amg Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Aberlour 18 wasn't quite doing it for me, so I added a splash of A'Bunadh to the glass. Pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Shared a bottle of 10th Anniversary Kilchoman (a distillery only bottling I am told. One of the bottles I acquired while dashing about Scotland the last couple of weeks) with a fellow SB/GBSer over the weekend. A blend of single malt whisky from several years including some 10yo which is oldest this 10yo distillery has released to date for obvious reasons! Might be the best one to date for me that hasn't been finished. The 3yo port matured from last year was pretty darn good and they had some very limited bottlings of finished whisky on display but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately as I could not carry much more!) but they were distillery only and sold out. A PX sherry with deep color looked particularly intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Wiser's Red Letter. Very nice stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I've not really been a fan of this bottle previously, and maybe it's the Gurkha Seduction cigar I'm pairing it with, but this Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 18 is hittin' me square in my wheelhouse tonight. Syrupy thick and sweet. A great heft to it. Warming on a cool damp and drizzly night. The nose is more than worth the price of admission. I drink and enjoy bourbon more than Scotch, but my friend BigRich is spot on in saying that scotch goes better with a cigar. They really are made for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoldBully Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I like a nice carefree value pour of Scotch now and again, and for my money ($17 a bottle after a tidy discount for buying 6) Speyburn 10 usually hits that spot. Very light on the caramel use, if any is used at all, which I appreciate. And while some may describe the flavor as vomitous, I prefer to think of it as more of a delightfully recycled barley citrus, a note I have detected in much dearer bottles. Plus it's good as a mixer, whereas even in that role blends typically leave me wanting something of more substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Aberlour A'bunadh is one of my favorites, I always enjoy it. As my Irish friends would say, it's a big feckin whiskey! Speyburn is just the opposite to me. I enjoy it's youthful freshness, lots of green grass and fruits. I think it's a great value purchase. I picked up a few more of the Glendronach 15 yo Revival today, so that's what I'm enjoying tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Watching football with some Ardbeg Airigh nam beist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Craving something different, so poured some Ardbeg. Sweet, smokey, and just what this Sunday night was missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I like a nice carefree value pour of Scotch now and again, and for my money ($17 a bottle after a tidy discount for buying 6) Speyburn 10 usually hits that spot. Very light on the caramel use, if any is used at all, which I appreciate. And while some may describe the flavor as vomitous, I prefer to think of it as more of a delightfully recycled barley citrus, a note I have detected in much dearer bottles. Plus it's good as a mixer, whereas even in that role blends typically leave me wanting something of more substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Watching football with some Ardbeg Airigh nam beist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Keeping it simple tonight with Glenlivet 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Wiser's Red Letter. Really nice stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Cracked open my bottle of Highland Park 12 tonight. I was anxious, thought I was ready to make the jump from sherry heavy single malts to something with less sherry influence.HP12 seemed to fit the bill given the review.Well, let's just say, I don't think single malts are for me. I get smell and get from this HP12 is medicinal and band aids.I think there is something wrong with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Cracked open my bottle of Highland Park 12 tonight. I was anxious, thought I was ready to make the jump from sherry heavy single malts to something with less sherry influence.HP12 seemed to fit the bill given the review.Well, let's just say, I don't think single malts are for me. I get smell and get from this HP12 is medicinal and band aids.I think there is something wrong with me.Don't give up quite yet. There are tons of extraordinary single malts out there that are unpeated (or lightly peated) without any sherry influence which may prove more to your liking. Have you tried Old Pulteney 12 yet? I've had great luck turning people on to single malts via OP12. Glenmorangie Original is also foolproof and won't break the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Don't give up quite yet. There are tons of extraordinary single malts out there that are unpeated (or lightly peated) without any sherry influence which may prove more to your liking. Have you tried Old Pulteney 12 yet? I've had great luck turning people on to single malts via OP12. Glenmorangie Original is also foolproof and won't break the bank.LOL. I actually have both. Picked them up based on recommendations. Tried them and couldn't get with it and turned to bourbon/rye.I think I'll revisit those bottles. Thanks unclebunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 LOL. I actually have both. Picked them up based on recommendations. Tried them and couldn't get with it and turned to bourbon/rye.I think I'll revisit those bottles. Thanks unclebunk.I think single malts are more of an acquired taste than bourbon, particularly ones that are peated. At least that's been my experience when trying to introduce certain whiskeys to family and friends. My first introduction to malts was with elderly relatives in Scotland who poured me two or three fingers of Laphroaig. Looking back, I would be hard-pressed to think of a worse choice to give a newbie when trying to get them to appreciate single malt scotch. So, you can well imagine my reaction, as well as the reactions of my relatives who were certain that I was born wearing a big girls blouse. I steered clear for more than 10 years and continued to drink Irish whiskey exclusively but eventually came around and now Laphroaig is one of my hands-down favorites. Yet even to this day, I know many hardcore peat-heads who absolutely hate the stuff. Again, it's about acquiring the taste of something that is so foreign to us, whereas bourbon at least has a bit of sweetness and immediately recognizable flavors and aromas (dark cherries, tobacco, butterscotch, etc.). Keep an open mind and try the Old Pulteney and Glenmorangie again, ideally on a blustery winter evening by a fireplace. That's what worked for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyagonzo Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Enjoyed some Lag 16 earlier this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Westland followed by a Laphroaig 18 last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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