tanstaafl2 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 An interesting little novelty from Dramming.com, it apparently has gotten enough interest for it to be sold as a poster for those who really want one. Periodic TablePeriodicTableOfScotchWhisky_1_4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBottle Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 The amount of boxes in the closed distillery section that are shaded pink makes me a bit angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Sad but some are closed for good reason. On the bright side, there are lots of new distilleries firing up selling juice not distilled by said distillery ;/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 We haven't lost anything we can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 We haven't lost anything we can't live with5-20out.ABSOLUTELY!!!Many people go on and on about losing all these wonderful distilleries and blame the accountants for closing them when at the time they were closed no one was buying the output. If the whisky was so good, why was no one buying it? The simple answer is ... the stuff they were producing wasn't all that great. For some of the closed distilleries (ex Brora, Port Ellen) some great barrels survived 30+ years and I think the nostalgia has made them appear greater than they were had they been bottled at 10/12/15 years of age like 99.9% of all malts.I bet the same people that give high scores to the Broras, Port Ellens, and others would give the same scores if 30+ year old Caol Ila/Talisker/Lagavulin (the survivors of the closures) liquid was put in the bottles with Brora/Port Ellen labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad_scientist Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) ABSOLUTELY!!!Many people go on and on about losing all these wonderful distilleries and blame the accountants for closing them when at the time they were closed no one was buying the output. If the whisky was so good, why was no one buying it? The simple answer is ... the stuff they were producing wasn't all that great. For some of the closed distilleries (ex Brora, Port Ellen) some great barrels survived 30+ years and I think the nostalgia has made them appear greater than they were had they been bottled at 10/12/15 years of age like 99.9% of all malts.I bet the same people that give high scores to the Broras, Port Ellens, and others would give the same scores if 30+ year old Caol Ila/Talisker/Lagavulin (the survivors of the closures) liquid was put in the bottles with Brora/Port Ellen labels.There's a lot to be said for that, though aging also can transform a workmanlike distillate (as Port Ellen was considered) into a very good scotch. A more contemporary example is Littlemill. Often regarded as one of the very worst distilleries in Scotland, all of a sudden, tons of barrels are being bottled at 20+ years of age, and whaddya know, people say they taste pretty good. I've only had one sample, and while it was fairly straightforward, it was indeed tasty and right up my alley with its austere, lemony, barley profile. Nostalgia is a big part of it, and the romanticism in whisky is rampant, but I doubt anyone shed a tear for Littlemill when it closed. It appears as though a kind of crappy whisky started to improve with time.edit: not that I'm arguing against your contention. I nodded my head so fiercely when I read your post that my wife thought I was headbanging. I mentioned in another post that old Caol Ilas are referenced as being as good as Port Ellen, and at half the cost. Smart shoppers know what to do! Older Taliskers, other than the official bottlings, are impossible to find, so they're off my radar, but if you've found some indies, do tell! Edited June 23, 2013 by bad_scientist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I agree portwood, and not just aged but who aged it and how matters a great deal. There is a world of difference between a first fill Sherry cask and a third fill worn out hogshead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I miss distilleries like Rosebank, Caperdonich, Brora and Port Ellen. I dont think anything made today replicates these.Steffem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Steffem I've had bottles of Rosebank, Brora and Port Ellen and found them pleasant enough but can't really say I miss them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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