burnie
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Post by burnie on Nov 11, 2012 19:57:04 GMT
I think I've become a whisky geek, I go into some shops I frequent and the staff send customers to me for advice! It's all a matter of taste,but a good whisky book helps you through the mine field. Advice for malt virgins is to buy miniatures,so there's no waste if you don't like it(get it down you man,puts hairs on your chest,there is an alternative statement for the ladies) Best start with a lowland like Glenkinchie,easily found and excellent taste.Then try a speyside,lots to choose from and Aberlour is on offer at the moment. Highland comes next,fewer around and they come from some very low places for "highlanders"Dalwhinnie is one of my favourites,but Glenmorangie(rhymes with "orangey") is popular. Islands come next with Ledaig from Mull one of the cheapest malts you can buy and not bad either,Talisker and Highland Park for the braver ones amongst you. Cambletown sort of sits between the Islands and Highlands in taste sort of salty, but not too feirce and theres even a peaty one. Finally(although these days there are non peated ones about and peated mainlanders) you get to Islay,described as phenolic,mouthwash and quite a few other unkind descriptions,they are an aquired taste. You can find un peated Islay malts,but I like the peat. I spent a week in most of the Islay distilleries last year,highly recommended, and have to say they are quite superb.Bruichladdich is probably the tamer one to start with before moving to the south of the island where you hit the beasts,quite literally(appologies for spelling)but Ari- nam-bheist really is worth trying to find if you are a peat monster,as is Uigeadail, both from Ardbeg ,though the readily available Laphroiag is my favourite.If you won the lottery last night you might want to try the one I was offered by email from the friends of the classic malts, 32 year old Port Ellen,latest release a snip at £599 a bottle,numbers are limited mind so you can't buy them by the dozen!! You missed out our local brand paint stripper. www.abhainndearg.co.uk/home.htmlIt is not a bad dram and the distillery welcomes weary travellers who want to try a sample or two. Sorry fredo,forgot about our new one,not tried it yet,still a bit young for me.My son was based near the English one and he sent me loads of their "spirits"sure it will be fine when its matured.
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Post by conwyrod on Nov 22, 2012 21:02:28 GMT
I like the look of both of those, but I have discovered that the peaty/smoky Islay malts aren't for me. I tried a well recommended Laphroaig Double Cask,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I could smell the smoke and peat in the glass...............but the taste of TCP ain't for me!
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Post by tweedbunnet on Nov 22, 2012 21:11:46 GMT
I always liked this old saying about the water of life.
One whisky's no enough and two whiskys are no near enough!
tb
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Post by sinkingtip on Nov 22, 2012 21:12:44 GMT
TCP ? !! Better sticking to mead or any hop based drink John. Is there a Welsh equivalent of Buckfast ?
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Post by conwyrod on Nov 22, 2012 21:48:05 GMT
;D Perhaps I should try this: www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/penderyn-sherrywood-whisky/?srh=1As others have said, the stronger Islay whisky must be an acquired taste! One of the best known malt whiskies in the world. It’s fair to say with its intensely medicinal flavours, Laphroaig is a whisky you either love or hate!
One of the few distilleries to maintain its own maltings. Laphroaig has many of its original buildings which help to retain much of the character that made it famous. It harvests its own unique peat bogs and takes water from its own source to produce the famous peaty, intense malt whisky that is its hallmark.
Taste: The most pungent and powerful of all Scotch malt whiskies. Laphroaig’s hallmarks are great wafts of TCP, carbolic soap, sea-salt and peat smoke! More astute tasters may also detect hints of coconut and vanilla in the younger bottlings, giving way to subtler citrusy and rounded flavours as the whisky becomes more mature. It has a noticeably oily mouth feel.
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Post by sinkingtip on Nov 22, 2012 22:18:34 GMT
Taste: The most pungent and powerful of all Scotch malt whiskies. Laphroaig’s hallmarks are great wafts of TCP, carbolic soap, sea-salt and peat smoke! More astute tasters may also detect hints of coconut and vanilla in the younger bottlings, giving way to subtler citrusy and rounded flavours as the whisky becomes more mature. It has a noticeably oily mouth feel. [/i][/quote] Yes but they forgot the most important bit about the likelihood of falling over. ;D
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Post by conwyrod on Nov 25, 2012 13:04:16 GMT
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Post by Willie Gunn on Nov 25, 2012 13:33:35 GMT
Before you go wild have you read the user reiews? Goes well with coke apparently, I found myself wondering was that the black soft drink or the white powder he was describing.
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Post by conwyrod on Nov 25, 2012 16:54:15 GMT
Good point Malcolm, perhaps I should try the 3cl sample first, for a mere £309.81.
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Post by conwyrod on Dec 3, 2012 18:15:37 GMT
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Post by salmo on Dec 5, 2012 11:57:08 GMT
Nice one John, if I understood the doctor's advice he would have been OK if he had a gut full of the malt before he has consumed the vodka. Counter intuitive but I will give it a try in the interest of science ;D ;D
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Post by burnie on Dec 5, 2012 20:14:39 GMT
;D Perhaps I should try this: One of the few distilleries to maintain its own maltings. Laphroaig has many of its original buildings which help to retain much of the character that made it famous. It harvests its own unique peat bogs and takes water from its own source to produce the famous peaty, intense malt whisky that is its hallmark. Taste: The most pungent and powerful of all Scotch malt whiskies. Laphroaig’s hallmarks are great wafts of TCP, carbolic soap, sea-salt and peat smoke! More astute tasters may also detect hints of coconut and vanilla in the younger bottlings, giving way to subtler citrusy and rounded flavours as the whisky becomes more mature. It has a noticeably oily mouth feel. [/i][/quote] When you do their distillery tour you can actually go into the room where the peat smoke is coming through the floor.Everyones walking around with their shoes on,I'm thinking what if someones stood in some shite?,don't remember seeing that in the tasting notes.
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Post by Willie Gunn on Dec 5, 2012 20:44:14 GMT
;D Perhaps I should try this: One of the few distilleries to maintain its own maltings. Laphroaig has many of its original buildings which help to retain much of the character that made it famous. It harvests its own unique peat bogs and takes water from its own source to produce the famous peaty, intense malt whisky that is its hallmark. Taste: The most pungent and powerful of all Scotch malt whiskies. Laphroaig’s hallmarks are great wafts of TCP, carbolic soap, sea-salt and peat smoke! More astute tasters may also detect hints of coconut and vanilla in the younger bottlings, giving way to subtler citrusy and rounded flavours as the whisky becomes more mature. It has a noticeably oily mouth feel. [/i][/quote] When you do their distillery tour you can actually go into the room where the peat smoke is coming through the floor. Everyones walking around with their shoes on,I'm thinking what if someones stood in some shite?,don't remember seeing that in the tasting notes.[/quote] Have you tasted it? A Speyside it is not!
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Post by middlecalf on Dec 12, 2012 16:40:25 GMT
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on Dec 12, 2012 17:59:16 GMT
A good way to spend a banker's bonus perhaps.
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Dec 12, 2012 19:58:15 GMT
We stayed in Bowmore in August and had a tour of the Bowmore distillery which was great (my personal favourite whisky). Here was one of the more 'high end' specimens:
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Dec 12, 2012 20:01:31 GMT
Quite right too!
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on Dec 12, 2012 22:07:06 GMT
Kenny..........................saw this in Sainsbury's tonight for £22!
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Post by tweedbunnet on Dec 16, 2012 18:10:16 GMT
Was in Tesco's tpday and they seem to have some sort of sale on as far as Malts are concerned,
Well worth a look see, I suggest
tb
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Dec 16, 2012 20:52:52 GMT
Was in Tesco's tpday and they seem to have some sort of sale on as far as Malts are concerned, Well worth a look see, I suggest tb Waitrose have offers on theirs too, at least in their Jesmond store
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