Re: [CH] Re: Piri-Piri - Whiskey question
Myron Menaker (myronm@bellsouth.net)
Thu, 08 Nov 2001 07:43:54 -0500
Dear Virginia,
If you're going to try the piri-piri, just go to Tesco's and buy their
cheapest house-brand Irish whiskey. Believe me, use some hot chiles and
you'll never know the difference!
Cheers from the colonies,
Myron
Virginia Anderson wrote:
>
> on 8/11/01 3:46 am, "Boulden, Randy" <RBoulden@natco-us.com> wrote:
>
> > Try LAPHROIG single malt.
> <snip>
> >Two favourites for this are the Glenlivet, and probably my fave,
> > Bowmore. Both are very peaty and give the whisky a wonderful 'smoky' taste,
> > which is how I like my chiles, very smoked...chipotle being my favourite at
> > the moment.
> Laphroig is about the smokiest edible in the world - unless one likes
> licking the insides of smokehouses. I teach in Scotland every so often and
> what we usually bring back is Bowmore because I can't afford Laphroaig, but
> that's what I want. The flavours of the north: Laphroaig with hot-smoked
> fish, maybe studded with chipotles and pasillas de Oaxaca, yum.
>
> But piri-piri is a flavour of the south. I suppose to make the sauce with a
> wine of the country, I'd try a soft Spanish or Portuguese brandy
> (Sainsbury's here makes a good one). They're not much unlike California
> brandies - say E and J, not as complex as real brandies but with a soft
> finish that makes them great for all-night chugging (well, say, when one is
> twenty and can stand it).
>
> A good cheap sour-mash bourbon might be useful. One of the cheapest (and
> one of the best, IMHO) was called Cabin Still but it seemed to have died out
> in California in the 1980s. The only bourbon with a similar taste and
> smooth finish was Eagle Rare (by Budweiser? but it was better than that
> sounds) which was really expensive. Here in Britain occasionally we can get
> Woodforde Reserve, which has a fine barrel taste, but has less sour-mash
> tang, and more of a bite.
>
> Gosh, it makes it sound as if I drink this stuff constantly! Memories....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Virginia
> --
> Virginia Anderson
> Leicester, UK
> <vanderson@experimentalmusic.co.uk>
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