Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Eventually worked out that I have a bottle of Hakushu distiller's reserve and very nice it is -- fruity, sweet and fresh and very lightly smoky. Apparently it's a blend of a lightly peated and a heavily peated whisky (among others of course) but I'm not finding too many peat flavours so I don't know what that's all about.

The worst scotch I ever had is Dalmore and the best scotch I ever had is Glenlivet.....

Henry McKenna Bourbon.

Kind of spicy.

Dalwhinnie 15 seems to be a lot nicer if left for a while. I wasn't overly impressed by it when I first bought it but it's really rather nice now.

I think that the next bottle I buy myself will finally be an Ardbeg.

Tempted to try another bowmore soon, too -- anyone had the 15 year old?

Originally Posted by PigHog

Dalwhinnie 15 seems to be a lot nicer if left for a while. I wasn't overly impressed by it when I first bought it but it's really rather nice now.

I think that the next bottle I buy myself will finally be an Ardbeg.

Tempted to try another bowmore soon, too -- anyone had the 15 year old?

An Ardbeg in summer? To each his own but man, talk about a heavy roller in the sun. . I'd go for a bunna or a Bowmore indeed. Had the 15 but was more surprised by the 17.. slainthé!

I picked this up yesterday and had a dram around the campfire last night. Having another dram right now.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I picked this up yesterday and had a dram around the campfire last night. Having another dram right now.

Funny - I picked up a bottle of that myself yesterday and enjoyed a dram last night! How did you find it?

Originally Posted by arsenal

Funny - I picked up a bottle of that myself yesterday and enjoyed a dram last night! How did you find it?

I find it has many different flavors: citrus and heather that develops into caramel and finally ends with a medicinal flavor. The thing is, none of the flavors are particularly strong. This is my first blended Scotch so I am not sure what to expect but it does remind me of entry level offerings from Glenlivet and Balvenie I have tried.

I might get something a little more pricey next time, as my mum offered to go halves on a bottle of corryvreckan. (Either that or I'm looking at a Kilchoman 2008 single cask release, or perhaps an HP 18 (islay's more her thing though)).

Anyone here a member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society?
It's crossed my mind to join but what do you actually get for your money, apart from access to often still expensive SMWS bottlings and stuff?

EDIT: it looks like £122 (£60 annual renewal) to have access to unique single cask bottlings that appear to be £45 at a minimum, plus access to tasting events (at cost) and their quarterly magazine. Is it really worth that amount of money?