What’s in a Name? – Funny and Immature Whisky Names
Be warned, today’s article is a little more light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek. If you can appreciate a good fart joke or knob gag, this is the blog for you.
Whisky, as we all know, is a highly sophisticated, classy, and refined tipple. It’s clearly a drink reserved purely for the upper class and society’s highest flyers, right? Except it isn’t. What I love about whisky is the fact that it’s a drink adored worldwide, that doesn’t discriminate and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Whisky is for everybody, and I love that about it, as well as its amazing taste.
Those of you who enjoy whisky/whiskey, but don’t take life too seriously, may have sniggered on more than one occasion, when coming across a bottle of ‘Knob Creek’ or ‘Chicken Cock’ on supermarket shelves. If you did, you’ll get no judgement from me, as I did the same.
But what are some whiskies out there with the funniest names in the biz, and does the taste reflect the name? Let’s take a look at some whiskies with decidedly funny names.
Yes, we’ve all seen the ‘cock’ flavoured soup memes online, and no matter how old we are, or how mature we think we are, we just can’t help but laugh whenever we see it.
As you might expect then, Chicken Cock whiskey certainly gets a lot of attention as a result of its name.
Chicken Cock Heritage Blend for example, is a blend of Kentucky and Indiana sourced bourbons. It’s a young whiskey, that cannot in fact, call itself whiskey in the UK at all, as it is aged for between 4 months and 2 years.
Chicken Cock whiskey is a brand that was once thriving during prohibition, as it would be smuggled across the USA in tin cans.
Despite the name, you’ll be pleased to know that there is no poultry here, nor anything similar for that matter, if you know what I mean. Instead, the whiskey has the typical flavours you’d expect from a bourbon, with pronounced notes of oak and caramel, with dried fruit, a hint of nut, and a touch of spice.
I dare anybody in the UK to look at this whiskey bottle, and NOT think of Father Ted.
Feckin Irish Whiskey, which is produced in the Echlinville Distillery, is a honeyed blend of Irish whiskies with a newspaper style label that is almost as eye-catching as the name itself.
Feckin Irish Whiskey is the creation of Shane Braniff of County Down. His family has been in the drinks biz for generations. And it shows. The label and name may not take itself too seriously, but in terms of taste, this is a very impressive dram. There’s a distinct honeyed fruitiness to this whiskey, with a touch of oak and a sprinkling of sweet, spicy vanilla.
Oh, and also, top marks to the makers for their ‘Little Feckers’ boxset range, including miniatures of the whole Feckin’ family (whiskey, gin, and vodka).
To our younger (but still of legal drinking age) readers, before the internet, if you wanted to oogle naked ladies, you had to walk into a newsagents, look the shopkeeper dead in the eyes, and ask for a copy of Playboy Magazine. Alternatively, you’d just read your dad’s copy from under the bed.
Why am I talking about Playboy? Because this next whisky (not technically a whisky, but it kind of is) from Germany, is Finch Playboy PUR Malt.
Made from finch barley, this bottle of whisky was made and bottled at just 18 months old after aging in ex-bourbon casks, for the German Edition of Playboy magazine. Now there’s a collab we didn’t know we needed!
This bottle features the iconic Playboy brand name and bunny logo, and comes in a box featuring small images of all the covers of the German Playboy magazine.
The whisky, which is a smooth 40% ABV, features subtle floral notes with hints of spice, caramel, and dried orchard fruits with a sweet and smooth vanilla finish with a hint of oak.
If you’re familiar with the blogs here at Great Drams, you may remember that I’ve wrote about Fishky before. For those of you who aren’t, or who just need reminding, prepare to learn about yet another German whisky creation that’s slightly, shall we say, unique.
Fishky is perhaps the craziest whisky ever sold before. It began life as a single-cask Bruichladdich, finished off in a sherry cask. Pretty tasty, right? Well, the finishing is where things get a little less conventional.
The owners opted to finish the whisky in a different cask. Did they choose port? Madeira wine? Bourbon, or beer? No, they were even more adventurous. Cider? Nope, they opted for ex-herring casks. That’s right, they chose casks that had previously been used to store herring fish.
Now, as you can imagine, not everyone was a fan of the taste. In fact, one whisky writer described the taste as ‘sour butyric baby vomit’ he goes on to mention how the finish was ‘salty, greasy, and nasty, with no redeeming qualities.’
Personally? I’d give it a go. After all, there are people out there who believe that pineapple tastes wrong on a pizza (oooh, controversial).
Finally, we get to Red Bush whiskey, and the jokes probably write themselves here.
Red Bush whiskey, which is a creation of the Bushmills distillery (said to be the oldest licenced whiskey distillery in the world).
Red Bush, which is a 40% ABV bourbon barrel reserve, is triple-distilled and features sweet, caramel, honey, and nutty notes with a touch of maple syrup. It’s as refined as you’d expect from an Irish whiskey and is perfect for those who enjoy a smooth bourbon.
We could say something along the lines of the ‘carpets matching the drapes’ but we’re far too mature for that.
Looking for a new whisky to add to your collection? Make sure you check out Greatdrams.com and the selection of whisky we have available. While we can’t guarantee our drams are named as hilariously as those above, we can guarantee their quality and an amazing taste.
Greg
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