What Wee Dram are you enjoying now?

[Lost Pollito]

Jon, Mark, and Robbo's Rich, Spicy One and

Jon, Mark, and Robbo's Smooth, Sweeter One.

I tried both based on recommendations here - thanks. They are quite good.

Get them while you can. The partnership has splintered , and they may become harder to snag.

[Megawatt]

Yamazaki 12, no ice :grin:

Ever tried it Mizuwari, with lots of water and ice as they do in Japan? Could be interesting, or terrible...whisky-flavoured ice water...

[JamesW]

HP12 and Talisker 10 followed by bourbon (lot B and Pappy 20)

[ILLfarmboy]

A snifter of Redbreast 12. When I want something light, I almost always go Irish.

[Megawatt]

Whyte & Mackay The Thirteen. A decent blend. Creamy sherried malt fights with hard, bitter grains. Some fruit and spice, and just a hint of peat.

[JamesW]

Talisker 10 to start the evening.... perhaps Ardberg Uigedail is in the future?

[boss302]

Finishing my Lombard (labeled "Pebble Beach") 12-year Speyside today.

Overall, not bad, especially since I grabbed it on clearance for $35/btl.

Nothing truly special, but it is a decently-executed 12-year American Oak-matured Speyside.

[funknik]

I have never posted in here before, but I got a 50ml of Michael Collins Blend from a friend tonight and gave it a whirl. I thought it was tasty, but not nearly as rich or flavorful as the Black Bush I had last night. It may be a little sweeter than the Bush, but the sweetness was more artificial seeming & it did not have as much character.

[Lost Pollito]

I had "Celtic Nations" tonight. Perhaps the best Irish style whiskey I've ever tasted. Bottled and produced by Bruichladdich, a hint of peat, but lite and balanced.

[Jono]

Is Celtic Nations a new whiskey? Never heard of it.

[Lost Pollito]

Not to new, it's been around for awhile.

[dgonano]

Celtic Nations is a blend of Scottish SM's and an Irish SM. Bruichladdich used some lightly peated and heavily peated SM's in the mix. The release was the 1st and last in a series. Evidently the powers to be didn't like SSM mixed with ISM. They cannot produce anymore.

[Megawatt]

Trying a new one tonight: Stronachie 12 year old. It's on sale so I split a bottle with my brother. Quite nice. Fruit and spice and a fair bit of peat smoke for a Highland malt.

[Jono]

http://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/product.asp?pf_id=0010000030914

CELTIC NATIONS (BRUICHLADDICH + COOLEY!)

"A blend of Bruichladdich 1994, medium peated Irish whisky and some Port Charlotte. This was supposed to be the first of 9 Celtic Nations bottlings, but the the process of blending the scotch and the Irish spirits has been banned by the SWA so this will be only one. Limited to 7,200 bottles.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE. This 'Dearly Departed' whisky is a rare, discontinued bottling shown for information only. "

SWA...Scotch Whiskey Association

"The principal functions of the SWA can be summarised as follows:

To protect the integrity of Scotch Whisky worldwide

To promote responsible attitudes to alcohol consumption

To secure fair and equal access to international markets

To tackle tax discrimination and secure appropriate regulation of the industry

To promote Scotch Whisky as a quality product made from natural raw materials

To represent the industry's interests at governmental level both at home and abroad"

If the whiskey is not called Scotch....why would it be involved?

The bottle says "Celtic blended whiskey".

[ILLfarmboy]

Redbreast 12. In a wine glass my parents brought back from the Rockport Festival of Wines.

If the whiskey was a little lighter in color, I could pass it off as white wine at one of the many get-togethers my wife arranges.:grin:

[Lost Pollito]

A wee dram of pc-7 tonight. Oh the peat.:cool:

[Squash]

Balvenie 12, DoubleWood, and Balvenie 15, after some rye and ginger.

The DoubleWood has a sweet smoothness, with a little spice at the end, while the 15 is rich, complex, and spicy throughout.

[DeanSheen]

I had some Highland 12 at the bar.

Not bad, for $40 a bottle I could see myself buying some of this.

[Megawatt]

Sure, Highland Park 12 is great.

I'm having some of my Christmas present: Lagavulin 12-year-old cask strength. Dayum, this is some hot, sweet, smoky, spicy stuff!

[Megawatt]

Good night for drinks: Stronachie 12, Lagavulin 12, The Yamazaki 12, anCnoc 12, and a double of Black Bush. Starting to feel it now. I'll probably finish off with a wee dram of Talisker 18.

[OscarV]

A change of pace for me today, Laphroaig 15yo on the rocks.

[Lost Pollito]

Had a wee- dram of Octomore today. Incredibly easy drinking at 63.5%, and not as over the top as I thought it was gonna be. Very pleasant.

[Lost Pollito]

Also had a hefty dram of Highland Park 30. What a fantastic whisky!

[boss302]

Also had a hefty dram of Highland Park 30. What a fantastic whisky!

I managed to pick up two very nice, moderately-peated whiskies in the past few weeks.

The first is Highland Park 12. Nice, rich, and full, but a bit immature, IMHO. It could definitely use some more oak. I would love to try the 15-year or 18-year. Big Sherry Butts + Cold Orcadian Weather = Slow Maturation. Regardless, I enjoyed its mouth-filling, smokey character and hint of nuttiness from the Spanish Oak maturation.

I also managed to pick up a bottle of Ardmore Traditional Oak. It is aged in American Oak, then finished in Quarter Casks. It is probably no more than 8 years old, but its maturity belies its years, thanks to that Quarter Cask finishing. Peating level is similar to that of Highland Park or Talisker, but this particular spirit is not very sweet-- I had to look really hard to find a biscuity sweetness near the finish, like a sugar cookie made from a low-sugar recipe. Overall, very interesting.

[Lost Pollito]

Hey Boss, glad that you got try that Ardmore. They are really making great whisky. I got to visit with the Distiller, Ian, a few months ago, and He poured some new stock that's headed our way. Very solid whisky imo. Those HP's seem to only get better with age. If you see the 30 somewhere, give it a shot. Just delicious.