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Single Malt Scotch!

#741
edbutler3 said:
I went to a tasting recently where we tried the Glenfiddich 12, 15 and 18.

I have to recommend the 15 to lovers of sherry cask aged Scotch. It was pretty good. The 18 was also very good, but from a cost perspective I think the 15 is a better deal.
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I prefer the 15 to the 18 even without considering cost.


On à related note, I recently re-discovered a gift set I had lying around with a mini bottle of ardbeg 10 and 17 in it. Someone told me the 17 is out of production and a bit of a collector's item. Is this true?
 
#742
Well I've just had a very nice time in the Springbank Distillery shop this afternoon!

A while back there was some talk of Longrow CV. While "CV" can mean a whole load of things the original intention was "Chairman's Vat" - I got that on good authority this afternoon!

As I think I've said, the "CV" is now available in Springbank, Hazelburn and Longrow. The Longrow contains 14, 10 and 8 y.o. malt, the Hazelburn is 10 and 8 y.o. and the Springbank 15, 10 and 8 y.o.

As I think we've discussed the age of a whisky if shown on the label is the youngest whisky in the bottle and it is also completely normal for a single malt to contain several ages of whisky. To be called 'Whisky' the spirit needs to have been matured for at least 3 years. If there's no age on the bottle, such as in the case of "CV" you know it's at least 3 years old, but as per the info above you're actually getting a great mix of malt in the bottle.
 
#744
this thread made me finally try "good" scotch whisky. Since I'm a student, I cannot go over 100$ for a bottle so Macallan 12 will be my next one at 80 or so bucks.

Anyway, back on topic, I wanted to try a somewhat not so expensive but really good for the price (from what I've read on the internet) scotch whisky to know if I would like it: Johnnie Walker Green Label. A very sweet/herbal smelling whisky but a manly oak/peat/smoke tasting one.
 
#745
johny green is great scotch, but it isnt a single malt...all the johnies are blends.

i recomend oban 14 year as a great bottle to get into single malts without really breaking the bank, as a bottle generally runs about 60 bucks.

recently i tried the macallan cask strength for the first time....wowsers, talk about a big drink!

also fell in love with the talisker distilleries reserve...generally anything talisker related i can get into.
 
#749
gkbass13 said:
johny green is great scotch, but it isnt a single malt...all the johnies are blends.

i recomend oban 14 year as a great bottle to get into single malts without really breaking the bank, as a bottle generally runs about 60 bucks.

recently i tried the macallan cask strength for the first time....wowsers, talk about a big drink!

also fell in love with the talisker distilleries reserve...generally anything talisker related i can get into.
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How would you compare against the Talisker 10?
:)

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#751
Thought this might interest a few folks.

I'm just back from Scotland and as part of my spoils I picked up my minature set of Kilkerran malts. Kilkerran is the new Malt from the Glengyle Distillery in Campbeltown, which is owned by the J A Mitchell family who also owns and operates the Springbank Distillery, makers of Longrow, Springbank and Hazelburn as well as Campbeltown Loch.

Anyway, the Glengyle distillery was opened in 2004 and the first spirit run for Kilkerran was put into 6 different oak barrels. The picture shows the color each of the previous inhabitants imparts on what started out as clear spirit and after three years became Kilkerran whisky. This will be bottled at 10 years old and the eventual production Kilkerran will start at a 12 year old. I was given the six miniatures as I have a set of 6 big bottles awaiting me in 2014!

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#752
you could jump over to the`speypages.---' and have the same conversation,LOTS of flyfishing gents cherish their Scotch(in fact i've gone to gatherings`claves' and enjoyed many dif varietes) ah yes `single malt',,,but with my current state of financial affairs it's limited to Christian Bros Brandy,hmm why am i suddenly THIRSTY!:hmm::D
 
#755
gkbass13 said:
johny green is great scotch, but it isnt a single malt...all the johnies are blends.

i recomend oban 14 year as a great bottle to get into single malts without really breaking the bank, as a bottle generally runs about 60 bucks.

recently i tried the macallan cask strength for the first time....wowsers, talk about a big drink!

also fell in love with the talisker distilleries reserve...generally anything talisker related i can get into.
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You're a funny guy man. It's 103$ up here.

Well we got crazy taxes on tobacco and alcohol, so that's the price we pay...

EDIT: yah, I know the Green is a Blend, still good though.
 
#756
man, 103 for oban is rough. i think i paid 65+tax for it at the place next to my apartment, and that was only out of convenience and necessity one night, hahaha.

if i go to a bigger store, i expect to pay just south of 60.

as far as comparing talisker 10 and oban, it isnt really fair. i really do enjoy talisker in all its shapes and forms, but oban is a 14 year scotch that many say drinks as though it is even older.

talisker and laphroig both put out damn good 10 year bottles though!
 
#757
Just picked up a bottle of Dalwhinnie....it's a nice scotch for folks trying to decide if they like scotch.

It's the only one my wife will drink along with me....hey, gave me the excuse for another brand for the scotch bar.

The nice thing about being a single malt fan is learning to pick your favorite flavors for the right mood or occasion.
 
#760
steelhead2 said:
you could jump over to the`speypages.---' and have the same conversation,LOTS of flyfishing gents cherish their Scotch(in fact i've gone to gatherings`claves' and enjoyed many dif varietes) ah yes `single malt',,,but with my current state of financial affairs it's limited to Christian Bros Brandy,hmm why am i suddenly THIRSTY!:hmm::D
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I have been known to hang on the Spey pages occasionally. And a dram of Lagivullen 16 taste very good on the banks of the Nek Nak river after a day of fishing Brooks in the Katmai.
 

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