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deanobillquay
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Bushmills 16 year old is my favourite. Have a bit of a thing for decent malts with a Cuban cigar.
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Blue in Munich
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Complete opposite for me, not really interested if it's not smoky or full of peat. Ardbeg, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Talisker and a new one called Smokehead go down very nicely, thank you. Also like stuff that's been finished in port or sherry barrels. Irish ones are a bit too bland for me.
IIRC, in the Malt Whisky companion by the late Michael jackson (no, not that one) Lagavulin was the top scoring malt. I might just have to apply.
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thecraw
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I much prefer the Speyside Malts.
JPH
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Funny story.
I had a bottle and a mate who likes his Whisky kept on to me to open it. I wanted to keep it for a special occasion. One night I came home after a stressful overseas business trip and decided to open it, it didn't last long after that and tasted fabulous.
Anyhow, I refilled it with Whisky from a bottle of Tesco's own and when he was over shared it with him without letting on. He said it was the best dram he had ever had
Ha ha poor shmoe , good job you never wasted the good one on him
JPH
Q-School Graduate
I love the macallan , so smooth
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Funny story.
I had a bottle and a mate who likes his Whisky kept on to me to open it. I wanted to keep it for a special occasion. One night I came home after a stressful overseas business trip and decided to open it, it didn't last long after that and tasted fabulous.
Anyhow, I refilled it with Whisky from a bottle of Tesco's own and when he was over shared it with him without letting on. He said it was the best dram he had ever had
Lots of folk like that, brag about their expertise but could not tell a decent malt from a cup of tea.
[Generally TM players!]
The supermarket own brands are usually very good and it is fun working out which ones the Islay whiskys are. [make sure that the lable says 10 year old SINGLE malt then you know you have a genuine quality product at half the price]
Grouse is the worst of the common blends as, due to its mass production, it can taste different every time. Black Bottle is the best.
JPH
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That would make sense , I've deffo had a grouse or two I've enjoyed , I thought its main ingredient is the Macallan and I like that so makes sense , probably haven't drunk enough of it to tell if it tastes different from bottle to bottle
Doon frae Troon
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The clue to the supermarket ones is generally the bottle shape, Bunnahabin, Ardbeg, Bruichladdich etc.
Sometimes you can get lucky, a few years ago Ardbeg were forced to put 15 year old inside 10 year old bottles as they were running out of stock of 10 year old. The age statement is a minium number of years.
Ps. I think Smokehead is a blend of no age statement, may be wrong.
Just checked it is a single malt with no age statement so could be anything from 3 to 30 years
Sometimes you can get lucky, a few years ago Ardbeg were forced to put 15 year old inside 10 year old bottles as they were running out of stock of 10 year old. The age statement is a minium number of years.
Ps. I think Smokehead is a blend of no age statement, may be wrong.
Just checked it is a single malt with no age statement so could be anything from 3 to 30 years
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CliveW
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Blue in Munich
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I've never much worried about age statements. I've had 18 year old Highland Park, and preferred the 12 year old, the standard Laphroaig is only 10 years old but drinks fine for me. I'd be interested to know more about Smokehead but they seem to trade on a bit of mystery. I tend to buy a couple of bottles that I've not tried before or are normally too expensive at the duty free when I go away and took a punt on it then, now it's a bottle of Smokehead and a bottle of something else.
Doon frae Troon
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I would give Smokehead a bit of a swerve, I found it a bit rough.
Try Bunnahabin instead.
Try Bunnahabin instead.
user2009
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Yer Maw
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I found whisky is a drink you force yourself into (for most people) and then once there it's such a great drink with so much variety. I still can't see past Talisker. Recent disappointment was the Laddie 10 a poor whisky compared to most I've had but it was a present so always grateful and best with water.
I'm thinking of an Ardbeg or Glen Grant next.
Slainte
I'm thinking of an Ardbeg or Glen Grant next.
Slainte
Blue in Munich
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JPH
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One things for sure the whisky trade in Scotland is booming - being exported all over the place
I had a Japanese single malt a couple of years ago was quite nice
I had a Japanese single malt a couple of years ago was quite nice
MegaSteve
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Those that I have tried have certainly been more than drinkable...
The English distilled malt [St George's] isn't bad either...
Don't have a particular favourite from north of the border... Part of the pleasure of drinking malts is sampling all the many different ones out there... Back in the day when I used to play at Ricky a lot they had quite a selection of malts behind the bar... Think the father in law and I were up to choice number 72...
Doon frae Troon
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The Japanese malts are very good, the Welsh one is awful and I can't quite bring myself to try the English one, it must be very young.
MegaSteve
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CliveW
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Go on then, educate me
Whiskey is Irish, Whisky is Sottish. :thup:
user2009
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