We have similar tastes, although I do add in a bit of smoky peat whiskies just to be fair and to try and broaden my palette. But there are so many Highland and Speysides to have fun with, aren't there?
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Single Malt Scotch!
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@Gaolee had a bottle of something that was so peaty it had residue at the bottom of the bottle. It tasted like punishment, privation, and rage.
Love seeing the Balvenie content and think you might want to add the single barrel 15 to your cabinet!
Man, I wish I could trade my Balvenie Doublewood with someone local; it's not quite my scene.
I have a bottle of Laphroiag on the shelf that I won't be finishing because my doctor told me to stop drinking due to stroke risk.
Bummer...
Bummer...
then i recommend you plan to have friends over to share it with, while you drink whatever is safe for you. you still get to "enjoy" it at least that way. IMHO, half of the fun of having fine spirits is when you share them with friends.I have a bottle of Laphroiag on the shelf that I won't be finishing because my doctor told me to stop drinking due to stroke risk.
Bummer...
The Doublewood 17 is a really good one to have in the cupboard but the standard 12 never finds itself on my shopping list.
Try that 17 sometime if it get a chance.
I received a bottle of Oban for Christmas and it has been a delight. Very smooth and I have not had any heartburn as I can occasionally get with Scotch.
5 months since my last post in this thread, and the song remains the same: got a couple bottles of Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 for the holidays from generous benefactors. It remains delicious.
I have fortunately been gifted 3 bottles this Christmas. The Oban, Torabhaig: Allt Gleann The Legacy Series, and Glenlevit 12 year. For some reason this year, Scotch ended up being the gift of choice from friends and family. I am a happy man.
I posted about this one about a year and a half ago on this thread. It was a limited edition Ardbeg. I since have thoroughly enjoyed two bottles of it along with some rather picky friends. It was a limited edition. If you find a bottle try it. It is a very complex yet Smooth Islay that competes with ANY of the single malts I've tried including the old reliable Lagivullen 16, a Laphoroig 18 and Ardbeg Coreyaveckins and Ughadalls.
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I never did get one of these and so now the serious search for Ardbeg Bizarrebq begins! Thanks for posting this!
By the way, for anyone that might be interested in the others I did some spelling corrections and have the Ardbeg Corryvreckan at the pinnacle of my favorites list, along with the very hard to find Lagavulin 12, Highland Park 18, Bunnahabhain 18, I need a drink! LoL
I'm still trying not to buy anything unless it's a ridiculous deal, because my current stash will take years to go through. Open bottles of single malt right now are the Laphroaig 10 cask strength batch 16 and a 2009 Balblair vintage. For anyone that likes Irish whiskeys, another open bottle at my house is the Powers John's Lane. It's really good.
Of the Islays, I liked Laphroaig 15 by a small margin and (my person here who I never mention) liked Lagavulin 16 by a small margin, so Lagavulin it is. (Some batches are sherried, which I strongly dislike, and some aren't. I should buy it when I see it unsherried.) But, very close to an Islay, Talisker 18 might be the grand prize winner. We bought the variety pack of Talisker at different ages, and like all of them. The 10 is memorable. 
When we don't want the iodine, creosote, etc., we like Glenlivet, and Glenmorangie sauternes cask.
When we first started tastings (late in life because I wasn't a drinker before), I was stubborn about not liking wood and so we tried blanco tequilas. Some favorites were Siete Leguas, "1924", Casa Noble, etc., but some of these have changed over the years and I don't want to keep up with it. But, after trying so many Irishes and Scotches, I found blanco tequila maybe boring and way too sweet. I'd have to find one less sweet, but probably won't bother because only so many brain cells.
Scotch faced a serious test. After a trip to Ireland I ordered a ridiculous collection of Irishes, as kind of a reluctant completion of our trip, and we tried those (I always served my person single-blind and took notes). Didn't like those with too much wood, like Redbreast 21, sadly. Winner was Red Spot, a 15. But, we found Powers John's Lane (a 12) and even Powers Gold Label (the cheap stuff, a blend
) good enough and available locally. Sadly, because we have ancestors in Ireland you see, we like Scotch much more (probably because the barley is all malted, rather than 50/50 unmalted like single pot still Irish is, by regulation). But it's ok after all; my mother, of sainted memory, always said she was Scots-Irish, so genetically Scottish way back. I would tip in her honor... but it was her example that made me a non-drinker until old age. Oh, and I said "of sainted memory" because it's an Irish flavored post, but we wouldn't normally use that expression. Yes, she was wonderful in many but not all ways, kinda like myself.
Have I digressed too far? Sorry, must mention The High Kings (try Best of the High Kings on Spotify) an Irish vocal harmony group. They're probably my favorite "souvenir" from Ireland.
When we don't want the iodine, creosote, etc., we like Glenlivet, and Glenmorangie sauternes cask.
When we first started tastings (late in life because I wasn't a drinker before), I was stubborn about not liking wood and so we tried blanco tequilas. Some favorites were Siete Leguas, "1924", Casa Noble, etc., but some of these have changed over the years and I don't want to keep up with it. But, after trying so many Irishes and Scotches, I found blanco tequila maybe boring and way too sweet. I'd have to find one less sweet, but probably won't bother because only so many brain cells.
Scotch faced a serious test. After a trip to Ireland I ordered a ridiculous collection of Irishes, as kind of a reluctant completion of our trip, and we tried those (I always served my person single-blind and took notes). Didn't like those with too much wood, like Redbreast 21, sadly. Winner was Red Spot, a 15. But, we found Powers John's Lane (a 12) and even Powers Gold Label (the cheap stuff, a blend
) good enough and available locally. Sadly, because we have ancestors in Ireland you see, we like Scotch much more (probably because the barley is all malted, rather than 50/50 unmalted like single pot still Irish is, by regulation). But it's ok after all; my mother, of sainted memory, always said she was Scots-Irish, so genetically Scottish way back. I would tip in her honor... but it was her example that made me a non-drinker until old age. Oh, and I said "of sainted memory" because it's an Irish flavored post, but we wouldn't normally use that expression. Yes, she was wonderful in many but not all ways, kinda like myself.Have I digressed too far? Sorry, must mention The High Kings (try Best of the High Kings on Spotify) an Irish vocal harmony group. They're probably my favorite "souvenir" from Ireland.
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Talisker 18 sure is a grand prize winner and I need to get another bottle someday.
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Is that a peated Bunna, or unpeated like the 12? Cask strength is great, and I often like younger Islays. How do you like it?
