Hell, my mind must be slipping, I had in my brain and didn't question at all that it was a speyside.
The Highland Park is excellent, good call.
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Bushmills is the oldest distillery in the world, granted it's license in 1608.
To be honest I find blended whiskey to be much of the same. That said Jameson would be smoother than most and Black Bush is very unique tasting whiskey.
As I've said on here before in my opinion one of the best whiskeys you can get is a 12yo Bushmills Distillers Reserve
I've had the 18 but not the 21.
Opinion? (HA! I can't post that on its own because it's too short!)
Really excellent. Better than the 12 by quite a bit. It's been a couple of years, so I don't remember the exact flavors other than being impressed with how excellent it was.
Hum...Ardbeg Corryvreckan is first on my More Expensive list, at the moment (and a little cheaper), because I've been wanting a bottle since the moment I tried it! HP 18 is going on right behind it though!
Does Bourbon Count?? This is my favorite! Blanton's Single Barrel.
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Just picked up at Dalwhinnie 15, enjoying my first taste of it right this second. Really smooth, a bit smoky, kind of a nice warm honey taste, really balanced. Quite good. I'm going to enjoy this bottle.
Just had my special Pre-Thanksgiving treat. Black Bushmills ove ice....ahhhhhh!
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Dalwhinnie was the first whisky I really, really liked, and was the first distillery I ever visited. I know a guy who would call out "EYES RIGHT!" and salute the distillery every time he passed by on his way south on the A9. :) Thanks for the reminder - it has been too long since I've had a drink of that beautiful stuff. I think it may be my next bottle.
I got it for under fifty bucks at my incredible liquor store down the road. Hard to beat that.
This liquor store is amazing! The Aberlour A'Bunadh is 60 or 65 bucks.
750 milliliter
You can get that here for about £30, what's that about $45-50.
Definitely some benefits to living in this part of the world :)
That's what I paid for it myself :-)
Indeed not!
I took all of your recomendations and tried that whisky with a bit of water.
It was... interesting? good, thats for sure. But i have no idea how to describe the taste. <-- Better than beer i guess.. but that doesnt get the flavor into words.
Interesting. The water should open up the flavours and improve it but not so drastically as to change it completely. Not in a way comparable to beer, anyway.
How much water did you add? When I said a splash, I actually meant that. Just a teaspoon or so. You can fill a tumbler, I guess; I believe that's quite popular in Japan (as is ice) but personally, I think it dilutes the whisky to the point of being pointless.
Tonight I went full speed redneck with a few fingers of George Dickel #12 with just a splash of water. As a companion, I loaded cobasaurus rex with Granger too. A wonderful combination, I must say. This stuff is like a smoother version of Jim Beam, the flavors are a little more complex and it's a bit better as a sippin' whiskey. It was down in the mid fifties last night so clearly I needed some whiskey to stave off the winter chill :) The other cool thing about George Dickel is that it's actually sealed with a cork pretty retro and pretty cool
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Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Most impressed with it. I bought it on offer for £28 (not had it before). Typical Laphroaig heavy peat and smoke and TCP/antiseptic cream (yum) but with quite a distinct sweetness. Honey and peppercorns.
The finish isn't crazy on the smoke either. Still quite intense flavours but actually fairly gentle in the scheme of things.
I also have bottles of Talisker 10 year old and Dalwhinnie 15 year old, currently unopened.
I had some of the standard Laphroaig this weekend. Incredibly different from the Highlands I've been drinking, but quite a bit more enjoyable than I remember it being the last time I tried it.
I do like a good Islay whisky but I don't think they're the be all and end all of Scotch whiskies. I like the peat and smoke, obviously, but I think sometimes it can be all a bit to intense and overbearing and often something with a bit more subtlety is called for.
Although it could be applied to any whisky, I think money is the key to an Islay—an older, more expensive expression will likely have much more complex and subtle flavours without sacrificing the depth and intensity that we love, rather than just acting as a punch in the face after your assailant has been digging around in your back garden (no puns or euphemism or innuendo intended here (feel free to add some if you like)).
Still, a fine dram nonetheless!
Laphroaig quarter cask is my daily drinker.
Happy Repeal Day!! How are you going to celebrate?
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Craggenmore 14 nonchill filtered. Yummy.
I've really been enjoying Balvenie's 14 yo offering aged in Caribbean rum casks, lately. But, now that the weather has gotten a bit cooler, I'm starting to think about something smokier. So many choices...
Glass of Dewars 12yo this eve.
The aforementioned (and pictured) George Dickel #12 with just a splash of water.
I had a couple of glasses of Jameson this weekend, alongside my Buffalo Trace Bourbon for comparison.
I am going to buy a bottle of Scotch this month and am on the fence between several brands. Right now Glenmorangie(not sure of spelling) is at the top of the list. A friend is going to have the grand opening of the pub he built in his basement in the next couple of weeks so I am hoping to sample some whiskys before I make a purchase.
Get together with several friends, each bring a different bottle, sample each. Sleep over.
A man has got to know his limitations.
Start a whiskey diary.
Sample just a small amount of each and record thoughts and flavors.
Afterwards, drink at will.