Here is a Glenfiddich I got from the distillery.
This one is my favorite, just wish I could get some more.
This one is my favorite, just wish I could get some more.
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Single Malt Scotch!
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My friends got me a whiskey aerator and I have to say...wow. I was pretty surprised to taste the difference. I won't use it on all single malts, but it really makes a difference to some, like sherry and port cask malts.
What kind of decanter?
If it's leaded crystal you have to be careful, particularly with spirits, they'll tend to sit longer and lead starts leeching into the spirit.
If it's leaded crystal you have to be careful, particularly with spirits, they'll tend to sit longer and lead starts leeching into the spirit.
It's plastic, not crystal. It has dram measuring lines and a button you push to pour the whiskey in the glass. I was surprised how much of a difference it made for some small batch bourbon I have and Glenfiddich 18. Really opens up for nosing.
Never heard of one until yesterday. I still like the old fashion way of bottle straight to glass, though.
Never heard of one until yesterday. I still like the old fashion way of bottle straight to glass, though.
Looks like it lets it breath on the way out, so should help the spirit open up a bit, not as harsh from the bottle?
All this mention of fine scotch's (which I am quite fond of), and NOTHING about its ultimate compliment.....
.....a Connecticut Shade wrapped Monte Cristo Double Corona???? (or similar tasty smoke with at least a 50 ring gauge)
For shame, gentlemen, for shame.....
Were we separated at birth?
That's the ULTIMATE compliment! Although I prefer the Monte #2 (Cuban) or the Partagas Serie D#4 with a shot of Laphroaig. Sheer bliss!
I don't ruin the flavor of my fine scotches with cigar smoke. Don't care if others do, I just don't choose to.
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.;2458078 said:
Here's a good metaphor, Alvaro: blends are like an Ibanez starter bass and single-malts are Fender Custom Shop or Rickenbacker.
How have I only just noticed this thread?!
I tend to favour the Islay and other island malts (Lagavulin 16yo being my favourite) but enjoy a whole range. I've got around 15 malts at home at the moment. It helps that my parents keep moving around Scotland over recent years. They were a couple of miles away from the Ben Nevis distillery, so I have a bottle of that. Then last year, when they had a place on Skye, I made sure to visit the Talisker distillery.
Now they're on Orkney so I did the Highland Park tour this year. I'm hoping they stay there for a while because I quite fancy doing the connoseiur tour next year. The standard tour was good value at £6 including a dram (or two in my case, as the wife is yet to be converted). Even teh merchandise was impressive - I somehow ended up spending my hard-earned cash on a Timberland coat instead of whisky...
I tend to favour the Islay and other island malts (Lagavulin 16yo being my favourite) but enjoy a whole range. I've got around 15 malts at home at the moment. It helps that my parents keep moving around Scotland over recent years. They were a couple of miles away from the Ben Nevis distillery, so I have a bottle of that. Then last year, when they had a place on Skye, I made sure to visit the Talisker distillery.
Now they're on Orkney so I did the Highland Park tour this year. I'm hoping they stay there for a while because I quite fancy doing the connoseiur tour next year. The standard tour was good value at £6 including a dram (or two in my case, as the wife is yet to be converted). Even teh merchandise was impressive - I somehow ended up spending my hard-earned cash on a Timberland coat instead of whisky...
Had a 25 yr old Sherry cask Macallan last night. It was pretty good, but there is no way to justify the price at $830 a bottle when Glenfarclas 30 is $180 and in my opinion much more complex and flavorful.
Oof. I'd say blends are more like Fender and Rick, while single-malts are more like Fodera, Carl Thompson, and Ken Lawrence.
Blends can be all over the place quality-wise, ranging from the equivalent of a parts bass made out of whatever junk was lying around the shop and some cheap hardware from ebay to a Warmoth build put together by a master. Not all blends are bad - I'm quite partial to some of the Compass Box ones.
Yep, not all blends are created equal.
They have a notoriety for being bad because they tended to be cheap grain whisky that maybe had some of a malt added in.
Blends are still, generally, a mixture of grain whisky (that has gotten better) and malt whisky. You can also get a few Blended Malts, such as Monkey Shoulder (which is a blend created using single malts from Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Kininvie).
Also, black coffee, followed by dark chocolate, followed by a good malt is a nice combination. Think of it as a couple warmup acts getting the crowd (tastebuds) ready!
They have a notoriety for being bad because they tended to be cheap grain whisky that maybe had some of a malt added in.
Blends are still, generally, a mixture of grain whisky (that has gotten better) and malt whisky. You can also get a few Blended Malts, such as Monkey Shoulder (which is a blend created using single malts from Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Kininvie).
Also, black coffee, followed by dark chocolate, followed by a good malt is a nice combination. Think of it as a couple warmup acts getting the crowd (tastebuds) ready!
