Skull, skull, skull, skull, skullOnly got one dram left in my Springbank single malt.
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Single malts
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OneTrueLegend
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got this Tyconnell for Christmas among my usual presents, not had it before and its a nice. Very smooth and easy to drink, not a terrible price either when I looked online, about £35, I will be buying another bottle when I run out, which may be soon as I am drinking a bit more on lock down.
Just polishing this off. It's an odd one this, JD has a specific taste, like it or loathe it. I'm not all that keen, bit sweet for me, although there was a 150th anniversary variant I enjoyed a while back. But this tastes nothing like JD, there's no trace of that flavour at all, but nothing special in the flavour it does have. So it's a quite expensive 'alright ' bog standard American whisky. Nowhere near as good as Buffalo Trace or Makers at a much lower price
Never tasted an Islay malt I didn't like, currently working my way through a bottle of Bowmore.
Spadge Vernacular
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Teeling are a go to Irish for me - this is around the £50 mark.
Tasting Note by Master of Malt
Nose: Intense white grape juiciness on the nose, joined by fresh malt and Rolos, developing into white chocolate the longer it's in the glass.
Palate: An elegant expression, this. Well placed fruit, backed up with cinnamon and white pepper. A touch of dried flower petals along the way. Strawberries?
Finish: Definitely strawberries, with fresh double cream too!
Looking for a change will give it a try, they have it near me for Au$ 90 - £46
Hi mate @Bungle is related to the owner. Think its his brother in law who owns it.
Send him a private message and he can help you out.
Jeff Jones
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Sorry to hear that. A political commentator on TV who has a gimmick of having a small single malt with a guest was raving about it last night. Said itNot enjoying as much as the Loch Gorm, right off the bat, but these things take time and I'm only two small drams in...3, later on tonight.
was the best he's ever tasted so I bought a bottle today. Haven't tried it yet - too early, 3.00pm ish - and I must admit I usually can't tell much difference in blended scotches.
Only whisky I had that tasted superior was a Glenfiddich that I picked up off the shelf at M+S, I think, the last time I was in the UK. I'm looking forward to
trying Lagavulin tonight. Not bloody cheap so it better be good !
Don't get me wrong, it's far for horrible or anything like that and I wouldn't be averse to trying another bottle when this one's given up the ghost. Loch Gorm's just hitting me in the right spot, when it comes to the ol' peat. Lagavulin 16 is widely regarded as one of the better Islay's for a reason and it's part of their core bottling's so they're doing something right but then a friend swears by the 8yo...that's whisky for ya'.
Like some of Kilchoman's other stuff, Loch Gorm is a limited annual release so there's nothing to say the 2019 is on par with my 2018 or it could be even better. I was surprised the 2018 was still on the shelf to be honest; it was the last bottle so it may have been tucked in the back.
Wondering how long we're gonna' have to wait for an Ardnahoe release, once they hit the three-year mark...
Jeff Jones
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Just to let you know, I sipped a small Langvulin last night and I liked it. What I noticed was that after I'd swallowed it the fumes hung around in my mouth
longer than usual in blended whiskies.
Funny story, though. My wife is an occasional drinker and she told me an hour or two ago that she'd bought a bottle of dry ginger to try out with it.
I'm not a whisky snob, but I said you can't do that, there's a bottle of Grants, mix it with that., but she insisted. I said you've just put dry ginger into $10 worth of single malt and it's like putting HP sauce on your main course at a 3 star Michelin restaurant - not that I've ever been to one.
Was I being unreasonable?
No...and yes
The theory says no way
But if she likes it then she can't complain about you buying the stuff, letting her 'ruin' her share of the stuff is worth it as you wouldnt be drinking her share anyway
I love the stuff so bought my old man a bottle for Christmas several years ago, the next time I was down seeing my folks he handed it back to me minus a nip, definitely an acquired taste.
In my experience, be happy she's even partaking...a good chunk of women won't even touch it. I'd take the @degsy outlook, TBH. She may eventually stop doing it, or add less and less over time (which is what I'd gently encourage), once she gets acclimated. Some would even light you up for adding a bit of water, which is taking it way too far IMO...many will improve with a dash, especially if you're in the 50%+ ABV realm. I try any new whisky both neat and with water, if it's over about 45%, just to see what happens.
But yeah, anything other than some water with your pricier single malts is kinda' shooting yourself in the foot and, more importantly (to me), sort of akin to pinning the distiller down and repeatedly poking them in the eye with your knob while laughing. Put it this way, you wouldn't see anyone taking an expensive wine and mixing it. It's mainly an alcohol thing that causes people to mix and individuals are all over the place when it comes to tolerance, at least initially...most can adjust. Lagavulin's (most Islay's, for that matter) a lot to ask out of someone though, initially.
Worst thing you could do now is go full on Richard Paterson on her...you could mention this lady, though.
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