What Wee Dram are you enjoying now?

[Megawatt]

Spice tree to start. Great whiskey, highly recommend! Now on to Amrut Fusion. There's an odd (but great) flavor in here, smells like a black forest cake. Really hard to put my finger on it. Excellent? Sublime? yes. Wish I could afford to drink these 2 every night.

Fusion is a strange one, isn't it? I find it quite gingery, among other things.

Really want to try The Spice Tree. Also the new 14 year old Arran Malt is supposed to be very nice.

[Brisko]

Both were fabulous and those who dismiss Bunnahabhain for being lighter in profile than the other Islay whiskies are missing out. I have one friend who turns his nose up to Bunnahabhain 12 every time I offer it and for the life of me I can't understand why. It is truly delicious and brimming with flavor and aroma, IMO. Tonight, I think I'll head down the road to Caol Ila 12, another Islay classic!

Don't get me wrong, I like the southern Islay malts as much as any peat-head, but Bunnahabhain is one of my top favorites of any style.

[bgast1]

Don't get me wrong, I like the southern Islay malts as much as any peat-head, but Bunnahabhain is one of my top favorites of any style.

LOL!!! It should be for what it cost. I wanted to try it but was scared off by the price.

I am looking to add a Speyside to my shelf now. I have Grant's, Laphroaig, and Glenmorangie. All different and all very enjoyable.

[Megawatt]

LOL!!! It should be for what it cost. I wanted to try it but was scared off by the price.

I am looking to add a Speyside to my shelf now. I have Grant's, Laphroaig, and Glenmorangie. All different and all very enjoyable.

Try Aberlour. The 10 year old is a great value.

[CaptainQ]

Deviated from bourbon tonight with friends. Started with Cardhu 12, moved on to Talisker 10, McCarthy's Single Malt, Yamazaki 12 and finished with Aberlour a'bunadh batch 29. A good time had by all.

[ebo]

Deviated from bourbon tonight with friends. Started with Cardhu 12, moved on to Talisker 10, McCarthy's Single Malt, Yamazaki 12 and finished with Aberlour a'bunadh batch 29. A good time had by all.

What did you think of the Cardhu? I bought a bottle of it a while back, but I just don't seem to like it much. I've tried it on a few different evenings, but it just doesn't do anything for me.

[CaptainQ]

What did you think of the Cardhu? I bought a bottle of it a while back, but I just don't seem to like it much. I've tried it on a few different evenings, but it just doesn't do anything for me.

The Cardhu is a bottle my brother gave me for my birthday years ago. I think of it as "starter" Scotch. Very soft, light peat smoke, drinkable, but not anything special. I started with it last night because we had some new Scotch drinkers and I didn't want to overwhelm them at the beginning. It would not be a bottle I would have purchased for myself.

[ebo]

The Cardhu is a bottle my brother gave me for my birthday years ago. I think of it as "starter" Scotch. Very soft, light peat smoke, drinkable, but not anything special. I started with it last night because we had some new Scotch drinkers and I didn't want to overwhelm them at the beginning. It would not be a bottle I would have purchased for myself.

That's pretty much my impression of it, also. I like Speyside expressions quite a bit (although, Islay is definitely my favorite region), but this one is more like liquid candy than whisky to me. I suppose since it's the predominant malt in JWB, that's why I find JWB so easy to drink, too.

[Tennessee Dave]

Really enjoying the Springbank 10 year old. Love that bit of saltiness on the finish.

[Brisko]

A lot of those "tame" speysiders (especially ones like Cardhu where most of the output is blend fill) can benefit greatly from careful vatting. I had a Tomintoul 16 (the so-called "gentle dram") which was not bad at all, just boring. About five drops of Laphroaig 10 cask strength turned it into a spicy firecracker along the lines of a Lagavulin or a sherry finished Talisker. I would almost buy it again just to do this vatting. I had a Old Pulteney 12 that was pretty good about 2:1 with the Lappy....

Back on topic, earlier tonight it was a touch of Talisker 10 as a digestive.