Pistonheads whisky cask

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Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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If you want an idea of what the casks are like, buy this...


David A

3,602 posts

250 months

Sunday 4th September 2016
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IIRY?

Lefty

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16,131 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th September 2016
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I'm sure some of it is! Who wants to come and try it?

Lefty

Original Poster:

16,131 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th September 2016
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I'm sure some of it is! Who wants to come and try it?

David A

3,602 posts

250 months

Sunday 4th September 2016
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Lefty said:
I'm sure some of it is! Who wants to come and try it?
No one it seems ! I would but I'm down south (of England) so have a taste for me smile



madbadger

11,555 posts

243 months

Monday 5th September 2016
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Do we know roughly what the age is like relative to a regular malt? Some of ours are 5 now. Is that like a 10 year old cask, or is it completely unrelated?

TFatC

397 posts

251 months

Monday 5th September 2016
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Ready and willing for a tasting anytime it suits! :-)

NRS

22,079 posts

200 months

Monday 5th September 2016
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madbadger said:
Do we know roughly what the age is like relative to a regular malt? Some of ours are 5 now. Is that like a 10 year old cask, or is it completely unrelated?
If it's an octave then should be 50l. So it will be more mature compared to regular malts. I'm not sure if there's a direct comparison but from person experience I would say the 5yo might be something like a 8-9yo? That could be quite wrong, as although I have had quite a lot of experience with young whiskies matured in small casks (anything from 5l) they have been generally new distilleries and so I have not tasted the equivalent older aged whisky from the same place. So a lot might be due to the distillery not being so experienced (not such a refined product), or just variations in locations etc. I also think the type of cask makes a big difference on how enjoyable young whisky is. Stronger "flavour" casks (like sherry or if heavily charred for example) settle the whisky down a lot more than a simple bourbon cask, I guess since the bigger flavours hid any issues more).

This could all be nonsense, but is just my experience. A lot of the younger whiskies I have had are Scandinavian, so they might be a little "younger" in taste due to the colder climate meaning there is not as much temperature changes and so less maturation for the same amount of time. If someone has compared the Glendronach Octaves bottle with their normal offerings that would be a better comparison.

ClassicMercs

1,703 posts

180 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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You know I'm in if possible - but probably not available until sometime middle of next month - or into November. The Cotswolds beckon us very shortly, followed by holiday cover for colleagues.

Last time I headed that way was the day Bladnoch went t1ts up and we were turned away.

krallicious

4,312 posts

204 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Podie said:
If you want an idea of what the casks are like, buy this...

I drank both this and the peated one while back home in the summer. They both lasted around 4 days. If ours taste similar then we are in for a treat.

Coneyhurst Blue

582 posts

191 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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ClassicMercs said:
You know I'm in if possible - but probably not available until sometime middle of next month - or into November. The Cotswolds beckon us very shortly, followed by holiday cover for colleagues.

Last time I headed that way was the day Bladnoch went t1ts up and we were turned away.
If we are planning on November - I'm in !
It's got to be ready now hasn't it Iain ?

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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krallicious said:
Podie said:
If you want an idea of what the casks are like, buy this...

I drank both this and the peated one while back home in the summer. They both lasted around 4 days. If ours taste similar then we are in for a treat.
Opened the peated one the other day. It was like Dot Cotton's week old ashtray.

madbadger

11,555 posts

243 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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hehe

krallicious

4,312 posts

204 months

Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Podie said:
Opened the peated one the other day. It was like Dot Cotton's week old ashtray.
And all the better for it tongue out

TFatC

397 posts

251 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Is anything happening about a tasting? Summer is nearly over... :-(

ClassicMercs

1,703 posts

180 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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TFatC said:
Is anything happening about a tasting? Summer is nearly over... :-(
Or to put it another way - there are only 94 bottling days to Xmas - and that's only if you work a 7 day week.

PS - you would have been in your element at York 'Range' store last Saturday - stunning Saab 96 on a P plate ! I was equally happy with the superb 500SEC - but the Saab whipped its @rse !

TFatC

397 posts

251 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
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TFatC

397 posts

251 months

Wednesday 19th October 2016
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And now the summer is over! One of the Octaves was supposed to be ready a year ago, could somebody update what is happening?

Or in other words - Is it ready yet? :-)

Lefty

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16,131 posts

201 months

Wednesday 19th October 2016
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I'm happy to go with a majority vote re bottling. I'm very aware that few have tasted the casks because of the changed terms at GLG so don't want to be making decisions that will affect all of us.

Ideally we'd visit whiskybroker, taste everything and decide there and then what to bottle and what to leave.

BUT, if everyone's sure about PPX1 then I'm also perfectly happy to ask WB for a quote. Let me know!

Cheers
Lefty

krallicious

4,312 posts

204 months

Wednesday 19th October 2016
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I'm happy to trust the people who have/will taste it before bottling. I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to sample them prior to bottling as the coming months are completely booked out.