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amazon want a photo id like licence/passport etc.. i dont have any of those. my licence is same one ive had for donkeys years. any other company just give me it as they should... i mean to say i dont look under 18...hell i wish i did;)Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
3 bottles arrived today. Top up the drinking bottle list.
2 Berry bros
A spey side and another sherry, plus a dearer,Glasgow 1770 original.
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We have just a few drops left in a bottle of sherry - delicious stuff it is/was. I thought it was a cheappie - it might have been.
Perhaps it was bought to put in recipes, rather than to drink.
Now look - https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/u...ndalucia+spain -
OK for people living in Poland - the equivalent of around £15, but it's about £120 a bottle here now!
Almost worth it though - I've not tasted anything which comes close since.
I'm still hoping that something very similar might eventually appear - but refer to the line in bold above.
I wonder if it really was a cheappie, then someone spotted it was excellent. I might post a photo of our bottle later on.
Berry Bros again, this time a speyside blend.
Pale colour, lots of honey, some caramel, oak etc. Quite fruity with apples and kiwi for me. Lovely mouthfeel too.
Splash of O2 produces more cream and apple. Sweetens slightly too.
For £28 it's very nicely balanced. Slight roughness of course but well worth money.
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yes this is very nice for price .... would get again i think
Grant, have you tried the Dalmore Portwood?
If so did you like it?
I have, and still have a bit left. my review-ette.. rather nice thisQuote:
Originally Posted by goraman
Caramel and sweet stewed fruits. Quite creamy. A bit of orange too. A slight dry finish.
Quite powerful so half teaspoon of water assists in rounding edges and opening up.
rather nice this, with its long finish..
Thank you Grant ,
I have come to enjoy the Dalmore stuff ,gimmickey you bet but always has a nice flavor profile and good mouth feel appropriate for it's age and price point.
no bother. its nice. as is dominiumQuote:
Originally Posted by goraman
Another couple in today to fill up my cupboard as it was looking light.
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Compass Box Great King Street - Artist's Blend.... nose is sweet apple and other fruit. first tast is dry, watery and not very interesting. second sip is much better; creamy lemon merangue pie. quite a lot richer.. amazing the difference. finish is medium, and gently spiced with a bit of droed fruity christmas cake; just a bit tho.
overall, i think i like this; and i wasnt going to say that after first taste... in fact its very drinkable.:)
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attractive bottle and label too. this retails about£36.... is non chill filtered and is at 43%
Yes I really enjoyed the Artist's Blend a couple of years back, good value.
Have you tried the BBH sherry cask blend?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I absolutely loved it and only £28 delivered.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Berry-Broth.../dp/B07CNQMHN5
yes its great too.. i opened a bottle a while ago. ive another in stock toO, along with another of the speyside which is a lovely traditional bourbon barrel aged whisky. well worth money if you like said.Quote:
Originally Posted by julesd68
Berry Bros and Rudds' Speyside blended. This is a lovely drop. Impressed with it and have more in reserve.
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About the end for the Wolfburn Sherry Oak. A really nice young fruity malt this at a reasonable price, from one of the up and coming stars of distilling.
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I’ve just ordered a bottle of this for one of mums’s neighbours as a thankyou for all his kindness to her before she died last year:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskie...SABEgLCiPD_BwE
I’m a little envious I will admit!
Also, I know it’s not wine or whisky but may I throw in a vodka recommendation? I usually have a bottle of vodka in the house for cocktail purposes but wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of it in general.
However, I needed some for a pasta sauce last night and we were down to a bottle bought by some friends of ours as a present from Norway - a Koskenkorva Lime, Lemon and Yarrow vodka. Well, I figured that would do but I felt duty bound to try it first and it’s absolutely delicious. Subtle but solid flavours, not too strong and smoother than a cashmere codpiece. Even better, I figured that as it came from Norway I would struggle to find more over here but, no - £21 from Amazon!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koskenkorva.../dp/B01N4099F1
Black Bull 12. This is a blend with lots of malt proportions and from the great Duncan Taylor group. They are one of the top holders of great malts outwith the makers.
Lots of toffe and vanilla on nose plus sherried fruit.
There is treacle in this along with more fruit, vanilla again and finishing with creamy sherry.
Rather nice this and is quite full bodied.
Impressive although not cheap. I could get friendly with this.
Not keen on the black bottle tho.
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Very thoughtful of you regarding your mum's neighbour - it makes life so much better to have good neighbours, and they should be recognised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Interesting Vodka - I don't drink Vodka often but have got a bottle of "Russian standard" in the cupboard with a chilli soaking in it, must get around to having a glass at some stage :)
got 3 bottles of whisky in for my birthday which is coming up... that should keep me going:lol:
Happy Birthday coming up Grant, Cheers!
Tonight it's a Fronter style 10 year old Bourbon.
Elijah Craig small batch is more complex and easier going down neat.
It's on the sweeter side and Vanilla, cinnamon and oak wood.
Similar to Wild Turkey actually. Nothing I'd drive out of my way for.
Bullit. We can get Bullit here, not sure of age tho. I had a bottle years ago but gave it away as a present so never actually tried it.Quote:
Originally Posted by goraman
Sounds like I made a decent choice.
Oh and cheers, its about a week off. I've been trying some blends recently.
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Originally Posted by struth
It's MGP stuff shipped to Diageo for bottling. MGP is in Indiana so they may have a Kentucky source for their Bourbon. I know they produce their Rye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGP_of_Indiana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diageo
MGP can produce some good stuff, at the bottlers price point of course.
There Redemption Rye is very,very good , Outstanding . https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/am...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/am...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Here we go, some of what I was told is wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulleit_Bourbon
MGP are the rye kings aint they? ive a bottle of templeton rye which i think is/was made there.Quote:
Originally Posted by goraman
Yes, in fact rumor has it a lot of brands buy barrels from them to keep up with demand,they are huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Templeton actually got in some trouble claiming to make and bottle their own ,big problem there is no Templeton Distillery.
So far the best stocks of Rye go into Redemption because it is their own brand name. They even have a 18 year old Redemption Rye but it is expensive and hard to come by.
https://thewhiskeywash.com/reviews/w...-year-old-rye/
I heard Templeton were building one. Dunno how it's going tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by goraman
Tonight I'm having a Glenfiddich 18yr old.
Quality dram gets a quality glass.
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last in the bottle of this lovely 18 yr old sherry finished whisky. its small batch so varies a little, but can be had for just over 60 notes. top bargain.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Black Bull Kyloe.50%..blended malt/grain.
syrupy, creamy mouthfeel and taste. slightly sweet at first. lots of maddagascar vanilla and a good long finish. Superb for this price.. A winner.
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A pearls of Scotland 17yr old Glentauchers.
Just a miniature as its no longer available.
Bottled at 47.7% this distilled in summer of 96 is quite a nice bourbon casked whisky.
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Tomatin 12yr old.
Last of this bottle hence its a big un [emoji23]
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although finished in sherry for 6 months, this is really all about bourbon cask selection for me.. top dog considering price
Paul John select Cask “Peated” Indian Single malt for me.
55.5% non chill filtered. No artificial colours or flavours.
TASTING NOTES
EYE
Light amber
NOSE
Peat, pears, fresh banana, savory spice, honey, malt and toasted pastries with a light floral note.
PALATE
Peat, pears, banana, spice, honey, roasted malt and a touch of acetone and a soft fruit candy sweetness.
FINISH
Long -> Orchard fruit, banana, smoke and vanilla candy.
BALANCE, BODY & FEEL
Good sense of balance, full body and a soft oily feel.
Do I agree with that? Mostly. Not sure I am getting the acetone, which in my book is a good thing.
This is not what I was expecting from a peated malt. A pleasant surprise, as the peat is not too overpowering, allowing the other subtle flavours to come through.
Not tried any Indian stuff. I'm these days more into Scottish Scotch. Sounds like a nice flavour profile tho
It was not bad. A present from the wife, but for the price I think you can get better.
I have this and Amrut Fusion, which is quite good as well.
ive been messing with blends lately finding out the good ones to try at good prices. some are very good value.Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
japanese whiskey has now got rules so they cant now import the scottish stuff like many companies do. i didnt know nikka from barrel had scotch in it:lol: maybe why its only one ive really quite liked
Couple of bottles arrived today for my drinking collection.
These are both excellent. Son ordered them for me. I just supplied the names.
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Early start today as I'm celebrating
Berry Bros and Rudd Speyside Blended Malt.
Rather nice this stuff.
Become my daily tipple more often than not.
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I’ll celebrate your birthday with the same!
Sláinte
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Glasgow 1770 Original..
This is young and punchy .. lots of oak, with dried fruits, and i think, mango. even with a half teaspoon of o2 it is still quite oaky. maybe been some first european oak in there, but its quite refreshing. pepper stays all way through finish and remains on tongue.
mouthfeel is good, and a little more age and this could be even better.
perhaps a little expensive for a 50cl bottle, which i might add is quite attractive, although the cork had started to leach brown colour to bottle neck and had bits missing.(not so good).. Non chill filtered and no colour by way... overall, promising.
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Compass Box Oak Cross.
A nice dram of farmhouse fruits and bourbon barrel notes of honey, a little sweet vanilla and a nice malt backbone. This is a very nice drop i have to say. good medium allspice finish with just a splash of cream on the back palate near ending. Oak is well controlled and its got a bit of complexity to it.
This is a whisky most will buy again.
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Did some Whiskey shopping today 2 bottles or Redwood Empire's special bottling for Morton's Steakhouse Chicago 40th Anniversary.
It is really good stuff ,had a bottle with friends. They loved it.
Tonight I am having Dalmore Portwood, It is exceptional and I love the glasses.
Good call on this one Grant, It is better than I expected it to be. The 18 year is amazing and this is close to that.
empire looks like it will be a nice drop. and yeah they are nice, heavy glasses those. i only got one boo hoo:D
Aberlour A'bunadh. This is batch 63. And very nice it is.
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Berry Bros and Rudd Sherry Cask.
Looks darker than usual to me and smells great.
Yes, more sherry in this. Deffo!
Whao, much more [emoji23]
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I once went to a dinner at Berry Bros & Rudd - and had some very good wines there. I remember one - though I wish I could recall what it was - but it was only about £17 a bottle, and orders of magnitude better than most wine I've ever sampled.
Is the same true of the whisky, perhaps? I guess that's a personal choice, but it'd be good to have an opinion.
i drink two of theirs.. this one and their speyside one. both excellent prices and great blends.. maybe shouldnt say this as the price will go up lol. about £28 a bottle.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave2010
obviously single malts tend to be dearer and maybe overall better; well the good ones. but at this price there are few that can get close to these. the black bull ones are top too
Maybe I'll add it on to our tasting list, though we've still got enough spirits to propel a car a few hundred miles if the petrol runs out!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
certainly worth trying. its not got the depth of a glenfarclas or glendronnach and not as smooth but its way cheaper and is very nice indeed. i really like the speyside one too. completley differentQuote:
Originally Posted by dave2010
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just opened another bottle if this too. a bit more expensive but this is a lovely dram. i like it a lot
whisky time.. black bull kyloe.. very good this for money
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Tomatin 12yr old. Cheers...
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