Whisky

[Cambs12]

Just ordered today from MoM, This year's Bunnahabhain 12 C/S and their own bottling of Craigellachie 2011 C/S

 

[MF 1000]

Under rated malt is bunny

 

[Tony_J]

Under rated malt is bunny

Not underrated by me!

 

[Metatron]

Received today:

They only got the one barrel, "the barrel"?

If you mix this with a twist of lemon, is it getting your Nikkas in a Twist?

 

[Metatron]

More seriously, all whisky I have tried is hugely different.

What I do not get is this peaty thing and some other flavours. I once read some whisky reviews when getting a collector bottle for my brother in law. It was quite a few years back and it had some ranking of best whiskies in the world that year. The top 2 were unobtainable due to having sold out everywhere, but third was a Suntory and I bought him that.

In the process I read a lot of reviews trying to make sense of the language. There was a description for a 25yo Ardbeg being peaty, smelling and partly tasting like TCP and having a tarry quality.

So when I stumbled on an establishment selling some, I thought I had to try it to correlate it to the review-speak.

Only I didn't realize these weren't poetic words like we sometimes use for audio, but were very literal. I don't get why anybody would think peat, TCP and tar was a tasty mix.

The peaty thing seems to have a strong following and I am not sure why. Do some whiskey drinkers long for the days of eating the earth from the collapsed scrum in school rugby? I don't get it.

I've had 30yo Glenlivet Reserve with Oak finish, which was extremely nice. As was a similar aged Glenmorangie, but I cannot wrap my head or taste buds around peaty whisky.

 

[MF 1000]

More seriously, all whisky I have tried is hugely different.

What I do not get is this peaty thing…….

Unfortunately that earns you a lifetime ban from this thread

 

[Metatron]

Unfortunately that earns you a lifetime ban from this thread

You could have reduced an explanation to a simple statement, like it's just BDSM for taste buds

 

[Tony_J]

I've had 30yo Glenlivet Reserve with Oak finish, which was extremely nice. As was a similar aged Glenmorangie, but I cannot wrap my head or taste buds around peaty whisky.

Each to their own, but for me Glenmorangie (and Glenfiddich for that matter) aren't interesting enough flavour-wise to justify buying them - even the older bottlings.

Do you enjoy smokey flavours in food - bacon, smoked salmon, smoked duck, etc? If so, it isn't much of a step to smokey flavours in whisky. Try one of the more lightly peated single malts - I know that the heavier peat in some of the Islay malts can be challenging, but there are plenty that will give a hint of peatiness without blowing your head off. Bunnahabhain, for example, would be a good place to start.

 

[MF 1000]

Each to their own, but for me Glenmorangie (and Glenfiddich for that matter) aren't interesting enough flavour-wise to justify buying them - even the older bottlings.

Do you enjoy smokey flavours in food - bacon, smoked salmon, smoked duck, etc? If so, it isn't much of a step to smokey flavours in whisky. Try one of the more lightly peated single malts - I know that the heavier peat in some of the Islay malts can be challenging, but there are plenty that will give a hint of peatiness without blowing your head off. Bunnahabhain, for example, would be a good place to start.

Talisker would be a starting point too

 

[Friendly Ghost]

Lagavullin is my personal favorite

 

[audio_PHIL_e]

Talisker

Nice slightly sea-salted tang to it

I also like the smokiness of Highland Park

.. but as eclectic as my whisky tastes are, you can also say they are invariably expensive!

 

[Cambs12]

One whisky that is a bargain at the moment, is the one I am drinking this evening. The OSWA ( Online Scotch Whisky Awards) blended malt of the year from Compass Box. Normally £41 in the UK, down to 32 on Amazon. I already have a spare!

discounted price.

 

[Cambs12]

A wee dram of this, lovely stuff.

 

[MF 1000]

Going off piste tonight ….


californian rye whiskey 45%

 

[gintonic]

for Whisky lovers everywhere:

https://www.hifiwigwam.com/threads/for-whisky-and-jigsaw-lovers.115103/

 

[Carrington]

I've just finished a bottle of Bunnahabhain, just a basic one, I want to but another bottle of Whisky but not sure what to get. I quite like 'challenging' flavours, Islay malts with smoky/peaty flavours are good but open to any recommendations. Cheers!

 

[Tony_J]

I've just finished a bottle of Bunnahabhain, just a basic one, I want to but another bottle of Whisky but not sure what to get. I quite like 'challenging' flavours, Islay malts with smoky/peaty flavours are good but open to any recommendations. Cheers!

Have you explored many of the Kilchoman malts? Some interesting stuff there from a very young distillery.

 

[deggie]

Just this minute opened up a bottle of ...Talisker 10 yr single malt ..........Bloody lovely .......Hmmmm .

 

[DigitalDigger]

I've just finished a bottle of Bunnahabhain, just a basic one, I want to but another bottle of Whisky but not sure what to get. I quite like 'challenging' flavours, Islay malts with smoky/peaty flavours are good but open to any recommendations. Cheers!



Not peaty but just opened the cragganmore distillers eition (2019). Very nice.

Also the dailuaine 16

 

[DigitalDigger]

My last post went a bit weird, must be because im on a phone