The Whisky Thread

[Bigmuz7]

Ah now .. some class dram for you gentlemen

I always feel that broadening the horizons is important. I've identified some malt whisky that I just cannot love, such as base Jura, Laphraoig, Glengoyne to name a few over the years, yet I have been educated in others, such as my ambivilence for Edradour .. until you put the right water in it ... each to their own ofcourse but tonight I'm venturing to Aberlour ... decent value for a tasty cask strength IMO , at £40 notes .. the sherry blast on the nose is what I love

You can make the rest up as you go along

[A1an]

*drool*

[jambo]

Aye ye canny bet a Guid Aberlour

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[Paul Cannell]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Ah now .. some class dram for you gentlemen

I always feel that broadening the horizons is important. I've identified some malt whisky that I just cannot love, such as base Jura, Laphraoig, Glengoyne to name a few over the years, yet I have been educated in others, such as my ambivilence for Edradour .. until you put the right water in it ... each to their own ofcourse but tonight I'm venturing to Aberlour ... decent value for a tasty cask strength IMO , at £40 notes .. the sherry blast on the nose is what I love

You can make the rest up as you go along

Like that one So whats the 'right water' to go with the Edradour?, I have the 10yr, other Edradour's are on a 'wish list' for when I visit the shop at St George's Distillery Whisky Shop - English Whisky from where I bought their Distillers Elect which is one of 599 bottles.

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Paul Cannell

Like that one So whats the 'right water' to go with the Edradour?,

I wish I could give you a definitive answer to that Paul.

I didnt like this malt when I first tried it here in Glasgow back in 1990 with Glasgow tap water. It was strawey, grassy, and just lacked any real punch or charm. About 14 years later, a very good friend brought some up to share at my home in the West Highlands. At that time we were still on natural water. He enthused about it before we opened it remembering, that, when I had visited the same distillery, I proposed to my girlfriend of the time and he was looking forward to tasting it ... I didnt say anything out of courtesy to my old friend .. we poured a dram and carried on blethering, it was just the standard 10 but the bottle had been redesigned since. However the taste was something to behold this time, the complexity and depth to it was a world away from when I last tried it, and I was dumbfounded .

Now its possible that two things have changed, either they've changed something about how they mature it, or my palate has changed in that time, but I was so taken aback by the variance from my memory that I tried it with some basic bottled water at the time and it definitely lost its character.

Due to EC regulations up there we now get piped the same chlorinated and flourided rubbish that every one else gets all over the place.

If you take the view, as I do that water assists in the dram ... you just have to test some varieties until you find a good one. Of course tap water doesent affect some malts, but they would be the bolder ones like Ardbeg 10 or Laphraoig where the base spirit contains an element of phenol and associated compounds and the water flavour is less relevant.

Hardness is also probably relevant. I would advocate that it is a further reason to 'have' to carry out MORE research

[Squid Boat]

I stopped drinking back in Jan to see I could get back to my collage weight and run every day.
Manged to lose 25 lbs so I bought my self a reward....now me and the cat need a wee nap.

Cheers, Squid

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Squid Boat

I stopped drinking back in Jan to see I could get back to my collage weight and run every day. Manged to lose 25 lbs so I bought my self a reward....now me and the cat need a wee nap. Cheers, Squid

Nice pussy!
I don't mind a drop of Glenlivet either.

[Squid Boat]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Nice pussy!
I don't mind a drop of Glenlivet either.

Thanks mate shes a young bengal hybrid, crazy wild when awake.

Cheers, Don

[indaba1991]

Originally Posted by Squid Boat

Thanks mate shes a young bengal hybrid, crazy wild when awake.

Cheers, Don

Friend of mine tells me cats (kids) and boats do not mix very well.

[Squid Boat]

Originally Posted by indaba1991

Friend of mine tells me cats (kids) and boats do not mix very well.

Too funny mate, in my case it was wives.

Cheers, Squid

[Pikey Dave]

Called in at the whisky shop in Vinopolis at Borough market this morning trying to find a bottle of "proper" 18yo macallan. Apparently it's all going to Asia & non is being released for Europe & when it is, they can charge £175 A bottle for it I was offered this to try & it's a stonker!! Very intense sherry, sweet & an unbelievably long raisin finish, possibly better than 18yo mac. & a third of the price, find it & try it

[Bigmuz7]

looks good .. distillery defunct & never heard of it ? ... wow

Glentauchers distillery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Keep it up PD more research .. oh and save some for me

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

.........Keep it up PD more research .. oh and save some for me

Well, for the sake of the group & without any regard for my own safety, I took the plunge tonight & opened the English Whisky...... & was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a raw harsh spirit with little or no good points, what I got was a smooth, light dram (can we call English whisky a "dram"? if not, what? Tot, snifter, snort??) with vanilla & a hint of sweetness. Not much on the finish, but very round in the mouth, reminiscent of a lowland malt. Probably wouldn't be my first choice, but nowt wrong with it & a good effort.

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Well, for the sake of the group & without any regard for my own safety, I took the plunge tonight & opened the English Whisky...... & was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a raw harsh spirit with little or no good points, what I got was a smooth, light dram (can we call English whisky a "dram"? if not, what? Tot, snifter, snort??) with vanilla & a hint of sweetness. Not much on the finish, but very round in the mouth, reminiscent of a lowland malt. Probably wouldn't be my first choice, but nowt wrong with it & a good effort.

Probably alright if ye got horsed on Malibu first sorry PD .. dont mean to diss your review

Fact is .. the Japs are making stonking whisky, so why shouldnt anyone else ? That Penryn I tried was alright , just . not memorable though

[Paul Cannell]

I need to get the drinks in for Easter, whad'ya think 1 or 2??

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Paul Cannell

I need to get the drinks in for Easter, whad'ya think 1 or 2??

Fk me! how big is the bottle of Coke?

[kerny]

I much prefer the 18 year old but I will make do with this nice little surprise off the wife and it is still well worth putting into the decanter. All ready for my 9pm tipple

[jambo]

Originally Posted by kerny

I much prefer the 18 year old but I will make do with this nice little surprise off the wife and it is still well worth putting into the decanter. All ready for my 9pm tipple

Ah erm beggars and all that Steve. Nothing wrong with that bottle except it's still full. Didn't know you were a fan of Orkney's finest?

[A1an]

Not bothering with the dram tonight, I should be as in the last two days I've been given a bottle of Black Bottle, a Highland Park and a Glenlivet 12yr.

Having a go at this instead.....

Home brew Scottish Export. I kegged it a week ago and thought I'd check its progress tonight... Don't think itl last til BBQ time as its feckin bootiful...

[kerny]

Originally Posted by jambo

Didn't know you were a fan of Orkney's finest?

I'm a big fan of Highland Park Billy and I would say that its one of my favourites