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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On April 10 2016 01:16 y0su wrote:
I summon lichter
how were they?
oh i didn't see this.
woody and vanillic was nice. it tasted better with a touch of water, brought out the vanilla flavor more.
peaty & salty was exactly as described. i'm not a fan of salty whisky so i added more water, which made the peatyness more pronounced than the saltiness. interesting flavor, though kinda intense.
the yoichi 2000's was the mildest iirc. i don't remember the flavor, but it was best neat. adding water made it a bit too stale.
the yoichi single malt (no age) was good too. peaty and smokey but not overwhelming. i appreciate subtler flavors, but i thought this was okay neat.
i also had suntory kakubin that was in a sherry cask for two weeks, straight from the cask. that was reaaally good. the woody sherry flavor was really rich
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England2669 Posts
I've been slowly getting into whisky due to it being part of my job (whisky follows beer quite logically) and have been trying various things. I've got access to a fair few Japanese, Scottish and American whiskies but Irish and Canadian are harder to come across; I'd like to try them for the sake of completion. Are there any you guys would recommend? Simple entry level stuff, nothing in the higher price ranges! I don't have a huge load of experience yet with whisky so I can't really give too many examples of what I like, but I am a fan of Old Pulteney 12 year and Nikka From the Barrel if that helps in anyway.
I also would like to share that I somehow just got a bottle of Hibiki 17 year for £40 off. Not sure how, but woo.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
i like hibiki, it's really easy to drink
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On April 27 2016 22:02 Flicky wrote:
I've been slowly getting into whisky due to it being part of my job (whisky follows beer quite logically) and have been trying various things. I've got access to a fair few Japanese, Scottish and American whiskies but Irish and Canadian are harder to come across; I'd like to try them for the sake of completion. Are there any you guys would recommend? Simple entry level stuff, nothing in the higher price ranges! I don't have a huge load of experience yet with whisky so I can't really give too many examples of what I like, but I am a fan of Old Pulteney 12 year and Nikka From the Barrel if that helps in anyway.
I also would like to share that I somehow just got a bottle of Hibiki 17 year for £40 off. Not sure how, but woo.
Scotch entry level stuff:
Aberlour 12 year old non chill filtered: for dark fruity taste like plum or dark grapes and a bit of wood, good bang for the buck.
Balvenie 12 years double wood: very smooth, vanilla and dark fruits, very balanced, usually people starting their whisky journey quite like it.
Glencadam 10 years: very bourbon like, strong vanilla and "soft" wood. Personally I quite like it in the summer, fresh not too heavy but still with some aromas, easy to drink.
Knockando 18 years: You have to invest a bit more, but it is pretty much the chaeapest 18 year old you'll get. Matured in sherry casks, maturing 18 years give the whisky quite a bit of complexity, dark fruits and wood, chocolate, was surprised how good it was for that kind of money (a bit more than 50 € where I live).
Now to the more peaty ones.
Talisker 10: Some people say that it is a bit like the Old Pulteney 12 with peat. Can't comment on that as I didn't have the old Pulteney yet. Salty getting spicy on your tongue and peat. Not hospital like peat more like sitting at a camp fire. Good bang for your buck.
Dalwhinnie 15 years: softly peated, fresh grass, a bit of fruit, A little jack of all trades.Smooth and easy to drink, imo good entry level stuff.
Ardbeg 10: Peated like mad, not quite tasting like a hospital but like iodine and gauze bandage with a fine citrus note beneath it. Peat fans like it quite often.
Laphroaig Quarter Cask: Only whisky without an age statement but I think it is actually better than the 10 year old with a comparable price tag. Most peated "standard" whisky. Like really dominant, smells like a hospital, smoke fills your whole mouth, after some time or after the second zip from your glass the salty sea flavors get through. Imo better balanced than the 10 year old and better, longer finish.
The first ones are without peat and two of them go more into the sherry direction (Knockando and Aberlour). You'll get dark fruits, spicy wood, dark chocolate. The other 2 go more into citrus or vanilla like flavours with the wood being more subtle, maybe whole milk chocolate like.
The peated ones go from very little peat (Dalwhinnie) with the other tastes equally strong, to quite a bit (Talisker) resembling camp fire, the other flavours take a bit of time to come out, but they don't hide under the very dominant peat flavour (Ardbeg and Laphroaig).
If you have a bit off those, you should get a clearer idea of your taste and preferences and from that point you should be able to branch out to similar flavours depending on which tastes you like the most.
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England2669 Posts
So I've been working my way through the whiskies we sell at work and some at the nearby bars and have had these over the last few weeks. They are grouped by how much I liked them.
Nikka - Coffey Grain Whisky
Sazerac 6 Year Old Rye
Johnnie Walker - Black Label
Rittenhouse Rye
Heaven Hill
Buffalo Trace
I also tried a Balvenie 12 but my tastebuds were messed up so I discarded it. The Sazerac is really good but it costs a lot of money over here. Apparently it's about half the price over in the States.
To note, I didn't dislike the Heaven Hill or Buffalo Trace, but they weren't too thrilling. I liked Heaven Hill more.
On April 27 2016 15:15 sc2tycho wrote:
Even though this is a whisky thread, I highly suggest anyone appreciative of rums to snag a Plantation 2001 Jamaican. Flavor profile of toasted bananas and pineapple. Sips amazing, would make for a very creative twist in any rum based cocktail.
Not to go off topic again, but I tried this yesterday and it's wonderful! Would double recommend it.
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On May 09 2016 19:50 Flicky wrote:
Sazerac 6 Year Old Rye
The Sazerac is really good but it costs a lot of money over here. Apparently it's about half the price over in the States.
You can maybe look for the three which should be cheaper. They both have the very distinct Sazerac anise flavor so while the 6 is better the three might be enough for you.
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I am flying in/through Iceland soonish.
Has anyone had Floki? It seems newish, I'd surely give it a try but if you have had it, do you like it?
http://flokiwhisky.is/
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I secured some Balvenie 15 Single Barrel Oak - super rare around here - best Whiskey I've tasted so far.
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I've treated myself with a 20 year old Glen Grant from signatory vintage. Typical Speyside. Really nice in the nose. Oranges and wood, taste oranges, soft oak, going into oily honey and whole milk chocolate. Only 50 €, you won't get much better whisky for that. Was pleasantly surprised. Will be a nice drink for the next months
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Kid's got good taste for a <1 yo!
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I might be giving him too much for an allowance too...
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Hello everyone!
Wintertime is coming, at least on the north side of the globe, so it is time for some peaty stuff.
Not my train of thought at the time I bought myself a Talisker 10 and Talisker Storm two weeks ago but might as well could have been.
Unfortunately with work and such and lack of a comfy chair at my new place, I've not been able to really enjoy much of it, yet. Although I've tasted the 10 yo twice already and had strikingly different experiences.
The first one was characterized by the smokyness and peppery hotness of the spirit, mostly overwhelming the rest of what might be to discover in the malt. My second taste was in the company of a good friend of mine after a wee sip of, I don't quite remember, some green label irish Whisky, a rather cheap blend, but not too bad. Leaving the young, alcohol-laden, fresh, fruity and light-headed Irishman aside and coming to the warm, smoky Talisker, it still had the spicyness from before, but this time accompanied by a warm sweetness that was very suprising, but pleasantly so.
I'm looking forward to another encounter with him and the Storm. A couple of years back, I've had alot of vanilla that I haven't discovered as of yet. Need some more time with him I guess.
Will post something about the Balvenie Carribean wood when I come to it soon. Pretty excited about that one I have to say!
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Cascadia1753 Posts
Hey, can anyone recommend a Japanese whiskey? As a bit of a whiskey fan (but I unfortunately don't drink too much), I've wanted to try one for a while, and have decided to grab a bottle.
Looking for something like 50-75 usd I guess? Not very sure where to even start.
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Most of it is either Suntory or Nikka. Suntory then has sub-names like Hibiki or Hakushu. The latter is probably a good one. I tried a number of japanese whiskys at tastings, and they're all decent, but very few stand out. Only unique one I ever tasted was Fujikai 10yr, which tastes of blue diesel - in a good way. My general opinion would be that since the award, the better whisky is somewhat overpriced.
I'm currently in japan, they have small bottles of single malt at 7/11 (10 bucks for 180ml), which are really good to try out. There are also cheap blended bottles, didn't try those. That's not much help, i guess. Good luck!
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Anyone else here tried tailored whisky? I once bought a bottle at a distillery in Sydney, Archie Rose, as a gift for my mum who enjoys a good bottle. She loved it! She also appreciates her name on the bottle, which makes it the perfect gift. It's a bit on the expensive side, and you of course have to wait for it, but it's worth the wait, in my opinion. Not sure if they ship internationally at the moment though.
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On January 31 2017 14:03 GamerChic000 wrote:Anyone else here tried tailored whisky? I once bought a bottle at a distillery in Sydney, Archie Rose, as a gift for my mum who enjoys a good bottle. She loved it! She also appreciates her name on the bottle, which makes it the perfect gift. It's a bit on the expensive side, and you of course have to wait for it, but it's worth the wait, in my opinion. Not sure if they ship internationally at the moment though.
That's really cool actually, I thought about making one but I always feel like my palate is not good enough to detect subtleties so it feels crazy to spend a lot of money. In any case, importing alcohol here is prohibitively expensive 
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Had my first wee dram of this year today. Talisker storm.
Very palate friendly. About 46% that are integrated smoothly into the oily texture of the whisky.
A hint of smoke, rather delicate.
I had chili before so the usual talisker spiciness was far in the background and sweet notes dominated. Some sort of woody sweetness. Honey, maple syrup, dark sugar. Idk.
So incredibly much better than I remembered him to be.
Couldn't really taste the smell due to people smoking though...
All in all, pleasantly surprised and satisfied with my pick today.
Has anyone ever tried a Cadenhead whisky? I'm curious because there is a store in Berlin and they have a wide variety of whiskies as well as several bottlings of their own..
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BBC radio Scotland features a mini series in their programme "The Kitchen Cafe" on Whisky regions of the country.
Link
Small little 7-9 minute pieces on:
Campbeltown - Islay - Highlands - Speyside - Lowlands
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Been working on the highland park warrior series a bit. So far had the Einar and Harald, Both have been beyond excellent. Highland park quickly rising to my favorite for scotch.
Definitely finding myself to be a fan of a smokier flavor recently so any suggestions of something new to try would be awesome
So far I've had
Highland 12 year, 18 year, Einar and Harald.
Balvenie doublewood
lagavulin 12
Dalmore King Alexander III
A couple Glenlivet
And a couple Glenfiddich
The Dalmore and Highland have been my favorites by far
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