Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Bunnahabhain 12 is very good and fairly light for an islay whisky. I'd like to try an older bottling at some point.

Tonight, I'll be cracking open the Glen Garioch founder's reserve...

Tonight it's a dram of Laphroaig 10 year old.

I think Ardbeg and Glenfarclas are at the top of the list for trying next.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Tonight it's a dram of Laphroaig 10 year old.

I think Ardbeg and Glenfarclas are at the top of the list for trying next.

I haven't tried either as of yet. I'm drawn toward the Glenfarclas. I like what I've seen so far in regard to it being family owned. Seems like a friendly distillery. They also apparently don't caramel color and I don't think they use bourbon barrels just sherry casks? I could be wrong on that.

ChrisL

What do we have here?

Bourbon with an age statement? Yes.
It'll do you one better....
Barreled on 7.12.06
Barrel #14 to be exact
Bottled on 4.1.15

Nice! Nearly nine years of aging has done this bourbon well. Evan Williams apparently has done an annual single barrel vintage each year since the eighties I believe. I look forward to many more!

Cost wise? I bought this a few months ago and recall paying less than $30 for the bottle. Could you imagine an age statement Scotch with such specific age info selling for anywhere near that amount?

Good stuff. I want to run to that liquor store and buy another bottle to pack away for a later date.



43.3% ABV
25ml
Copita glass with lid

1st Nose: White Oak, Vanilla, Fruit, Maraschino, Caramel,

2nd Nose: 38% ABV (3.5ml water): Oak/Cedar, Banana, Tropical, Pineapple, Mango, Faint Wood Smoke,

Taste: Moderately Sweet, Char, Vanilla, Grassy, Licorice Root, Roasted Sweet Corn

Finish: Sweetness fades to oak,

This is a woodsy bourbon. I’ve done my share of woodworking with a variety of woods, and white oak specifically comes through on the nose and taste. White oak has a sourness in the smell that red oak doesn’t. A fair amount of water does not drown this Whiskey; it retains a pleasant nose as well as a full bodied taste. Islay whiskies have the distinction of peat, while bourbons have the varying degrees of fresh oak for distinction. This whiskey does not disappoint; it offers a pleasing and multi layered nose as well as taste. If peat or smoked whisky is not your thing, don’t try most Islay Scotch. If oak is not your thing you might not like this whiskey.

Based on the rating description below I rate this bourbon an: 87

87 - 89 (B+) = Great - always want to have a bottle

ChrisL

Never had it before, but a friend from the States was up and gifted me a bottle of Makers 46.
Kentucky Bourbon, and actually I liked neat. Got the Caramel, and the oak very nicely, the vanilla was more a taste in my breath than on my tongue if that makes sense.
Really, washed down my HH cigar quite well. Will be added to the cabinet regularly if it's available up here.
Cheers.

Right now I am enjoying a glass of Iced Coffee, with a shot of Jameson's Irish Whiskey & Kahlua over some , French Vanilla ice cream. I figure my blood Sugar will go thru the roof.

Sounds nice. I used to quite enjoy a hot black coffee with a good slosh of cheap scotch in it, but haven't had that for years.