Looks interesting, Jules, but do me a favour, when you post pics of wines you've had, please list both the PRICE and SOURCE, so that anyone interested knows where to get it! Ta:)
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Depending on vintage, I think it is around £8 to £12 a bottle.
Grant, The Redbreast Lustau is a 10 year old Irish whisky with an additional year in a Spanish oak sherry cask.
I picked up this when I saw it today, Your side of the pond . I'll open it tomorrow night.
I believe it's a Speyside? It says Highlands on the bottle, but it could still be a Speyside because Spayside is in Highlands right? Or was that Glenfarclas ? Fruitcakey ? I know they use the tallest column stills in Scotland.
It has the most beautiful color, and no fake coloring added. Some times it looks purple, sometimes red .
My picture sucks,dose not show the real color of this gem. At $72.99 I could nearly have gotten a Glenfarclas 17 year or cask 105.
I was told $62,99 but thats not what I was charged,looking at my receipt later. Liquor stores are like that here. I should have looked at the receipt before leaving ,my bad. I know better.
Ah the quinta ruban.. Lovely dram, and I've got a bottle stashed myself. Very nice stuff. Yes morangie stills are very tall necks, about 5 metres and have an odd firing bulge at bottom I think.
The label used to say the 16 men from tain, on it but I think it's got just the men from tain.
They are pot stills as well, not column.
Anyway you will enjoy that. They do a 12 called Lasanta which is sherry cask finished.
Quinta is older now than it used to be, getting longer in the port tubes.
Enjoy Jeff
Below, the morange stills. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...67be6d7492.jpg
you can see the bulge at bottom of neck.. i think its called a reflux ball, supposedly slows down the vapour producing a finer vapour.. (I think )lol
My bottle at back of shelf. Got at a good price.. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c6e26539f9.jpg
More interesting facts is the water used is spring water. It can take over 100 yrs for rain to emerge as spring water. The distillery were worried about contamination of the catchment area so bought about 650 acres so it stayed pristine.
The stills are designed originally from gin stills, thus the size, which are biggest in country.. and only a third of the second distill is used as whisky. The rest is reprocessed. A very fine whisky
I have a question for the knowledgeable people on this thread.
What is an exceptionally good whisky to give someone for a “big” birthday present, without spending stupid amounts on a bottle?
what is "stupid amount"?
Not stupid amount = less than £400
The person in question has no particular preference in regions, which makes it more difficult.
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Ive tasted this at the distillery.. its pretty awesome..:eyebrows:
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another from my list of expensive ones.. not tried it but i love the distilleries stuff
Thanks Grant. How does the Glengoyne 21 compare to the 25? There is a massive price hike for 4 years....
the 21 is fabulous too tbh(as is their 18 of which ive a bottle)... a bit spicier and longer finish too by a fair bit.. obviously not as great as the 25 but its a lot closer than the price suggests..Glendronach do an 18 and a 21 as well that are both well regarded. ive not tried the 21, but the 18(old Alardice) is very good too and about same price area to the goyne 18..
Thanks. It may wellbe the Glengoyne 21.
In my opinion the best whiskeys I have ever had come from Scotland and Ireland, something about the slower aging in the cask makes them less bold in color than American whiskey's but there is more separation in the flavors and they retain there citrus and floral smells and flavors even when aged over 2 decades, American Bourbon becomes very dark in both color and flavors ,chocolate,leather .ect..
The stuff from Grants side of the pond is just more delicate and refined. Not saying I don't like a good bourbon they are just very different from one another.
Grant, what bottle of Glenfarclas is a good place to understand their flavor profile, for example I recommend the Redbreast 12 year cask with a little water or the regular 12 year for Redbreast drinkers as I think it represents the flavor profile of the brand better than the 15 year or Lustau. I have turned 3 people on to Redbreast this way. I have to be careful not to cause to much demand or like so many other things I liked it will be out of my reach.:scratch:
Ok fair enough Whisky.
Anything distilled from gain is whisky if in America whiskey.
The Scotts have taken it to a whole other level and in the early 90's a bottle of 21 year McClellan proved that point to me forever.
I was able to buy 3 bottles in my like but stopped drinking whiskey for a long time when prices sky rocketed here.
A bottle of Redbreast 12 brought me back in, and since my pantry is becoming a liquor cabinet.
Yes, even grain whisky tho uses malted barley, as it gives the enzymes that convert the starches to fermenting sugars, that makes the beer. Grain is distilled in column stills, which are continuous things and produce very strong alcohol 80+% abv. Malt whisky has to have 100%malted barley.
In bourbon they usually add a bit of malted barley for the enzymes, although they also add industrial ones too. Corn doesn't malt easily so they need it.
Ireland used to be without an E, but when Scots started making their whisky it was giving the Irish stuff a bad name so they changed it to with an Eto distinguish it apart.. [emoji23]
Of course Scotch is now regarded as the best.
Bourbon is usually made with column stills too. Scottish Single malt is always made in pot stills.
Just opened up a wooden packing case of a dozen bottles of 2014 Chateau de Chiffre, Saint-Chinian:
https://www.lorgeril.wine/product/ch...rand-vin-2014/
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Terroir: Selection among the most beautiful plots, the terroirs are gneiss and limestone of altitude which peak at 350m. It is an altitude terroir whose night freshness allows the tannins to mature gently, the most elegant expression of aromas and finesse.
Vinification: Harvest and manual sorting. Vatting variable from 20 to 30 days from 35 to 40 days favouring the greatest sweetness in the extractions. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Tasting: Beautiful ruby red colour. Aromatic complexity. Finesse aromas of garrigues (scrubland), truffles and black olives. Elegant palate, present and velvety at the same time. The tannins are sweet and vanilla.
Sent as a gift from my partner's son in France, who like me is a bit of an oenophile :)
I'm not that keen on Japanese stuff. I like it but not as much as, say bourbon. It's complex but not what I prefer. It's better than Belgian tho or Welsh. [emoji23]
I love it - only had entry level Hibiki and Yamazaki but would love to try something more exotic ...
Got a couple of bottles of Nikka here. Nothing wrong with it but at the prices for Japanese whisky, Scotch malt is a proverbial bargain in comparison
Yes there are always some good deals to be had with Scotch whereas you don't see Japanese whisky discounted in quite the same way.
one out one in... the revival...
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a real sherry peach this.. one of the great drams for sherry aficionados... marvellous
That's a better dram than I remember. Have to say its one of the best sherry casks around
The 14 year Glenmorangangie quinta ruban was a perfect scotch on so many levels for me.
Nothing was over powering, the ABV felt just right for the flavors ,no strong burn, not overwhelming peat ,port or bourbon flavors . It all married nicely and just made you want another sip every time.
This bottle should come with a warning ,because it's just hard to put back in the box. I really can't find anything bad to say about it. And it is not the most expensive bottle in the store.
I am now looking at Grants post #3078.
Looks like another good choice.
So much alcohol in a whiff straight from bottle..
It can only be A'bunadh... 61%abv let it sit then add h2ohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9a99f2c73c.jpg
A treat today
Using my refractometer it says I've diluted to 44%abv
Seems to be a sweet spot for me anyway.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53392949
Not a whisky that I would buy, but :eek:
A quick Nikka at barrel strength of 51.4%abv.
Jaoanese blended malt and grain from Miyagikyo and Yoichi distilleries. Use of bourbon, sherry and hogshead here to give a complex whisky.. It's up to £43 a 50cl bottle now do pretty expensive for what it is, although a nice light, expressive dram. One of the better value Japanese whiskies.
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2014 Lorgeril Chateau de Ciffre, Saint-Chinian, Langerdoc-Rousillon
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40% Grenache and 60% Syrah grape
14.5% ABV €24 a bottle (75cl)
Tyrconnell port finish.
Mangos and oranges here and a medium finish with more orange peel.
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I'll have to look for that one, I have not tried a port cask Irish, Is it super sweet?
I Got kicked out of the pantry, Nosheen got me this cabinet so she could get the bottles out of her way.
looks like a great cabinet. i could do with one of those..right height for bottles.. as to the sweetness, no its not super sweet, just an edge of sweet... as opposed to sour or dry etc. think you would like it and it comes in a rather fine tin with a painted scene on.
you can keep the tin... this bottle is getting a bit low but i do have another stashed:eyebrows:
son bought me this today, which was kind..
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61% abv matured in Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks.. will be lovely, but will wait a while as ive plenty open at moment:)
Hazelburn 10yr old. Triple distilled and matured in bourbon casks, this is one of the great Campbeltown whiskies and made at the Springbank distillery. they could sell this stuff 5 times over if they wished i think..
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Another classic and a fav of mine.. Deanston 12yr old
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Grant do you like Rum, I just got these for the Liquor cabinet.
How is the Glendronich Cask strength?
Not these days no. I used to drink it on occasion but got pissed on it once and sickened myself lol
Not opened the dronach yet, but I'm sure it will be stunning.
Cracked open the Glenfarclas 25.
100% Oloroso casks for 25 years makes this a complex dram indeed.
Not quite the sherry rush the 15 is but very classy. One of the best around
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Nice Drop that...
Wow, Grant ,
You had to drag out a ladder to reach for that bottle !
Now that is top shelf buddy! You just dropped a " There it is", Bomb on us.
That bottle is $170.00 dollars here and it is what I am going to get for Christmas, That or Redbreast 21. Jury is still out.
I have heard let it open up 30 min. before you drink and it blooms like a delicate flower.
No more than a drop or two of water for the 25.
What was your experience since I have 6 months to wait , I'll live through you!