carpetmonster Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Drinking The Hakushu right now , lovely Japanese , their stuff is amazing very light and subtle...unlike me after half the bottle. Tried Japanese stuff for the first time last night; Yamazaki 12. Excellent. At the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Bought a bottle of Aberlour A'bunadh. Had a taste about an hour ago and tasted nothing but alcohol, hadn't quite noticed it was cask strength. Added a bit more water now and it's a lot more enjoyable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Bought a bottle of Aberlour A'bunadh. Had a taste about an hour ago and tasted nothing but alcohol, hadn't quite noticed it was cask strength. Added a bit more water now and it's a lot more enjoyable. A single drop of water does it for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 A single drop of water does it for me. I usually add a few drops to 40% whisky. This has required more than a few. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 A' bunadh is fantastic. Might have that next. Whilst I'm getting into cask strengths more that one still needs a good 4 or 5 drops for me. Polishing off my talisker 57° north just now which makes me very sad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 For those of you into such things, there's an app called Distilld - as in Untappd - where you can log your drams, see other reviews and link to similar whiskies. It's kind of handy, if you like that sort of thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Bought a bottle of Aberlour A'bunadh. Had a taste about an hour ago and tasted nothing but alcohol, hadn't quite noticed it was cask strength. Added a bit more water now and it's a lot more enjoyable. I usually add a few drops to 40% whisky. This has required more than a few. Aye cask strengths usually require a good few drops, sherry casks especially. Ive yet to try the A'bundah though, I do love a sherry finish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Going to aberfeldy in August, quite fancy doing a tour of dewars distillery. Never done a distillery tour before, should be good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Got a belated Christmas gift at work today from one of my suppliers, a Glen Moray Elgin Special. My malt shelf is starting to get a bit busy, could do with knocking something up to make it a bit tidier. How does anyone else with a reasonable stock store theirs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm looking to start a wee dram collection myself, love my real ales but I like a wee whisky now and again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Stock? I'm only at 19 at the moment, but even that takes up a fair amount of space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Like every gentleman I have a cabinet with the bottles stored underneath away from sunlight with the glencairn crystal on display on top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I put mine back in the boxes to keep the sunlight off them. I also have crystal glasses and a decanter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Got a belated Christmas gift at work today from one of my suppliers, a Glen Moray Elgin Special. My malt shelf is starting to get a bit busy, could do with knocking something up to make it a bit tidier. How does anyone else with a reasonable stock store theirs? I nearly bought a bottle of that today, after watching a review by ralfy on YouTube last night, but all they had on the shelf were empty boxes:(. I've got two bottles of Rosebank, a bottle of Director's Blend, a Diageo 100 million litres decanter and a bottle of JW Quest in the house, but they are a bit rainy day bottles. Any recommendations for something a bit different and good but at a fair price. I was a bit tempted to try the malts in lidl but I've no idea about them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) I meant I'm surprised they're around long enough. Well within the last month I've bought 3 and been given 5 and I wasn't at my own home for Christmas or NY, so the stocks build up at this time of year and then I work through them throughout the year. Current stock: Glenfarclas 10yo Highland Park 12yo Old Pulteney 12yo x 3 Aberlour 10 yo Glenlivet 12 yo Glenfiddich 12 yo x 2 Glen Moray Elgin Special Talisker 10 yo Dalmore 12 yo Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve x 2 Dalmore Valour Dalmore Gran Reserva Dalmore Cromartie Dalmore King Alexander III Edit: The King is the most expensive there, but I find it's got too many flavours going on at once. My favourite of the ones I have in stock is probably the Cigar Malt or the Cromartie. Edited January 7, 2016 by Spain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I nearly bought a bottle of that today, after watching a review by ralfy on YouTube last night, but all they had on the shelf were empty boxes:(. I've got two bottles of Rosebank, a bottle of Director's Blend, a Diageo 100 million litres decanter and a bottle of JW Quest in the house, but they are a bit rainy day bottles. Any recommendations for something a bit different and good but at a fair price. I was a bit tempted to try the malts in lidl but I've no idea about them Depends what you like already, but you're better asking the rest of the guys on here. Plenty know a lot more than me, I just know what I like and what I don't like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Depends what you like already, but you're better asking the rest of the guys on here. Plenty know a lot more than me, I just know what I like and what I don't like. As we all do Spain, just threw the question out to the masses 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 The question still stands on what it is you're normally into though. Something I finished a while back that was different but I really liked was the Old Pulteney WK299, but I think it's only available in the Duty Free. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well within the last month I've bought 3 and been given 5 and I wasn't at my own home for Christmas or NY, so the stocks build up at this time of year and then I work through them throughout the year. Current stock: Glenfarclas 10yo Highland Park 12yo Old Pulteney 12yo x 3 Aberlour 10 yo Glenlivet 12 yo Glenfiddich 12 yo x 2 Glen Moray Elgin Special Talisker 10 yo Dalmore 12 yo Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve x 2 Dalmore Valour Dalmore Gran Reserva Dalmore Cromartie Dalmore King Alexander III Edit: The King is the most expensive there, but I find it's got too many flavours going on at once. My favourite of the ones I have in stock is probably the Cigar Malt or the Cromartie. You don't perchance work at the West End Filling Station on Strathpeffer Road? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Aye cask strengths usually require a good few drops, sherry casks especially. Ive yet to try the A'bundah though, I do love a sherry finish. I may know her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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