B.B. Babington Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 18 hours ago, flahute said: Not going to ban you but continue to be amazed how you stay awake after all these pours! lay on the couch watching spook movies, wake up next day still on the couch with TV on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, B.B. Babington said: lay on the couch watching spook movies, wake up next day still on the couch with TV on. Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 hours ago, flahute said: Lol! yea, I hope the newbies appreciate sacrifices made by others for benefit of the forum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 PC Islay Barley 2012. Peaty, fruity, delicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Some easy sipping tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Less easy sipping tonight. This is a punchy, grain heavy blend and it is rather fantastic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Am sipping on a 50/50 blend of Springbank 10 and Ledaig 10. It's rather good! The sweetness of the Springbank 10 works well with the brine of the Ledaig, and with the Ledaig being more peated than the Springbank, it also adds some smokey oomph to the Springbank. I shall be trying this again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 This was a gift from my pop who enjoyed a bottle himself. It's very Speyside-y, spicy, tropical fruits, toffee, honey.. tasty stuff. Cheers pop! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 After a long weekend spent in Kentucky and going through a huge selection of different bourbon and ryes, decided to finish it off back home tonight with this Glenlivet “Illicit Still” I picked up along the way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 15 hours ago, smokinjoe said: After a long weekend spent in Kentucky and going through a huge selection of different bourbon and ryes, decided to finish it off back home tonight with this Glenlivet “Illicit Still” I picked up along the way. How is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Killing off a Laga 16. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Laphroaig 10 CS in the glass tonight. Big dram, this. Lovely. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattk Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 This one was too much of a stretch to put in the rye discussion. I am quite happy with my find today. Posted in foreign whiskey, stashed with the ryes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 My new pickup from the recent vacation— can’t believe the 10 year old cork made it out alive. I really must be close to the “zen threshold,” as I returned with this single bottle and was quite happy to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) On 7/13/2021 at 11:13 AM, Marekv8 said: Pretty nifty TSA friendly kit… I find the Lagavulin 8yo in a flask amusing. I think it would be better without the glasses. Picked up one of these myself yesterday for a sbsbsbsbsbs. I hadn't tried the Singleton, Mortlach, or Talisker before. I found that I'm not a big fan of the Singleton but the rest were great. The Singleton is all honey and apples with a bit of cream and too low in proof. I loved reading the tasking notes. After trying these all sbsbsbsbsbs they were pretty much spot on. I'm not a big seafood eater either but the "cocktail" recommendation of a splash Talisker over an oyster sounds interesting. The last time I ate oysters in Seattle they did have a lot of terrior. Edited August 8, 2021 by mal00768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 55 minutes ago, mal00768 said: Picked up one of these myself yesterday for a sbsbsbsbsbs. I hadn't tried the Singleton, Mortlach, or Talisker before. I found that I'm not a big fan of the Singleton but the rest were great. The Singleton is all honey and apples with a bit of cream and too low in proof. I loved reading the tasking notes. After trying these all sbsbsbsbsbs they were pretty much spot on. I'm not a big seafood eater either but the "cocktail" recommendation of a splash Talisker over an oyster sounds interesting. The last time I ate oysters in Seattle they did have a lot of terrior. Contrast is what you want! Talisker with a seaweed/peat character is too much of the same thing. Oyster in a shot of yellow Chartreuse is the way to go! Besides there is no point in wasting Talisker by pouring it over an oyster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Love this stuff. Seems a bit more coloured than it used to. No mention of natural colour either so I assume it is colourant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Every time I go to this Cragganmore 12 yr, I like it more and more. That nice crisp and fresh linen dried on clothesline out side nose is so nice. But, the honey, magnolia, and honeysuckle notes accompanying this from nose to finish, make it positively scrumptious. Mary Mac’s sweet tea good, and not a bit cloying… Like say, Bobby and June’s sweet tea…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 lovin' plain jane. buchanan 12 year. I've a phenomenal 15 year and 18 year always satisfies, but opted for 12. Intuition proved correct, perfect. Sitting on back deck as sun set and night came in complete with singing peepers (tree frogs), watching my cat play (and guarding for predators), tiki torch flames dancing shadows on yard. Old me would drag out bunch o' 12's for side by side but tonight staying with this 12. Zen? Tao? Laziness? Just why mess with good thing. Only hitch was just as I felt good with the Buchanan pour, sloshed some on my shirt, but I'm home so okay to smell like drunken sot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Glenmorangie Original hitting the spot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I guess it's been a malt groove for me this week. Earlier in the week I had some Glemorangie Signet and Oban 14 at a bar, enjoyed them both, which just made we want to break out a few bottles from my very modest beginner's stash of malt at home. Tonight has been Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14, Doublewood 17 and now some Nikka from the barrel. None of these are spectacular but I've no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, Kepler said: I guess it's been a malt groove for me this week. Earlier in the week I had some Glemorangie Signet and Oban 14 at a bar, enjoyed them both, which just made we want to break out a few bottles from my very modest beginner's stash of malt at home. Tonight has been Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14, Doublewood 17 and now some Nikka from the barrel. None of these are spectacular but I've no complaints. Despite the fact that I am a fan of (good) rum I have never much cared for most malt finished in rum including the Caribbean Cask but I have always found Nikka From the Barrel to be a solid whisky. My bottles are all from a few years ago so I hope it is not getting dumbed down of late! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 17 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: Despite the fact that I am a fan of (good) rum I have never much cared for most malt finished in rum including the Caribbean Cask but I have always found Nikka From the Barrel to be a solid whisky. My bottles are all from a few years ago so I hope it is not getting dumbed down of late! I do like the Caribbean Cask anyway. I think I purchased this Nikka from the barrel in either late 2018 or early 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Double Macallan 12 for breakfast at the Sky Club... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 1:22 AM, tanstaafl2 said: Despite the fact that I am a fan of (good) rum I have never much cared for most malt finished in rum including the Caribbean Cask... Offhand, I can't think of a caribbean I didn't enjoy. though glenlivet carribbean reserve certainly not best of glenlivets, it's fine. I really like Balvenie 14. I find I especially appreciate it when it follows something else. I was very surprised when drinking dickel BIB and followed with Balvenie 14 and the 14 really held it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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