Single Malt Scotch! Part Two!

[smperry]

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

The Balvanie Doublewood is also not rated very high (80.5) in the 2012 version while it seems the majority of us here really like it.

I think I'm one of the few here that didn't dig the Doublewood. I had a bottle years ago and it took me forever to drink it. To me it was an odd dram - simultaneously too sweet and too hot.

[MAJOR METAL]

Just look at all the beautiful amber in this thread! Whose up/down for a drink?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

If only it was all real, some producers need to stop adding colouring!

Should totally have a whisky GTG, hire a bus and tour the distilleries for a weekend

[SoVeryTired]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

If only it was all real, some producers need to stop adding colouring!

Should totally have a whisky GTG, hire a bus and tour the distilleries for a weekend

I'd be up for that. Speyside up to Old Pulteney at Wick, then over to Orkney. Second trip to take in Islay and Skye...

[line6man]

Originally Posted by groooooove

they also kept thinking i meant with ice when i ordered them neat.. i guess they dont come across many malt-heads in those types of bars..

Whenever I order whiskey at a restaurant, the waitress acts kind of surprised that I want it neat. It's like I'm ordering soda with no ice, or something. Is it unusual to do this?

[SoVeryTired]

Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

Just look at all the beautiful amber in this thread! Whose up/down for a drink?

Indeed. A pale amber for me. It's a mystery miniature, bought by wife at the gift shop at Skara Brae (a fantastically preserved stone age settlement) on Orkney. The malt itself though is a 12-year old Speyside of unspecified distillery.

Warm spiced fruit on the nose, with hints of orange. A real tongue-numbing fire that blunts any flavour. A few drops of water open it up to reveal some toffee and salt. None too subtle - mind you, neither are most of my favourites, but this isn't special enough to carry out any detective work. Pleasant enough for a weeknight in front of the TV.

[UncleFluffy]

Originally Posted by line6man

Whenever I order whiskey at a restaurant, the waitress acts kind of surprised that I want it neat. It's like I'm ordering soda with no ice, or something. Is it unusual to do this?

In the US, yes. When I first moved here I'd just order a single malt and do a double-take when handed a glass with ice in it.

("But you didn't say 'no ice'" sez the bartender ... "But I didn't say 'no elephant dung' either" sez me...)

[nickbass79]

Got a bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask as a gift. For someone who doesn't care for Islay malts, it sure does smell good. Guess I have a task this weekend...learn to appreciate Islay malts

[Akami]

Originally Posted by nickbass79

Got a bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask as a gift. For someone who doesn't care for Islay malts, it sure does smell good. Guess I have a task this weekend...learn to appreciate Islay malts

That's one of my favorites and I hope you like it as much as more than a few others of us do.
Just take your time with it, sniffing for a while before dousing your taste buds with it, and you may want to add a teaspoon of water to soften it a touch and also open up the flavor.

[groooooove]

Originally Posted by UncleFluffy

In the US, yes. When I first moved here I'd just order a single malt and do a double-take when handed a glass with ice in it.

("But you didn't say 'no ice'" sez the bartender ... "But I didn't say 'no elephant dung' either" sez me...)

yeah.. i dont understand why. the few times i've had glasses of decent malts with ice i felt it just ruins them completely. i dont mind a dram like glenlivet 12, or johnny black, but with ice it's half as enjoyable. to me, at least. putting ice in higher-end drams is just wasteful.

still very merrily enjoying that bottle of mcclellands islay. had one glass of it, then a glass of lagavulin 16 last night... i have a feeling it will be a very peaty winter indeed this year.. also still slowly trying to get through a bottle of buffalo trace bourbon i bought over the summer. i don't plan on buying another, i dont like it nearly as much as elijah craig 12, which is $10 cheaper.

[mizzou541]

Originally Posted by groooooove

yeah.. i dont understand why. the few times i've had glasses of decent malts with ice i felt it just ruins them completely. i dont mind a dram like glenlivet 12, or johnny black, but with ice it's half as enjoyable. to me, at least. putting ice in higher-end drams is just wasteful.

still very merrily enjoying that bottle of mcclellands islay. had one glass of it, then a glass of lagavulin 16 last night... i have a feeling it will be a very peaty winter indeed this year.. also still slowly trying to get through a bottle of buffalo trace bourbon i bought over the summer. i don't plan on buying another, i dont like it nearly as much as elijah craig 12, which is $10 cheaper.

Elijah Craig 12 is awesome...I also love Four Roses (both Single Barrel and Small Batch). I'm surprised Buffalo Trace is more expensive than EC? I thought it was the other way around?

[Akami]

Just opened my bottle of Hakushu 10 last night and plan on having a sip again tonight.

[jrthebassguy]

Just got a bottle of Balvenie 14 year old, Caribbean Cask (aged in Caribbean Rum casks).

The purist in me somewhat shuddered at the thought of a foreign cask in scotch, but it was on sale at ridiculous price for a whisky that old so I thought I'd try it out. What a pleasant surprise! Reallllly spicy, with a chest burn more akin to rum than to whisky. Quite enjoyable.

[tombowlus]

Drinking some Laphroaig 10. I forgot how nice that was...

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

Just got a bottle of Balvenie 14 year old, Caribbean Cask (aged in Caribbean Rum casks).

The purist in me somewhat shuddered at the thought of a foreign cask in scotch, but it was on sale at ridiculous price for a whisky that old so I thought I'd try it out. What a pleasant surprise! Reallllly spicy, with a chest burn more akin to rum than to whisky. Quite enjoyable.

Damn those foreign casks, next thing you know they'll be using Bourbon or Sherry casks!

[Ziltoid]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

Drinking some Laphroaig 10. I forgot how nice that was...

This is what I had too

[Akami]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

Drinking some Laphroaig 10. I forgot how nice that was...

Laphroaig 10 was my first Islay Malt and I still have a bit at least every few days, if not every night.
At the bar lately though it's been mostly Ardbeg 10, since they got a bottle in to appease me.

[UncleFluffy]

Last night I pulled out an old bottle of Dalmore lurking on the back of the shelf that had a couple of fingers-worth left in the bottom. Tasty, a little sweeter and gentler than I normally go for, and not very complex. Definitely an easy drinker.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

That was my impression of the Dalmore that I had, almost too drinkable.

[Ziltoid]

I didn't really like the dalmore and aberlour I had, too sweet.