There's a whisky thread :rtfm:I searched the food & drink forum for messages containing whisky and there was nothing. I therefore started a new topic.
Whisky Whisky Wa Wa (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,8660.0.html)Ah - ok cheers. I see the error of my ways, the threads are not in food & drink.... :spank:
Bowmore - £17 in Tesco. Bargain!Cool, thanks. Not tried it before, anyone know how it compares to Laphroaig? Is it as peaty?
Bowmore - £17 in Tesco. Bargain!Cool, thanks. Not tried it before, anyone know how it compares to Laphroaig? Is it as peaty?
Bowmores nice - a mild islay not very peaty.. but pleasantly schhhmokey...Cool. I have a bottle of Laphroaig cask strength and it's a little too full on and peaty for my liking. It does blow your head off though ;D
I recently bought some Aberlour a'bunadh batch number 26 @ 60% alc. I picked it up for £33 while in Scotland the other week.
Tis very nice, although I prefer to drink it with a couple of ice cubes in (after they've melted) to water it down slightly.
Don't use anything, you southern poofs. ::)
Don't use anything, you southern poofs. ::)
I recently bought some Aberlour a'bunadh batch number 26 @ 60% alc. I picked it up for £33 while in Scotland the other week.
Tis very nice, although I prefer to drink it with a couple of ice cubes in (after they've melted) to water it down slightly.
Don't do ice, use room temperature still soft spring water.
Don't use anything, you southern poofs. ::)
You're mis-informed and probably missing out.I've had it with water before, it doesn't improve it for me, it just tastes diluted. :(
Magpie, have you ever tasted raw spirit? Not exctly pleasant on the tongue.Just that one time when all the gin ran out... ;)
Add water. (Optional) as much as half-and-half or as little as a few drops. Adding water depends on the strength and style of the whisky and the taster's preference. Regular bottles contain 40% to 46% alcohol by volume (ABV) and are diluted using the distillery's water source. Some whisky purists (Jim Murray, for example) feel that as it has already been diluted, further dilution is unnecessary. "Cask strength" whiskies are stronger (generally 46% to 60%) and require more water. Avoid tap water, because the chlorine and/or dissolved minerals will interfere with the taste.:whistle:
Monkey Shoulder. Although not a single malt, but rather a splendid Spayside blend.Agreed, and it comes in a very nice bottle too, which is definitely not why I bought it in the first place, no siree. :whistle:
Someone suggest me something to try, please, I love Laphroaig, so peaty, medicinal tasting things are good. I also recently had a bottle of the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban which was nice but a bit too lightweight, I felt.
I need a new bottle, tell me what is good, please. Or should I just go and let the man in the shop sell me something he likes?
LAGAVULIN - oily peaty smokey.That sounds interesting. :-\
I'm not a huge fan of peaty smokie whisky but, I do like Caol Isla which to my mind is the mellowest of the the 3 Ben mentions.Someone suggest me something to try, please, I love Laphroaig, so peaty, medicinal tasting things are good. I also recently had a bottle of the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban which was nice but a bit too lightweight, I felt.
I need a new bottle, tell me what is good, please. Or should I just go and let the man in the shop sell me something he likes?
LAGAVULIN - oily peaty smokey.
Caol Isla - smokry
Talisker - peppery tcp
my three faves
Heard good things about Balvenie Double Wood, think I tried it in the pub that Sunday, but can't remember what it was like! Might be a bit smooth for you tho...I've got a bottle of that at home, yes - it is very smooth. I like it a lot, it's a lot nicer than Glenfiddich in my opinion. I picked up a litre bottle for £11 in Andorra ;D
Magpie - have you tried the Cask Strength Laphroaig? It has a very strong peaty flavour and also blows your socks off at 57% ;D maybe one to add water to :lol:I nearly bought the cask strength last time but then couldn't decide if I would like it and ended up with the usual stuff, which is just the bog standard 10 year, I think I tried the 15 year old one in a pub at one point but can't remember it being that different. ;D
My current collection includes an Edradour 'Straight from the Cask' Sassicia finish and a Clynelish Chateau Lafite finish.
Both seriously to be recommended.
Also the Abelour A'bundah and Laphroigh.
Most whisky is matured in refilled sherry casks, a few use new oak. The colour in whisky comes from the tanins and residues in the barrel it's matured in.
I also like Springbank as it tastes mildly of glue.
Spending £300 on a bottle that tastes like TCP is going to be a waste of money if that's not his thing.Where as I actively seek out stuff that tastes like TCP. :thumbsup:
an ice cube
Anyone else tried this?
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It's certainly interesting, hugely sulphurous rather than TCP-ish, and a bit "eggy".
Anyone else tried this?
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It's certainly interesting, hugely sulphurous rather than TCP-ish, and a bit "eggy".
Never been a fan of Jura. Definitely sulphurous. Quite keen on Bunnahabhain at the moment - the 12 is very drinkable, with a hint of smoke and seaweed and is nicer than the 18 I think. Not tried the 25.
Just asked my dad and we decided on a Royal Lochnagar. A bit more gutsy than a standard speyside but nothing like as potent as an Island Malt...
Just asked my dad and we decided on a Royal Lochnagar. A bit more gutsy than a standard speyside but nothing like as potent as an Island Malt...
Could anyone recommend a good whiskey that isnt that smokey! Need to be eased in gently. Since i am living up here in Scotland though, thought id get on board.
Not sure whether I should put this here or in the YYFY thread but
...been given a bottle by my Grandad that I've been bothering him to open for over 5 years
The scotch malt whiskey society edition, 1990 13 yr cask strength from the vaults, leith. What a gift!
Is there anything which tastes like a Scottish chimney on offer at the moment Moose?
Is there anything which tastes like a Scottish chimney on offer at the moment Moose?
Laphroig Quarter Cask is down to £24 in Booths, Christmas has come early to peat-heads!
76.35Not sure whether I should put this here or in the YYFY thread but
...been given a bottle by my Grandad that I've been bothering him to open for over 5 years
The scotch malt whiskey society edition, 1990 13 yr cask strength from the vaults, leith. What a gift!
Nice, what number?? Don't think they've ever bottled a bad dram.
Heads up - Lagavulin Distillers Edition in Tescos is half-price - £32 from £65! Rare to see any Lagavulin in supermarkets, let alone in a deal.
Sherry caskHeads up - Lagavulin Distillers Edition in Tescos is half-price - £32 from £65! Rare to see any Lagavulin in supermarkets, let alone in a deal.
i had a bottle of this once. just tasted of sherry to me, could barely drink the stuff. much prefer regular lagavulin which is 35 quid in waitrose at the mo.
Not sure whether I should put this here or in the YYFY thread but
...been given a bottle by my Grandad that I've been bothering him to open for over 5 years
The scotch malt whiskey society edition, 1990 13 yr cask strength from the vaults, leith. What a gift!
Old Pulteney is a decent highlander: brine, slight smoke / peat; well balanced. It's very highly regarded but not a personal favourite. I suspect my taste buds are too unsophisticated for subtle all-rounders. I always gravitate to peat monsters and sherry bombs. Currently enjoying the Indian Amrut Fusion and some bourbons - Evan Williams, Knob Creek and Rittenhouse Rye have been the best so far.
I can see why single malt scotch might look to protect itself as its managed to achieve a global popularity where people consider it better than everything else just because its a single malt.
Santory
In it are:
Yamazaki 10yo
Hakusha 12yo
Hibiki 12yo
Nikka Pure Malt White
Yoichi 20yo
I'd be interested to hear how you get on with the Nikka Pure Malt White mate.Frankly, Thomas, it is wonderful.... Very much to my liking - so much so in fact, that I'm buying a bottle right now... smooth, flavoursome, the nose was lovely and it took me a while to bother with a sip, and the sip was.... quite gentle, with a tiny drop of water, and very slightly peaty, but lasted ages, and the smokiness stayed for (I timed it thus) more than 7 breaths....
Never tried any of the Compass Box series, is Spice Tree the best introduction?
Ok it not a malt but I was given this bottle the other day by my girlfriends grandma, it was her husbands and he died 15yrs ago so it's old and I can't find ewt about it online...
Probably tastes like turps!?
It's streng tho!
En France at mo. Can get The Singleton for about £17 or so here. Anyone had it? Is it worth a punt?
En France at mo. Can get The Singleton for about £17 or so here. Anyone had it? Is it worth a punt?
Yes, it's quite nice.
I'd hang onto it personally as an easy drinking bottle!
Dear all non Facebook acquaintances, Twitter users etc.
Today after some rather lengthy,hard but enjoyable graft, I finally applied the labels to Malt of The Earth's inaugural independent bottling.
https://www.facebook.com/maltoftheearth (https://www.facebook.com/maltoftheearth) is the link if we aren't 'friends' and you're interested.
@maltoftheearth on Twitter.
Beaming like a kid at Christmas :)
Dear all,
I'll try to message those of you who have messaged me directly about buying a bottle/s of the inaugural bottling but in the interim; if you would like to buy a bottle, please send me a private message here with your name, contact tel and email address. I'll pass your details over to Whisky Business here in Liverpool for mail order delivery and payment.
The bottles retail at £45 and I'm currently trying to negotiate the best possible p and p rate for yall. Many thanks indeed.
Tom :)
My recent favourites though have been ryes - the High West Double Rye and Bulleit Rye especially - really interesting minty, spicy notes along with the usual bourbon notes (burnt sugar, caramel, vanilla).The Bulleit Rye is a household favorite for us. My wife likes mixed whiskey drinks and prefers the Bulleit Rye. If you like bourbon, and can find it check out Angel's Envy. My current favorite Bourbon.... Just realized I haven't had a lick of scotch in 6-8 months, need to get back into it.
Dear all,
I'll try to message those of you who have messaged me directly about buying a bottle/s of the inaugural bottling but in the interim; if you would like to buy a bottle, please send me a private message here with your name, contact tel and email address. I'll pass your details over to Whisky Business here in Liverpool for mail order delivery and payment.
The bottles retail at £45 and I'm currently trying to negotiate the best possible p and p rate for yall. Many thanks indeed.
Tom :)
I've heard nothing from them btw, has anyone else?
campervan
Dear all,
I'll try to message those of you who have messaged me directly about buying a bottle/s of the inaugural bottling but in the interim; if you would like to buy a bottle, please send me a private message here with your name, contact tel and email address. I'll pass your details over to Whisky Business here in Liverpool for mail order delivery and payment.
The bottles retail at £45 and I'm currently trying to negotiate the best possible p and p rate for yall. Many thanks indeed.
Tom :)
Dear all,
I'll try to message those of you who have messaged me directly about buying a bottle/s of the inaugural bottling but in the interim; if you would like to buy a bottle, please send me a private message here with your name, contact tel and email address. I'll pass your details over to Whisky Business here in Liverpool for mail order delivery and payment.
The bottles retail at £45 and I'm currently trying to negotiate the best possible p and p rate for yall. Many thanks indeed.
Tom :)
Malt of the Earth is horrible and none of you should buy it. At least not until I manage to get my hands on another 5 bottles ;D :alky:
I finally found Whisky Business in Liverpool on saturday and got two bottles of Malt of the Earth. I look forward to opening one them soon.
Angel's Envy sits more on the smooth, but not sweet variety, although my wife and brother in law both thought it had a real kick. :shrug:
I generally prefer Knob over Maker's, so I may sit more in line with your tastes in boubon, except the wild turkey... Just can't do it. Too many lingering flashbacks of youthful over indulgence. I haven't tried Fight Cocks, so I'll have to check it out.
Is anyone travelling up from Liverpool area to Aberdeen area any time soon? I have a special delivery awaiting...
I'm currently drinking Arran Sauternes finish, and very good it is too (hic) thatsh all I have to say on the matter.
Is anyone travelling up from Liverpool area to Aberdeen area any time soon? I have a special delivery awaiting...
Chris, the first leg of the journey to Glasgow could easily be completed over Christmas. A good friend of mine is returning to Liverpool for a few days and then back if that helps? Will speak offline anyway mate!
As promised, the new site and online shop link is live.
As an aside, anybody else going to festival week in Islay this May?
When I was in Tesco the other day I saw Laphroaig Select (a 200th anniversary "special")
That makes SENSE, thanks . Wild Turkey 101 was the other option.
I'm not really a whisky drinker
I'm not really a whisky drinker
Me neither, but I decided it was time to try out the local single malt (https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Whisky/Slyrs-Bavarian-Single-Malt-Whisky/B00DCLKHM0). The Bavarian Alps being almost entirely limestone have the hardest of hard water, not what I would normally associate with successful whisky production, but what do I know? Almost nowt. We shall see.
Aaaaand ...
That was surprising. Almost entirely different from scotch. Softer, very fruity, not at all unlike a good plum schnapps. At first taste probably not something I'll be making a habit of, but interesting to try.
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Got back into whisky after a long break, got an Ardbeg 10yo, Lagavulin 16yo but pick of the bunch was a Cambeltown, Kilkerran 12yo. If you like salted caramel or butterscotch....apparently stocks are running out already, it's been so popular. Now I've decide I like Cambeltown, what would folks recommend next? Springbank 10 and Longrow Peated are on the list. For peated Islay type stuff, any other recommendations, Ardbeg Uig is on that list.
Got back into whisky after a long break, got an Ardbeg 10yo, Lagavulin 16yo but pick of the bunch was a Cambeltown, Kilkerran 12yo. If you like salted caramel or butterscotch....apparently stocks are running out already, it's been so popular. Now I've decide I like Cambeltown, what would folks recommend next? Springbank 10 and Longrow Peated are on the list. For peated Islay type stuff, any other recommendations, Ardbeg Uig is on that list.Don't think I've had Springbank (or Kilkerran?), but I got a bottle of Longrow a couple of years ago for Christmas and it was fantastic - possibly my first/only Campbeltown malt.
I've not tried corryvreckan, and it's been a while since I've had an Ardbeg 10, but wow, the Uigeadail was one of the best I've had. I remember being mildly underwhelmed on the first few tastings, perhaps too high expectations. But once I got into It, it was maybe the best I've had.I'd wondered if Ardbeg was generally going a bit downhill, but it could be related to expectations. After enjoying the Ardbeg 10 some years ago, I got a bottle of Renaissance, which I still rate as one of the two best whiskies I've had. Uigeadail was badged as similar, but I never thought it to be quite as good. My more recent Islay/Islands highlights have been Kilchoman (Machir Bay, I think) and a "young edition" Talisker (5 years old, looks like straw coloured piss, tastes amazing).
That said....recent reviews seem to imply a steady downward trajectory of quality for the Uig, so maybe not? Your call. If you liked the 10, maybe just go with it.
Springbank is probably my favourite whisky
Master of Malt do taster sets (https://www.masterofmalt.com/tasting-set/) that might be worth investigating?Cheers for the recommendation, will look into it...
First whisky-related post from me too. I've always avoided whisky since my first experience as a 17 year-old didn't end well...
In April I was in Scotland and had a Talisker (I think 10 yr) which I was surprised to like quite a bit, later on that week I had a Balvenie (12 yr I think) which tasted awful and gave terrible flashbacks...
If I wanted to get into whisky and try some more, what would be recommended given the above reactions?
Moose (I think) recommended a the Springbank 15yo earlier in this thread and I treated myself before Christmas - superb. One of the best I've had...
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299335457
Glenkeith is on sale in Tesco right now. Got a bottle that will be enjoyed in the Alps next week, will report back. Nice to get a local one at a reasonable price, driven past the distillery a few times.
Yes! I'm down for at least 2 bottles. Sure you will update on FB too.
The rum thread reminded me. I need to buy a bottle of c.£30-40 whisky as a gift for someone - any good but interesting (not too mainstream) recommendations?
Something Irish would also be fitting - but don't mind.
Just to alert anybody keen that you can now buy this rather special collaborative bottling I mentioned a while back. The link isn't yet being pushed via our companies and the labels are due to be affixed end of the month so due for delivery in July.
It's a 9 year old Benrinnes that has been matured in a second fill Oloroso sherry cask for 8 years before spending a final 10 months secondary maturation in a first fill Oloroso sherry cask. It's a beauty.