mix with our NATIONAL DRINK


Hope that last sentence didnt upset you DWW

Nancy

[emanday]

Now though I usually have lemonade and that's to mix with our NATIONAL DRINK

Hang yer heid in shame woman!

[Russell]

As long as you only mix it internally and keep it in separate glasses up to that point.



Russell Hic

[emanday]

Aye, weel! I'd be prepared to accept that...

...

...at a push

[wini]

Mary,

Its a pity ye wernt WEANED AFF IT.

Isn't that sacrilege to add ANYTHING to the National drink.
Cany ye imagine a guid single malt mixed wi lemonade.

wini

[DavidWW]

....snipped..........
Hope that last sentence didnt upset you DWW

Nancy

Haw Nancy

Ah'm nae borra'd at a', hen, gin ye add watter, ginger, fruit juice or whitiver tae yer usquebaugh, ken, but.

Jist wan 'hing, hen, please, in ma presence, ne'r er add oanything tae a single malt but watter, and nae ice (it dulls the taste buds to the point of anaesthesia so that you never taste fully what you're drinking).


In fact as far as some blends go probably the best thing is to add lemonade

A "blend" consists of a base of grain whisky, with a certain amount and number of single malts.

An average quality blend will have around 30% malts, maybe as many as 20 or 25 different malts, but 15 is OK (there's only around half the malt distilleries in production compared with 25 years ago), the skill of the heid blender being to achieve the same outcome from year to year in terms of the taste, as many drinkers are very particular about the taste being consistent (if you want to get technical it's not taste it's the organoleptic experience, - organoleptic refers to any sensory properties of a product, involving taste, colour, odour and "mouth feel".)

Superior blends, e.g. Antiquary, Black Label, may contain anything up to 50% or 60% malts, and maybe more malts, but more importantly, the single malts used will be older . There's even blends which are even higher in terms of malts content, and use even older malts, - Johnny Walker Blue Label, - currently retailing at around £150/70 cl bottle

Among blenders single malts are classified in exactly the same manner as French wines, there being first rank malts, second rank and so on .......

And then we come to supermarket blends, the proportion of malts much lower than standard quality blends, but you'll find it very difficult to get a clear answer on the actual %, and, more important, the number of malts is lower, and the quality and age are as low as it's possible to go ........ so, you then have my permission to add anything you like

David

[nancy]

OK! OK! So yous win!!
Think ah'll stick to lager'n'lime fae noo oan

When young Bruce comes up from England,he usually goes away laiden with Red Cola,as he finds it hard to get down there
So usually he buys Irn Bru

Wonder if its for mixing with his Whisky

Nancy