Show us your whisky! Vol 2

[Podie]

whoami said:

Mr Trophy said:

AshBurrows said:

Anyone tried the Kavalan Sherry Oak?
Starting to look at Christmas stuff and had planned to grab a Yamazaki 18 but the entire country seems to have been pillaged!
Kavalan seem to have been getting praised quite a lot in the recent years and I love a sherry cask so thought potentially worth a go!

If it's within your budget, I highly recommend this - https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/18121/kavalan-...

That's a stunner.

Agreed!

[pmanson]

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

[hoegaardenruls]

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

[Podie]

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

What he said.

[pmanson]

Podie said:

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

What he said.

I do remember enjoying it a lot!

[whoami]

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

I think I might have to make the effort to attend one of these tasting sessions.

[hornetrider]

HarryW said:

hornetrider said:

It's been a long day. I'm not expecting to see any of these survive the night.

So what was your favourite of those three?

I'm an Aberlour man really but I prefer the 12 to the 10 if we're talking the cheapies.

I'll give Xura top spot in this little taste test, followed by Aberlour. The Glenlivet was a distant 3rd I'm afraid.

[Podie]

whoami said:

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

I think I might have to make the effort to attend one of these tasting sessions.

I'm looking to organise another for March / April next year

[HarryW]

hornetrider said:

HarryW said:

hornetrider said:

It's been a long day. I'm not expecting to see any of these survive the night.

So what was your favourite of those three?

I'm an Aberlour man really but I prefer the 12 to the 10 if we're talking the cheapies.

I'll give Xura top spot in this little taste test, followed by Aberlour. The Glenlivet was a distant 3rd I'm afraid.

Id agree with that, a 12yo Aberlour might have switched the first two though.

Not tried too many Glenlivets, certainly not the expensive ones, but the 'supping' end of the range is poor IMHO. Hate to say it but to my tastes any of the Lidl whiskies are better, including their blends.

[HarryW]

Thinking of adding the Glenmorangie Lasanta and Quinta Ruban to Xmas list for peeps to buy me, they read well. Anyone tried them here?

[jammy-git]

Glendronach 15 Revival or 18 Allardice?

[pmanson]

Podie said:

whoami said:

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

I think I might have to make the effort to attend one of these tasting sessions.

I'm looking to organise another for March / April next year

Up for that (as usual)

[whoami]

Podie said:

whoami said:

hoegaardenruls said:

pmanson said:

Podie said:

Agreed!

Is that the one we had at the last tasting session?

Different cask, but the same otherwise..almost tempted to pick another up as it's lovely stuff!!

I think I might have to make the effort to attend one of these tasting sessions.

I'm looking to organise another for March / April next year

Sounds good. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

[Podie]

jammy-git said:

Glendronach 15 Revival or 18 Allardice?

The 15 - it's gone EOL, so get it while you can.

[ClassicMercs]

Podie said:

jammy-git said:

Glendronach 15 Revival or 18 Allardice?

The 15 - it's gone EOL, so get it while you can.

Having originally tasted both side by side it was an easy decision to buy the 15.
BUT - some time later I went to the distillery and they recommended adding the tiniest bit of water to the 18 - they were right !

[jammy-git]

I completely forgot, I got a sample bottle of both when up at Loch Fyne back in August, so currently sampling both side by side before I make a purchase tomorrow.

[whoami]

jammy-git said:

Glendronach 15 Revival or 18 Allardice?

Where have you found the Revival?

[NRS]

ClassicMercs said:

Podie said:

jammy-git said:

Glendronach 15 Revival or 18 Allardice?

The 15 - it's gone EOL, so get it while you can.

Having originally tasted both side by side it was an easy decision to buy the 15.
BUT - some time later I went to the distillery and they recommended adding the tiniest bit of water to the 18 - they were right !

It presumably should be available again next year as they will then be back to having 15yo stock after the distillery closure. It's interesting though related to the discussion of what is best - it's widely viewed that the 15yo was the best balance in the range before it vanished, but depending on which year it was bought the 15yo (as well as the 12yo) would actually have been the same age as the 18yo - so I am not sure what would then be resulting in the difference. I still have a bottle of the 15yo, so it could be interesting to compare to the new one when it starts again.

[jammy-git]

It's not too hard to find the 15, but it's over twice the price of the 18.

[Podie]

NRS said:

It presumably should be available again next year as they will then be back to having 15yo stock after the distillery closure. It's interesting though related to the discussion of what is best - it's widely viewed that the 15yo was the best balance in the range before it vanished, but depending on which year it was bought the 15yo (as well as the 12yo) would actually have been the same age as the 18yo - so I am not sure what would then be resulting in the difference. I still have a bottle of the 15yo, so it could be interesting to compare to the new one when it starts again.

The old 15 was a bit special - have a read here - http://maltandoak.com/glendronach-15-is-it-the-bes...