Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

A taste of Bowmore 18 -- very rounded in flavours; not too smokey, not too peaty. Rich, fruity sweetness like grapes, plums kind of orangey...touch of wood. Not a long finish but very good over all. Would certainly drink a bottle, not sure if I'd spend almost £80 on one...

Followed by a healthy dram of bunnahabhain 12, which, after the bowmore, had a lot of coconut smell and taste. Still has apples and a nice gently smokey finish.

Also had a single sip of lagavulin 16 because I could. I love how sweet and rich, yet heavy on the smoke this one is. Does indeed have a slight burnt toast flavour, which I didn't notice when I had it from a tumbler before.

Just paid off my credit card... Tempted to pick up something else this month, even if it's a few samples. I really fancy an HP 18 but I can't afford a whole bottle.

If not samples, it might be a bottle of Ardbeg uigeadail or springbank 10 (12? Whatever!).

Try springbank if you haven't, I was well impressed. I had a bit of yamazaki and a bit of springbank cs tonight. I'm working on the laphroaig review, but tonight I was sharing a dram with a friend over skype, so no time for making notes today. I'm thinking about Bunnahabhain 12 when I get paid, but there's ten days to wait.

Settling in for the Walking Dead finale with one of my new favourites: Jura Supersition

How about this....?

Originally Posted by nzFuzzy

How about this....?

I'll have to defer judgement on this one. Sure, I love bourbon, and I love bacon...and bourbon-cured bacon sounds delish. But I'm not sure that I'd enjoy them together as a drink. Perhaps I'll try it if I can find a place that offers samples.

Has anyone tried this, yet?

I had to go and order a bottle as soon as I found out -- just couldn't resist! Will let you know what it's like when it arrives...

Mmmm. I had been looking for a good breakfast whiskey.

Can't go wrong with bacon! I will have to try this. A little off subject, my sister once gave me a gift consisting of a bunch of different high end USA cured bacon samples and an amazing bar of chocolate with bacon in it, an excellent combination! Go figure.

Originally Posted by PigHog

I had to go and order a bottle as soon as I found out -- just couldn't resist! Will let you know what it's like when it arrives...

Originally Posted by Dzanda

I'll have to defer judgement on this one. Sure, I love bourbon, and I love bacon...and bourbon-cured bacon sounds delish. But I'm not sure that I'd enjoy them together as a drink. Perhaps I'll try it if I can find a place that offers samples.

Has anyone tried this, yet?

Gotta love it when big companies get behind April 1st.
(Difficult keeping the humour right across the different time zones here at SRP)
Would certainly be an interesting concept...