What Wee Dram are you enjoying now?

[WAINWRIGHT]

Old Pulteney 21 last night as a welcome change,loads of citrus and vanilla with a nice length on the finish.This is a dram that is generally outside of my normal profile but proved to be most enjoyable.

[ChainWhip]

Release the PEAT!!! Talisker 10, Longrow 10, Ardbeg Day

[timd]

I personally love my Longrow 7 finished in those Gaja Barolo casks, but had a tough time figuring it out. It is a confusing combination, a tart red grape snap combined with the peaty edge that hints at oily, smoked meats. Makes me want to reach for some fennel salami. Weird combinations in this, but then again I love to salt my oranges. I found the finish to be especially weird, like I drank Chinon all night long, and then decided to finish it off with some Laph10 CS.

I do really agree with you on this one though. Why take a gem like the standard Longrow and muddy the waters with finishing? The Cab finish longrow had a real dirty note for me on the finish, and not in a good way, like a clod of dirt in the throat rough. The Longrow-Tokaji finish is disgusting, and the claret cask finish was actually a bit boring for a Springbank IIRC, which was surprising as I'm generally a big fan. I do love the Pedro ximenez and oloroso finish springbanks though, especially at 14 years and CS.

[portwood]

Why take a gem like the standard Longrow and muddy the waters with finishing?

[squire]

Plan to be enjoying some Canadian later today.

[SFS]

Would that be Wiser's, by chance?

Edited February 8, 2013 by SFS

[squire]

I wish, probably Forty Creek Barrel Select.

[Glenn__B]

I always have 40 crk on hand, but lately I have been enjoying Alberta's Dark Horse 100% rye. Limited release , 46% , sherry finished. Bargain at 28.00 cdn.. Just great stuff.

[portwood]

I always have 40 crk on hand, but lately I have been enjoying Alberta's Dark Horse 100% rye. Limited release , 46% , sherry finished. Bargain at 28.00 cdn.. Just great stuff.

The Alberta Premium Dark Horse is NOT 100% rye like all their other products.

It contains (approx percentages) 91% rye grain, 8.5% aged corn whisky, and 0.5% sherry wine is added.

The ABV is 45% - at least here in Canada (not 46).

[SFS]

The depth of knowledge on this board makes me smile.

A lot.

[unclebunk]

The Alberta Premium Dark Horse is NOT 100% rye like all their other products.

It contains (approx percentages) 91% rye grain, 8.5% aged corn whisky, and 0.5% sherry wine is added.

The ABV is 45% - at least here in Canada (not 46).

I just wish we could get regular Alberta Premium around here.:cry:

[unclebunk]

In a clear bottle, super pale color, possibly the palest whisky I've ever seen.

Even more pale than Ardbeg 10's straw-piss color? Wow!

[unclebunk]

Bad first moments when the cap broke away from the cork, got worse when my cork screw merely tore a hole out of the middle of the cork. Cursing, I did my best to dig out the cork that stuck to the sides with a pen knife. The cursing must have helped because only a few chunks fell into the juice

[Glenn__B]

Yes 45. Stand corrected. Still good stuff.

[ebo]

I'm really drinking on the cheap tonight. Standard Cutty Sark blend. It really isn't that terrible. It has a nice peppery finish.

[squire]

I like Cutty, always have, that blend is getting on close to 100 years now of continuous production which is no mean feat.

[T Comp]

Bruichladdich The Laddie Twenty Two Unpeated Islay and Binny's Cask Highland Park 25 from 1981. The Laddie could easily go another 22 years...has refined hints of honey, citrus and brine combined with finesse to create a subtle, elegant and very long lasting whisky. There was some criticsm of the HP when it was released in 2007 but a powerhouse that tastes great now. Thank you Mr. Maloney.

[Gillman]

Cutty Sark is a good blend, it's a good expression of the lighter side of Scotch whisky. Check out Dewar's and Ballantine, too, solid stuff. All these drinks make by the way an excellent Scotch Mist - for some reason it never tastes right to me with a single malt.

Gary

[ebo]

Cutty 12 is a very solid whisky. I enjoy Dewers 12, also. The only Ballentine's I've ever had was the standard blend. I'd like to try the older stuff.

[squire]

Had a friend who liked Balentines 12 and we shared a good bit of it at his house. One Summer we went through the 12s (Balentines, Cutty, Dewars, Buchanan,Teachers and a few others I don't recall) as a part of the weekly tastings I hosted. That experience was part of what led me away from Single Malts.

[Gillman]

The 12's will be very good but try regular Cutty Sark, it has a pure, clean distillery character - but not bland - that is one side of the Scotch equation.

Gary

[ebo]

Had a friend who liked Balentines 12 and we shared a good bit of it at his house. One Summer we went through the 12s (Balentines, Cutty, Dewars, Buchanan,Teachers and a few others I don't recall) as a part of the weekly tastings I hosted. That experience was part of what led me away from Single Malts.

I still prefer Single Malts, but I have nothing against a good blend. I like blends when I'm just in the mood to sit down in front of the TV and have a Scotch.

[squire]

That it has Gary, and the years have not diminished it's appeal.

[portwood]

The 12's will be very good but try regular Cutty Sark, it has a pure, clean distillery character - but not bland - that is one side of the Scotch equation.

Gary

Given that blends contain upwards of 40 or more different whiskies from different distilleries (malt and grain), I'm not sure how anyone can detect any "distillery character".

[MacinJosh]

Even more pale than Ardbeg 10's straw-piss color? Wow!

Perhaps....but damn tasty!