Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Edradour 10 tonight. First time. Very nice dram from the highlands. Marketed as "the smallest distillery in Scotland". Only three men operate the distillery (I hope they get along!).

If their 10 year old is a reflection, then they must work well together. A very nice and complex marriage of malt, vanilla, some cocoa, a hint of bonfire, a non-peaty oiliness and the alcoholic note more often found in a younger whisky. Non colored reveals a reassuringly darker color than one would expect given the lightness seen an an Ardbeg 10, for example.

Taste: Peppery for a 40% ABV, but not overly so. I did not add any water. Slight sweetness and a hint of fresh citrus peel and vegetal (ie "grassy") on the finish.

Similarities in full bodied character to the Balvenie Doublewood 12 but with a slight edge.

I would recommend this whisky.

ChrisL

Originally Posted by gflight

I may stray from scotch for my next bottle. If someone sees/tries would like to get a review...

I've had a tried a Jack Daniels single barrel, but it wasn't the rye, it was the regular tennesee whisky. It was ok, considering it was Jack Daniels (I'm not the biggest JD fan). The main flavours in it were emulsion paint and PVA glue, but with a drop of water there was some vanilla and some interesting herbal flavours coming out too, which improved the experience no end. Bear in mind it was a totally different whisky to the one you asked about, but it was towards Jack Daniels' top end and still wasn't that great in my opinion. Could still be an interesting choice if you fancy a break from scotch. If you do buy a bottle I'd be interesting to hear what you think of it.

Birthday present yesterday from my wife

Was good - probably will be better once I shake this flu...

Alcohol kills germs, drink more Whiskey and you will feel better

I agree, and will endeavor to follow that path

I tried one of the following sample bottles tonight: Pronounced Da-Vee-Lay (Gaelic for 2000 which is the year it was distilled).

Dà Mhile 14 Year Organic Single Grain Scotch Whisky by the Loch Lomond Distillery. 46% ABV



I try to make a point to know as little about a new whisky as possible before I try it; as was the case with this whisky.

Is was certainly like no other whisky I've tried. Nosing it at first pour, my instant befuddled reaction was: "Weird. Gin and Eggnog??"

The nose is unmistakably a mix of Gin botanical notes and bourbon vanilla notes and some oak.

I was amazed that after checking the website...I find that Dà Mhile makes both scotch and....gin! I can't help but wonder that if the stills are used interchangeably, were they just not cleaned completely? Or, perhaps once one distills gin in a still, it's impossible to clean the gin flavor from the still? I find this interesting because I have a craft distillery in my town that is a few years old and has been producing vodka and gin. A fairly recent local article caught my attention in that the owners were working on branching out into whiskey. IF......they have the same issues with crossover, I will want no part of it.

Taste: I reduced the 46% ABV down to 40% for tasting as the high ABV of this grain whisky had, in addition to the gin and to a bit lesser extent, bourbon notes it also had rubbing alcohol notes.

It tastes like it smells with no additional or hidden surprises.

Sorry, guys. Not for me. Too craft like, and not in a good way; unintentionally bizarre. I have to say I decided to toss the rest of the glass and perform shock treatment on my senses with a dram of Ardbeg 10.

ChrisL

I am finishing off a bottle of Tin Cup American Whiskey tonight, maybe 15ml worth.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I am finishing off a bottle of Tin Cup American Whiskey tonight, maybe 15ml worth.

Cool bottle cap. How is the whiskey? Is there a cork under the tin cap?

ChrisL

Yeah, there is a cork under the cup.
The whiskey is good. I beleive it is made by a distillery in Indiana, then shipped to Colorado where water water is added. It reminds me of Bourbon but less spice.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Yeah, there is a cork under the cup.
The whiskey is good. I beleive it is made by a distillery in Indiana, then shipped to Colorado where water water is added. It reminds me of Bourbon but less spice.

I might have to try that sometime. Sounds interesting. I forget the name of the distillery in Indiana, but IIRC, a number of independent brands are distilled there and then marketed or aged elsewhere. The extreme, being, a spirit company can exist by buying 100% of it's product from that distillery, put its label on the bottles and market it as something that buyers would perceive as being made by the seller. It's obviously more difficult to source the origins of whiskey in the U.S. than it is single malts in Scotland!

ChrisL