I often top up my malt stock in the run up to Xmas and it usually lasts me well.
I have tried most and have some fave's - what's yours.......
I often top up my malt stock in the run up to Xmas and it usually lasts me well.
I have tried most and have some fave's - what's yours.......
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
I was recently gifted some 'American Honey'.
Interesting stuff.
I've literally drunk my last drop of whiskey tonight - which is a sad state of affairs as I had five different ones open last month.
My everyday choice is Laphroaig 10 and I love Lagavulin 16. Can someone recommend me something along either of those lines for a bit of a change?
Two of my favourites there. Laphroaig quarter cask is lovely and a change from the 10yr. Caol ila is another I love and I'm sure you will too. There's also the caol ila moch if you see it anywhere.
Caol Ila Moch tends to be found in waitrose... my other half bought me home a bottle when it was half price recently! Not too bad for a punt really... although 10 yo Jura still a favourite!
Just been given a bottle of Monkey Shoulder. it's a blend of 3 malts from Grants inc Glenfiddich which isn't one of my favourites. Any one tried it?
Thanks, Neil
Must get to Asda tho!!!
Some good thoughts there. Thanks.
Ardbeg 10 Y.O. here - 1litre bottle bought at Krakow airport for £27 - bargain!
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Visited Springbank a few weeks ago. Most impressive. Came away with a bottle of Rundlets & Kilderkins and some of their Export Strength Old Raj gin.
Very much enjoyed the Glengyle / Kilkerran story too.
Springbank Distillery by Noodlefish, on Flickr
Glengyle Stills by Noodlefish, on Flickr
Talisker - have tried many bit keep coming back to it as it has such a lovely and unusual flavour.
Laphroaig was what originally got me into whiskey, and I do still enjoy that now and again. I must say though, on a regular night I don't think there's much better than settling down with a bit of Bruichladdich Rocks, very nice indeed!
I was holding off posting on this thread, but I just have to offer thanks for the immense plethora of good ideas I've taken from it :)
Up until now I've been enjoying the various Ardbegs - Almost There, Aligator and the standard 10 year, but this thread has gotten me a great deal more excited about the many Japanese variants of Whisky.
Thanks again for the inspiration!
Been drinking Woodford Reserve this week. Tastes like petrol ffs.
Picked up a bottle of Sainsburys islay single malt, as a cheap bottle to take away on a holiday. What can I say very impressed. I'm in islay man in the lagavulin, caol ila camp and its up there. Great pick up for an every day bottle.
If I remember correctly the larger supermrkets "own brands" are produced by people like springbank , laga etc here's a link http://www.whiskymag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5482
Bought myself a ticket to this event here in Calgary -
http://www.crowfootliquor.com/events/whiskey-fest
50 whiskies from around the world, I went to this event last year and was a fabulous evening. You have tasting notes from the staff, but of course after about 20 or so, you can't really write very clearly. And of course, they give you a 20% discount voucher at the end of the night
Highly recommended if you're in the area
A bottle of Penderyn ( the welsh stuff)
I'd never have bought it, as obviously the Welsh are trying to muscle in on our traditional industries:)
But I'm interested in trying it!
Anyone taken the plunge?
My local Wetherspoons sell it so I guess others will if you just want to try it. It's an interesting mix of tastes which I like but my old man doesn't.
As an aside, for Christmas, I got various bottles including a Triple Wood Laphroiag which I'm drinking now. Wow is all I can say to that - we went to a pub with an inglenook fire burning away on the weekend - that sums up what it smells like. The taste is sweet and smokey. It's an interesting one.
That triple wood is lovely, the quarter cask is what's often in my decanter (it's divine for the price), and the stock is my pub whiskey. Managed to pick up a bottle of the 18yo this summer for £45 which was an utter bargain. Been taking it easy but it's a lovely tipple.
Bunnahabhain or Highland Park are my Whiskies of choice. Bunahabhain is a non peaty Islay.
I once had a fascinating conversation with a real whiskey expert whilst stuck on Stornoway working. It was "The Kirk". so we were stuck in the hotel unable to work or shop.
This chap worked for a distributer of wines and spirits and was on business there going round various small distilleries and he said, quite categorically, that many people in the know consider that whisky does not improve at all after 18 year's and that older whiskies were just a waste of money!
It was on this trip that i discovered the dubious delights of "Trawler Rum". :-)
I have recently been given some Bruichladdich cask strength (in a numbered bottle, matured 11 years and bottled in 1997!) - blooming lovely!
Cheers,
Glenfiddich for me tonight!
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Glenfiddich for me tonight!
Aldi have their Glen Marnoch 24yr old Speyside in @ £30.
Last years' was indistiguishable from Glenmorangie Sonalta PX, so I'm hoping for more of the same.
I've a few bottles on the go and a few as yet to be opened.
Opened -
Glenlivet 12yr Speyside
Old Pulteney 12yr Highland
Macallan Masters' Edition Highland
Glenmorangie 10yr Highland
Yet to try -
Glenmorangie Lasanta 12yr (Sherry casks), Quinta Ruban 12yr (Port casks) and Nectar D'Or 12yr (Sauternes casks), all miniatures as part of a Glenmorangie "Discovery Pack"
Isle of Jura, Bruichladdich, Tamnavulin, Tullibardine, and The Invergordan Single Highland Grain, again all miniatures from a box set from the Invergordon Distillers Group.
Have also recently finished a bottle of Sloemotion sloe whisky, really rather tasty!
Need to get some contrast back in to the collection, a bottle of Laphroaig will do the trick. Will be back up to Scotland early next month and will be staying quite literally down the road from the Dalmore Distillery, would be rude to not pop in for a nosey...
Just bought some Karuizawa Spirit of Asama from TWE for Christmas. Looking forward to cracking that bottle open.
I have always loved single malts and TBH, have been a bit snobby about anything blended.
... But... My wife surprised me at Xmas with a bottle of "Old Harry" blended malts she got via Laithwaites wines which is a really, really nice drink.
Can easily get the quarter cask at Waitrose at the moment and for some reason it's cheaper than the 10 year old.
Good deals on Bunnabhain too.
One of my favourites is Talisker 10 year old and the distiller's edition for a treat.
Shhhhh keep it quiet!!!
But Asda are doing a lovely 12 YO Signature Balvenie for £16.50 which is half price, don't know how long it lasts but there wasn't many left in my store.
Just tried Johnny Walker Spice Road at LHR T4. Very nice. May have to buy a bottle on my return (for some reason they don't allow collect on return from non EU destinations ?)
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Favourite affordable whiskey must be glenlivet and highland park (both 12 yrs).
As a heads up they are selling 20 year old Ardbeg for £65 here:
http://www.whiskybroker.co.uk/acatalog/Ardbeg.html
Only one per customer. I had a bottle of the Bowmore for Christmas which was fantastic and well worth getting.
I'm sure most of you know this, but whisky = scotch, whiskey = Irish or American.
I like all spellings of the stuff!
I haven't dared open this from the fifties!
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Tries Ardbeg Supernova a few weeks back in a bar in Borås.
It was superb - & now i cant find it anywhere - well not in the airports anyhow :(
Will have to investigate the online options.
Anyone tried the Galileo?
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^I'm a fan of Nikka whiskeys. I find "from the barrel" a bit too strong though. Their single malts on the other hand are pure perfection.