WingsOverDundee Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Watching the Scotch Cup final and drinking some Clynelish 14. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 As a rule that's as much as I would add. Some say 1 part water to 5 whisky so that's 7ml to a quarter gill or 5 ml to a shite pub nip. My scientific test there was with aberlour a bunadh and bowmore 15 darkest. The aberlour is a cask strength at 60% and a few drops were enough to notice on the nose. The watered one didn't sting. However on the taste I didn't notice any difference until I had watered it down to about 1 part water to 3 whisky. That's the amount of dilution I needed to make it palatable when sober. On the Bowmore which comes in at 43% and is finished in sherry casks you could immediately see and smell the difference with just a few drops of water. Although I will admit the taste wasn't hugely different the few drops of water just took the iodine taste off it. Again I preferred with the water. At the end of the day its all down to personal tastes and its fun trying different ways of drinking it. Unless its ice, then you can f**k off. Agreed on the ice but sometimes like putting in those granite cubes you get which cool it a little without any water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser_smfc Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Thought I'd come to this thread for a wee bit of advice. I've decided that I fancy a bottle of Balvenie for my next purchase, most probably a nice wee 12 year old Doublewood that I know and love. However... My head was turned by their Caribbean Cask (14 years) which looks the absolute business, and for a reasonable price as well. After warming to this particular brand, I had failed to spot their 12 year Single Barrel. This seems to be more highly regarded and indeed more expensive as a result, than the previous two. I guess my question is, which of these have you experienced and what would you recommend in terms of quality and value for money? Many thanks. Oh and I've clocked the 15 year old Sherry Cask but that's just not happening. If only. Edited May 30, 2015 by fraser_smfc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thought I'd come to this thread for a wee bit of advice. I've decided that I fancy a bottle of Balvenie for my next purchase, most probably a nice wee 12 year old Doublewood that I know and love. However... My head was turned by their Caribbean Cask (14 years) which looks the absolute business, and for a reasonable price as well. After warming to this particular brand, I had failed to spot their 12 year Single Barrel. This seems to be more highly regarded and indeed more expensive as a result, than the previous two. I guess my question is, which of these have you experienced and what would you recommend in terms of quality and value for money? Many thanks. Oh and I've clocked the 15 year old Sherry Cask but that's just not happening. If only. Do their tour, ask them for a sample of the Tun 1401. Sensational nip! Retails at about £300 a bottle. Tour costs £35, but they were very generous with their sampling!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I found a bottle of Quest in the cupboard this morning, looked it up on the whisky exchange and it would cost £499. Can't wait for an occasion to drink it... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 When I die I would like to be preserved in Laphroig 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munter Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Ah Laphroig... Still can't stand it! Had the chance (thanks to corporate membership of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and visiting clients at work) to head to their Islay tasting evening a couple of weeks ago. Started off with a fairly tepid bourbon cask Bowmore which was very drinkable, but not really what you'd expect of an Islay malt - very little smoke/peat which I believe was partly down to its age (25 years plus) this was followed by the best dram of the night a much younger sherried Bowmore with a really lovely balance of sherry and peat. It's their limited edition bottling for June and if you can grab a bottle I can't recommend it enough. Then came the Laphroig. Bourbon cask again for this one. For whatever reason I just can't get on with Laphroig there's just something about the taste profile that I equate with drinking medicine, more specifically TCP antiseptic! Even heavily watered down the phenol overpowered everything with a sharp unpleasant taste. Some at the tasting had this as their dram of the night, others their worst. It does seem to be a divisive distillery. 4th dram was a nice, but rather uneventful Caol Ila. Solid but nothing spectacular and then to finish with was a powerhouse of peat Port Charlotte. A close 2nd for me behind the more refined Bowmore and the bottle I'd have bought if they'd actually had any left in stock! A real peat monster with character and lots of chocolate/camp fire smoke flavour... Fantastic. Have a few mates popping over tonight and planning to kill a few bottles to make room for some more new additions. High on the list are a Glenfarclas, Octomore and Balblair. Also interested in some complex Speysides to balance out the amount of Islay I have in my whisky cupboard right now if anyone has some good recommendations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Don't know if been quoted before. As I was waiting at the lights outside the Diggers in Edinburgh, I saw a small sign in the window, they have 40 malts, £2.50 each, 35ml measures. Looks a good deal to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Never really been into whisky before and was clueless about it. Recently visited the distillery on Arran and tried the 14 year old single malt, have to say I really like it and can drink it straight as it tastes really smooth. For a new distillery I was surprised at how good it was and this has got me into having the occasional half or two with a few pints. What other sherry casks are worth trying? I tried Talisker as a comparison and I really didn't like the peaty taste at all. I'm clueless but to me it tasted rough as f**k but apparently it's highly rated? At £40 a bottle the Arran one is well worth it IMO. Visited the Arran Distillery recently. Had never tried it before, I had a dram of 14 year old and a recent addition to their range, the 7 year old. Both were excellent. The 7 year old would make a great summer dram. Next purchase will definitely be an Arran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 When I die I would like to be preserved in Laphroig When I die my liver will already be preserved in Laphroig. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Visited the Arran Distillery recently. Had never tried it before, I had a dram of 14 year old and a recent addition to their range, the 7 year old. Both were excellent. The 7 year old would make a great summer dram. Next purchase will definitely be an Arran. ^^^toured the distillery, got a free drink and never bought anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 ^^^toured the distillery, got a free drink and never bought anything. You sure that you're not from Paisley? Or are you just well connected? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartyn86 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Bit of useless information but there's a new Famous Grouse bottle which we've been making at work. Looks pretty nice. No idea if it's on the shelfs in shops yet. It was a b*****d to make last weekend though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Got a Glenfarclas 21 year old for my birthday, it's absolutely brilliant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Picked up a bottle of Smokehead at the Scottish Game Fair today. Anybody know which Islay distillery it comes from? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Picked up a bottle of Smokehead at the Scottish Game Fair today. Was it deer?... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Was it deer?... Bet it cost a bit of doe.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Bet it cost a bit of doe.... A few bucks anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Glenrothes (2001) with a single drip of water which brings the nose to life. Delightful. Got a bottle of the '98 sitting unopened (which I prefer) but someone who works at the still has advised me not to open it due to low stock. Same applies to an unopened Macallan 12yo (cask strength) seeing as they're rapidly running out after years of demand, currently having to push out this' Gold' stuff which is essentially an inferior blended malt with a posher sounding label. Bit of a guilt trip pain. Picked up a bottle of Smokehead at the Scottish Game Fair today. Anybody know which Islay distillery it comes from?Ardbeg, supposedly. Edited July 31, 2015 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I cant take to glenrothes at all. Got a nasty tequila aftertaste. Got a couple of ocotmore tasters to try. Anyone had it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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