THIS is why I drink Islay single malts

[CAJUNLAWYER]

From Dr. Google


What is the healthiest whiskey?
To get the most health benefits from whisky, drink single malt — it contains more antioxidants and ellagic acid than blended whiskeys, which combine several malts with wheat and/or corn.

So there!

 

[UncleEd]

Gin is healthier than any whisky.

Nine out of 10 doctors say so. The 10th
doctor drinks blackberry brandy.

 

[JohnRippert]

I'll stick with my top shelf tequilas.

 

[dmn57]

Reckon that's as good a reason as any...

 

[DEF3]

Something bout those juniper berries and me just don't dig each other. As in banned.lol

 

[twodog max]

A perfectly good reason IMO

 

[Golddollar]

From Dr. Google


What is the healthiest whiskey?
To get the most health benefits from whisky, drink single malt — it contains more antioxidants and ellagic acid than blended whiskeys, which combine several malts with wheat and/or corn.

So there!

I don't think my physician's assistant who told me to quit drinking is going to buy this !

 

[UncleEd]

I don't think my physician's assistant who told me to quit drinking is going to buy this !

Doctors and assistants always tell patients not to do something so the patients can live another few years not enjoying anything.

 

[Rudi]

I'll drink single malts if someone else is buying.

 

[Shark Bait]

A little Buffalo Trace goes nicely with an old triple lock .44 Special

 

[kraynky]

Being from Kentucky, the Bourbon Capital of the World, I actually find myself fonder of a good rye whiskey. I suppose it's all "healthy" if consumed at a "reasonable" level.

With a beer chaser.......... or "water back"........

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[ditrina]

Caj.. This ones for you!!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndfpV7IPdY[/ame]

 

[oldbrownhat]

From Dr. Wikipedia:

The highest levels of ellagic acid are found in raw chestnuts, walnuts, pecans, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes, as well as distilled beverages

But since you can't drink raw chestnuts, etc. I'll stick with single malts
(Some of its reputed medical benefits, however, are in question and at least one paper on this has been retracted.)

But it seems to me that if you need to justify drinking single malts on medicinal grounds, you're going at it backwards

As regards gin:

Doctors and assistants always tell patients not to do something so the patients can live another few years not enjoying anything.

Sigh. The latest target of their medical vitriol seems to be red wine, any amount of which is apparently deleterious to one's health.

 

[Alk8944]

If you are really that interested in your health then DON'T DRINK WHISKEY AT ALL!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ethanol is ethanol. The payload is the same regardless of the delivery system.

 

[twodog max]

No one gets out of here alive. So long as you don't become a slobbering drunk a small drink will not hurt anything.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Doctors and assistants always tell patients not to do something so the patients can live another few years not enjoying anything.

....and to keep paying doctors and assistants!

 

[Krogen]

My buddy Dave says, "Well, ya gotta die from something!"

 

[bushmaster1313]

I don't think my physician's assistant who told me to quit drinking is going to buy this !

You will need to buy it for them.

 

[STCM(SW)]

I think of it as no one gets out alive.
SM Islay scotch is better tasting then some gin or vodka aged only in some minds.

 

[s&wchad]

Is Talisker healthy? It's from Skye, not Islay, but it is 10 year old single malt. Kroger was closing out some of their slow movers a few years back and I bought all the single pot Redbreast and Talisker they had on the clearance shelf. This is my only remaining survivor...

 

[johngalt]

My doc told me to drink lots of water.

I observed "Hmm - beer is mostly water"

She gave me 'that look'.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

When I filled out a questionaire at the doctor's office one of the questions was "Do you drink" to which I answered "yes" Next question was "frequency?" To which I answered "PRN".
Rusty knows what that means...

 

[Imissedagain]

Pour
Right
Now

 

[bamabiker]

I was reading all about how drinking is bad for your health.
I gave up reading.

 

[s&wchad]

Pour
Right
Now

Google is your friend.
PRN is the Latin acronym for pro re nata. It's doctor speak for "as needed".

I learn so much cool stuff here!

 

[oldbrownhat]

Is Talisker healthy?

Och, ye are askin' the wrong question, mon! (And remember, the Gaelic original of "whisky" - uisge beatha - means "water of life".) "D'ye like it?" is all ye need to know. It's slightly peppery as I recall. Excellent stuff.

$31.99? You made out like bandit!. Current price at our liquour stores is about $88.45 US equiv.

I've posted this before, but back in 1996, CBC's "Ideas" programme sent their host, Paul Kennedy to Scotland to do a feature on single malts. Talk about "died and gone to heaven." It's nearly an hour long but a good listen, esp. if you have a glass of the good stuff at hand. Link here.

"Robert Burns proclaimed: "Freedom and whisky gang togither!" Single malt whisky remains one of Scotland's most poetic exports. As part of a series celebrating Paul Kennedy's fifteen years as host of IDEAS, we dust off this venerable warhorse from the 1996 season. It's Paul Kennedy's no-holds-barred celebration of single malt Scotch Whisky, conveyed in the loving words of the men and women who make it."
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[Dave_n]

Well, if you can find it in the US, I recommend "cask strength Edradour" Smallest distillery in Scotland, just North of the Highland Line. I found it years ago on one of my trips back to the UK. You used to be able to get it in the Whisky stores at Heathrow but these changed hands. Now only in Edinburgh, and a few stores in of all places, New Jersey. Still locking up my few bottles left as I foolishly introduced it to my son, and bottles kept wandering!!! Dave_n

 

[jaguargolf]

Is Talisker healthy? It's from Skye, not Islay, but it is 10 year old single malt. Kroger was closing out some of their slow movers a few years back and I bought all the single pot Redbreast and Talisker they had on the clearance shelf. This is my only remaining survivor...

Bought, and consumed it several times visiting family in Edinburgh.
Family could have any single malt they wanted in Scotland; this is what they always showed up with.