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Whisky recommendations?

friedaweed said:
Most people who like whisky find Laphroaig inaccessible to be fair.
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I love Laphroaig but have been drinking supermarket or other cheap malts recently which are normally pretty smooth/inoffensive. My first glass of it for a while I actually found a bit much, so much more flavour, I can see why people might not like it.

Come down to my sister and was given a bottle of Talisker. Not had it for a while and won't get to drink any till NY and then it will have to sit there for dry January.
 
friedaweed said:
Canada Dry goes nice with a scotch and makes a nice winter warmer if you give it 35 seconds in the magic-heat-machine with a slice of orange, whole star anise and stick of cinnamon. We call it cough medicine in this house.
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I like Canada Dry with a young bourbon.
 
UnderAnOpenSky said:
I love Laphroaig but have been drinking supermarket or other cheap malts recently which are normally pretty smooth/inoffensive. My first glass of it for a while I actually found a bit much, so much more flavour, I can see why people might not like it.

Come down to my sister and was given a bottle of Talisker. Not had it for a while and won't get to drink any till NY and then it will have to sit there for dry January.
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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 :)
 
I 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 😢
 
www.masterofmalt.com

BenRiach 10 Year Old Curiositas (40%)

Curiositas is a 10 year old, peated release from the BenRiach distillery in what they call the 'classic Speyside style'. A distinct malt with great depth and a bittersweet balance.
www.masterofmalt.com www.masterofmalt.com

This peated Speyside was a real fave a couple of years back, found it very drinkable indeed. :)

Still a good price too.
 
I wanted to try a new tipple with a festive voucher I got from work.

Your recommendations from this list:
Glen Grant
Peaky Blinder (I heard this was good)
Loch Lomond
Caol Ila
Glenkenichie
Glenlivet
 
If people are looking for a sweeter finishes, I always enjoyed Bunnahabhain, Speyburn, Dalmore and Cardhu.

Dalmore can put you back a bit, but I reckon Speyburn must be cheap and entry-level drinking and Cardhu can't be far behind.
 
MrCurry said:
I 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 😢
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Famous grouse in tea (no milk!) and Jameson's to sip and you'll be very merry
 
RedRedRose said:
I wanted to try a new tipple with a festive voucher I got from work.

Your recommendations from this list:
Glen Grant
Peaky Blinder (I heard this was good)
Loch Lomond
Caol Ila
Glenkenichie
Glenlivet
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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).

Glenlivet - highly popular Speyside. Sweet and easy drinking. Its popularity can cause some snobbery from people who like niche, boutique malts, but there’s a reason for its immense popularity: it’s very good.

Glenkinchie - a light, sweet, delicate lowland malt. I hadn’t had it until my brother’s stag earlier this year when one of his friends brought a bottle. Not my usual style but pleasant.
 
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, :D and Cowley often mentions ''Pure malt' and his love of it.

When did the marketing/naming change to single malt, as 'pure malt' seems to have disapeared?

Bit random, I know. :D
 
Griff said:
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, :D and Cowley often mentions ''Pure malt' and his love of it.

When did the marketing/naming change to single malt, as 'pure malt' seems to have disapeared?

Bit random, I know. :D
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According to Master of Malt, it refers to blended whisky rather than single malt.
 
Griff said:
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, :D and Cowley often mentions ''Pure malt' and his love of it.

When did the marketing/naming change to single malt, as 'pure malt' seems to have disapeared?

Bit random, I know. :D
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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.
 
I've been asked to choose a Macallan for my birthday.

Do you think it would be cheeky of me to ask for the M Copper 22 release?
 
Griff said:
glenbotal.co.uk

Dufftown – Glenlivet 8 Year Old (1970s Edition)

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 ...
glenbotal.co.uk glenbotal.co.uk

Should have looked at the value before starting to neck it. :D
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What else are you going to do? Just sit there looking at it wondering what it tastes like? :D

A friend of mine was aghast with me once when he bought me a very collectable St Emillion grand crux for my birthday. His face when I came back in the room with it opened with two glasses in my hand was pure delight.

I couldn't think of anything more depressing than a collection of unopened bottles :D
 
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