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Not sure I can post this in here, given that it's whiskey rather than whisky, but I got this last night:
I've not had bourbon for ages and it was only £15 (down from £23) for a 700ml bottle in Tesco. Quite looking forward to giving it a go. I also got rather tempted by Ardbeg 10 which was also in Tesco, but at £47, I couldn't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. There's not many good supermarket offers for whisky on at the moment.
Hopefully I'll be able to stock up slightly when I visit Scotland next month
I've not had bourbon for ages and it was only £15 (down from £23) for a 700ml bottle in Tesco. Quite looking forward to giving it a go. I also got rather tempted by Ardbeg 10 which was also in Tesco, but at £47, I couldn't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. There's not many good supermarket offers for whisky on at the moment.
Hopefully I'll be able to stock up slightly when I visit Scotland next month
funkyrobot said:
First proper bottle coming soon. Don't know whether to wait a few weeks until I'm in Edinburgh, or commit and buy something off the net now.
Have to say my favourite dram of the moment is the Bowmore 12 on offer at Waitrose for £28 last time I was in there, it's a lovely Islay dram for the money. George7 said:
Not sure I can post this in here, given that it's whiskey rather than whisky, but I got this last night:
I've not had bourbon for ages and it was only £15 (down from £23) for a 700ml bottle in Tesco. Quite looking forward to giving it a go. I also got rather tempted by Ardbeg 10 which was also in Tesco, but at £47, I couldn't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. There's not many good supermarket offers for whisky on at the moment.
Hopefully I'll be able to stock up slightly when I visit Scotland next month
Had a bottle of the 101 proof version of that, really smokey strong flavour!I've not had bourbon for ages and it was only £15 (down from £23) for a 700ml bottle in Tesco. Quite looking forward to giving it a go. I also got rather tempted by Ardbeg 10 which was also in Tesco, but at £47, I couldn't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. There's not many good supermarket offers for whisky on at the moment.
Hopefully I'll be able to stock up slightly when I visit Scotland next month
The 101 stuff is properly nice! 
What is the general consensus on Balvenie? I see it mentioned a lot on here and I have never really got round to buying it. Which one should I go with?
My local Co-Op have the Doublewood on offer at £33, is that a decent price? I never seem to see it in the supermarkets!
What is the general consensus on Balvenie? I see it mentioned a lot on here and I have never really got round to buying it. Which one should I go with?
My local Co-Op have the Doublewood on offer at £33, is that a decent price? I never seem to see it in the supermarkets!
vixen1700 said:
funkyrobot said:
First proper bottle coming soon. Don't know whether to wait a few weeks until I'm in Edinburgh, or commit and buy something off the net now.
Have to say my favourite dram of the moment is the Bowmore 12 on offer at Waitrose for £28 last time I was in there, it's a lovely Islay dram for the money. Balvenie cracked open tonight. Of the whiskies I've tried, this tasted like my perception of how a whisky would taste. Quite dry, spicy and very warming. Initially, I was a bit disappointed with it. But as the bottle emptied I began to enjoy it more.
That brings to a close my first round of miniatures. Next purchase is a proper size bottle and some decent glasses.
That brings to a close my first round of miniatures. Next purchase is a proper size bottle and some decent glasses.
Been reading this thread for a while but this is my first post, quite new ish to this whisky stuff. Got a few bottles, Johnny walker black and double black. Also got a talisker 10 and Jameson select reserve. I tried the Ardbeg 10 last night in a bar, it was quite nice but I found myself wanting something a bit sweeter. I think that's one of the reasons why I like the Johnny walker black as that's quite caramel-y. Is the better stuff like that and the run of the mill sweeter?
bullies180 said:
I was looking at that the other day, let us know what it's like.
Had a glass last night and enjoyed it, lighter than previous Bowmores I've had, fruity with a nice amount of smoke. It's the third non-aged bottle of Bowmore I've had, bought Enigma and Surf duty free last year and it's another quality product from them, a nice whisky at a fair price.
vixen1700 said:
Had a glass last night and enjoyed it, lighter than previous Bowmores I've had, fruity with a nice amount of smoke.
It's the third non-aged bottle of Bowmore I've had, bought Enigma and Surf duty free last year and it's another quality product from them, a nice whisky at a fair price.
If you are into Bowmore's, give Tempest a try if you get chance, a stonking dram. It's the third non-aged bottle of Bowmore I've had, bought Enigma and Surf duty free last year and it's another quality product from them, a nice whisky at a fair price.
These are the tasting notes by Tim F off TWE's website.
Nose: Sweet notes initially, with ripe apples and hay; then some medicinal peat, a lot of iodine and bandages. Next, some light caramel, then back to the phenols with some wet burnt wood. A little later, some appealing honey, vanilla fudge, marshmallows and orange blossom counterpointed with diluted TCP. If you can be patient, leave it ten minutes and a whole new set of aromas arise: red liquorice, homebaked apple pie and tropical fruits – melon, lychee, passionfruit, tinned peaches – come bursting out of the glass, along with icing sugar, smoked vanilla, cinnamon and dry turf. What’s not to like? A fantastic nose that really rewards serious attention and a bit of time to open up.
Palate: Very big at full strength. Sweet and hugely smoky initially - much more so than the nose suggests. Burnt wet wood and leafy bonfire smoke. Chewy wet peat. This first blast might lead you to think it’s one-dimensional – quite the reverse is true, but once more you have to be patient. By the third or fourth sip, once the palate has acclimatised to the peat, the sweet fruits start poking their way out onto the palate - tangy citrus, with orange and grapefruit notes and a hint of nectarines.
Finish: Pretty huge, needless to say. Soot and coal with some of that citrus sharpness.
But it’s with water that the Tempest truly explodes with flavour, lifting apple blossoms and the marshmallows on the nose and releasing the full smoked fruitiness of the palate. You don’t need to be shy with the water, it can take a good dose. Suddenly the crisp, tart citrus is amazingly magnified, as the phenols, while remaining prominent, take more of a supporting role. Take it down to about 30%, leave it a few minutes and suddenly the honey and tropical fruits are there again, but still with a healthy whack of peat. It’s fabulous.
I'm normally a little sceptic about such gushing adoration, but in this case, he ain't wrong.
As a present for popping the question, the future Mrs Junkie bought me a bottle of Yamazaki 18.
Opened it last night, and it's a very nice Yamazaki! Slightly sweet and with hints of aniseed and menthol. I always find the Yamazaki quite a spiky whisky, and this is no different, but the extra time in the wood does smooth it out.
Not cheap, but a great display of Japanese balance still allowing a powerful whisky to come through.
Opened it last night, and it's a very nice Yamazaki! Slightly sweet and with hints of aniseed and menthol. I always find the Yamazaki quite a spiky whisky, and this is no different, but the extra time in the wood does smooth it out.
Not cheap, but a great display of Japanese balance still allowing a powerful whisky to come through.
Cheese Mechanic said:
If you are into Bowmore's, give Tempest a try if you get chance, a stonking dram.
These are the tasting notes by Tim F off TWE's website.
Nose: Sweet notes initially, with ripe apples and hay; then some medicinal peat, a lot of iodine and bandages. Next, some light caramel, then back to the phenols with some wet burnt wood. A little later, some appealing honey, vanilla fudge, marshmallows and orange blossom counterpointed with diluted TCP. If you can be patient, leave it ten minutes and a whole new set of aromas arise: red liquorice, homebaked apple pie and tropical fruits – melon, lychee, passionfruit, tinned peaches – come bursting out of the glass, along with icing sugar, smoked vanilla, cinnamon and dry turf. What’s not to like? A fantastic nose that really rewards serious attention and a bit of time to open up.
Palate: Very big at full strength. Sweet and hugely smoky initially - much more so than the nose suggests. Burnt wet wood and leafy bonfire smoke. Chewy wet peat. This first blast might lead you to think it’s one-dimensional – quite the reverse is true, but once more you have to be patient. By the third or fourth sip, once the palate has acclimatised to the peat, the sweet fruits start poking their way out onto the palate - tangy citrus, with orange and grapefruit notes and a hint of nectarines.
Finish: Pretty huge, needless to say. Soot and coal with some of that citrus sharpness.
But it’s with water that the Tempest truly explodes with flavour, lifting apple blossoms and the marshmallows on the nose and releasing the full smoked fruitiness of the palate. You don’t need to be shy with the water, it can take a good dose. Suddenly the crisp, tart citrus is amazingly magnified, as the phenols, while remaining prominent, take more of a supporting role. Take it down to about 30%, leave it a few minutes and suddenly the honey and tropical fruits are there again, but still with a healthy whack of peat. It’s fabulous.
I'm normally a little sceptic about such gushing adoration, but in this case, he ain't wrong.
Cheers, maybe I'll treat myself at payday to a bottle, it does sound good and it seems everything Bowmore come up with I like. Still haven't got around to trying the Darkest yet though, which is on my want list. These are the tasting notes by Tim F off TWE's website.
Nose: Sweet notes initially, with ripe apples and hay; then some medicinal peat, a lot of iodine and bandages. Next, some light caramel, then back to the phenols with some wet burnt wood. A little later, some appealing honey, vanilla fudge, marshmallows and orange blossom counterpointed with diluted TCP. If you can be patient, leave it ten minutes and a whole new set of aromas arise: red liquorice, homebaked apple pie and tropical fruits – melon, lychee, passionfruit, tinned peaches – come bursting out of the glass, along with icing sugar, smoked vanilla, cinnamon and dry turf. What’s not to like? A fantastic nose that really rewards serious attention and a bit of time to open up.
Palate: Very big at full strength. Sweet and hugely smoky initially - much more so than the nose suggests. Burnt wet wood and leafy bonfire smoke. Chewy wet peat. This first blast might lead you to think it’s one-dimensional – quite the reverse is true, but once more you have to be patient. By the third or fourth sip, once the palate has acclimatised to the peat, the sweet fruits start poking their way out onto the palate - tangy citrus, with orange and grapefruit notes and a hint of nectarines.
Finish: Pretty huge, needless to say. Soot and coal with some of that citrus sharpness.
But it’s with water that the Tempest truly explodes with flavour, lifting apple blossoms and the marshmallows on the nose and releasing the full smoked fruitiness of the palate. You don’t need to be shy with the water, it can take a good dose. Suddenly the crisp, tart citrus is amazingly magnified, as the phenols, while remaining prominent, take more of a supporting role. Take it down to about 30%, leave it a few minutes and suddenly the honey and tropical fruits are there again, but still with a healthy whack of peat. It’s fabulous.
I'm normally a little sceptic about such gushing adoration, but in this case, he ain't wrong.
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