Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Looking at lower priced bottles at the moment. Torn between Ledaig 10 (Tobermory 10 is excellent), Longrow Peated and Arran 10...

Originally Posted by PigHog

Looking at lower priced bottles at the moment. Torn between Ledaig 10 (Tobermory 10 is excellent), Longrow Peated and Arran 10...

Longrow peated is very nice and very interesting but doesn't give you the smoke hit you get with ledaig (if my memory of ledaig is accurate). The peat in longrow is more earthy in expression I think, I gather they get their peat from somewhere different to most other distilleries and it gives a bit of a different flavour. I'm working on a review at the moment. Never tried Arran 10.

It's Laphroaig 10 tonight. Someday I need to travel to Islay!

Originally Posted by PigHog

Looking at lower priced bottles at the moment. Torn between Ledaig 10 (Tobermory 10 is excellent), Longrow Peated and Arran 10...

I can't speak from experience on the Ledaig or the Longrow, but I can tell you that I found the Arran 10 to be excellent. Highly recommend trying that one. Most comparable to a Springbank. But it is not a Springbank. I am enjoying my bottle.

On another note, I have recently discovered Dry Fly Distilling's Washington Wheat. Currently enjoying that bottle, and would encourage anyone to pick up a bottle if wheat whisky is to your liking.

I recently discovered that you get more of a smokey peatiness from Longrow if you drink it from a tumbler. It's kind of the same with Laphroaig I find, more medicinal in a glencairn and more smokey in a tumbler. I recommend trying a few different shaped glasses with the same whisky, it's quite interesting.

Originally Posted by arsenal

I can't speak from experience on the Ledaig or the Longrow, but I can tell you that I found the Arran 10 to be excellent. Highly recommend trying that one. Most comparable to a Springbank. But it is not a Springbank. I am enjoying my bottle.

The ledaig is excellent, especially for a 10 year old, as is the Toberbory. These will definitely be making a reappearance in my collection. However, I'll get a bottle of Arran 10 next, if it's that good.

To be honest, I went through a phase of buying increasingly expensive whiskies but I'm finding it just as nice to try to find the best bottle for the least amount of money! There are a lot of excellent, low cost, young whiskies around that you totally miss out on when you're looking for the next 15+ year old cask strength, single cask, distillers edition finished in exotic wood casks (not that there's anything wrong with those, of course!).

Originally Posted by PigHog

The ledaig is excellent, especially for a 10 year old, as is the Toberbory. These will definitely be making a reappearance in my collection. However, I'll get a bottle of Arran 10 next, if it's that good.

To be honest, I went through a phase of buying increasingly expensive whiskies but I'm finding it just as nice to try to find the best bottle for the least amount of money! There are a lot of excellent, low cost, young whiskies around that you totally miss out on when you're looking for the next 15+ year old cask strength, single cask, distillers edition finished in exotic wood casks (not that there's anything wrong with those, of course!).

I am enjoying my bottle of Arran a lot. I hope that should you acquire one that you find it just as good. If I see the Ledaig, I will have to give it a go. I have the Tobermory, and find it quite nice.

Your comments on the costs ring true for myself as well. I have purchased both pricey and less expensive bottles, and have found really good ones in both categories, and have found average ones in both as well. It is a tough call when there are some real diamonds in the rough on the low cost side. My spending has slowed considerably, and most of my purchases today are on the lower side. And some have been quite good.

Originally Posted by PigHog

The ledaig is excellent, especially for a 10 year old, as is the Toberbory. These will definitely be making a reappearance in my collection. However, I'll get a bottle of Arran 10 next, if it's that good.

To be honest, I went through a phase of buying increasingly expensive whiskies but I'm finding it just as nice to try to find the best bottle for the least amount of money! There are a lot of excellent, low cost, young whiskies around that you totally miss out on when you're looking for the next 15+ year old cask strength, single cask, distillers edition finished in exotic wood casks (not that there's anything wrong with those, of course!).

After I posted that, I got thinking about the cost of whisky, scotch specifically, and the whole No Age Statement debate going on these days in the industry. Without causing some enormous firestorm, I am curious your thoughts on NAS whisky. Seems some people don't believe it is worth the cost sometimes. I am definitely curious about Highland Park Dark Origins.