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On February 10 2012 23:39 Tufas wrote:I bought a Dalwhinnie 15yo recently and I LOVE IT. I have never been a fan of the tar, so I looked for one without the tar taste. I got recommended this one and it tastes so awesome, I cannot even tell you. All hail Dalwhinnie. EDIT : Why not, I poured myself a glass. It is 15:40 after all, time for a drink. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ys0WE.jpg)
dalwhinnie is amazing. and its rather low price makes it a steal.
added talisker 10y(almost empty again <.<) and glenfiddich 15y. also a new bottle of slyrs and dalwhinnie.
next one will be a laphroaig quarter cask (love the 10y and heared only great things about the qk) and either lagavulin 16y or a new bottle of the 12y.
also got the whisky bible from my gf as a valentines gift. she even ordered it somewhere in the web to get me the original english version since local shops just had german and weird retranslated ones. ~~
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Picked this up today at the recommendation of SEVERAL people. So far, I'm having a hard time getting into the initial taste, but the smell is absolutely divine. Will try adding water (it's 57.15%) and let y'all know if it improves. Could be one of those bourbons that takes hours to fully explore.
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http://www.lawhiskeysociety.com/whiskey/288/Noahs-Mill
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On February 10 2012 13:37 Solidarity wrote:Show nested quote +On February 10 2012 12:03 phyre112 wrote:On February 10 2012 07:25 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:On February 09 2012 22:38 phyre112 wrote:On February 07 2012 14:24 LF9 wrote:
I love all kinds of Whiskey except for Rye. I like Bourbon, but only if it's top shelf, and as everyone knows, Boubon is Scotch made in America, and Scotch is Bourbon made in Scotland. That said, I like Wild Turkey, Maker's Mark, and Jameson. However, Jim Beam just recently came out with Jim Beam Black, a double aged bourbon with a really nice character for something in that price range.
. Just bought a bottle of the jim beam black last weekend - as someone who's new to tasting bourbon, but not new to drinking it I'm really impressed by the change that it brings about from the regular old white label. I'm using the rest of the bottle to "teach" myself a bit about how to taste the stuff through trial and error - how much water and what temperature I like, how to get to the flavors through the alcohol burn, and identifying the different tastes that are in there. On the recommendation of this thread I wanted to pick up the Elijah Craig, but it's a bit more expensive here and I was low on cash at the time, so I got the black label and told myself I would come back for that one. There's a pretty good selection of whiskey at one particular store around here, so after the Elijah Craig I'll try one more bourbon and then maybe move on to my first single malt scotch. Thinking Talisker. Elijah Craig has both 12 year and 18 year. The 12 is absolutely fantastic and shouldn't be more than $27. It's considerably better than Jim Beam Black IMO. If you are looking for the best bourbon out of the Jim Beam Distillery, it's Booker's. It's high proof @ ~62%, and is quite good. It's a bit more expensive though @ ~$60. + Show Spoiler + Out here everything is expensive; New York State has ridiculous alcohol taxes, and I'm on a college campus so the closest stores jack the prices up. At one store, the Beam black is $27 for a fifth, and the Elijah Craig was $36 for the same amount. At the larger store a few miles away, the beam black is $23 for a liter, and the Elijah Craig 12 year is $29 for the fifth. Given that this was a "trial run" (remember, I don't know how I "like" to taste whiskey yet, I'm learning) I figured I would make the economy choice... but I'm stepping it up in the next couple visits. I feel your pain there, man. Also a college student in New York, and you can rarely find alcohol reasonably priced without adventuring first. I have noticed that it seems prices are fairly unforgiving for whiskies, and a little less steep for good rum. If you don't mind adventuring into different stuff, a nice rum like Appleton can be found around $23, which certainly beats a lot of the whisky prices around here.
LOL at americans complaining about whisky prices.
Ardbeg 10 at www.empirewine.com/ : $49.95 (bft, with lower taxes).
Ardbeg 10 at www.saq.com/ 91.00 $ (bft, about 15% goods tax here).
If you guys are thinking "What the fuck?" then you are right.
I would like to take a moment to give a point of advice to anyone living in the montreal urban area. A two hour trip to albany with a few friends can not only be rewarding, but also pays for itself if you guys all pick up whisky on the way back.
Fuck duty free. Empire Wine has lower prices than that shit, and the border doesn't really give a shit about bringing back a little more liquor than you should.
I hope this helps.
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I found Ardbeg Uigeadail for $60. 
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Seems this is my "go-to" thread on TL these days. I'm slowly but surely becoming a whisk(e)y fiend.
Purchase and review of the day: Aberlour A'bunadh (Batch no.35)
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Normally, I wouldn't even mention the batch number, but apparently this particular highlander has a lot of variation between its batches. This is a non-chill filtered, cask strength (60.3%) whiskey that is sherry dominant. I would recommend adding minimal or no water. However, it definitely needs to sit in your glass, exposed to the air for about 5-10 minutes after giving it an initial good swirl before tasting. The palate is remarkably tame considering that it's high proof. The sherry and dark fruit flavors are a bit one-dimensional, but there is a definitely a good amount of spice like clove and cinnamon. Overall, pretty good. Reminds me of a port that one might consume as a boozy dessert.
I'll give it an 86/100.
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Not a huge Whiskey fan. I usually am a sipper of a good tawny port. I do like anything from Anchor normally though, so here is mine:
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Old Potrero Single-Malt Hotalings. I loves it. They also have a Straight Rye which is awesome.
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Try Bruichladdich's Octomore if you want great whiskey
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Just went shopping for bourbon. Store was out of this threads recommended elijah craig and buffalo trace...didn't want to spring for a scotch either, so the guy at the counter recommended bulleit bourbon and i went for it. Did I dun good TL?
Edit:
This stuff is delicious. just a hint of smoke on the nose, Heavy caramel (but not too "sticky sweet") on first taste, fading away to notes of cream and oranges and then the good 'ol sour mash on the finish. Love it.
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Got a few new bottles, Ill share my thoughts:
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Already mentioned like twice on this page so I wont go on for too long. The bottle says "the gentle spirit" and they arent kidding. This is the smoothest single malt ive tried yet. Damn complex with a very tasty finish. Lots of highland honeyed creaminess with citrus and apricot notes dancing around in there. Well worth the $60 price tag, highly recommended.
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Its fashionable to rip on Johnnie Walker but this is some high quality stuff. The green is actually a vatted malt (a blend of single malts) and has no grain whisky in it. This is a great nosing whisky IMO. If your not a Johnnie Walker fan, try this before you make your verdict, its REALLY good. Paid $64.
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And finally one that wasnt so great. The price tag was only $40, and it gets mixed reviews, but I thought what the hell. Strathisla 12 claims to be the one single malt that 'dares to be truely "oaky"'. I dont know about that, I taste more oak in a Glenfiddich 12, and Glenfiddich doesnt have a sour metallic note that Strathisla does. Dont buy this. Its not horrible, and it will get drank, but i certainly wont be buying it again.
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So I bougth two whiskies last month.
Ardbeg Uigeadail. Whisky of the year 2009 according to Jim Murray. Although I'm a sucker for all things Ardbeg, and I really enjoyed the whisky, I feel that the Alligator was more impressive and somewhat ruined the experience of Uigeadail for me, since I had tried it just last month. I would still recommend it to anyone.
Port Charlotte 8. I wanted to jump onboard and try this newly started 2nd distillery from Bruichladdich before the standard 10 year old version will be released, since it will most likely be watered down to 46%. This bad boy had a cask strength of 60,5%, and was the first time around a bit disappointing, but this turned out to be a product of the fact that my brother doesn't have proper whisky glasses, so the smell was very hard to catch. When I tried them in my Glencairn glassess (http://www.whiskyglass.com/), the smell was present and all was good with the world. It did remind me of a younger Lagavulin with the same strenght, not unlike Lagavulin 12 years original cask strength which was one of the whiskies I tried right before this one. The future does indeed look bright for Bruichladdich and their projects such as Octomore and Port Charlotte.
My latest purchases, haven't tried any of them yet though since I usually wait until my brother can try them with me:
Smokehead Extra Black. I'm pretty sure it's just smartly marketed and probably overpriced, but I wanted to try it anyway.
Bowmore Laimrig. I check this blog written by two fellow Swedes (http://peat.se/), and they usually have the same taste as I do. They highly recomended this one and I'm looking forward to trying it.
Caol Ila Unpeated. Probably a fresh change of pace from the usually heavily peated whiskes from Islay. (As you've probably noticed, almost all my latest purchases has been Islay. Guess I have to branch out a bit more.)
Bunnahabhain Peated Sherry Butt. Been looking forward to try something from this distillery for a long time, unless you count the closed Port Ellen and the newley opened Kilchoman, I tried something from all the other Islay destilleries that is available on the market right now (at least for a person in my situation). I will, however, get around to Kilchoman when it gets a bit older, and also Port Ellen, I will try that one in May when I get some more money to spend 
As you've seen, I haven't really expressed the taste and smell of these whiskies. It is because I don't really know how to. Hopefully I will learn it in time, as I spend more time tasting and reading about whisky.
I keep you posted when I've tried these 4 new purchases
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On March 31 2012 22:19 OminouS wrote:So I bougth two whiskies last month. Ardbeg Uigeadail. Whisky of the year 2009 according to Jim Murray. Although I'm a sucker for all things Ardbeg, and I really enjoyed the whisky, I feel that Alligator was more impressive and somewhat ruined the experience of Uigeadail for me, since I had tried it just last month. I would still recommend it to anyone. Port Charlotte 8. I wanted to jump onboard and try this newly started 2nd distillery from Bruichladdich before the standard 10 year old version will be released, since it will most likely be watered down to 46%. This bad boy had a cask strength of 60,5%, and was the first time around a bit disappointing, but this turned out to be a product of the fact that my brother doesn't have proper whisky glasses, so the smell was very hard to catch. When I tried them in my Glencairn glassess (http://www.whiskyglass.com/), the smell was present and all was good with the world. It did remind me of a younger Lagavulin with the same strenght, not unlike Lagavulin 12 years original cask strength which was one of the whiskies I tried right before this one. The future does indeed look bright for Bruichladdich and their projects such as Octomore and Port Charlotte. My latest purchases, haven't tried any of them yet though since I usually wait until my brother can try them with me: Smokehead Extra Black. I'm pretty sure it's just smartly marketed and probably overpriced, but I wanted to try it anyway. Bowmore Laimrig. I check this blog written by two fellow Swedes, and they usually have the same taste as I do. They highly recomended this one and I'm looking forward to trying it. Caol Ila Unpeated. Probably a fresh change of pace from the usually heavily peated whiskes from Islay. (As you've probably noticed, almost all my latest purchases has been Islay. Guess I have to branch out a bit more.) Bunnahabhain Peated Sherry Butt. Been looking forward to try something from this distillery for a long time, unless you count the closed Port Ellen and the newley opened Kilchoman, I tried something from all the other Islay destilleries that is available on the market right now (at least for a person in my situation). I will, however, get around to Kilchoman when it gets a bit older, and also Port Ellen, I will try that one in May when I get some more money to spend As you've seen, I haven't really expressed the taste and smell of these whiskies. It is because I don't really know how to. Hopefully I will learn it in time, as I spend more time tasting and reading about whisky. I keep you posted when I've tried these 4 new purchases
Judging from your previous posts (we have a really similar taste ) you are going to love the 18 year old (extra black) Smokehead. It is more complex, less "straight-in-your-face" than the 12 year old and I get some nice banana flavors in there (among lots of other things). I love 'em both
Caol Ila Unpeated is also pretty nice for a change, very spicy.
Looking forward to hear what you think about the Laimrig (never heard of it before and can't find it on whisky-exchange), because I absolutely love Tempest and like their other stuff like Darkest or Enigma.
I've also had the PC 7 recently and found it great, very "sweet peat" (I suck at describing flavors )
Kilchoman is actually really good for it's age. Atleast their newer releases.
My overall favorites still remain Ardbeg Supernova, Alligator and Bowmore Tempest. (If I was only allowed to pick three, which is really cruel, come to think about it  )
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I like Islay Malts, in particular Laphroiag, Lagavulin and Ardbeg. Too bad i don't have teh moneez to have them in stock all the time 
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On November 12 2011 06:55 Sqalevon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2011 06:52 Eishi_Ki wrote:On November 12 2011 06:05 qrs wrote:
Canadian all the way! Canadian whiskey* tends to be very smooth. I quite like Crown Royal.
*I never remember which way it's "supposed" to be spelled for which countries and it's not worth looking up Whiskey is only Ireland and America, everywhere else is whisky. Also, coincidently, Scots don't call malts 'Scotch', we just call it whisky. Original hipster. I thought you Scots call it Islay / Lowlands / Highlands / Speyside
Islay, speyside etc are to show where the whisky comes from, which usually gives a good idea as to the characteristics of a given whisky, but as an umbrella term we call it all whisky.
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Couple friends are celebrating something nice tonight, so on the recommendations of this thread and laws, we made a purchase of ardbeg 10 year (older versions being out of the price range). Most of us are new to whiskey entirely and for myself at least scotch is an unknown. Perhaps we should have gone with something easier....
But you only live once right?
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On April 15 2012 05:49 phyre112 wrote:
Couple friends are celebrating something nice tonight, so on the recommendations of this thread and laws, we made a purchase of ardbeg 10 year (older versions being out of the price range). Most of us are new to whiskey entirely and for myself at least scotch is an unknown. Perhaps we should have gone with something easier....
But you only live once right?
You can at least rest easy under the assumption that you're drinking a damn good whisky, even if you don't understand all of its flavors and complexities.
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A smooth Scotch with a lot of flavour, from the less known district "Islands". My current peronnal favourite.
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Ardbeg 10 I would say is not so much complex, its just that its very peaty and demanding. Even if you dont end up liking it, you will remember it.
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On April 15 2012 06:09 Equity213 wrote:
Ardbeg 10 I would say is not so much complex, its just that its very peaty and demanding. Even if you dont end up liking it, you will remember it.
Then perhaps it WAS the right drink to mark a "special occasion" with.
By this time next year, I hope to have at least a little understanding of scotch. I'm becoming quite familiar with bourbon and with irish whiskey.
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How did it take me so long to see this thread?! Only kind of liquor I like to drink...
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Glenlivet 16y.o is the best. John Walker Blue is pretty good as well (Black for when I'm low on money, it tastes a little too nutty, but still fairly decent & cheap. Never RED!!!! UGH!)
Crown Royal reserve, cask 16 is fairly awesome as well for some good whiskey.
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