I massively over paid for this, as you do with all single malts in Vietnam, but the fruity, floral flavours of this speyside make it worthwhile.
And goes very nice with a Hoyo
So…. I fancy bringing another one to my collection
Love the straight up Buna and someone suggested a Tandhu 12 which I love too…. My BIL had a Glenfarcas which was amazing as well
Happy to spend £50+ for something nice (not a target - but a budget!!)
What do people suggest?
Ben
Last edited by Wolfie; 7th March 2021 at 15:07.
Glenfarclas 15??
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The other day I had an Amazon order that was £14 from the free delivery amount.
This was £15.
#Manmaths
Wife: “But you could have used my Prime account for free delivery!”
Me: “Next time Dear, next time. Probably.”
This evenings tipple, only a drink left in it, thankfully a back up bottle on standby! Image1615154592.810200.jpg
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It's £50+ however the first whisky that came to mind is Springbank's 15, the second thing that came to mind is that it has become tricky to get hold of - pretty much anything that comes from Springbank seems to be flying off the shelves at the moment. GlenDronach's 12 and 15 are worth a look though I haven't tried them personally and Edradour is a name that's trending on a FB group I'm a member of, the Caladonia 12 reads very well and may be worth investigating. The SB is lightly peated however they are all sherried, something that they have in common with the Glenfarclas that you've tried. Aberlour have a few at that price point, as well.
I'm a big fan of India's Amrut Fusion, and for pretty much bang on your budget it's worth considering. It's young (I've read that it's only 4 years old!) though the highish ABV and the fact that whisky matures faster in warmer climates give it a nose and palate older than you'd think. The spirit is 25% peat smoked barley and 75% Indian non-peated barley and, like the Springbank 15, the smoke is present though in no way overpowering, think of it more as an enhancer rather than a dominator - both are some way away from stereotypical Islays. Every friend I've recommended it to has loved it, even if it took a couple of them a few separate measures to adjust to the ABV.
I think I remember recommending Balvenie's 14 Caribbean Cask to you before, keep that one in mind if you're yet to try it.
Less then £50 (about £40) but two of the most delicious bottles on my shelves are the BenRiach The Twelve and The Smoky Twelve...they are rich, complex, sweet/smoky and just excellent!
On my shelves they are next to the Glenfarclas, GlenAllachie and The Balvenie Caribbean Cask...but I would grab the BenRiach as the most flavoursome.
Both are a mix of Bourbon and Sherry cask matured, with The Twelve also containing Port cask liquid and The Smoky Twelve containing Masala Wine liquid...just yum.
The Twelve is "nil" smoke, and The Smoky Twelve is "rich smoke" though I'd call it light smoke - something akin to a Talisker Port Ruighie
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Perfect…. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond
Runners and riders are
SB - can’t find it online anywhere!
Amrut Fusion - exotic!
Balvenie- Caribbean
Ben Riach 12
Card Shark - I think you expressed what is close to my taste…. A hint of smoke without it being the main event…
Now to try and find a deal?!!!
Tamnavulin £20 in Tesco down from £32 with club card :)
This was last nights vWhisky tasting event
Sadly one of my mates didn’t get a delivery in time (damn you dpd) so we didn’t get through them all. We stuck to the Mackmyras and the Macallan, and I opened the GlenDronach. Which was a good job as I was driving this morning!
The stand out by a country mile was the Macallan Rare Cask. Simply smoooooth. But so it should be for ca. £235 a bottle! The GlenDronach 15 I tried afterwards simply couldn’t compete.
The worst one (by far) was the Mackmyra Smokey Oloroso cask. It started off nice, then became very ‘fake smoke’. All four of us didn’t like it. And we were gobsmacked once we discovered it was £195 a bottle....a 50cl bottle!
In fact all the Mackmyra whiskies I’ve tried have been mediocre at best. As a massive Motörhead fan this one was most disappointing!
BenRiach tasting set next!
https://thespiritsembassy.com/produc...evening-5-30ml
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It's a shame I'm going to be working that evening as I'd very happily participate in that myself, i suppose the set could still be ordered and consumed at another time however it would be a shame to miss out on the main event.
Our virtual group is currently discussing if we should hold our next evening blind again as we're yet to do that this year, we've been drinking our own in the last few meets.
Was in Sainsbury’s and thought why not!
It’s unlike anything else in my small collection
The only way I can describe it, it that has a pleasant rum rough edge to a very nice whisky…. It works !!! I enjoyed a wee drop yesterday and another this evening
The Indian stuff sounds great too…. I might pick some up if I ever get out to Bangalore!
Thanks again to you and others who made recommendations…
Cheers 🍻
Glad you like it! With regards to any roughness you may perceive, leave the bottle a week or two and come back to it, maybe even longer if you can. I've done this with a number of whiskies and it's amazing what difference it can make. I can't be sure what percentage is in the head and what's down to losing the 'neck pour' and allowing some oxygen in however give it a go.
Seeing as BenRiach came up in conversation earlier here's my 21, the spirit within has spent some time in virgin oak, bourbon, PX (Pedro Ximenez sherry) and (unspecified) red wine casks - to my palate one of these is quite prominent though I won't say which as I don't want to 'steer' those yet to try it. I'd certainly be interested in those thoughts when the time comes, though.
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I don’t mind the ‘rough aspect’…. Rum should have that quality!!!
Will leave it a month…. Won’t touch it
It’s a nice recommendation and I’m always happy to try something different…. If I wanted safe I’d simply order the straight up Buna every time as it’s really easy delicious drinking….
That BenRiach looks amazing…. I’m coming round to yours for a booze-up!!!
One of my favourites..... even had a slug last night whilst watching Your Honor on Sky. Wife said she needed a G&T as it’s a tense show so it would have been rude not to join her
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This was a substituted item on my Morisson's order...
I'd never had it before so accepted it ... as it was reduced to £23...
It's not bad at all for £23
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Quality drop, that.
My self imposed buying ban didn't last very long... A combination of wanting to try it against Laphroaig's 10, replacing a bottle I once had of it some years back, the odd 'photo or two (or three) here and a healthy discount in Tesco using my Clubcard I walked out of the store with this.
I have practically zero willpower.
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Cracked this open last night and going for more tonight. This is a no age statement but I understand it’s principally 3 year old, so the minimum required to be called a whisky. However, with the demands placed on older stock, if this is the future of whisky then we’re going to be OK . And it’s English to boot!
This is the review that I bought off the strength of https://malt-review.com/2019/11/05/b...ed-oak-casks/; I’d agree with the first set of tasting notes.
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Interesting ...
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