What Wee Dram Are You Enjoying Now - Spring/Summer 2013

[Max Power]

Being a cheap bastard tonight and drinking some Bank Note blended. $20 for a 1L. It's pretty much everything that the reviews I read say it is. Not too complex, but utterly drinkable. A fine dram at such a low price.

[ChainWhip]

starting the night off with Longrow 10

edit: ending with Ardbeg Ardbog

Edited June 27, 2013 by ChainWhip

[jtgraves]

Currently sipping on a Reisetbauer 7yr Single Malt.

It was a Christmas gift, and is unlike any other whisky I've ever had.

[ChainWhip]

Springbank 14 CS (Amontillado) - much much better this time around compared to when I had it last... a few months after opening and this bottle has really opened up nicely. Classic Springer sweetness with a layer of sherry rancio that sneaks up on you on the palate as I don't get it much on the nose (may have to do with my allergies though).

[ChainWhip]

Springbank 14 CS (Amontillado) - much much better this time around compared to when I had it last... a few months after opening and this bottle has really opened up nicely. Classic Springer sweetness with a layer of sherry rancio that sneaks up on you on the palate as I don't get it much on the nose (may have to do with my allergies though).

Edited June 28, 2013 by ChainWhip

[ChainWhip]

Longrow 10 to kick off the scotch round

[squire]

Longrow, now that one brings back some memories, some tasting notes please.

[Wryguy]

Longrow 7, finished in Gaja Barolo casks. You'd think a malt this young would be brash and in your face, but it's a fresh, lively, balanced dram with a delicate tartness interplaying with gentle brine and blooming peat popping into a smooth smoky finish. A step up from the OB Longrow 10, IMO, but I've yet to encounter a Longrow I didn't love.

[Trey Manthey]

Tried a couple Kilchomans: Machir Bay and Loch Gorm. Both of them tasted their age. Preferred the Machir Bay.

[ChainWhip]

Longrow, now that one brings back some memories, some tasting notes please.

I get the Springer sweetness & peat off the bat followed by sea brine, apple, and a little bit of caramel. (Occasionally I get a faint whiff of moth balls?)

Edited June 30, 2013 by ChainWhip

[jtgraves]

A bit of the Black Bottle. It's not highbrow, but it is tasty.

[squire]

Black Bottle was the comparison I had in mind with BB being a bit more complex but I really haven't had either in years.

[MyOldKyDram]

Powers Reserve and Yellow Spot tonight.

[tanstaafl2]

Powers Reserve and Yellow Spot tonight.

[Trey Manthey]

Balvenie Tun 1401 #6 and Port Charlotte PC7 with a high school friend

[MyOldKyDram]

If you have or can find Powers John's Lane I think they make an interesting pairing as kind of opposite ends of the Middleton Pot Still spectrum. I would have thought John's Lane might have snuck a bit over the line to the "robust" side.

http://irishwhiskeyblog.com/2012/05/24/20120501.aspx

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This graph has Yellow Spot (and only Yellow Spot it seems) a little different from the one on the Midleton website.

[ChainWhip]

1:1 vatting of Clyenelish 14 & Glendronach 15 Cask 2045

[squire]

Some notes please . . .

[ChainWhip]

Some notes please . . .

Will give it a go again tonight - the vatting is worth repeating & was inspired by the John Glaser Flaming Heart video.

Edited July 7, 2013 by ChainWhip

[ChainWhip]

Follow-up to the 1:1 vatting of Clyenlish 14:Glendronach 15 CS Cask 2045:

I am smelling some brine, raisins, faint soy sauce, and generic fruit cotlets/turkish delight with some nuttiness, and a little freshly peeled ruby red grapefruit.

In the mouth, Clynelish leads off with the waxy brininess & faint citrus then Glendronach follows up with the light smoke, cacao & dried fruits - the sweet/salty combo gives an "umaminess" and finishes off with more dusty cacao & wisp of smoky bitterness.

Utterly delicious - I'm going to play with the proportions a little more and back off some on the Glendronach and maybe add a dash of something peaty.

Edited July 7, 2013 by ChainWhip

[timd]

At a friends last night and he had the final pours of a Glenrothes Three Decades bottling he'd picked up at travel retail.

It was incredibly tasty. Loads of honey, sweet malt, rich flavors with a hint of mint. Wasn't much left to really dive into, but have to say it was the least over-sherried Glenrothes I've had. No idea on the price point or availability, but it was definitely an excellent pour.

(then we finished off a bottle of Baby Saz)

[cbus]

Compass Box Spice Tree on this rainy evening in Columbus.

[ChainWhip]

A little summertime sippin' w/ fellow SBr LB:

Good drams & company - the best way to drink!

[tanstaafl2]

What did you think of the Mortlach? Have been considering trying to find a way to get a bottle despite its rather spendy cost.

I thought the Glendronach 1995 was excellent based on the little bit I have been able to try thanks to you!

A little summertime sippin' w/ fellow SBr LB:

Good drams & company - the best way to drink!

[squire]

Yes, more about the Mortlach, please.