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Single Malt Scotch!

#622
Thunderitter said:
Not a single malt but certainly certainly full of the stuff, here's a nice clip:



It's just a shame Diageo, the current owners and mega-drinks company have decided to close the production and bottling plant in Kilmarnock and end over 190 years of continuous production. Ah, to chase the $. Personally out of choice I won't be drinking the stuff anymore!
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That's a REALLY well done clip! I can just imagine coordinating the walking pace with the pace of the script, and the camera work is amazingly still for not having a track and rolling on a rocky road. Wow.
 
#623
I've been raising my sights a bit and springing for some 18 year old single malts. Recently I got a bottle of Bunnahabhain 18 and some Invalid Link Removed 18.

Both are Islay malts, but neither is as intensely smoky/peaty as the Lagavulin 16 that I am most familiar with. (To me, this is neither good nor bad, just a comparison. Sometimes I'm in the mood for more smoke, sometimes less.) I'm very satisfied with both purchases, and the Caol Ila 18 was a particularly good deal at $57, IIRC. I was surprised to see an 18 year old for under $80, but actually that's the first time I've ever seen a Caol Ila for sale anywhere, so I had to grab it.
 
#624
Both nice drops!

<yawn....here goes TR again>

If you like a peated whisky Springbank Longrow (10 or 14 y.o., but 14 if you can) is a magnificent whisky; plenty peaty for all you Islay lovers but with, oh so much more IMHO!

Another Islay malt, which is from an independently owned distillery worthy of a dram would be Bruichladdich.
 
#625
Thunderitter said:
If you like a peated whisky Springbank Longrow (10 or 14 y.o., but 14 if you can) is a magnificent whisky; plenty peaty for all you Islay lovers but with, oh so much more IMHO!
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Ok, I FINALLY found a bottle of this stuff, and it's on the way. I love the Springbank 15, but I've really been wanting to try the Longrow 14 ever since you commented on it. Well, next week, I'll finally have my first taste. I'll make sure to toast to the East with my first sip. :)
 
#626
Vic said:
Ok, I FINALLY found a bottle of this stuff, and it's on the way. I love the Springbank 15, but I've really been wanting to try the Longrow 14 ever since you commented on it. Well, next week, I'll finally have my first taste. I'll make sure to toast to the East with my first sip. :)
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Ummm... Dude... you've had Longrow 14. I was there, even! :smug:
 
#632
Vic said:
Woah, burgundy matured... that sounds really interesting!
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Yeah, it's a really peaty one from the Edradour distillery that they started producing a few years back. They release 6000 bottles each year, with each vintage being matured in a different wood.

Ballechin – The Discovery Series
Ballechin is the registered brand name used for the heavily peated distillations produced at Edradour, Scotland’s smallest Distillery. In times long gone, Edradour was one of seven farm distilleries operating in Perthshire. Today, sadly, it is the only one remaining. Ballechin was another of the original farm distilleries and operated between 1810 and 1927. It is as a tribute to the efforts of these pioneering farmers that we have resurrected the name Ballechin. Since acquiring Edradour distillery in 2002, I have pursued an extensive programme of experimentation. Several heavily peated distillations have been produced, initially on a very limited scale, and these are being matured in a wide range of wood types. The phenol content of the malt used in production is not less than 50 parts per million.

The Burgundy matured is our first release of Ballechin, and has been matured solely in first fill Red Burgundy casks. There were a total of 6,000 bottles produced – (5,100 70cl and 900 750ml). Over the next 5-7 years we will be releasing further “progress reports” on Ballechin’s development, featuring the other wood types, so that the whisky enthusiast can take part in our journey of establishing another truly formidable single malt whisky, born out of passion and the pursuit of quality. These progress reports will be bottled collectively under The Discovery Series. Each release will be at approximately 9 monthly intervals and will be 6,000 bottles only and be bottled at 46%. Each featured wood type will only be released once, and will not be released again in this format, or prior to the introduction of the core product Ballechin, which we currently believe will be released as an 8 or 10 year old.
Background
We started producing heavily peated single malt scotch whisky at Edradour to help make the distillery more self-sufficient. Historically, large proportions of the annual output was used in Pernod Ricard blends. This is no longer the case. It is our intention that virtually 100% of our stock and distillation will be sold as single malt. As you know, Islay malts are currently those with the greatest rate of growth and we believed that the small stills at Edradour, which produce a heavy oily spirit would be ideal for producing a heavily peated malt. We also wished to broaden the appeal of the Edradour Distillery franchise. We were very impressed with the quality of the first heavily peated distillations. Also based on the results of the wood finishing activity on Edradour we decided to mature the whisky in several types of first fill wood. We have used 9 types of cask to date – Bourbon, Burgundy (red), Burgundy (white), Olorosso Sherry, Port, Claret, Sauternes, Madeira, and Manzanilla. We also have some spirit in 2nd fill sherry casks. All casks are of the highest quality, a philosophy applied to both Edradour and Ballechin. Whilst up to 50% of long term distillation capacity could be allocated to Ballechin, it is important to understand that Ballechin is being accommodated within existing capacity and within the context of us continuing to run the distillery at the 90-100k litres of alcohol level, which has been its historical output level for at least the last 20 years. We have been monitoring development of Ballechin in cask closely, and have taken various samples to a number of whisky shows. Knowledgeable consumers and trade personnel have consistently fed back the view that the spirit displays character/complexity dramatically in excess of its real age, and were keen to see bottlings available at an early stage. We also believe the whisky to be of exceptional quality and character with great depth. Tasted blind it is unlikely that the consumer, or the connoisseur, would place the burgundy matured at less than 4 years old. This, the first bottling, whilst attractive to collectors, has been done with the intention of it being consumed and enjoyed by the consumer.

“Enjoy the journey” Andrew Symington September 2006
 
#636
UncleFluffy said:
Glenmorangie do a Burgundy finish, which is fairly easy to find. (Though I prefer the Madeira there.)
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I've had the portwood finish (which I actually like a lot), but not the burgundy finish (yet! :)). I didn't know they had that. Interesting. Just did a quick lookup and they basically get the same ratings too.
 
#637
and i know it isnt of the single malt variety, but at my bar the other night witha regular, i did a johny vertical.

I call it "reservoir dog drinking" whenever that happens. Mr. Red, Mr. Black, Mr. Gold, Mr. Green and to top it all off of course, Mr. Blue.

We are the only bar in the area to sport all 5, along with a solid single malt selection. Im trying to convince the owner to get a Talisker vertical for the winter so we can climb a single malt ladder on occasion as well. We currently only sport the 10, but the 15 is fantastic, and the 18 is drool worthy.
 
#638
gkbass13 said:
Im trying to convince the owner to get a Talisker vertical for the winter so we can climb a single malt ladder on occasion as well. We currently only sport the 10, but the 15 is fantastic, and the 18 is drool worthy.
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That would be awesome! Do you know if you can get the Distiller's Edition scotches in the US? I have only seem them for sale either on the internet or overseas. But the Talisker Distiller's Edition is really something special, IME/IMHO.

Tom.
 
#639
tombowlus said:
That would be awesome! Do you know if you can get the Distiller's Edition scotches in the US? I have only seem them for sale either on the internet or overseas. But the Talisker Distiller's Edition is really something special, IME/IMHO.

Tom.
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Yup, they sell it at the store three blocks from me, along with the Ardbeg Supernova which has got me itching for next pay-day.

They've got a website might be worth giving them a ring.

If not, try here, they've usually got an excellent selection.
 
#640
UncleFluffy said:
Yup, they sell it at the store three blocks from me, along with the Ardbeg Supernova which has got me itching for next pay-day.

They've got a website might be worth giving them a ring.

If not, try here, they've usually got an excellent selection.
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Awesome! Thanks! :hyper:

Of course, my other plan is find an excuse to go up to Windsor (which is an hour and a half away) and hit the duty free on the way back home. :cool:
 

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