I'm easily pleased - the £30 10 YO works for meOriginally Posted by GregR
I'm intrigued by the Blasda - may have to give that a try next
giz a uigedial.....pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaas sssssseee! :drunken:Originally Posted by GregR
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I'm easily pleased - the £30 10 YO works for meOriginally Posted by GregR
I'm intrigued by the Blasda - may have to give that a try next
I'm oddly not - I wonder if its the clear bottle that has put me off
Jon - be nice to Tom (twhp101) - he'll source you a bottle of whatever you want :) I think the Oogie is still pretty widely available, isn't it?
not had a bottle but tried it at the distillery on my 40th birthday. i can say its my fav from the ardbeg range, like a peatier version of bunnhabhain, similar flavour profile but with a distinct smoky drift esp in the finish. as a card carrying laphroaig fan it may sound odd but i find ardbeg can be a bit all peat and no knickers, the peat overpowering everything else. blasda is much more complex yet mellow and would be a great session whisky. wish i could get it down here!Originally Posted by zelig
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oh i am :wink:Originally Posted by GregR
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Try here...Originally Posted by ktmog6uk
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/Produc ... spx?p=8928
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Jon - Have you thought about joining the Ardbeg 'Committee'?
Picked up a bottle of Deanston 12 year single malt today, I have not come accross it before. I'll have a few drams tonight when I put my feet up. :drunken:
Has anyone given the Japanese single malt a go - while I was in Selfridges a while back I overheard one of the sales guys say that it was outselling the real thing in the run up to Chirstmas.
I've got to say that I do like the Lagavulin range. But I am very new to the whole whiskey experience!
give suntory yamakazi 10 yr or if you can get it, 12 yr a go. very impressive.the 10yr is almost minty!Originally Posted by josep
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Have you tried Lagavulin Distillers Edition ( http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-11001.aspx ) as your description sounds exactly like it? If you haven't you really should. It's amazing (just ask GregR)!Originally Posted by ktmog6uk
indeed i have! on this trip....
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=88760&hilit=+islay+40Originally Posted by twhp101
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If I had to choose just one keeper from my current cabinet, Highland Park 16yo.. it's better than the 18 or even 21yo in my opinion and a lot of friends agreed when I had it blind-tasted to check if I'm crazy.
Other regulars include:
- Caol Ila 16yo
- Bowmore Mariner and cask-strength
- Lagavulin 16yo
- Ardbeg, Talisker, Laphroaig
So yes, I like the smoke, peat & salt to be there, especially in the wintertime. As the days warm and brighten, I tend to migrate towards gin anyway :drunken:
Edit: Argh I'm at 999 posts?! Have to shut up and sleep now, I guess tomorrow I need to pull together a worthy post with the obligatory pictures :shock:
no, will have a look, similar the friends of laphroaig i take it?Originally Posted by GregR
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arran 9yo old douglas laings old malt cask bottling in the glass tonight.
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I just saw this on BBC, some folks have found 3 crates of whisky buried in the antarctic over 100 years ago by Ernest Shackleton. 8)
I have no idea if that'd be drinkable, would it?
A guy from Whyte and Mackay is on about analyzing it and replicating the blend, since the recipes have long since been lost.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8499931.stm
tonight its a single cask laphroaig from lockett bros "the bass"
words fail me its...mmmmmmwwwwwwahhhh! :drunken:
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'87 Lagavulin Dist. Edition for me last night. Very tasty :drunken:
Watching a recorded episode of Mad Men with a glass of Talisker in hand. Awesome (on both counts).
Since I last posted on this thread I have started using a Glencairn glass for whisky drinking. I was a little sceptical but it really does make a positive difference to the experience.
D.
last night in the Old English Gentleman in Hull, Glenfarclas 105 and a Douglas Laing bottling of Ardbeg, distilled 1995 and bottled on 2006 at 50%. wonderful and more genteel than the standard expression, the best Ardbeg i have ever tasted. it was so good our crew of three malt fiends killed off the bottle! :drunken: :) :D 8) :P
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Hi
I'm new here but wanted to say that i'm also a whisky lover. Love a good Islay malt. Right now i'm sipping on a Bowmore of 12 years old.
Pure happines. CHEERS
Daniel
Originally Posted by DMR
Also drinking out of Glencairns. Love them! Having a nice but inexpensive Auchentoshan tonight and watching the footy. It's only tuesday after all...
Macallan 25yr old or a Springbank 15yr old are both superb. If you like a peaty whisky then try an Ardbeg
Ardbeg are launching a decade bottling this morning..Rollercoaster
Thanks Bruce, the Rollercoaster looks interesting but can't seem to get on the Ardbeg website at the moment. It appears you have to join "the committee" to buy a bottle? :?
This is true.Originally Posted by Braider
Slightly deflated critical reception for Rollercoaster by the looks. Good-ish and not quite so good.
All academic though as I doubt i'll ever get to try it.
Ardbeg's website crashed yesterday - 25,000 people tried to log on and purchase Rollercoaster and that was too much for it. I'm awaiting an email to advise its up and running again (Committee Member) and I'll probably pick up a few bottles.
I am a commitee member as well, maximum 2 bottles I thinkOriginally Posted by GregR
Just managed to snag a bottle of 10 year old Bladnoch. 8)
I'm pretty sure it's from the new production, although the label is identical to the bottle I put away in 1995 after the distillery was mothballed, the bottle itself is slightly different
Thats the website up again - 2 bottles snared :)Originally Posted by Bruce
arbelour 10yo tonite. an underrated (and usually v cheap!) whack of sherry/toffee with this one
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Supping The Glenrothes tonight...I love the shape of the bottle...feels like a hand grenade
Was my birthday the other day and a couple of my brothers and my sister-in-law chipped in and bought me a bottle of Ardbeg MOR. It's 4.5 litres :shock: . I didn't know they even made malt whisky in bottles that size. It seems I'm turning into a bit of an Arbeg collector - another thing to help empty my bank account :roll: .
tonight matthew i'm going to be....
a paaaarty!Originally Posted by twhp101
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Got a few on the go....latest are Lagavulin 16, Glenfiddich 18 and Cardhu 12.
For single malts Balvenie is a good place to start. Johnny Walker are blends. Mose agree more character in a single malt.Originally Posted by siddhartha
Other good ones to try are anything sherried, or the Glenfiddich, Glenlivet are a good value as well. Anything cheaper and your better off starting fires with it.
I always suggest Macallan as a 'starter' malt. Before you know it you'll be indulging in the smokey side of peat and will be draining bottles of Lagavulin and Laphroig !
On another note, I received my two bottles of Ardbeg Rollercoaster last night - disapointingly no commemorative box ... no box at all other than the one the DHL man delivered. Not sure whether to keep 'em both or slurp one and save the other.
Good shout with the Macallan, although the original version is getting harder to find as everyone's selling the Fine Oak these days.Originally Posted by GregR
Def. slurp one of the Ardbegs as they're never going to be worth enough to pay the mortgage off so you may as well enjoy :wink: .
I am slowly working my way through a bottle of this, distilled in 1974(?) and bottled in the late 90’s. I have never tasted anything like it absolutely stunning.Originally Posted by Ozzyblackbeard
I have tried to get another bottle but the nearest vintage I can find is 1978 and at £300 per bottle :shock: I may just give it a miss!
going to my brothers for a couple of days, accompanied by a bottle of glenlivet french oak reserve 15yo
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I've just picked up a bottle of 18year single Malt Bladnoch :)
18 YO Bladnoch @ 46%
BOURBON MATURED
18YO single malt distillery label
Size - 70cl
Strength - 46%
This whisky has matured for 18 years in a high quality bourbon cask bottled at strength 46%abv and is a rich golden colour.
Colour: Rich golden
Nose: aromatic, firm, rich. Apricot, citrus fruits. Pepper & butter toffee.
Taste: Smooth, oily. Grassy, lemony. Fruity - apple, pear. White flowers, cut grass.
Finish: Lingering, liquorice. Hints of melon, red fruits - raspberry, strawberry. Citrus.
Tasting notes are for guidance only. All are single cask bottlings therefore there will be variations in taste.
Hand bottled and labelled at the distillery.
There has been no chill filtration therefore the whisky may appear cloudy or contain fine sediment / charcoal from the cask.
http://www.bladnoch.co.uk/
Slightly OT, but what the hell, just bought a 48 year old Armagnac to help with my 48th on Sunday.
May have a few 25 and 30 year only malts on Saturday to put me in the mood
Sean
How're you getting on with the Glenlivet? It's 21yo Benromach for me tonight :drunken:Originally Posted by ktmog6uk
Probably hackneyed, but johnny walker blue label is pretty darn good.
I have tried most of the highland parks, as i grow up there, but just not a fan!
A Glenlivet is very good also, be it 12 yr "first fill" or 25 yr old sherry cask
going across to my brothers tomorrow, but just sammpling a nadurra glenlivet 16yo to get me in the mood b4 bed, oddly it reminds me of werthers originals, but in a good way!Originally Posted by twhp101
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Glenmorangie 100 Proof for me tonight - jetfuel.
Picked up a bottle of Lagavulin Distiller's Edition at Heathrow yesterday.. double matured 17yo or so. And we tried it at home with SWMBO, was quite nice. Somewhere between "normal" 16yo Lagavulin and Caol Ila. Next time I'll add a drop of water, felt like it could benefit.
Oh and Balvenie Double Wood is what I pour for people "who don't drink whiskey".. now most of them do :lol: Not really for me though, I need the peat, smoke and saltiness.
I love the Lagavulin double matured whiskey for a nice combination of both smoke, sea and some hints of honey...