Yes, there are decent blends and 70% malt from Ardnamurchan is a very decent dramQuote:
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Yes, there are decent blends and 70% malt from Ardnamurchan is a very decent dramQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Lochlea Harvest Edition..
Sweet vanilla, and caramel on the nose with a little port style fruit in the back. Taste is vanilla with a touch of banana and lots of cinnamon, finishing with the spices again. Not long but quite satisfactory. For a young dram this is nice.
Obvious it's been mostly in Bourbon casks but I think there may be the odd one or two in sherry and maybe port as well.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...97d986e696.jpg
Lochlea good and interesting young dramsQuote:
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a fav of mine this.. project xx
You seem to be enjoying thatQuote:
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cracked open a bottle of my fav sherried too... bad me but bugger it, if im going im going happy :ner:
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marvellous stuff this; so stuffed with sherry
That’s the spirit hahaQuote:
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Don't turn your nose up at blends. There are some crackers out there.Quote:
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One of my all-time favourites "Bailie Nicol Jarvie", was a blend.
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Going through some stuff on a shelf in kitchen and came across my opened American whiskies.
Some nice bourbons and ryes there.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...02707f0031.jpg
Enjoy a wee bourbon myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Carn Mor strictly ltd. Glentauchers 9 yr old (2010). I blew a lot of dust off this as its been in collection for a while now. a big fruitcake on the nose; a sweet one at that with a bit of furniture polish there too. this continues to the big bold taste of spices, sherry and apple pie. Tastes wonderful and just hangs in there all the way through the long finish. not quite hot but very spicy and a bit of sweet sherry along with the drying oak behind it..
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At around £50 a bottle, is it worth it? Your description makes it sound a bit 'sweet' for my tastes.
That should be very tastyQuote:
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Going a tasting next Friday
We are pleased to announce that our tasting on Friday 28th July will have an extra dram and will be a 6 drammer, 4 un-peated and 2 will be peated. Morrison distillers are the family who used to own Bowmore distillery on Islay and have some amazing indie bottlings via their Old Perth range, Carn Mor Strictly Limited range and Mac Talla range, the line up for the night is as follows;
1. Old Perth 12 - Sherry Cask 46% ABV
2. Carn Mor - Glen Ord 2012 - Bourbon Cask 47.5% ABV
3. Carn Mor - Glentauchers 2015 - Oloroso 47.5% ABV
4. Carn Mor - Glen Ord 2012 - Wasted Degrees Collaboration - Porter Cask (428 bottles only) - 54.8% ABV
5. Mac-Talla Mara - American Oak Casks - 58.2% ABV - peated
6. Max-Talla Feis Isle 2023 - Perdo Ximinez Sherry Casks - 54.6% ABV
maybe not tbh, think its usually 55 now... more or less fairly close tho. i paid about 30 notes for it at time so that was a bargain. no, not too sweet but quite spicy on the way down. maybe 45 note whisky...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
think i rated it 82..
carn mors' are usually pretty decent. i quite like the old perths' too.. this one is glentauchers. not tried glen ord or other w2Quote:
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Looking forward to it should be a decent nightQuote:
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Glenallachie 12.
Heavily sherried dram.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e31b9b13e4.jpg
I’m a bit of a Billy Walker fanboyQuote:
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Lol, yes I know.. so am I tbhQuote:
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The Balvenie 12 american oak.... not tried this before. first impression is quite smooth with a fudge and vanilla taste .. surprisingly smooth going down too. pretty good so far
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Not one I’ve triedQuote:
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Ordered another bottle along with a bunna for stock.Quote:
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Quite a nice drop and better than the double wood imo
No ordering here just now , as we get the keys to our new house on Monday, although that might change at the tasting on Friday night.Quote:
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hope both go well robin...Quote:
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Thanks GrantQuote:
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end of the glenturret. will get this again sometime
Imbibing a Glen Keith single malt at the moment. What do you whisky regulars think of it?
Now I'm on the 12 year old Bowmore Islay single malt. Any good? I like Islay whiskeys.
I've had glen Keith. It standard fare. Bowmore 12 is med peat and quite nice
As Grant has said both 40abv, with the Bowmore the more interesting with a bit of smoke.
The whiskies from last night
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what were your favsQuote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
The first and second were both Glen Ord , the same whisky but with different abv and finish, nearly bought the second one very limited bottling. All the whiskies were from independent bottler Morrison , I did buy the second last one which was pleated but not too much, Mac Tale Mara. My least favorite was the Old Perth which was a surprise , just found it a bit sweet for my taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
early dram tonight.... lochlea harvest edition... was very good and next time they bring it out i will revisit it if im still around... supposed to be an annual thing.
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Had some of last year’s Lochlea Fallow i think from memoryQuote:
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2019 B by Fonbadet, Bordeaux
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From a fourth-generation-owned Pauillac cellar, B de Fonbadet may fall under the humble Bordeaux label, but it’s intensity and complexity leave no doubt about its high-end quality. This 2019 has even won the Decanter’s esteemed Platinum medal.
Château Fonbadet is a small, family-run winery in the heart of Pauillac, neighbouring Bordeaux icons like Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. The Peyronie family, the current owners, can trace their ancestry in the region back to the 1700s. However, in the early 20th century they finally bought the keys to Château Fonbadet. Today, great-granddaughter, Pascale Peyronie, continues the family legacy producing many award-winning wines. B de Fonbadet is a classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Rich in black fruits with a floral lift, mellow tannins, and layers of chocolate and tobacco from six months in oak, deserving of its 2021 Platinum award.
13.5% ABV Drink by end 2030. About £15 a bottle
Sounds nice , will try and track it downQuote:
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you said you liked that one.. nice glass too,
congrats on the move.
Wolfburn 155...dipping into my collection again.
I've a few Wolfburn bottles so time I wipe dust off this one.
This was their 4th small batch and first to get a finish, this in port hogsheads.
Fruity and vanilla rich.. creamy too, with nice honey flavour on back of tongue.
This was like most of theres' about £80 although I paid a bit less. This is my second bottle as I had one before and enjoyed it.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...304e80b34c.jpg
Thanks Grant, very nice whisky and glassQuote:
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Not a whisky I have triedQuote:
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its youngish but quite decent. maybe not at its pricepoint currently but i think i paid 58 at time and its maybe nearing that for a new distillery's wares these days. the first age statement came out recently as a 10, and currently abut 58/60 notes shows the difference. i got a bottle from the distillery for 50 shipped to me; not opened it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
whisky tops up my painkillers a bit and helps me a fair bit currently and my hip has deteriorated recently badly... at times i cant walk even with crutches.... hip ops are 2/3 yrs down line if all goes well so i dunno...
anyway cheers to the whisky world :lol: where would we be without it
The waiting time for ops is ridiculous now, hopefully soon, as you say keep taking the whiskyQuote:
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Always helps that’s what I do
Made a homemade decanter out of that glenturret bottle. Chain is too small lol
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Trust the move went well Robin. What was the first LP played in the new home?Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
The move went well, but the albums are still boxed, 50% of hifi still at the previous address, will be a few weeks before its up and running.Quote:
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It is a nice shaped bottleQuote:
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The Balvenie 14 caribbean cask
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Nice dramQuote:
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