Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Originally Posted by PigHog

Sneak preview:

I like The Arran Malt but I have never tasted a cask strength Arran. I am looking forward to read your impressions of this whisky.

So. The Arran Malt cask no 17 is an ex oloroso sherry cask. This whisky is very rich. With no water, there's toffee apples, raisins and fudge on the nose and the palate is much the same with more fruit cake and caramel. It has a medium length toffee like finish.

This is 58% I think, so it packs a punch but in a reasonably refined kind of way.

With water (I did one teaspoon, then a second), the fierceness and the depth is toned down and the deeper caramel flavours are replaced with more raisin and heather flavours.

Really very good for the price. I still need to buy the 10 year old!

I've picked up a bottle of Yamasaki distillers reserve (I think - it's an NAS bottle anyway). Half think I should have got miyagikyo instead but never mind. The Yamazaki should be good.

Originally Posted by PigHog

I've picked up a bottle of Yamasaki distillers reserve (I think - it's an NAS bottle anyway). Half think I should have got miyagikyo instead but never mind. The Yamazaki should be good.

I've heard good things about that, but only had the 12 year old myself. I'm exploring glen glassaugh new make spirit again this evening.

I was about to purchase a couple of bottles of Nikka whisky from the duty free shop at Narita Airport on Saturday evening and one of the sales persons warned me that it would be confiscated at Doha when I went through customs to catch my connecting flight, which turned out to be 100% true.

Originally Posted by Thug

I was about to purchase a couple of bottles of Nikka whisky from the duty free shop at Narita Airport on Saturday evening and one of the sales persons warned me that it would be confiscated at Doha when I went through customs to catch my connecting flight, which turned out to be 100% true.

Wow, that's pretty intense that they won't even let you through to a connecting flight with it. I guess having it in a sealed plastic bag doesn't help if they're that strict.

Edit: I just googled the alcohol laws for Qatar. They're STRICT!

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

Wow, that's pretty intense that they won't even let you through to a connecting flight with it. I guess having it in a sealed plastic bag doesn't help if they're that strict.

Edit: I just googled the alcohol laws for Qatar. They're STRICT!

It was a bit of a bummer but their duty free shop on the other side of customs had plenty of alcohol, so in my opinion, their rules make absolutely no sense.

Originally Posted by AlanQ

You married a good woman

That I am!
After a small pour I can say it's nice, very easy drinking. So little smoke and peat you might forget it's scotch!

Enjoying a Bushmills 10 Single Malt. Will put up a little review here after working down the bottle a bit.

First impressions: Very good. I believe I will be diverting my whisky journey for a time to explore the smaller number of Irish whiskey offerings. Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Bushmills 16 & 21 are on my radar now....

ChrisL

Well after a long day of adventures finding our Christmas tree in the forest and getting the little one to bed I'm finally enjoying a glass of Red Breast 12 yr Irish whiskey. Well earned I think.