Nice drink for a wee celebration
Printable View
12 year old Bowmore, as we are having a wee celebration
enjoyed it i hope Robin.
im having this.. https://cdn2.masterofmalt.com/whiski...sky.jpg?ss=2.0
quality drop even if nas.
It's a nice one. Alas can't get it now, but I do have one of their 18 rares.. I was going to open it on Sunday but decided I need a better reason. Its a real cracker. Maybe wait for something extra-special... Open to ideas [emoji23]
anyway, my bed time.. im an early bedder.. just need my bedder to join me:eyebrows:
Ah yes very nice it is. Yup when we win europa maybe [emoji23]
That should keep it sealed
Not had one for a while so a small Tomatin 12yr old
Very nice dram this for the money. Worth having a bottle to try if you've not. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e54d618fd3.jpg
A whisky today.. Deanston 18yr old Bourbon aged and a cracking dram. One of the best value whiskies around
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1378a3a73f.jpg
Tomatin Cask Strength. Another good value dram from Highland distiller, Tomatin. Quite strong and is better with a splash.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cf9410140b.jpg
My boss has asked me to recommend him a smoky/peaty whisky for aorunf €80 for his son-in-law.
One of his favourites is Longrow Peated.
Any suggestions of something suitable?
taliskar 18 maybe...gets a good name
I was originally thinking along the lines of:
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Caol Ila 18
Highland Park 18
AnCnoc Peatheart
Benriach the smoky twelve
Tomintoul 15
I will add Talisker to the list.
Caol Ila James Eadie Palo Cortado might be a candidate too.. eadie do little wrong in my book
Just a heads up, chaps and chapettes, for anyone who may be interested in some bargain (quality) vino, available now in Lidl... I bagged these today:
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/the-spri...cansano/p40990
Think of it as a 'poor man's' Brunello di Montalcino: rich, full-bodied and gorgeously fruity - a veritable 'super Tuscan', at a veritable non-super Tuscan price!
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/the-spri...ebbiolo/p40984
Potentially as good as some Barolos, from the same region. Usually DOC wines of this quality from Piedmont cost double that amount or more!
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/product-...-lugana/p40969
As described, a wonderful white wine, especially if you value subtlety and finesse, as much as flavour, over often exaggerated overly-oaked new world whites (count me in), and which pairs beautifully with seafood.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/the-spri...-puglia/p40972
Unusual to see this in the UK, and 'does what it says on the tin', at a great price. A more interesting choice, with greater depth and complexity, than your average, rather boring Pinot Grigio.
Ditto this (even more so):
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/the-spri...toscana/p40970
A beautifully refreshing slurp that's rewarding enough to be enjoyed on its own on a hot summer's day!
And if you fancy going a little 'off piste', this is a stunner:
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/the-spri...icarius/p40979
Hungarian wines are often vastly underrated, and the Tokaji grape (done well, as in this instance) makes some of the best wines in the world, and so fully deserves its 'outstanding' status!
So, folks.... Run along to your nearest Lidl and grab these stonkers while stocks last!!:cheers:
Robin, are you listening? :wave:;)
Marco.
Friday dram.
Great King Street, Artists Blend. By Compass Box.
Nice whisky this.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f2115e2958.jpg
One of these tonight.. From the recently opened Wolfburn Distillery. this stuff is lovely, and quite strong too, at i think 58%. doesnt need much water and can be drunk without. The Wolf was a big distillery way back in day and will be again.
QUALITY DRAM
https://cdn1.masterofmalt.com/whiski...kip.jpg?ss=2.0
Tobermory 12yr old. Bourbon barrels then finished in virgin oak..
Some caramel and sea salt and a little vanilla further in...Quite creamy with pears and a touch of spice initially . Then the peppery spice kicks in, but keeps the fruitiness in tandem and moves to finish of a slighty sour but zingy finale. finish is medium long, and the fruit is always there to help balance the pepper.
rather good this actually; im impressed as its first Tobermory ive had for a good while and wasnt overly taken with their 10yr old.
no water needed imo and the more you drink the better it tastes... i dare say that makes it moreish:eyebrows:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4f974831a5.jpg
rather good that tobermory. i will get more. its up there for money...
Does this count?..
https://i.imgur.com/bRvl5rY.jpg
How is that St Peters Jon? I have seen it and been interested, but a bout of gout has stopped me drinking for the last couple of weeks :(
Sorry to hear that, but I'm sure you'll make up for lost time :cool:
The St Peters was unusual & wonderful, well worth a punt.
A nice day and I'm not getting any younger/whisky isn't getting any older so opened this octaves 2 from Glenglassaugh.
Aged in 50 litre octave casks that held bourbon, PX and Amontillado Sherries.
Lots of dried fruit here.. Lashings of it but balanced with the vanilla and a little caramel, plus chilli peppers. Some jam in there too... This is superb stuff.
Top quality mouthfeel and nice, sustained finish. Get some. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...788dedfe5d.jpg
Another new opening; Glenglassaugh Evolution @50% and fairly young.. first came out in about 2014 i think and won a few awards.
White wine, butterscotch and vanilla on nose leads to a fruity centre but always with that vanilla and caramelly touches beside it.. apples too appear. Some pepper but nicely controlled for 50% and youth. No water needed either imo. Some nice oak and banana in the finish.
This was aged in ex Tennessee barrels(Geo Dickel i believe although not 100% sure). It is very decent for 3/4 yrs old and a pleasure to drink. Excellent distillery this. i have a few of theirs.. no colour or chill filtering either...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ff72dd3cba.jpg
https://176860-513159-raikfcquaxqnco...7645d707f1.jpg
splashed out and ordered a bottle of this... should be here tomorrow..
Last of the deanston 18. Shame as its rather greathttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...293898c1cc.jpg
My latest addition is a Glen Scotia Double Cask.
Bought to celebrate Scotland beating France, and to be drunk with the French Family.
So as the nice deanston kicks the bucket, literally, I've opened this Black Bull 12, blended. This is rather good at price of about £37.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e8651cc0e4.jpg
Over the pond and Few Bourbon from Evanton, which was under prohibition for a 100 yrs.
Lots of smooth spice in this with toffees and a little vanilla. Not especially complex but warming and no need to add any O2 to its 46.5% abv.
A nicely balanced bourbon.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...aacacf7307.jpg
Compas Box Spice Tree. Blended Malt at 46%, non chill filtered and natural colour, also aged in special casks of american oak and heavily toasted french oak heads.
This gives this its character and a lovely one it is. Various highland malts in this, with Clynelish being the principal. Nice vanilla on nose and mouth with an array of spices and a long finish. Smooth too, plus maybe some herbs in there too..
for money this is up there with the best blends for my tastes..
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ca6b991144.jpg
edit.. its also very good, maybe better with a drop of water
Glenfarclas 18yr old.
Not a lot left of this but it's rather good. I recently got the 15 so this can be used now [emoji23] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5f518e7001.jpg
New Bottle day.. Glenfarclas 15.
Excellent whisky this and a veritable bargain.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0f3f04e02e.jpg
Great King St. Artist's Blend.
Just opened. Another nice whisky.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f8d3a12454.jpg
Nomad Outland Whisky....
This is made with a selection of over 30 malt and grain whiskies aged between 5 and 8 years old, which are blended together and matured in Sherry butts in Scotland for three years. Following that, the whisky is shipped off to Jerez, where it is finished in Pedro Ximénez casks for a year before it is bottled..
This is a nice smooth warming christmas cake of a dram where the cook got distracted and kept pouring.. You could drink this all night.... i might just do that. A bit of Greek brandy in the flavour profile, PX sweetness and so much sherry its hard to compare.. Great value for money.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...04f701f455.jpg
rather nice this ... ive ordered another bottle :eyebrows:
Another new opening..
Aultmore 12 Yr old.
Rare to get bottles from this distillery up in Keith. One of Dewars blend whiskies this, and quite interesting.
Nose is slightly sweet and fruity like a desert wine initially, as is taste. Then it dries quickly and honey and vanilla appear. Oak takes over a bit with spices and a long fine finish.
After a few sips and some air, herby banana and a silky mouthfeel is also there.
Rather nice, delicate drink. Quite like it.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cca605fb66.jpg
interestingly a dribble of water and you lose the early sweetness
Just as a brief distraction from the whisky obsession on this thread:ner: here's a lovely Rioja Riserva we enjoyed yesterday:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/A5BTtW.jpg
:cheers:
Marco.
nice colour.. i like rioja... sorry about the whisky takeover
Lol - no worries, mate. It's your passion, and good to see:)
Yeah, that one was top notch. I've had the ordinary Baron de Ley, but not the Reserva, which is a different level and highly recommended!
Marco.
Enjoy a Rioja myself
Jeez. the branches up there must be right shite!:doh:
Not to worry. M&S and Morrisons we're rarely in, Tesco occasionally, so I'll bear that in mind if I find any gems in those places:)
Marco.