The Laddie is specifically unpeated. Its interesting for us traditional Islay lovers to try because its an unpeated Malt from Islay, but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody looking for a smokier scotch. Quite tasty regardless though.
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Single Malt Scotch!
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The Laddie is specifically unpeated. Its interesting for us traditional Islay lovers to try because its an unpeated Malt from Islay, but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody looking for a smokier scotch. Quite tasty regardless though.
I don't know why it still smells smoky to me if there's none there, but just now opening the bottle once again presents to my nose what I like about smoked foods.
At any rate, I'm not a review writer and while many of the descriptors used confuse me, I do know what I like, and the Laddie Ten is one I'm glad to have alongside the Ardbeg's, the Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Caol Ila.
Just poured my first Corryvreckan in months and am immediately reminded why it's one of my absolute favorites.
Yeah, just gave it another smell, definitely don't come off smokey to me. Regardless, I like your style.
Hello everybody! Just learning about Scotch over the last month. So far I've tried Ardbeg Corry, Glenfiddich SE, Glenlivet 12 and 18, Pluteny 12, Glenfarclas 12, and Glenkinchie 12.
My wife and I just got back from the motherland where we did a "whiskey tour" in Edinburgh. I was given the Port Charlotte as an example of an Islay which I really enjoyed. I had already been entranced with the complexity of Ardbeg but I get a lot of iodine on front end. I went to Specs, a giant liquor chain here, and was told that Port Charlotte will no longer be imported to the states and they had just sold out. Bummer . . .
I went ahead and bought a bottle of Glenlivet 18 to get my collection started. Needed something safe since I didn't have time to research.
Anyway: Sláinte everybody!
Highland Park 12 for my top choice. Honorable mentions go to Talisker 10 and Bowmore 12.
Holy crap....how have been missing this thread for so freaking long?!
My current go-to is Glenlivet 15 French Oak. I'm not much of a peaty guy....I've had a 1/2 full bottle of Laphroig sitting on my buffet for dern near a year. My sisters like it, because the smoke reminds them of camping with the grandparents a zillion years ago. lol
Any suggestions for one similar to the Glenlivet 15 thats a little more complex, but not smokey?
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Thought I'd share my favorite some of my scotch related pictures, too.
Out on the TN river with my folks one eveing. Its crooked, not a great pic, but scotch and er....water....can't beat it.
Then an (entry level) scotch tasting with my sisters over Christmas. lol, good times.
My current go-to is Glenlivet 15 French Oak. I'm not much of a peaty guy....I've had a 1/2 full bottle of Laphroig sitting on my buffet for dern near a year. My sisters like it, because the smoke reminds them of camping with the grandparents a zillion years ago. lol
Any suggestions for one similar to the Glenlivet 15 thats a little more complex, but not smokey?
Edit:
Thought I'd share my favorite some of my scotch related pictures, too.
Out on the TN river with my folks one eveing. Its crooked, not a great pic, but scotch and er....water....can't beat it.
Then an (entry level) scotch tasting with my sisters over Christmas. lol, good times.
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My parents live near Highland Park, having moved from near Talisker. I'm up on holiday and pass the Highland Park and Scapa distelleries most days.
That's actually "Pulteny". I have some, and I like it as well.
You did well. Welcome to the addiction. You may or may not regret this day.I went ahead and bought a bottle of Glenlivet 18 to get my collection started. Needed something safe since I didn't have time to research.
Anyway: Sláinte everybody!
I've been using this site for some research and to keep track of what I've tried already. As always, there's an app for that.
https://drinkdistiller.com/
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A lovely place, very different to the wild and rugged west coast highlands and islands - flatter, windier and lots of interesting history. It's great when you get here, but its a long journey. The Highland Park tour and shop are both very good - I haven't been into the shop yet this trip but I really should. The local ales are excellent too.
Talking of Orkney malts, has anyone tried Scapa? The price has so far prevented me (twice as much as Highland Park 12).
Looks like we could easily swap collections and still have much of what we lost in the trade!Yeah, just gave it another smell, definitely don't come off smokey to me. Regardless, I like your style.
Can't tell which Laphroaig you've got in the back, but I've got their Quarter Cask in addition to the 10.
For fans of these two brands, both the Talisker 18 and Old Pulteny 17 are very nice, although I've only got a bottle of the former. Ardbeg 10 is one of my absolute favorites, sometimes even over my Corryvreckan, but the Ardbog is still worth checking out.
Anyone looking for a way to start a scotch collection could just buy what SmallEquestrian has pictured above and if you left out the Laphroiag 18 they'd all be very affordable and well less than the $100/bottle range.
QC and the 10 here, though I've been meaning to pickup a bottle of the Triple Wood after trying it last year.
My wife and I just got back from the motherland where we did a "whiskey tour" in Edinburgh. I was given the Port Charlotte as an example of an Islay which I really enjoyed. I had already been entranced with the complexity of Ardbeg but I get a lot of iodine on front end. I went to Specs, a giant liquor chain here, and was told that Port Charlotte will no longer be imported to the states and they had just sold out. Bummer . . .
If you were in Edinburgh, it would have been a "whisky tour"
Hope you enjoyed your visit and hope you caught the good weather we had a few weeks back.
I think the Port Charlotte is made in smaller batches, so when it reaches maturity and is bottled, there isn't a massive amount to go about (I've seen it listed as 'sold out' in a few retailers here). If you are really keen on it, a lot of the online retailers over here will ship to the US (though I think there might be some exclusions based on local state laws, but I don't know those) - you'd also be lumped with our prices, plus shipping, plus whatever import costs you'd get on your end. On saying that, I see that some include all costs in the point of sale.
http://www.masterofmalt.com/
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Are you talking about the Scapa 12? It's my understanding that they stopped producing a 12 year old expression and the only current production Scapa whisky is the 16 year old bottling (which can be bought for <£50, around half the price of the remaining 12yo stock).
Good collection with a nice bit of variety, but it's all Islays, I'd throw in at least a few Speysiders, you could get away with missing the remaining Highland and Lowlanders, but Speysiders give a nice contrast to Islays, even the mellow ones.
I just really liked his selection but if someone wanted to round things out a bit, adding a couple Balvenie like the DoubleWood 12 and Single Barrel 15 would get you pretty far away from Islay.
I know it's probably considered sacrilege, but I actually like the Single Barrel 15 over the PortWood 21, so far.
I'm not saying it's a bad collection, not at all. Just saying that the Islay focus is missing out on a lot of other great whisky.
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