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On November 12 2011 05:52 BeMannerDuPenner wrote:Hey there, was lookin for a whisky thread after reading some of the beer appreciation thread and to my shock the last one was from 2004! while i like most of the other liquors ( yay for rum& red bull! ) i really love whisky. am i alone or what? so what is your favorite? scottish ones, us, irish or maybe something fancy? prefer the light sweet ones or peaty smoke flavor bombs? lets talk about whisky !  what i currently have at home: + Show Spoiler +terrible quick phone pic: ![[image loading]](http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7263/40184947.jpg) - lagavulin 12y - wild turkey rare breed - ardbeg blasda - laphroaig 10y - slyrs (bavarian single malt,visited the distillery 3months ago :D ) - blantons special reserve - blantons straight from the barrel - caol ila 27y (in the small custom bottle, will be refilled soon :>, ) and ofc - glen 12y not in picture: makers mark and various cheap or standart stuff like jack,johnny or even worse things i only use to mix (ginger ale+bourbon = niccce)
Blantons! Great stuff! I never had WIld turkey rare breed. How is that? IM so sad I have not seen this thread till now!
Right now I have: Wiskey wise I have:
Tomlaton 12 year
Wild Turkey 101
The Macalan select oak,
Knob Creek single barrel,
Jack Daniel, single barrel,
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Rare breed is a miniscule step up from run of the mill Wild Turkey... good for mixing? Eagle Rare/Pappy Van Winkle/etc. are much better bourbons.
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On December 08 2011 04:55 manan wrote:My favourite at the time is the Balvenie 21 years Port Wood. I mostly drink whiskys with a rich fruit or spicy flavour, often blended ones or singles which are put into special casts after the normal aging prozess. Others i really like are the Jonny Walker Golden Label, Bushmills 1608, Laphroaig 15 years(one of the exeptions of me not liking smoky tasting whiskys and im still not sure how to pronounce the name ) and Murray McDavid Macallan 1998. What i have standing in my AlcShelf right now: Jura 10 years Murray McDavid Macallan 1998 Laphroaig 15 years Coal Illa 27 years Ben nevis 12 years(sadly only one more glass  )
LA-Froyg .... it has the pronunciation on the bottle usually
the 10 year is my favorite.... great choice when you want to knock someone's pants off
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I just picked up The Glenlivet 18, I am very excited! I have not yet had a single malt that I did not like. Anyone had Glenlivet 18? If so, how did you like it?
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On December 13 2011 06:07 Cham wrote:
I just picked up The Glenlivet 18, I am very excited! I have not yet had a single malt that I did not like. Anyone had Glenlivet 18? If so, how did you like it?
Its pretty nice, a smooth, well balanced whisky, though for me there isn't a specific taste that greatly distinguishes it from other similar whiskeys. But I like it from time to time although I'm generally more of an Islay drinker (still enjoy broad palate of other whiskeys though, that have something "unique" to them).
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On December 13 2011 08:56 abalam wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 06:07 Cham wrote:
I just picked up The Glenlivet 18, I am very excited! I have not yet had a single malt that I did not like. Anyone had Glenlivet 18? If so, how did you like it? Its pretty nice, a smooth, well balanced whisky, though for me there isn't a specific taste that greatly distinguishes it from other similar whiskeys. But I like it from time to time although I'm generally more of an Islay drinker (still enjoy broad palate of other whiskeys though, that have something "unique" to them).
This.
I always look to extremes in whisky flavors to get the most out of the experience for example,
Dalwhinnie being so soft and honeyed.
highland park being salty and honeyed.
bowmore being peaty and sweet.
Or special cask matured malts like glenmorangie's "quinta ruban" being soft like your typical speyside but with a delicious sweet porto-like finish.
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Just picked up some Yamazaki 12 to share with my uncle and brothers during christmas. I've heard pretty good things, so I'm hoping it's enjoyable!
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On December 23 2011 10:24 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:
Just picked up some Yamazaki 12 to share with my uncle and brothers during christmas. I've heard pretty good things, so I'm hoping it's enjoyable!
It is one of my favorites, enjoy!
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On December 23 2011 10:29 BleaK_ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 23 2011 10:24 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:
Just picked up some Yamazaki 12 to share with my uncle and brothers during christmas. I've heard pretty good things, so I'm hoping it's enjoyable! It is one of my favorites, enjoy!
Great. How do you recommend drinking it? Neat?
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Neat or a tiny bit of cold water (or one of those fancy cooling stones).
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Abusing this thread for a little offtopic, because I do not think a dedicated thread would work and both share many similarities:
I want to talk a bit about rum.
Are there any people who know some about rums? After falling in love with whisky, I tried a few and there are some really quality rums that are pure joy to taste. Not as complex as whisky and usually more mild, but still wonderful and warming (especially at christmas! :D). I think if you like whisky, you might want to extend your horizon and also try other good spirits. So rum (followed by cognac, grappa and tequila) is the obvious next choice.
So far (not regarding mix rums like regular Appleton white/estate vx or havanna club/captain morgan, overproofs like Old Pascas and crap stuff like regular Bacardi), I got:
- Appleton Estate Extra 12yo - this one is from Jamaica which means it is very strong in flavor. Afaik Jamaica rums is like Islay for Whiskys. Of course not peaty, but close in terms of strength and richness of flavor.
![[image loading]](http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2GSDbtxkLYngMIqgpLtFdXVIODUkWFuCoChUfnqfvRJf1AbS3UxXPDJCZ)
- Angostura 1919 - got this one today, it is from Trinidad&Tobago (started by a german guy almost 200 years ago :D). Wow. So sweet and full of vanilla. I love it.
![[image loading]](http://www.anybooze.com/ekmps/shops/anyboozecom/images/angostura-1919-premium-rum-96-p.jpg)
Now I am wondering which rums in the price class from 15-50 Euro are recommendable as well. I heard good stuff about Zacapa. But I would have to order that one and get it shipped.
Also, at the superstore (Handelshof) I usually shop in, they have some bottles from Ron Barcelo and Metusalem, both from Dominican Republic, both between 15-40 Euros (different kinds). Curious if those are any good.  They also got stuff like Myers and Mount Gay, but I suppose that's rather mixing stuff and not thaaaaat good quality (not cheap, but not good enough to drink it pure, probably awesome for a good Mai Tai), correct me if I am wrong.
Give me some recommendations please. :o)
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As a huge aged oak rum lover myself on top of whiskey - Appleton 12 year was one of the better ones i've tried. If you love that one, then you MUST get your hands on some alantico reserve - 15 - 25 year aged rum in three different oak barrels
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Hey artrey, I actually bought the Metusalem gran reserva at the handelshof yesterday, what a coincidence :D
The finish is a bit shorter than I would like, but apart from that, i quite like it.
tasting whisky with some firends in a few days. yay
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@OP; You HAVE to try the Laphroaig Triple Wood edition! So much better imo..
Also, the small custom bottle - 'vom Fass'???
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On December 25 2011 00:16 okinoki wrote:
@OP; You HAVE to try the Laphroaig Triple Wood edition! So much better imo..
Also, the small custom bottle - 'vom Fass'???
hahah just wrapped a bottle for my Dad in the morning, me and him normally get fucking hammered on Christmas so im looking forward to what nice bottle he's got me, it's in a wooden case, so i'm excited. Must be spechul!
^^also rum, a friend of mine went to kingston(sp) for his vocational placement, came back and got me into it. Tho i mix 50/50 with coke and 4 huge ice cubes in the bad boy, excellent to keep yourself toasty warm in the middle of december! : )
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Received this bad boy for Christmas (bottled this year instead of 2009 as in pic):
![[image loading]](http://www.whiskybase.com/images/whiskies/17341.jpg)
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Did a tasting yesterday, I can realy recommend Glenmorangie if you like buttery smoothness, Ardbeg if you are in search for a nice Islay Malt and Laphroaig Quarter Cask if you want that smoke and peat!
The Matusalem 15y is a good treat if you want a tasty Rum with some fruit and vanilla.
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Islay and other smoky scottish ones are my favorites. Lagavulin, Bowmore et ec. I don't like any liquor that tastes too much of alcohol.
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I recently got a pack of Campbeltown Single Malts (Springbank, Longrow & Hazelburn). Even though I'm not really an expert on anything whisky related I'm still surprised I never heard of these. I specifically like the Springbank, anyone care to recommend me something similar?
![[image loading]](http://whiskys.co.uk/images/uploads/Small%2010-20cl/X20-Springbank-CV-Collection.JPG)
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