The Wine & Whisky Thread

Good one! Thanks guys. Looks like Glengoyne is the one to go to. Per their website, there's a bus from Glasgow that stops at the front gate - perfect! The Highland Way is near there too, so perhaps a hike and distillery visit to follow would be just the thing. Rabbies tours look good, also....a few options for them.

I've passed this on to the ladies and they will doubtless do something fun.

If you’re a member; the latest blended offering from SMWS is very good indeed!

However; thoroughly enjoying Ardbeg Kelpie, Corryvreckan and Edradour ‘Ballechin’ Burgandy cask currently

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Originally Posted by Marco

Hi Svend,

Maybe Grant, or one of the other guys up in Scotland will know better (as I'm a bit out of touch these days), but I don't think you'll find any distilleries in the middle of Glasgow or Edinburgh, such is the nature of their operation, but I could be wrong.

The Glengoyne one is only just outside (north) of Glasgow. You could probably get a train there from the city centre, or even a taxi for not that much, if you're sharing the costs. It would be worth it, as Glengoyne is expertly set up for tours, and so I'm sure you'd all really enjoy yourselves!:cool:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by struth

Glengoyne...(technically the distillery is in highlands, but not by much) http://www.glengoyne.com/ is by far the best of the lowland ones

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Guys -- the ladies visited Glengoyne today and loved it! Great recommendation. They tasted the 12 yo and 18 yo -- the former "very good"; the latter "fantastic". Even our daughter liked them, and she's not a whiskey drinker.

Thanks again,
Svend

You lot have got me thinking about the evenings drawing in and how nice it is to just enjoy the simple pleasures of a nice warming tipple while listening.

I’ve always been partial to a drop of Whisky but I’m not a serious taster. Of those I have tried, I would have to say my tastes veer away from the smoky and peaty and more towards the Sherry Cask.

To that end, on the basis of recent discussions on here, I recently tried the Glengoyne 18 and was sufficiently taken by it to warrant further in-depth investigation [emoji4]

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Enjoy it, Tony. Unless you're a peat fan, the Glengoyne 18 is one of the finest malts you'll taste!:)

Marco.

And if you are a peat fan?

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Originally Posted by CageyH

And if you are a peat fan?

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the world's your oyster:) Think Marco likes Lagavulin ; I prefer Laphroaig, but pretty much any Islay whisky is smokey. Ardbeg is good, as is Bruichladdich

Thanks Grant.
I was interested in the general consensus of what the best pleated whisky is. It does not have to be an Islay though....

By the way, I have Port Askaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabain, Kilchoman and Laphroaig in my Islay collection. ;) (Apologies if I have spelt any of them wrong).

Lagavulin 12 Year Old is probably the best reasonably priced...ie under a mortgage.. different editions cost more than others. i might add, smokey's need a very small splash of water in them to release..