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Single Malt Scotch!
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According to Mental Floss:
"Standards of Identity for Bourbon stipulate what is and what isn't bourbon. For a whiskey to call itself bourbon, its mash, the mixture of grains from which the product is distilled, must contain at least 51% corn. (The rest of the mash is usually filled out with malted barley and either rye or wheat.) The mash must be distilled at 160 proof or less, put into the barrel at 125 proof or less, and it must not contain any additives. The distillate must be aged in a new charred oak barrel. (Most often these barrels are white oak, but they can be any variety of oak.)"
"Standards of Identity for Bourbon stipulate what is and what isn't bourbon. For a whiskey to call itself bourbon, its mash, the mixture of grains from which the product is distilled, must contain at least 51% corn. (The rest of the mash is usually filled out with malted barley and either rye or wheat.) The mash must be distilled at 160 proof or less, put into the barrel at 125 proof or less, and it must not contain any additives. The distillate must be aged in a new charred oak barrel. (Most often these barrels are white oak, but they can be any variety of oak.)"
are you talking about their baseline 12 year product? If so, I still think it's typically more than that here, maybe double. Cost per "shot" of something really good like their 18yr Sherry Cask would probably run you 20-30 per shot I think. Honestly, it's been a while since I've asked because it's typically more than I'd pay, especially since I have all that at home, so I just generally stick to beer in pubs (and by beer, I don't mean to infer specifically a lager, i normally drink ales and stouts). lol
Yep meant the Macallan base malt of 12yr old. For an 18 yr old it would be around £7 so circa $10 US or thereabouts. You guys are def being ripped off. Best emigrate to Scotland for cheaper Malts.
Everything else will be far more expensive tho. An American Fender basic Jazz will be somewhere around £1800 ($2500 US)
I first found it a little over a year ago and it's still the only Glenfiddich that I've bought more than once. I suppose there are some bottlings they don't release in Scotland then?
There used to be export only bottles but i thought most of that had faded away and any whisky produce could be bought here now too. Not sure if it might have been down to our licence laws. Maybe they couldn't sell the higher strength bottles in UK years ago. Not really sure and will need to google that one.
I expected to buy it just once for the curiosity but it's one of my favorite under-$50 bottles now.
Just had my first taste... opened it up with a smidge of water... OMGOSH YUM!!!!!
This is still one of my all-time favorites... love it immensely, drink it rarely, i'll never be able to replace it. I also have just one or two drams of a 69 Bowmore, not a sherry cask, but very nice. Most of the other stuff I have is the usual fare, but pretty good stuff. I feel Macallan is a bit overpriced these days, but I still have an 18 I got before the price shot up, very much like that too... also a sherry cask.
1968 Oooh that looks like it might be a nice tasty wee dram. mmmmmmm !!!!!
I have a 12yr old Glendronach and its pretty nice so i'm guessing that must be better.
The story i've heard about Macallan is that they were found to be topping up their 12, 16, 18 yr old kegs with standard 10yr old. That meant that the cask was no longer a full 12 16 or 18 yr old. You may have noticed that Macallan no longer use the years as a title and have replaced that with a name such as Macallan Gold etc. I can't verify that in person but i believe its the only brand name that is like that. ? On the other hand they justify it by saying its the colour that's more important and will be proceeding with colour as the differentiator. It also mentions its been a decision made from necessity. ???
Not sure what to believe here and not expert enough to judge. I still drink it and have never noticed any difference. Its not a great Malt but if you are out and about and not sure what to have from a minimum bar selection i find i can't go wrong with it. Its very common and popular in Scottish bars.
Dave
Wow! Sad, I really feel like they've degraded over the years, though maybe in some circumstances they're still worth a sip. Mine's one of the older ones, marked 1987. Very tasty indeed.
Yeah, I flushed mine down the loo.
NOT!
They may not be doing all the things I'd want them to do (or produce) but I think they still making pretty good products (if not a bit overpriced).
That's really my opinion too. Still gonna buy it even if it was true. I like it.
I'm new to Talkbass but I realized that, as soon as I discovered the single malt scotch thread, this was the message board for me! For those that don't understand single malt scotch and the differences between the various regions, think of it like bass tones.
Lowland= Fender P
Highland = Fender J
Islay = Rickenbacker
Speyside = Gibson
Lowland= Fender P
Highland = Fender J
Islay = Rickenbacker
Speyside = Gibson
