Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Originally Posted by jmercer

Continuing my first venture into Japanese whiskys. Working my way through Nikka whiskys. The 17 and 21 year are to kill for. har! The coffey malt came today. This is my first venture into coffey distilled whiskys. A refreshing new taste for me. It seems bigger and more complex than their mainline single malt. More like their 17 year single malt but less expensive. The Nikka signature taste is big in all of them so far. Love it when distillers and wine makers have great signature taste. Of their coffeys I'm liking the grain over the malt.

Their 'From the Barrel' is next.

I use some coffee beans to help clear the nose and palate between comparison tastings. I'm finding this glass shape does improve the consistent tasting experience. I need to get a couple more whisky glasses.

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What's the taketsuru like? I was considering a bottle at one point, though it may have been a different expression but the cost of Japanese whiskies in the UK puts me off, at the moment.

I enjoy them but I find you pay a lot for what can be something quite average when compared with a scotch whisky of the same price point.

Plus, I bought a bottle of hakushu distillers reserve (I think) in Japan, a couple of years ago, which I really liked. I picked up another bottle on offer about 18 months later, which I'm 3/4 of the way through, and it's not nearly as good.

Sorry, I'm not the greatest writer. These websites has been consistent with tasting notes similar to mine. K&L Wines's newsletters have sparked several adventures. Nikka one of them.

Nikka 17 Year Old Taketsuru Pure Malt Japanese Whisky (750ml) - SKU

Nikka Taketsuru reviews - Whisky reviews, tasting notes and ratings

Whiskey Database and Notes Search | L.A. Whiskey Society

Cheering on my Patriots with some Highland Park 18...

Out of the few Whiskeys I've tried so far, this is the only one I could sniff all night, and be quite happy doing so..... But I would have to take a sip eventually, and then I'd be even more happy that I finally did.

Just watch out for that candle there!

Caol Ila tonight!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Just watch out for that candle there!

There's more bottles here than at my local Liquor store!

A Dram of the Good Stuff !

Got down to this natty little bar in Brisbane over the weekend. It's called Cobbler and what you're looking at is a selection of over 300 whiskies from Scotland, Ireland, Japan and Australia.



Here's what I tried:

Lagavulin 8 Year Old
- Young, sweet barley married to a huge wave of peat smoke and iodine. Delicious.

Laphroaig 15 year old
- Beautiful creaky-old oak and vanilla spice with wood smoke and sea spray.

Connemara (peated Irish whiskey)
- First time I've tried this: beautifully balanced, just the right amount of subtle peat smoke - very 'Scotchy' for an Irish. Going to look out for this one from now on, for sure.

Finished the night with an Ardbeg Rob Roy which was made with just the right amount of sweetness.

Sláinte Mhath!

So, if you miss a few of days, is it OK to catch up. I'm kinda worried about whiskey with a screw on top, how about yall?