gannonball Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just bought Balblair 91 glasgow airport exlcusive. Nearly bought it last month but shat out of buying it as it was 235 pound. Glad I did as it was reduced to 175 this time. Sent from my LG-H840 using Pie and Bovril mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 05/01/2018 at 19:12, Young Andy said: Thanks very much for the advice gents! I've been keen to try Talisker but will be headed up to Skye with the Mrs in March so I've decided I'm going to visit the distillery and let that be the first time I sample it. I love Talisker although don’t expect to take any pics on the tour as they’re Diageo owned, hence awkward barstewards. My advice is get the standard 10y.o. on the tour, then go and have lunch at the Carbost Inn and try a couple of the better Taliskers on the gantry (if you can afford it ). Get the wife to drive or book a room. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Where did you get the Amrut? Morrisons Bar, Stirling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: Morrisons Bar, Stirling. Used to be my local. Was a great pub when it first opened. Dozens of beers on tap and they even had a cheeky bottle of Yamazaki, which for a Japanese whisky was quite delicious. Seemed to have gone downhill a bit when I was last there, back in 2015. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Mantis said: I love Talisker although don’t expect to take any pics on the tour as they’re Diageo owned, hence awkward barstewards. My advice is get the standard 10y.o. on the tour, then go and have lunch at the Carbost Inn and try a couple of the better Taliskers on the gantry (if you can afford it ). Get the wife to drive or book a room. The Distller’s Edition is brilliant and not much dearer than the 10yo. Edited January 9, 2018 by Ziggy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Tamnavulin Double Cask any good? I found it bice enough but wouldn't go out of my way to get it again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Worth £22 from Tescocks? Worth £22 I would say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Ziggy said: The Distller’s Edition is brilliant and not much dearer than the 10yo. I think I had that in the Carbost at £5 a nip, but there was stuff at £15 and up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I would see if they have any (affordable) distillery exclusives on the tour as , even with the discount, you can pick up standard bottling in supermarkets and certainly off Amazon cheaper. I got 3 bottles of 57° north for under 58 quideach from Amazon last year although I see it's close to 80 quid again now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Here’s the whisky menu from the hotel I’m staying at in Chicago. They also have Highland Park 25 for $50 which is heavenly. Working up to asking for the Macallan 25. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 That is expensive. One pour is costing you about a third of the price of a bottle. Dece selection though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, MSU said: Here’s the whisky menu from the hotel I’m staying at in Chicago. They also have Highland Park 25 for $50 which is heavenly. Working up to asking for the Macallan 25. Price of whisky in the states is mental. I had to lay off it for a week in New York. Even allowing for the cost of importing it 12 quid for a nip of talisker is a bit too far. Edited January 11, 2018 by invergowrie arab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: Price of whisky in the states is mental. I had to lay off it for a week in New York. Even allowing for the cost of importing it 12 quid for a nip of talisker is a bit too far. There’s a big city mark up too. At dinner I paid 15 for a shot of Laphroaig that I can get at home for 5. The Macallan 25 was beautiful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, MSU said: There’s a big city mark up too. At dinner I paid 15 for a shot of Laphroaig that I can get at home for 5. The Macallan 25 was beautiful. Might have been good but over 100 beans for one drink. That's about the maximum I allow myself to pay for a full bottle no matter how good it is! Hope you still thought it was worth it anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 11 hours ago, GiGi said: Might have been good but over 100 beans for one drink. That's about the maximum I allow myself to pay for a full bottle no matter how good it is! Hope you still thought it was worth it anyway. My co-worker picked up the tab. In term of value for money, I thought the Highland Park 25 was better. $50 for a nip of that nectar feels like charity. (Almost) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Was going to ask the more learned on here... What would one buy to taste a truly good "plain" whisky, by that I mean no fancy NAS blend, no heavy sherry from the cask or any other fancy cask, and no smoke/peat. Just a straight up essence of whisky? I just opened a Craigellachie 13. I like it, and it may be the closest example I can give of what I am on about. Am I making sense? Anything aged in a refill hogshead or similar will not be overly cask influenced. That's possibly what you're after. I'll maybe post a few later cos I'm always looking anyway. Edited January 16, 2018 by GiGi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 03:00, MSU said: Here’s the whisky menu from the hotel I’m staying at in Chicago. They also have Highland Park 25 for $50 which is heavenly. Working up to asking for the Macallan 25. No Clan Dew, or Scotsmac..... . Rather poor form , that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I realise I may not be explaining it well, it just ocurred to me that many of my favourite whiskies taste like sherry. I just want to try whatever came off the still plus whatever wood its been in for however long. I seen Virgin Oak from Deanston. I assume that is what it says on the tin? Correct me if I’m wrong but you are trying to find a whisky least affected by the flavour of the sherry or bourbon cask they’ve been left to mature in? If so think it’s going to be a tough call given the majority of whiskies (I know of anyway) tend to be matured in those types of cask. I think your best bet would be to look for a young or NAS whisky. Talisker do a 6 year old which is a popular ‘young’ whisky, though have never tried it personally. Think one of Ardbegs is a 5 year old too. A really old Islay malt might be a shout too as the the peatyness fades over time and the oak flavour kicks in but not sue how old it would need to be for the taste you want to try. Could also be a pretty expensive bottle! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Aye pretty much. A whisky purists whisky, if you will. Its more that I am interested to see what the pure taste of spirit plus bare wood which I assume is the essence of whisky, pre fucking about with sherry casks etc is. Maybe there isnt a niche whisky genre for what Im on about. I thought there would be. I don't really know what consists of purists whisky but refill hogs are the way to go to get a taste of the untampered character of the distillate IMO. I don't really know what distilleries or price range you're after but have at some of these. https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/mortlach/mortlach-12-year-old-2005-cask-12219-old-particular-douglas-laing-whisky/?srh=1 https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/allt-a-bhainne/allt-a-bhainne-7-year-old-2008-cask-10985-provenance-douglas-laing-whisky/?srh=1 https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/tomatin/tomatin-21-year-old-1995-cask-13268-old-malt-cask-hunter-laing-whisky/?srh=1 https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/deanston/deanston-21-year-old-1995-cask-12816-old-malt-cask-hunter-laing-whisky/?srh=1 https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/loch-lomond/loch-lomond-21-year-old-1995-cask-12096-old-particular-douglas-laing-whisky/?srh=1 Most of them will be fairly pale natural colour, not chill filtered and bottled at generous abv instead of watered down. The Mortlach in particular might interest you if you generally like sherried stuff, Mortlach casks are generally heavily sherried to suit the rich, heavy spirit but that one is light looking. Single cask stuff will often be aged in refill barrels. Hopefully at least getting warmer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Aye pretty much. A whisky purists whisky, if you will. Its more that I am interested to see what the pure taste of spirit plus bare wood which I assume is the essence of whisky, pre fucking about with sherry casks etc is. Maybe there isnt a niche whisky genre for what Im on about. I thought there would be. PS Deanston Virgin Oak is mince. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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