The Single-Malt connoisseurs (5 Viewers)

[La_Fidanzata]

never had Dalwhinnie, will do soon!
No im off to the new year shin dig. Im bringing half a bottle macallon. not my fav but it works.
Enjoy your drinks mates, and happy new year.

 

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[Red]

Scotch whisky is my best friend. You should go for either Higland Park or the more smoked Talisker. Cheers

Wise choices.

I new connoisseur :malt:

I like the Highland Park 15 very much. I had a bottle that I finished a couple of months ago. Last week we were working on a Dalwhinnie 15 which is pretty similar to the Highland Park which I would still prefer.

I am starting to fancy more smoked bottles now that's why I am planning on getting me a nice Ardbeg.

I had a very nice Ardbeg Renaissance a few weeks ago. Certainly one I may by a bottle of in the future.

 

[Red]

My Day just strolled in with one of these under his arm.

It may have to be sampled later.

 

[JCK]

It was this bottle in front of us all evening.

We had beer, wine and champagne but Iain's dad forbid us to taste the whiskey before midnight. He said it was bad luck if we do. Man, the last 10 minutes were annoying, holding a glenlivet glass in your hand, smelling the fabulous aroma and not daring to taste it because it is bad luck.

Great malt to say the least.

 

[Bozi]

niiice stuff jack

 

[IrishZebra]

oh surprise surpise the Paddy has a view on Whisky

Bushmills single malt, 10 year old, its delicate at first and then like a good whiskey kicks you in the bollox just as soon as you start to enjoy it. If Toffe were a whiskey.

 

[Bozi]

it ain't whisky if it is spelled whiskEy:FAQ:


just enjoyinh a lovely drop or Edradour

 

[JCK]

it ain't whisky if it is spelled whiskEy:FAQ:


just enjoyinh a lovely drop or Edradour

Why is that? I have four bottles now at home and they are all spelled whiskey.

Anyway Clynelish revealed:

Elegant package and long bottle. Somehow long bottles strike me as classical and simple where other shapes are just for marketing purposes. I might be wrong but that's how I feel.

Very nice golden colour unlike other Highland malts (at least the ones I tried) where they are usually a bit darker than that.
The first smell that comes through is fruits, smoke is totally absent in the smell and I like that.

The first sip lasted so long in my mouth that I forgot that I had a glass in front of me, lots of complexion and different mixes as is the case in any malt older than 12 years old.

The smoke taste comes late but the fruits are still dominant and the smoke is not strong and I really love that, too much Islay is just too much.

What I like about Island malts is the soft salty taste and as the bottle says this malt comes from the Highland coasts and one can feel it. Not as much as Oban but still enough to know the sea has put it prints on it.

All in all really fine malt, I am enjoying every drop of it.

 

[Bozi]

my GF bought me a bottle of Clynelish when we first started going out, needless to say it was the perfect gift!
very,very nice dram and one of my personal favourites


oh and Whisky is the proper spelling,whiskey is the Irish spelling of the word

 

[Henry]

my understanding is that whisky is what is produced in scotland, and that whiskey is what is produced in other parts of the world. am I completely wrong?
the only whisk(e)y i've tried is JW black, and to be honest I really didn't like it. I'm definitely going to try single malt at some point, not sure if i didn't like the black label because it isn't that great, or maybe I simply don't like whisky. i live in NY, so while the selection won't be as great as in scotland, but I'm sure I can get a pretty decent single malt

 

[Red]

You are correct with the 'whisky' v 'whiskey' thing.

And you will notice the difference when you try a single malt. I won't drink blends as a general rule.

 

[swag]

That single-malt vs. blend thing is just a matter of faddish consumer tastes, IMO.

 

[Enron]

It's like comparing Mickey's to Old English.

 

[Red]

That single-malt vs. blend thing is just a matter of faddish consumer tastes, IMO.

Maybe it is in the rest of the world.

In Scotland there are plenty folk who swear by blends.

I, and many others, have a more expensive tastes and prefer a good :malt:.

 

[JCK]

I agree with you even if I am not in Scotland.

 

[Red]

I only spoke about Scotland because I don't really know what the balance between blends and malts is like in other countries,

 

[swag]

Maybe it is in the rest of the world.

In Scotland there are plenty folk who swear by blends.

I, and many others, have a more expensive tastes and prefer a good :malt:.

The flavor profile of single malts may be purer, but they're more one-dimensional. I think both forms of scotch have merit, and neither is really of any higher quality than the other on the merits of its single-vs-blended malts alone. (The same thing exists in the world of espresso, where single origin beans are all the fad now over blends.)

 

[Dinsdale]

Now we're talking spelling anyway: it's connoisseurs.

 

[Red]

I have limited experience of blends, Greg, because I just don't like them.

And I don't know how big a variety of single malts you have sampled, but many of them have quite a variety of flavours, even if they tend to be rather more subtle then a blend.

 

[swag]

Now we're talking spelling anyway: it's connoisseurs.

Spelling Nazi!

No, I agree with you. I'll make the change.

I have limited experience of blends, Greg, because I just don't like them.

And I don't know how big a variety of single malts you have sampled, but many of them have quite a variety of flavours, even if they tend to be rather more subtle then a blend.

It's a matter of personal taste. I like being able to compare different regions and their distinct properties of smoky, peaty, etc., and see how they combine for a more rounded palate. So I like both kinds.

It's just that there's a purpose for blending to fill out a more complete flavor profile. Single malts hit some serious notes. Sometimes I like to hear an opera singer hit a high C, but at other times I appreciate the whole opera.