did the person not like you?:eyebrows: no, bells wasnt one i could drink... i had an "old" old friend who drank bells all his life.. bells and a pony chaserQuote:
Originally Posted by Pieoftheday
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did the person not like you?:eyebrows: no, bells wasnt one i could drink... i had an "old" old friend who drank bells all his life.. bells and a pony chaserQuote:
Originally Posted by Pieoftheday
BIG way, mate:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
Tomatin 12 yr old.. was on offer the other day so grabbed a bottle.
some darker fruits, plenty spice, but controlled...apples also followed i think a little orange.. good longish finish.
Rather good for the money. I do like Tomatin
Cask Type: Matured in a combination of Bourbon barrels and Sherry casks
Strength: 43% alc./vol.
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A splash of water brings out its bourbon cask character... very nice
A darn nice drink , I love the Tomataian 12 ,got a bottle going here too.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Got another darn nice bottle at Costco today, I have a friend who drinks Cognac XO and stopped paying way north of $130.00 to $200.00 dollars for special bottles for this $45.00 bottle .
If you have a Costco run get a bottle it is really good.
No shortage of fruit, dark chocolate, honey, nuts vanilla,( it actually tastes like the tasting notes).
It is far better than the price would suggest.
Barrel age 12 to 21 years.
If you have access to a bottle run ,get it,enjoy it. Very long finish, love you long time! bottle.
Got a nice colour Jeff, as does this A'bunadh from Aberlour.. Their sherry monster.
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Each batch of this whisky is blended from barrels ranging from 5 to 25 years old. The distillery cite the story during distillery tours that when the second pair of stills were put in during 1975, a time capsule was discovered behind the name plate, containing an 1898 newspaper about the distillery fire wrapped around an 1898 bottle of Aberlour. The workmen who discovered the bottle polished off four fifths of the bottle during their lunch break, but the remains of the bottle went off to the laboratories in Keith, Moray, and were analysed. A'bunadh is an attempt to recreate this single malt.
so the story goes..
Once I'd got a couple of gulps down it weren't so bad,honest:)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
blends are all top sellers; bells was no 10 scotch last year.. johnny walker 1st and Balantines 2nd.. some are better than others ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Pieoftheday
i rarely drink blends myself
In with the Bells was a bottle of Harrods single malt, tastes a bit thin to me, like it's been watered down,a little sweet I think as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Solera 15 glenfiddich.. a fine, good value sherried dram
probably at 40% and sweet to suit "Sassanach" palates:sofa::DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pieoftheday