Bought myself a bottle of 12 year old Dalmore whisky a few years ago on my birthday so might do the same when it comes around in a couple of weeks time. All i've drank lately is cheap wine so it's probably time I had something a bit tastier.
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BillMurray 5,860 posts
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elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI've yet to pick up my Chrimbo gift to myself so any recommendations welcome. Previous years have seen Balvenie 21yo, Ardbeg Uigeadail (bloody marvellous btw) and Bowmore 18yo come and go leaving some good memories behind.
Plus the cheap blend I keep in the decanter has just run out. -
brokenkey 6,312 posts
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Registered 11 years ago20% off some nice ones at Waitrose until tomorrow. Can't link but its on the website -
X201 13,033 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI know its heresy to suggest a blend in the single malt thread, but...
Black Grouse is rather nice. -
DocX 1,961 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI've been meaning to pick up some Naked Grouse, it's supposed to be good.
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Madder-Max 10,962 posts
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Registered 9 years agoDont all laugh at me but there is a rather good 12 year old Speyside single malt in Lidl which is excellent. £18. Its a good balance between maltiness and sweetness. Very drinkable. no hangover either
Also a big fan of Talisker. Very peaty but if you let it breathe for a bit you get theses rich caramel type tones. it is an aquired taste and very rich
Also if you like red wines there is a suprsingly good one in Lidl called Taragonna(its got a gold coloured net thing around it. Very smooth and non chemically 2005.....for a fiver.)
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DocX 1,961 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAldi will be selling a limited bottling of 40 year old Speyside single malt for £50 on the 8th Dec under some made up name (Glenbridge). I'd get some if I was passing, but I'm not queueing up for it. -
Han_Solo 411 posts
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Registered 11 years ago@Madder-Max - I agree Talisker is simply sublime, even the 10yr old is brilliant and is my nightly tipple. It has also been reduced to 20 of our british pounds in sainsburys. I have had the opportunity to try the 18year old and that is just plain gorgeous. -
Madder-Max 10,962 posts
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Registered 9 years agoHan_Solo wrote:
Awesome. thanks for the info
@Madder-Max - I agree Talisker is simply sublime, even the 10yr old is brilliant and is my nightly tipple. It has also been reduced to 20 of our british pounds in sainsburys. I have had the opportunity to try the 18year old and that is just plain gorgeous.
/puts on xmas list99 problems and being ginger is one
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Rusty_M 3,606 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI recently discovered I like whisky having been unable to stand the stuff for years. Currently have a bottle of Grouse (yes I know) and a bottle of Old Pulteney in the flat.
Can I join in?The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine.
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elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoNothing wrong with Grouse or any blend, anyone who dismisses them is missing out. There'd be no whisky industry without them -
Rusty_M 3,606 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI was more referring to the thread title than anything.
Admittedly I'm still learning what I like, but haven't found any I dislike.The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine.
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elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoThis here explains why.
I personally keep something like Grants in a decanter for everyday slurping and "better" stuff in its proper bottles. -
elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoYeah, I just wanted to reassure that there's nothing wrong with your choices and to get stuck in. It's all whisky and it's all good IMO. -
RyanDS 7,636 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYeah, everyone is welcome.
Well apart from people who put ice in their whiskey.
And my brother. Last christmas I had a £120 single cask that I broke open and poured for my guests. (gift obviously, I could never afford that normally.)
I turned away for a minute and when I looked back my brother had poured a can of coke into his.
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Madder-Max 10,962 posts
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Registered 9 years agoNothing wrong with a couple of lumps for the first wee dram and then room temperature for the duration.
Coke however in any whisky other than jack Daniels (which isn't actually a whisky) is like committing rape. I'm sorry to say this but your brother is a rapist.
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CosmicFuzz 18,809 posts
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Registered 6 years agoBeen getting into my whisky over the past year or so due to my girlfriend's dad. My dad isn't a massive whisky drinker anymore but always enjoys it now and then and so I got him a bottle of 15 year old Glenlivet and some nice glasses that roll around on their side for his chrimbo. Good call?
Although I got fleeced by The whisky shop rather than sainsburys
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elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoOh Jack's a whiskey alright, just not a bourbon or a malt, it's a Tennessee whiskey.
Those glasses that roll are pretty nice. The right glassware is important I think. -
RyanDS 7,636 posts
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Registered 5 years agoelstoof wrote:
I'd agree with this. For me a good whiskey is not just a drink, it's an experience. I love the right glass, the smell and so on.
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elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoIt's not something I drink to get drunk on but to enjoy, and I'm not going to do that as much out of my Mr Men coffee mug eh. I'd recommend these as a cheap and worthwhile thing to invest in.
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Registered 7 years agoDocX wrote:
Saw it in Tesco for the first time, last Saturday.
I've been meaning to pick up some Naked Grouse, it's supposed to be good.
I think the bloke at Whisky Wire likes it.gif)
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... a new real premium panache packed, velvety gloved punch of a dram, in the form of 'The Naked Grouse'.
... voluptuous and vivacious swirls of sumptuous sweet sherry shenanigans, followed by a reassuringly rich rumpus of devilishly decedent black cherry infused chocolate ganache, dusted with a flirting flurry of bitter cocoa powder.
A bowl of warm stewed prunes and a tray of homemade honeycomb make for the next set of scintillating sensations, along with subtle wallowing whiffs of spiced oak, smoked maplewood chips and sweet musk.
A bag of vanilla fudge from the concession stand at a funfair and a jar of orange and apricot jam from a judging table at a WI event, then dominate the proceedings briefly, before merging and balancing perfectly with all the aforementioned nasal delights.
The palate which is pretty much a restrained reflection of the nose, kicks off with calming wonderlicious waves of sherry soaked fruits and a gentle ocean spray of orange zest.
An unwrapped bar of Cadbury’s fruit and nut chocolate and a jug of Bird’s custard, that’s had far too much milk added makes for the next set of palatable protrudements. Followed by half a punnet of gooseberries and a big wedge of victoria sponge cake, filled with spiced cherry jam and not the traditional strawberry conserve, oh the WI will be up in arms.
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To nick the punchline to his Jilly Goulden joke from comedian Mark Hirst...
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DocX 1,961 posts
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Registered 11 years ago I'll have to pick some up then, it's only the £30 pricetag that has put me off when there are plenty of cheaper single malts on offer in the supermarkets. -
gamingdave 3,814 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMoved house at the weekend, first time as a home-owner after having rented for the last 16 years. Thought that deserved something a bit special. Opened one of my reserve bottles of the 2007 bottling of Lagavulin Distillers Edition.
Clearly the finest liquid ever made. Smoky, spicy, fruity, full of flavour but smooth as silk. Simply stunning.
Need to get some of the 2010 bottling before the year is out, but the prices this year are a little higher at an average £60 a bottle (previous years were £45) -
elstoof 4,430 posts
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Registered 8 years agoOoh sounds very nice indeed. Congratulations on the move, certainly deserves a fitting toast. I'd all but forgotten about Lagavulin but now you've reminded I think I might make one of theirs my Christmas purchase, I got some Cutty Sark yesterday to ride me over. -
Carlo 17,032 posts
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Registered 8 years agoMadder-Max wrote:
Ah you might be able to help me!
Also a big fan of Talisker. Very peaty but if you let it breathe for a bit you get theses rich caramel type tones. it is an aquired taste and very rich
I've let a generous glass of Talisker sit by my my keyboard for about an hour and noticed some pretty serious sediment at the bottom of my glass. I'm used to seeing some particulates in my malts but this has to be a record!
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Carlo 17,032 posts
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Registered 8 years agoCarlo wrote:
Oh I might as well put down my choices:
So what's everyone bought to have over Christmas then?
1. Talisker 10 yo. Heavy and spicy
2. Glenlivet 15 yo French Oak reserve. One of the best alcohol delivery systems ever created by man
3. Chivas Regal 12 yo. Sweet and fruity
I'm toying with getting one of these... http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/talisker-1999-amoroso-finish-distillers-edition-whisky/ Anyone had it? -
ILoveThrashMetal 300 posts
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Registered 2 years agoJust bought some Japanese single malt,80 quid a bottle.always wanted to try some.thought I'd treat myself for when I tell my mum n dad I'm getting married.
Can't remember the name but its a 15 year old one so it won't turn me green and make me grow a second headArsechickens
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mal 20,498 posts
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Registered 11 years agoNothing fancy new for me - just a drop of Old Pultenay, because I'd run out, and some Aberlour because I don't recall it being bad, and it was very cheap in the supermarket. Make that two bottles. On top of that I've got open a bottle of Black Sheep green (I'll note the thread title doesn't specify whisky) and one of Lagavulin, and a bottle of Uigadeal which I'm savouring. Sadly I've finished that bottle of Ardbeg from before the company got bought out, which was easily comparible with the Uigadeal.Cubby didn't know how to turn off sigs!
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ModishNouns 4,043 posts
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Registered 3 years agoI got a 10yo Jura for my birthday and very nice it is too
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I drink my Bowmore from an old capers jar.elstoof wrote:
I'd agree with this. For me a good whiskey is not just a drink, it's an experience. I love the right glass, the smell and so on.
The right glassware is important I think.If you can read this you really need to fiddle with your forum settings.
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