The non-controversial Scottish single malt whisky poll

so talisker storm is fairly similar to the 10 yr old

the spiel says it is sweeter and slightly more intense which is probably correct

theres some degree of suspicion about no age statement scotches, the trend probably reflecting increase in demand and the need to sell off younger whiskies, although blends of different ages are normal in cognac

so the storm us no age stmt and looks like even on sale it would be about $10 more than the ten year? that would be a tough sell for me.

yeah its not worth that at all, although i paid....$37 a bottle...so for that its fine

good article here about the 10 yr

http://thekrav.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/taliskravaganza-day-1-talisker-10-year.html

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/271771254022

the other week i had some of that yamizaki 12 that you will have raved about and whilst i thought it was rather good it's not remotely worth the money, not that much whisky is (although falling scotch exports and lowered excise should help)

talisker seem to have a new entrylev no age statement whisky, fittingly most of these involve seem to involve scraping barrels to impart oak phenols more quickly

this was a reply to deems in the other thread that for some reason i posted here, hopefully the irish is able to follow anyway

If whiskey (of any sort) is a solvent to extract hardwood phenols, why haven't any enterprising producers used sawdust and milling waste for faster aging. Granted, it sounds cheap, but surely we can do better in the 21st century. We have the technology.

ardmore legacy is a worthy entrant in the scraping-the-barrel no-age statement peated scotch category, better than laphroaig select and well worth £16 and maybe a bit more than that

if I misremember the yamizaki I dont regret it a bit, some of my fondest memories were fixed in post

xp to sanpaku that presumably already happens in whisky since it happens in wine
http://winefolly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/oak-chips-in-wine-stephen_bolen.jpg
difficult to imagine at least some whisky isnt adulterated
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/04/world/bordeaux-winemaker-is-charged-with-fraud-over-contents-of-its-products.html

Old Pulteney is a toothsome delight!

Suntory Yamazaki 12-year is my preferred single-malt, plus it's cheaper than most actual Scotches.

otm you will have noted my telling for it itt and others

Old Pulteney is a toothsome delight!

― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Friday, August 28, 2015 9:44 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ah but then you crack out the Lagavulin afterwards and it's dismissed into memory as the pleasant distraction it always was

better than that, really, but not Lagavulin

Would like to rep for 18 yr glendronach

Would like a chance to.

It's a rich comforter, for sure

I was gifted a bottle 2 years ago and it lasted me well

Had some Ardbeg Corryvreckan over Christmas and that was quite a ride.

xp hey all those best man gigs have to have some benefit, right?

today i bought longrow peated nas b/c when i looked up tasting notes i was told it smells like a harbourmaster's jacket. it's pretty good!

Was on islay. Got a wee bottle of an oa at the ardbeg distillery.Enjoying it

Laphroaig is great. It's like drinking a campfire.

― Matt D, Thursday, 1 November 2007 19:12 (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink

spelled 'camphor' fyi

nakh otm re laphroaig, which dials peat to eleven without much care for the balance for my taste

pitting the peaty/non peaty in the one poll prob doesnt serve much purpose, of all above im gonna have glenmorangie, glenlivet on the shelf but tbrr theyre as well to be categorised as irish single pot still as they are to be included in this grouping (i mean, bushmills is up there an all)

laphroaig tastes like tcp

yep, like a chemist's foot

I don't like the regular Laphroaig much at all, I'm not really into peaty whisky, although I don't mind Talisker, but I lucked into going to a whisky-tasting evening a few years ago (my friend had bought tickets to go with his wife, but she couldn't go for some reason) and tried a 25 year old Laphroaig and it was really nice, nowhere near as over the top as the normal one (12?). Just also ludicrously expensive, normally. But I will drink it for free quite happily.

I’m surprised Bruichladdich only got one vote.

No ice. No stirrer. No glass. We're redefining how whisky can be enjoyed. Introducing The Glenlivet Capsule Collection #noglassrequired pic.twitter.com/F4MGErsfZM

— The Glenlivet (@TheGlenlivet) October 2, 2019

aye you can fuck right off with that shite

I’m surprised Bruichladdich only got one vote.

― El Tomboto, Saturday, October 5, 2019 11:57 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

he'll continue straggling behind Harris until he can make inroads with black voters

I would've voted for Springbank.

Those scotch pods seem like a weird size.

Why is Bushmills on here? it's Irish

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 1 November 2007 19:22 (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Bill Magill otm

no votes but. giruy