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02-10-2016 08:20 PM #61This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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02-10-2016 08:29 PM #62
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02-10-2016 09:25 PM #63This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's not as astringent as the full-on peaty malts but it's probably one you would progress to.
As per Mr White's post, a good starting point is a Dalwhinnie, or a smooth Speyside like Aberlour, or one of the Central Belt ones like Auchentoshan or Glenkinchie. Very small sips and don't be afraid to try adding a few drops of water (literally no more) as it opens up the flavours.
If you decide you like it then you can think about stepping it up with the coastal and Islay malts (or indeed go the other way, with some of the really rich Speysides for example)There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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03-10-2016 06:46 PM #65This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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03-10-2016 07:30 PM #66
Tbh I've always found the idea that people need to start on a 'beginners' whisky a bit of a myth. I think people just like what they like.
I followed the same path of trying some of the quite frankly bland Speysides thinking I would develop a taste. It was only when I tried the likes of Talisker and Ardbeg that I fell in love with whisky. The peatiness, smokiness and warmth appealed far more than anything I had tasted previously. From there I was able to begin to appreciate the various whiskies from Springbank (the distillery producing by far the best whisky in Scotland at the moment), the likes of Old Pultney, Highland Park and other whiskies with brine and smoke pouring from them. I also began to appreciate the richer Speysides as opposed to the 'easy' ones I'd been pushed towards.
For someone trying to get into whisky I'd suggest buying a few miniatures from each of the regions and trying 2 or 3 at a time until you start to work out what you like. From a collection of say:
Islands - Talisker and Highland Park
Speyside - Glenfarclas and Cragganmore
Highlands - Dalwhinnie and Clynelish
Islay - Lagavulin and Ardbeg
Campbletown - Springbank and Longrow (same distillery, very different whisky)
Lowland - Glenkinchie and Bladnoch
Most people will start to find out what they like. It takes time but the 'effort' is generally enjoyable.
There used to be 3 or 4 of us from here met up and tried a few whiskies, if anyone fancied it again I'd be keen.
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03-10-2016 08:01 PM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Good list of whiskies. I would not disagree with any. I also like Speyburn and Allt a Bhaine in the Speyside categories.
Old Pultney's nice in the coastal whiskies
I've taken your advice and ordered a 25year old Bladnoch!!Last edited by Colr; 04-10-2016 at 07:37 AM.
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05-10-2016 08:25 PM #69
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07z8644
This starts next Tuesday for anyone interested. David Hayman is pretty good at these sort of shows, his tribute to Weirs Way last year was really enjoyable.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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09-11-2016 08:17 PM #71
Just tried a scotch and green tea as is popular in China. It's actually pretty good!!
Also, coconut water (how they drink it in Brazil).
Japanese whisky is really good as a highball with ice cold soda.Last edited by Colr; 11-11-2016 at 11:46 AM.
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13-11-2016 12:12 AM #72
I wouldn't mix a malt whisky with anything other than water but have no problem mixing a blend with anything. Whisky and coke was big in Spain when I was at a wedding there a few years ago and whisky was pretty much always mixed with lemonade at family parties in the 70's and 80's.
On topic, has anybody been in to the Queen St Malt Whisky Society premises since it was done up?"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.' - Paulo Freire
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13-11-2016 12:52 PM #73
Had a pleasant evening with my brother at the Vaults on Thursday. I chose two whiskies from the list and my brother had a list of the distilleries. The first was a Glenlivet 9 year old 64.9% and the second a Tullibardine 16 year old 56.5% and I think I want a bottle of the Tullibardine.
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13-11-2016 03:17 PM #75This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote#Persevered
Scotland can be a beacon, within these islands and beyond, for a socially just and sustainable society. Whilst there are many priorities which will require independence, there is also much that can and must be done now by the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.
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13-11-2016 03:38 PM #76This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's very nice indeed.
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13-11-2016 03:55 PM #77This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote#Persevered
Scotland can be a beacon, within these islands and beyond, for a socially just and sustainable society. Whilst there are many priorities which will require independence, there is also much that can and must be done now by the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.
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22-12-2016 11:54 PM #78
I recommend American Rye whiskey with pepsi or even Dr Pepper. Knocks JD into a cocked Stetson.
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23-12-2016 12:39 AM #79This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's Aberlovely
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23-12-2016 12:45 AM #80This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Alas, too smokey for me. I'm a Speyside man. Each to his own, though.
Slainte!
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23-12-2016 12:57 PM #81This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I like the idea with the miniatures though and think I'll go for that approach. Thanks for the list of recommendations for each area!
I've done a couple distillery tours and found them very interesting, being able to really enjoy the tasting session at the end would be good.
Thanks!
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12-01-2017 01:12 PM #82
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Snooky mentioned Aberlour and Macallan's which are two very agreeable ones in my opinion.
Glenlivet is my go to safe whisky just now - but I was recently introduced to a 12 year old Ben Riach (sherry cask) and it is possibly my favourite. Lovely it was.
I would recommend trying any of the above and sip away (even if it's after a few pints when moving onto 'nip stage')
Also don't be put-off if you don't love it the first few tastes. I don't think anyone likes whisky the first time they drink it!
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12-01-2017 01:16 PM #83
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Tin-hat and ready to be shot-down/laughed at.
But as far as your cheap/supermarket budget drinks goes - I can't half tolerate Grant's Whisky
Genuinely.
(this came from drinking it after a few beers at cheltenham without knowing what the whisky was... really enjoying it I thought I'd ask what it was, expecting some fancy whisky to take note of).. clueless bartender turned round the bottle and revealed it was 'Grant's'
Turned the racing bender into a blender
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13-01-2017 03:26 AM #84This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-01-2017 03:45 AM #85This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'd leave something like Johnnie Walker double black until the end though. I've just sampled the bottle my dad bought me (his favourite dram) and flavour wise, it's big.
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13-01-2017 05:27 AM #86
The snobbery that surrounds malts is the thing that does my nut in. When I first moved to Sweden I did whisky tasting nights in a Hotel and one month I did some blended whiskies, had tons of people telling me it wasn't proper whisky. The funny thing is ask any distiller in the world and they'll tell you that making a blend is a far more difficult process than making a malt. It's the nature of the beast if the blend doesn't taste how it has done for the last forty years, then the old boy down the pub who has drunk the same whisky for thirty years will taste it straight away, with a malt there is a little more leeway.
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13-01-2017 12:10 PM #87
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteAs I said in previous post I really liked the sherry edition of Benriach I was drinking, so will look out for that!
I've become a very much 'as it comes' man with the whisky though. Only ever used to put ice in it (Macallan's with a block of ice back when I was 'forced' to have a whisky!) but recently it's always been neat for me.
Do appreciate it's 'meant' to change depending on what whisky you drink though.
Agree on the no mixer part though (although lemonade and whisky was the first night I actually "liked" whisky.. drank that many that I enjoyed it by the end)
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13-01-2017 12:32 PM #88This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A distillery doesn't open a cask on the exact date it was filled 10, 15 or 20 years later. They take a range of casks and blend them to achieve a consistency of flavour. Single malt simply refers to the fact a whisky is made from malted barley at a single distillery and the age statement refers to the youngest whisky used.
Re people getting sniffy about blends. Not something I understand really. There are many good blends out there and, increasingly in recent years, a lot of crap malts.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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13-01-2017 04:11 PM #89
I grew up drinking the usual bourbons jack d, southern comfort etc. I think i drank enough jack d over the years that I actually don't like it that much any more, and i really dont like coke at all!
I found some of the better bourbons bullitt, monkey shoulder etc mixed with dr pepper to be a very nice drink.
Any way, I do like malts and decided like someone else this year I was going to try getting into it more so the mrs got me a bottle of Ardmore legacy and I found it to be a nice smoth drink. The others I have tried tended to have a real stronger peaty taske like laphroig (sp?) and I enjoyed them far more.
Luckily my mate works in a whiskey shop up ythe royal mile and does all the tours etc so im planning on meeting up with him to go for tasters. In my youth i thought whiskey tasted like whiskey and wasnt keen but now I do notice the difference and appreciate it more so with a bit of his help on which ones I like I hope to learn a bit more about what ones to go for and start to stock up my collection. My only problem is the grief I get for actually drinking it, she gets me a bottle then moans that ive drank it over a couple of weekends, go figure eh.
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13-01-2017 04:27 PM #90This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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