Show us your whisky! Vol 2

[sheepsplitter]

LeighW said:

HarryW said:

NRS said:

And how was the Glenglassaugh?

Imho, superb... Typical glenglassaugh sweetness, creamy, smooth, berries, extra oomph from the port pipes and a light waft of smokey peatiness...
Not had a bad dram from any if the 'revival' era Glenglassaughs, I know they are NAS but they must be over 8 year old, if not nearer 12, next to no youthful burn to them imhe..

I've only tasted the peated virgin oak and the PX, and I love the PX. Have you tried the port wood?

Edit - this one.

Does anyone here follow Ralfy's reviews on YT? I do, and bought a Glen Scotia 15 after watching his review - he was raving about it. It is a fine and interesting dram, and I know taste is a subjective thing, but I think I was expecting something more (not sure what though!) based on his level of enthusiasm for it.

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 13:56

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 14:00

Yes I do. Ralfy is a Whisky God. He has steered many of my purchases (nearly at 400 bottles now).
You can learn so much from him, and he's a proper character into the bargain.
I also listen to Whisky.Com, Aqvavitae, LiquorHound and Scotch Test Dummies - if you have time to take a look, lots to learn on these as well.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

sheepsplitter said:

LeighW said:

HarryW said:

NRS said:

And how was the Glenglassaugh?

Imho, superb... Typical glenglassaugh sweetness, creamy, smooth, berries, extra oomph from the port pipes and a light waft of smokey peatiness...
Not had a bad dram from any if the 'revival' era Glenglassaughs, I know they are NAS but they must be over 8 year old, if not nearer 12, next to no youthful burn to them imhe..

I've only tasted the peated virgin oak and the PX, and I love the PX. Have you tried the port wood?

Edit - this one.

Does anyone here follow Ralfy's reviews on YT? I do, and bought a Glen Scotia 15 after watching his review - he was raving about it. It is a fine and interesting dram, and I know taste is a subjective thing, but I think I was expecting something more (not sure what though!) based on his level of enthusiasm for it.

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 13:56

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 14:00

Yes I do. Ralfy is a Whisky God. He has steered many of my purchases (nearly at 400 bottles now).
You can learn so much from him, and he's a proper character into the bargain.
I also listen to Whisky.Com, Aqvavitae, LiquorHound and Scotch Test Dummies - if you have time to take a look, lots to learn on these as well.

For a more amusing take try the Whisk(e)y Vault & Whisk(e)y Biscuits - The Somme (Daniel) is very knowledgeable and the Mooch (Rex) provides light entertainment...

Poor Mans Laphroaig 32 Year Old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwfAaH1SY8I

[sheepsplitter]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

sheepsplitter said:

LeighW said:

HarryW said:

NRS said:

And how was the Glenglassaugh?

Imho, superb... Typical glenglassaugh sweetness, creamy, smooth, berries, extra oomph from the port pipes and a light waft of smokey peatiness...
Not had a bad dram from any if the 'revival' era Glenglassaughs, I know they are NAS but they must be over 8 year old, if not nearer 12, next to no youthful burn to them imhe..

I've only tasted the peated virgin oak and the PX, and I love the PX. Have you tried the port wood?

Edit - this one.

Does anyone here follow Ralfy's reviews on YT? I do, and bought a Glen Scotia 15 after watching his review - he was raving about it. It is a fine and interesting dram, and I know taste is a subjective thing, but I think I was expecting something more (not sure what though!) based on his level of enthusiasm for it.

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 13:56

Edited by LeighW on Tuesday 27th February 14:00

Yes I do. Ralfy is a Whisky God. He has steered many of my purchases (nearly at 400 bottles now).
You can learn so much from him, and he's a proper character into the bargain.
I also listen to Whisky.Com, Aqvavitae, LiquorHound and Scotch Test Dummies - if you have time to take a look, lots to learn on these as well.

For a more amusing take try the Whisk(e)y Vault & Whisk(e)y Biscuits - The Somme (Daniel) is very knowledgeable and the Mooch (Rex) provides light entertainment...

Poor Mans Laphroaig 32 Year Old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwfAaH1SY8I

Good tip. Yes I watch them as well and always amusing and knowledgable. In fact I watch so many I had to 'prune' my list :-)

[BigMon]

Thought I'd try a bottle of this for £22 from Amazon.

Not particularly a massive fan of blends, though I thought Johnny Walker Double Black was OK.

It gets pretty good reviews! Anyone here tried it?

[Bobberoo99]

BigMon said:

Thought I'd try a bottle of this for £22 from Amazon.

Not particularly a massive fan of blends, though I thought Johnny Walker Double Black was OK.

It gets pretty good reviews! Anyone here tried it?

Had a bottle last year, despite the 50% volume it's pretty easy drinking, nice weight of flavour, not as deep as some but it's a nice dram, slightly sweeter than I expected but I'm finding that with a lot of stuff I try nowadays, don't know if that's my taste changing or if companies are using more sherried whiskies? Well worth that £22 though!!!

[Bobberoo99]

BigMon said:

Thought I'd try a bottle of this for £22 from Amazon.

Not particularly a massive fan of blends, though I thought Johnny Walker Double Black was OK.

It gets pretty good reviews! Anyone here tried it?

Had a bottle last year, despite the 50% volume it's pretty easy drinking, nice weight of flavour, not as deep as some but it's a nice dram, slightly sweeter than I expected but I'm finding that with a lot of stuff I try nowadays, don't know if that's my taste changing or if companies are using more sherried whiskies? Well worth that £22 though!!!

[Bobberoo99]

BigMon said:

Thought I'd try a bottle of this for £22 from Amazon.

Not particularly a massive fan of blends, though I thought Johnny Walker Double Black was OK.

It gets pretty good reviews! Anyone here tried it?

This is all your fault BigMon, this just arrived!!

[Puddenchucker]

Just opened a bottle of this:

Soft, spicy, a bit of toffee & vanilla. Very nice...

[Chimune]

I keep not opening this for some reason. It was given to me and I don't know who the people are but it's in a lovely tin with the same sticker.
Anyone know anything about it?
Peaty?
I presume it's from a whiskey club.

[NRS]

Can't find anything with a quick look. However I don't remember seeing one of the Signatory decanters with a "private" label like that before. I wonder if it might be a limited sample bottling from one of their releases at the time.

This one has same abv. and was released just before Christmas. Might be they filled a few bottles at the same time and did a personal label on them to the people:

https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/41371/d...

This also has the same abv. but is 1/2 a year later. However they might have taken some samples/ a few bottles from the cask and then sold them on when checking if it was ready. Cadenheads does this.

https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/43555/d...

They also have a few other casks released around the same time, but with a little different abv. Seem to be good ratings too.

Just be aware the corks on those decanters are pretty known for often falling to bits, so be prepared to filter cork/ have another bottle to transfer the contents to if you are unlucky if you decide to drink it.

[NRS]

Had a few friends round to help out drinking some tonight.

[Joat]

NRS said:

Had a few friends round to help out drinking some tonight.

How do you find the 18yr Glengoyne, as good or better than the 21.

Having trouble making out the Benriach, is it the 15 yr old Sauternes?

[NRS]

It's a 2013 bottle of 18. Not had them side by side, but having a look at my WB ratings I gave the 18yo a 85/100 previously, and the 21yo an 88.

Yes, it's the Sauternes finish (15yo).

[jesusbuiltmycar]

NRS said:

Had a few friends round to help out drinking some tonight.

How does the Laphroaig Px compare to the standard 10 or Quater Cask - very tempted to buy a bottle at duty free in a couple of weeks time.

[BigMon]

Bobberoo99 said:

This is all your fault BigMon, this just arrived!!

Ha ha! Enjoy!

It must be 'blend month' for me. Got a bottle of this for £23 in an Amazon deal too.



Had a few drams of it, and then some Cutty Sark last night. Very easy drinking but I think I prefer Islays or more heavily sherried whisky like Glenfarclas to be honest.

However, for a cheap dram they are both excellent.

[Bobberoo99]

BigMon said:

Bobberoo99 said:

This is all your fault BigMon, this just arrived!!

Ha ha! Enjoy!

It must be 'blend month' for me. Got a bottle of this for £23 in an Amazon deal too.



Had a few drams of it, and then some Cutty Sark last night. Very easy drinking but I think I prefer Islays or more heavily sherried whisky like Glenfarclas to be honest.

However, for a cheap dram they are both excellent.

Must be honest I wasn't that impressed with the Monkey Shoulder when I had it, thought the Naked Grouse had more depth and bite!! Have you tried any of the Kilchoman selection yet? I'm a big Islay fan and the Machir Bay has become my constant companion, always have a bottle in my cupboard now!!

[Joat]

A few I've picked up over the weeks, out of them all the Auchentoshan stands out as the best for my taste closely
followed by a toss up between the Jura and the Paul John Bold.

[Y7TSY]

This is my collection so far, going to take most of them down and store some of them elsewhere as the shelves are looking a tad crowded!

[NRS]

Some really nice bottles there! Is the wooden box Glengoyne the current SC they have on sale for the last few years? And are the Bowmore Feis Ile all the same version, or did you get all 3? And which Tobermory/Ledaig is in the box?!

jesusbuiltmycar said:

How does the Laphroaig Px compare to the standard 10 or Quater Cask - very tempted to buy a bottle at duty free in a couple of weeks time.

Hm, been a very long time since I have had either the Quarter Cask or 10yo so hard to compare properly! I think the PX is a bit softer, but hard to say since I've not had them together and it's been so long between them.

[pmanson]

Y7TSY said:

This is my collection so far, going to take most of them down and store some of them elsewhere as the shelves are looking a tad crowded!

You can't have small children at home! Great collection