Whisky in the states?

[Arlen]

I tried to post this in The Pub but I always have trouble logging in there, so I am being lazy.

I have coeliac disease so I can't have gluten. I am about to get serious about making sure I don't gluten myself so that means no beer.
Now, if I can't have beer I drink good Whisky.
Here's my problem... where and how to get it in the states.

I know I can go to the liqor store and get some of the more common ones,
but say I am having a hankering for a nice Ardbeg 1994, what do I do?

I'm planning on joining the SMWA when I am settled and have the funds, but in the meantime do I just settle for what I can get?


Thanks for any and all advice.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

When I moved back from Ireland last May I brought with me several bottles of my favorite tipple. I then discoved that (1) with a little digging I could get it here in the USA, and (2) it was cheaper here than at home! Oh, and when someone coming for a visit asks, "Can I bring you anything?"

"Well, besides a box a Shreddies, a bottle of X, would be nice." is my immediate reply.

[Moosedog]

Arlen,

I don't know much about whisky, but there is gluten-free beer available in the US. Here's a link to a UK festival to get you started, I know lots of homebrewers locally make it, with varying results, but it might be worth some exploration.


http://www.glutenfreebeerfestival.com/

Moosedog

[Jock Scot]

No sorry M. of R. all the Shreddies are spoken for,export will be quite illegal!Well they would be if I was in charge.LOL

[walkerk]

Arlen, perhaps you can tell us which of the 50 states you plan to be in. It would help in narrowing down an answer. For example, here on the West Coast there is a popular chain called "Beverages and More" (BevMo) which has an increasingly large selection of single malts.

[ccga3359]

American beer is like fornicating in a canoe, f*****g close to water!

[Zardoz]

Can't really comment on Whiskies, I only ever drink a couple of brands... But on the beer, Isn't there a company called Greens that offers wheat free beers in the UK? I know Budwiser has a sorghum based beer here, I've tried it, it wasn't any worse than their regular crap.

[Arlen]

*Laughs* I've had some good ales in the states but so far every gluten-free ale I have had tasted like Bud. And I do not like Bud.

As far as which state, I'll be living in Idaho. Boise, to be exact.
My problem is that the Whisky I have found there so far is Glenfiddich 12 years and... oh, that's it.


I can get malts at the few bars I go to, but even the place with the good selection will use the same bottle till it's done.
(Nothing quite like paying $5 for a dram that's been sitting in an open bottle for 9 months.)


I think I may have to resort to building a birthday and christmas list of More Whisky please!)

[Ian.MacAllan]

Liquor laws in the United States are even more irrational and inconsistent than the Internal Revenue Code, probably because their two purposes are to raise revenue and to remind us of our Puritan heritage. The best advice I can offer is to find out precisely what laws apply to the location in which you settle and visit the liquor stores there to find out what they have. If their stocks are not satisfactory, inquire if they will special-order for you and at what cost.

My own experience is that the more exotic laws are rarely enforced, but what enforecement there is is particularly vicious and expensive. People who have transported their own supplies from D. C, to Pennsylvania, for example, have forfeited their cars as well as their money and their liberty.

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[creativeaccents]

American beer is like fornicating in a canoe, f*****g close to water!

Mighty close to talking about the ***** War...where are the moderators? I've tried Canadian Beer! Or MAYbe it is all about with whom you have been committing the F word. Many a wee beastie up there, A....? Here we have some of the finest microbrews that are available anywhere!