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Tried The Singleton tonight...
Caught a fruity/floral scent right away. Had a nice body to it. It was more peaty than I normally like, but it wasn't overpowering. Thought this review I found nailed it: Quote:
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Questions. Im normally a rum guy but I thought at the ripe old age of 22 id start branching out.
Im just getting into Single Malts. I just went to Total Wine and talked to them a little and grabbed a bottle of Glenfiddich 12, and Bunnahabain 12. I came home to find an old unopened bottle of Mcallan 12. I realize it doesnt age outide of the cask but is there a way to tell when this was bought? I also came upon a couple bottles of J&B (any good?) Based on what i have rounded up is there anything I'm missing? Doing a tasting with a friend of mine later this week, is there a particular order youd all recommend? Any and all help is appreciated. :al |
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Not a fan of Scotch. Prefer bourbon. That being said, I think I could drink Talisker Distillers Edition just about ANY day of the week. Not expensive, generally $50-65 per bottle range, but NOT available at all in Bama, and difficult to find elsewhere since it's a limited production item.
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I just poured 3 fingers of Lagavulin 16 over my standard 3 small cubes of distilled water ice which is my favorite but many of my Malt friends find Lagavulin too smokey for them. J&B is upper medium quality blended not single malt so not even in the running. |
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So being a newbie I should learn from the three bottles what I prefer. Correct me if im wrong but Macallan would be the cleanest and Bunnahabvain would be the peatiest? I suspect im going to like the smokey peaty flavor best. Its a flavor throughout my life im drawn to.
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I was speaking as to what style highlands, lowlands, Islays etc not just the three brands i currently have. I am by no means close minded.
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I enjoy Balvenie Double Wood 12, Cragganmore 12, and Laphroaig quarter cask. I don't remember buying much for them (not over $50ish).
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Wild Scotsman is very good, distilled by the only master distiller in the US of A, a local fellow(to me) to boot!
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Just pokin around in here. Just finished a bottle of Balvenie Doublewood. Looking around to see what to try next. I really loved the Balvenie and want to try another with that sweet front end.
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Some of my favorite Whiskys (left to right: Highland Park, Macallan, Glen Grant, Tobermory Ledaig; all distilled in 1973)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_80cpfcgf55...times_1973.JPG Another all time favorite is Ardbeg Lord of the Isles... hard to get for a decent price... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_80cpfcgf55...rdbeg_loti.JPG |
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Some great bottles Heiko.
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Thx... I have some more 73s (which is my year of birth) comin at this weekend... pix'll follow...
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so..........in the effort to find a cheaper alternative to Balvenie Doublewood, I picked up some Abelour 12. It is very very very very very close on the front end and the nose. Very sweet and oaky and a bit of vanillla. I LOVE that flavor. However, the Abelour is a LOT more astringent on the backend. It almost burns going down. It is very close, but the search still continues. For another $13, I pick Balvenie.
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Costco is selling Macallan made 16 year sherry wood finished Scotch for I think $60 a bottle.
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I have only recently moved into Scotch. My first bottle was Laphroaig Quarter Cask and it was decent. Very much an iodine hint to it. I was looking for a bottle of Scotch for my dad for Christmas and got him a bottle of Tomatin 12 year old. I will have to try it when he opens it. I got myself a bottle of Longmorn 15 year old. It had been sitting on the shelf at the store a while because the box had about an 1/8" of dust on the top of it. I tried that last night and I really liked it! Very mellow and on the sweet side. It's very creamy and buttery. Apparently they stopped making it though and now sell a 16 year old instead.
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