What Wee Dram are you enjoying now?

[ggilbertva]

Was visiting a friend and enjoyed some sample drams of:

Macallan 25 year Gran Reserva

Macallan 15 year

Springbank 10, 12 and 30 year

Balvenie 12 year Founders Reserve

Anchentoshan 21 year

Royal Lochnager Selected Reserve

My fav was the Royal Lochnager which contained a blend of Scotch up to 45 years old. Rich and delicious.

[JamesW]

Balvenie 12, Bowmore 12, Lagavulin 16.

[birdman1099]

Was visiting a friend and enjoyed some sample drams of:

Springbank 10, 12 and 30 year

My fav was the Royal Lochnager which contained a blend of Scotch up to 45 years old. Rich and delicious.

How was that springbank 30.... I'm a lover of all things Springbank !!!!

[unclebunk]

On our way to see the great Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub tonight and will be enjoying a pour of Springbank 10 beforehand. Can't wait for both!

[ggilbertva]

How was that springbank 30.... I'm a lover of all things Springbank !!!!

[ACDetroit]

A blended tonight, some of the 4/5 quart 8yr old Grant's a found! Yes it is a bit young but very nice sort of reminds me of a young Fiddich at 86 proof.

[unclebunk]

That sounds great, Edo. I don't think I've ever even seen the Lagavulin 12, let alone tasted any. I'll be heading to Scotland twice within the next year if all works out as planned, with one trip to Islay and the other to Glasgow and points beyond. I plan on seeking out stuff like the Lagavulin 12 among other things and look forward to trying stuff I've never had before. By the way, I love the entire Glenfarclas line. I always have a bottle of 10 and/or 12 year old on hand but you might want to seek out their "105 Cask Strength" if you haven't had it already. Superb!

[ggilbertva]

Changing things up tonight and going with a Highland SMSW, Tomatin 12 year. This has a nice balance of malt with apple and pear fruit influence.

[The Boozer]

A little Macallan CS, love the sherry bomb, followed by a small pour of Yaz 12 yr. The Macallan CS works great after-dinner while the Yaz is a nice, easy night cap.

[Megawatt]

Glen Garioch 12. A strange whisky: the only one I've tasted to remind me of olives.

[ACDetroit]

A side by side of the tax stamped Laphroaig 10yr unblended 90 proof(as the bottle reads) vs. a 1991 cask strength Laphroaig 16yr 110.2 (Binny's bottle)

I added a splash of water to the cask strength to get it closer to 90 though I'm thinking that was a mistake!

The old school 10 is unbelievable with a more rounded balance of smoke, brine and fruit. The 16 is also very good, please don't misunderstand my thoughts. It has more smoke and less of the fruit I am enjoying in the 10. The finish on the 10 is a bit longer than the 16 and also has a toasted toffee taste which I have yet to find anywhere else!

Both very good drams but the win goes to the 10yr.

Cheers!

Tony

[OscarV]

Just when I was starting to get worried about you, you come up with this bomb sh*t, Tony, Toni, Tone, you da Man !

[ggilbertva]

Light and easy sippin; Paddy Old Irish. Good stuff..... :grin:

[unclebunk]

A friend recently gave me a bottle of Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey which I cracked open last night. For all the accolades that the Cooley Distillery receives for their small range of products, I have trouble enjoying them for some reason and I can't quite put my finger on why. I was first introduced to their blended whiskey Kilbeggan earlier this year and flat out hated it. As a long-time lover of Irish whiskey, I found the flavor highly unusual and quite different from any other Irish whiskey I've ever had. In fact, in a blind tasting of (standard) Jameson, Tullamore Dew, Powers Gold and Bushmills, it was Kilbeggan that stood out amongst that line-up with a peculiar flavor that several of us really disliked. So I didn't know what to expect with the Tyrconnell but the moment I tasted it I had the same sinking feeling that the Kilbeggan gave me. Yet I still can't place what it is that's turning me off. After a second pour, I switched over to another pure pot still whiskey, Redbreast, and was in heaven again. Strange!

[CorvallisCracker]

I tried Tyrconnell some years ago. I don't remember any specifics, but I never bought another bottle.

[ebo]

I'm sipping a dram of Dalmore 12. I can't say I'm impressed. I'm finding it to be rather ho hum. Hopefully, It will taste better to me on another evening.

[unclebunk]

I'm sipping a dram of Dalmore 12. I can't say I'm impressed. I'm finding it to be rather ho hum. Hopefully, It will taste better to me on another evening.

That was my initial experience as well but it definitely grew on me. Incidentally, several of my friends tried it and felt it was the most "bourbon-like" SMS they had ever tasted.

[ebo]

That was my initial experience as well but it definitely grew on me. Incidentally, several of my friends tried it and felt it was the most "bourbon-like" SMS they had ever tasted.

It is "bourbon-like", but the finish is...... short and rather dry and uninspiring. I was hoping for a wow factor since I have read so many good things about Dalmore.

I'll give it a few more tries before deciding not to get another bottle, but I've definitely had sherry cask scotches that I think are far better than this.

[SMOWK]

I've always been intrigued by Dalmore. I've found that, as a rule of thumb, anything with antlers on the bottle is extraordinary (Stagg, Cazadores, ...). Wow, only two that I can think of. Maybe it isn't a rule of thumb. Both of those are good though, so I'll stick with it.

[Megawatt]

Tyrconnell: tried it for the first time and found it pleasant and malty with nice citrus notes.

Dalmore: I picked up a 1997 Berry Bros. version. Not what I expected, toasty and subtle. It took some work to tease out any complexity.

[Josh]

I have a dusty bottle of Dalmore (with the yellowish label) in my cupboard. I too find it pretty lackluster and dull, with a weird bitter note I can't quite put my finger on. I saved it for toddys and butterscotches in the winter months.

[smokinjoe]

In the years before he passed, my dad always had a bottle of Dalmore Cigar Malt in the house. It was his favorite scotch. I remember really enjoying it, too, on those days when we decided to change it up from bourbon/beer.

[Megawatt]

Started out with the Singleton of Glendullan, which I'm enjoying more with each glass. Unchallenging but exceedingly pleasant.

Now I'm on to Glen Garioch 12, one of the stranger Scotches I've tasted. Olives, anyone?

[Megawatt]

Kilchoman. Holy smoke! And tar, and iodine, and black licorice.

[unclebunk]

Started out with the Singleton of Glendullan, which I'm enjoying more with each glass. Unchallenging but exceedingly pleasant.

Now I'm on to Glen Garioch 12, one of the stranger Scotches I've tasted. Olives, anyone?

As you said, the Singleton isn't terribly complex but I really enjoy it each and every time I drink it. Glen Garioch is one I've never managed to get my hands on though.