Show us your whisky! Vol 2

[Joat]

Smokey and Peat with a nibble of dark chocolate between courses.

[NRS]

So, the fiasco order arrived. 7 of the same Highland Park Single Cask release and the Arran Smugglers Edition II. Due to getting so many it seems like I got the special limited edition cardboard box, Waiting on the Ardnamurchan to arrive. It sounded like the approximately other 10 or so HP bottles that were also ordered but cancelled also got sent up here, and sold out within a hour or so in the local shop. This is the review if anyone is interested:

http://www.whiskysaga.com/highland-park-single-cas...

[vixen1700]

Had some Waitrose vouchers so added these to the drinks cabinet.

[jammy-git]

Has anyone tried the TWE Kavalan yet?

[Podie]

jammy-git said:

Has anyone tried the TWE Kavalan yet?

Opening it tonight....

[Podie]

vixen1700 said:

Had some Waitrose vouchers so added these to the drinks cabinet.

Picked up that Togouchi earlier today, on the recommendation of Sleep Envy.

Surprising little dram - worth trying with a touch of water.

[pmanson]

Podie said:

jammy-git said:

Has anyone tried the TWE Kavalan yet?

Opening it tonight....

Let me know what's it like. Going to order one on payday

[HarryW]

Aberlour A'Bunadh is down to its periodic low of £35 in Waitrose at the moment if anyone is running low. A pissed as I topped last week at full price...

[Podie]

pmanson said:

Podie said:

jammy-git said:

Has anyone tried the TWE Kavalan yet?

Opening it tonight....

Let me know what's it like. Going to order one on payday

Wow... smells like a sherry monster! (Having it with an early Burn's night dinner)

It has an incredible, intense flavour - probably something to do with the 57.8% cask strength.

Citrus fruits, Christmas cake and intense raisins are the big flavours for me.

Unusually, it's so intense that I actually added some water.

Edited by Podie on Saturday 21st January 19:25

[S6PNJ]

I posted this in another (standalone thread) but it didn't seem to get many replies hence repeating it here.

S6PNJ said:

Lidl has 4 whiskys available at the moment (advertised by their email - they may have more in the shop). I was wondering if anyone had sampled them and had any tasting notes/recommendations regarding their whiskys. They have:

GLENALBA, a 25 Year Sherry Cask Finish Blended Scotch Whisky
BEN BRAKEN, a 12 Year Old Blended Malt Whisky
ABRACHAN, a Triple Oak Matured Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, and
QUEEN MARGOT, a 3 Year Blended Scotch Whisky

Replies were:

jonamv8 said:

Only tried the Ben Bracken. Good value IMO. Similar to Jura. Smooth

jesusbuiltmycar said:

The 22 year old Glen Alba Sherry Cask is fantastic - it beat John Walker Blue for best in age category! see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/whisky/d...

Not tried the 25 year old version yet but I have a bottle ready to go

Anyone else tried them?

[whoami]

Podie said:

Wow... smells like a sherry monster! (Having it with an early Burn's night dinner)

It has an incredible, intense flavour - probably something to do with the 57.8% cask strength.

Citrus fruits, Christmas cake and intense raisins are the big flavours for me.

Unusually, it's so intense that I actually added some water.

Edited by Podie on Saturday 21st January 19:25

Sounds good.

Was it worth £150?

[Podie]

whoami said:

Podie said:

Wow... smells like a sherry monster! (Having it with an early Burn's night dinner)

It has an incredible, intense flavour - probably something to do with the 57.8% cask strength.

Citrus fruits, Christmas cake and intense raisins are the big flavours for me.

Unusually, it's so intense that I actually added some water.

Edited by Podie on Saturday 21st January 19:25

Sounds good.

Was it worth £150?

For me, yes.

It's my sort of taste, but it's properly intense - Mrs Podie found it a bit too much hard work.

[whoami]

It does sound like my kind of thing too; very tempting.

I've spent way too much on whisky lately though but still keep going onto TWE site "to have a look".

[krallicious]

Podie said:

Wow... smells like a sherry monster! (Having it with an early Burn's night dinner)

It has an incredible, intense flavour - probably something to do with the 57.8% cask strength.

Citrus fruits, Christmas cake and intense raisins are the big flavours for me.

Unusually, it's so intense that I actually added some water.

Edited by Podie on Saturday 21st January 19:25

Oooh I'm looking forward to trying this. Sounds like a liquid version of Mrs P's cake she made for the whisky tasting.

[Podie]

krallicious said:

Oooh I'm looking forward to trying this. Sounds like a liquid version of Mrs P's cake she made for the whisky tasting.

Just chatting over breakfast and that made her laugh.

I'd love to know how old the spirit is - has the hit of a 25/30yo cask.

Looking forward to other people's views!!

[jammy-git]

How much of the alcohol comes through? For me A'bunadh is a little too harsh, I prefer my whiskies on the smooth side, a la Dalmore.

[TeeRev]

Currently drinking these, both delicious but in very different ways.

[Joat]

TeeRev said:

Currently drinking these, both delicious but in very different ways.

BenRiach Solstice

[TeeRev]

Lagavullin 16 used to be my favourite but Solstice is better, this bottle was a gift but I will definitely buy another when it is finished.

[GarryDK]

vixen1700 said:

Picked up a bottle of this today and giving it a taste now.

Went to the distillery in the summer, Really good tour. I didn't really think that much of the whiskey, tried that one and their blend. The blend was terrible.