Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

It's a really good and quite unique bottle. It's not mine but it's £99 off master of malt. Very feisty at near enough 60% and aged only 5 years, however, it's also surprisingly sweet and approachable. Packs a nice punch if you try it neat; I ended up with three teaspoons of water in that small glass and it still had a nice edge to it. Needless to say, it's very peaty.

This is the cheapest of the Octomore offerings - I'd love to try some of the others if or when I have the spare cash - but I'd definitely recommend it if you enjoy peated whisky.

I'd 100% buy this over an Ardbeg Dark Cove, which I'll expand on tomorrow.

Makes me keen to try a bruichladdich and a port Charlotte now.

Originally Posted by PigHog

It's a really good and quite unique bottle. It's not mine but it's £99 off master of malt. Very feisty at near enough 60% and aged only 5 years, however, it's also surprisingly sweet and approachable. Packs a nice punch if you try it neat; I ended up with three teaspoons of water in that small glass and it still had a nice edge to it. Needless to say, it's very peaty.

This is the cheapest of the Octomore offerings - I'd love to try some of the others if or when I have the spare cash - but I'd definitely recommend it if you enjoy peated whisky.

I'd 100% buy this over an Ardbeg Dark Cove, which I'll expand on tomorrow.

Makes me keen to try a bruichladdich and a port Charlotte now.

I half think I've got a miniature of 26 year old Port Charlotte in my cupboard, but I might be mixing it up with something else. I used to get miniatures from my parents when I lived in England but they can't send them to me now because the Norwegian alcohol laws are too strict. I'd have to declare things and pay taxes and fees and all kinds of things. The only Bruichladdich I've tried was laddie ten that I was given a few years ago, that was really good but it's not available in Norway at the moment.