Aye don't get me wrong, I like it myself, especially the quarter cask but I know it's not to a lot of folks taste. Personally I do prefer a peaty whisky and the Talisker 12 is about my mid range but then there subtle lowland malts have a whole new pallet that's worth exploring. Cold damp day, I'll have a Glenmorangie, summers evening I'll take a Dalwhinnie Double wood, January with influenza Laphroaig is about all I can taste
Like my dad. I've had him here boxing day and had to track down a decent dry ginger so he could have a dram.
Famous grouse in tea (no milk!) and Jameson's to sip and you'll be very merryI do enjoy the TV ad they have running for Laphroig currently, where they allegedly show people‘s first reaction to tasting it. At least one of them looks like they’ve just taken a good chug of drain cleaner
I have philistine tastes in whisky and enjoy a basic Grants blended as much as a Glenmorangie. If other more expensive whiskies are better, I wouldn’t know, as I could never afford to try them
Caol Ila is a classic Islay malt: Smokey and complex, with an oily finish. What I call a talking whisky. (A bottle you can open with a friend to set the world to rights).
and Cowley often mentions ''Pure malt' and his love of it. 
Question for the experts:
I have a bottle of Glenlivet Dufftown (on the right of the bottles picture I posted) which probably dates back to 1979/80 or so as it was a duty free purchase by my parents back then and found recently doing a refurb on my mum's house.
It's labelled 'Pure malt'.
Watching old episodes of The Professionals lately,
When did the marketing/naming change to single malt, as 'pure malt' seems to have disapeared?
Bit random, I know.
Nowt wrong with that.
Been on that all week since a bottle turned up here Christmas Day. Very nice touch.
I've got a Gelnfiddich Limited edition with similar heritage that came unopened from the inlaws back cupboard. I'd never seen it before so I looked it up to find that you could only buy it Duty free in the 90's. It goes in hot toddies.Question for the experts:
I have a bottle of Glenlivet Dufftown (on the right of the bottles picture I posted) which probably dates back to 1979/80 or so as it was a duty free purchase by my parents back then and found recently doing a refurb on my mum's house.
It's labelled 'Pure malt'.
Watching old episodes of The Professionals lately,
When did the marketing/naming change to single malt, as 'pure malt' seems to have disapeared?
Bit random, I know.
Good auld Santa!
What else are you going to do? Just sit there looking at it wondering what it tastes like?Dufftown - Glenlivet 8 Year Old (1970s Bottling) - Glenbotal spirits shop
The town of Dufftown has in its soul the art of distilling and the crafts of making whisky being a small town with as many as 6 distilleries within its borders, these world famous distilleries include Glenfiddich, Mortlach and Balvenie are the most known of the 6. Dufftown distillery produces...glenbotal.co.uk
Should have looked at the value before starting to neck it.
Dufftown - Glenlivet 8 Year Old (1970s Bottling) - Glenbotal spirits shop
The town of Dufftown has in its soul the art of distilling and the crafts of making whisky being a small town with as many as 6 distilleries within its borders, these world famous distilleries include Glenfiddich, Mortlach and Balvenie are the most known of the 6. Dufftown distillery produces...
Should have looked at the value before starting to neck it.
I couldn't think of anything more depressing than a collection of unopened bottles
Save me a dram of the Bush pleaseIndeed!
The Bushmills Black Bush is of a similar vintage and tastes good too.
You should always share your finds else people will fink ur an alcofrolic, hic.
