Show us your whisky! Vol 2

[Hosenbugler]

NRS said:

40 year old speyside (I presume Glenfarclas) to celebrate my 29th birthday tonight. Also first fire of the autumn/winter.

Cracking stuff, wish I was 29 again

[Hosenbugler]

Looking at the image a post or two back , has anyone yet tried the Lagavulin 8?

The 16 is my default dram, so wonder how it compares, or indeed also, how it compares with the monster 12.

[brrapp]

Just tasted my favourite ever. A 19 year old cask strength Strathisla. Smelled like honey and evaporated in the mouth. Lovely

[krallicious]

brrapp said:

Just tasted my favourite ever. A 19 year old cask strength Strathisla. Smelled like honey and evaporated in the mouth. Lovely

If you ever get the chance to try some older bottlings then do it.

I was lucky enough to try bottlings that were distilled in the late 60s and late 70s. It was like drinking nectar.

The Lagavuglin 8 is really quite nice. I found it combined the best parts of the 12 and 16s. Smooth but with a peppery/iodine edge if that makes sense. Well worth trying IMO.

[Hosenbugler]

krallicious said:

The Lagavuglin 8 is really quite nice. I found it combined the best parts of the 12 and 16s. Smooth but with a peppery/iodine edge if that makes sense. Well worth trying IMO.

Thanks, yes, once my stash settles down a bit, I think I'll invest in a bottle.

[crmcatee]

BBC2 Scotland now - The Story of Whisky.

Ch 970 on FreeSat - no idea what it is on yours.

[NRS]

How was it?

Been enjoying some Uigeadail tonight.

[crmcatee]

The show was interesting and it's a multi-parter. Great advert for Springbank and it was interesting to see the work that goes into a blend.

It's on the Iplayer.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07z8644/scot...

[Coneyhurst Blue]

krallicious said:

A few more for the collection that I unpacked while visiting in June.

Both Glenglassaughs disappeared very quickly.

NRS - a 40 yo for your 29th? I only received a 30yo for my 30th

Had a weekend away in Suffolk with some friends, brewery tour during the day - Adnams very good !
Whisky tasting in the evening, everyone came with a bottle- no prizes for guessing which one was mine.
However the 8yr old Lagavulin was sampled - its very good indeed. I'm not a fan of Islay and would much rather a sherrybomb - however I can see a place for this dram on my shelf.
The line-up in the order they were tasted, from the right back to the left - some really rather good some not so...

[Podie]

krallicious said:

A few more for the collection that I unpacked while visiting in June.

Both Glenglassaughs disappeared very quickly.

NRS - a 40 yo for your 29th? I only received a 30yo for my 30th

Had the GlenG's, the BenRiach and the Glenmorangie - all very nice, apart from the peated GlenG which was waaaaay to ashtray.

[ZedLeg]

Looking for a bit of advice. I've been a bourbon drinker for years but I'm trying to expand my taste in scotch. I've only tried a few so far.

Jura Origin - I thought was ok
Glenmorangie 10 yo - I liked it apart from the quite aniseedy aftertaste.
Old Pulteney 12 yo - This has been my favourite so far.
Monkey's Shoulder - perfectly drinkable but didn't leave much of an impression.

Anybody got any recommendations? I've been keeping to younger ones as they seem to be a bit sweeter.

Edited by ZedLeg on Wednesday 12th October 12:02

[Swervin_Mervin]

I've not been into it too long, but 2 that spring to mind that I've enjoyed so far are Glen Scotia (I think it's the double cask) and the Aberlour 10yr old. The Aberlour 12 is currently on offer in a few places though.

Favourite yet has been the Bowmore Tempest Batch 4.

[covmutley]

ZedLeg said:

Looking for a bit of advice. I've been a bourbon drinker for years but I'm trying to expand my taste in scotch. I've only tried a few so far.

Jura Origin - I thought was ok
Glenmorangie 10 yo - I liked it apart from the quite aniseedy aftertaste.
Old Pulteney 12 yo - This has been my favourite so far.
Monkey's Shoulder - perfectly drinkable but didn't leave much of an impression.

Anybody got any recommendations? I've been keeping to younger ones as they seem to be a bit sweeter.

Edited by ZedLeg on Wednesday 12th October 12:02

Old Pulteney is one of my favourites too. As is Highland Park, so give that a try. Honey, a little smoke and a little salty.

[Podie]

ZedLeg said:

Looking for a bit of advice. I've been a bourbon drinker for years but I'm trying to expand my taste in scotch. I've only tried a few so far.

Jura Origin - I thought was ok
Glenmorangie 10 yo - I liked it apart from the quite aniseedy aftertaste.
Old Pulteney 12 yo - This has been my favourite so far.
Monkey's Shoulder - perfectly drinkable but didn't leave much of an impression.

Anybody got any recommendations? I've been keeping to younger ones as they seem to be a bit sweeter.

Edited by ZedLeg on Wednesday 12th October 12:02

Try a bourbon cask finished BenRiach, perhaps an Aberlour (as mentioned above) and a Balvenie Doublewood.

[phil-sti]

Just had 2 bottles bought for me. The haig club- despite rubbish reviews I like it.

Nice bottle of gentleman Jack 😉

[NRS]

Podie said:

ZedLeg said:

Looking for a bit of advice. I've been a bourbon drinker for years but I'm trying to expand my taste in scotch. I've only tried a few so far.

Jura Origin - I thought was ok
Glenmorangie 10 yo - I liked it apart from the quite aniseedy aftertaste.
Old Pulteney 12 yo - This has been my favourite so far.
Monkey's Shoulder - perfectly drinkable but didn't leave much of an impression.

Anybody got any recommendations? I've been keeping to younger ones as they seem to be a bit sweeter.

Edited by ZedLeg on Wednesday 12th October 12:02

Try a bourbon cask finished BenRiach, perhaps an Aberlour (as mentioned above) and a Balvenie Doublewood.

Probably something to do is try one of the premade tasting sets, or make your own one from Master of Malts. The whisky costs more per ml, but it's cheaper than buying a bottle and discovering you don't like it. So a good way to start finding out which types/ distilleries you like.

https://www.masterofmalt.com/samples/

It's probably worth trying something smokey if you haven't tried them - although it sounds like you might not like them if you weren't the biggest fan of Jura. Perhaps Laphroaig and Ardbeg may bit a bit much at the start, but perhaps go for a Talisker or Lagavulin? Smoky whiskies tend to be like marmite - you love or hate them. It would also be worth trying something with sherry - a Glendronach, Aberlour or some of the Macallans might be a good option to try for those.

[ZedLeg]

Thanks guys, I've put Highland Park and Aberlour on my list just now. My sister got me a miniature of something that had been sherry casked as someone at a whisky shop had recommended it for a bourbon drinker. I can't remember the name of it but I didn't like it, it tasted too artificially sweet. I'm not sure if that's indicitive of all sherry casked whiskies though.

[LeighW]

pmanson said:

Still one of my favourites:

My absolute favourite. I have one in my stash that I've been reluctant to open in case I can't replace it (that's some weird logic...), but a quick google shows it's readily available on Amazon for £47.50. Doh.

[Podie]

LeighW said:

pmanson said:

Still one of my favourites:

My absolute favourite. I have one in my stash that I've been reluctant to open in case I can't replace it (that's some weird logic...), but a quick google shows it's readily available on Amazon for £47.50. Doh.

There was a 17yo one that was exclusive to someone else (can't recall) that was even better!

It was this...

Edited by Podie on Wednesday 12th October 16:46

[vixen1700]

Hosenbugler said:

Looking at the image a post or two back , has anyone yet tried the Lagavulin 8?

Bought a bottle at Stansted a month ago and had it on my hols. A bit of a disappointment really, nowhere near as nice as the 16, a little on the burny side too. Wouldn't really bother to be fair.

Still have a bottle of the 12 un-opened from last November.