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Anyone tried the JD Silver Select? I picked up a bottle of it today in Duty Free, and am curious as to what to expect 
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The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread
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Soldato
Grab it while you can.
Aldi's Highland Black 8 year old Whiskey wins top Gold award, costs around £13 per bottle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...h-Whisky-wins-gold-medal-industry-awards.html
Aldi's Highland Black 8 year old Whiskey wins top Gold award, costs around £13 per bottle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...h-Whisky-wins-gold-medal-industry-awards.html
Soldato
doing my shopping last night in asda, they have the glenlivet 18 on sale at 30 quid a bottle...absolute bargain for a superb dram
Anyone tried the JD Silver Select? I picked up a bottle of it today in Duty Free, and am curious as to what to expect
kd
Ive got a bottle and really really enjoy it with just ice.. i find it hard to notdrink to much at once
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Soldato
back from a week in oban
picked these bad boys up...have not cracked either as I have other stuff to drink yet
21 year old mortlach and 21 year old glenlivet...Gordon and macphail offer superb value compared to distillery bottlings. there was a 20 year old bladnoch I also had my eye on but couldnt convince my good lady that I needed all 3!
picked these bad boys up...have not cracked either as I have other stuff to drink yet
21 year old mortlach and 21 year old glenlivet...Gordon and macphail offer superb value compared to distillery bottlings. there was a 20 year old bladnoch I also had my eye on but couldnt convince my good lady that I needed all 3!
Opened this last night I got it for my 30th birthday a few years ago and always promised to open it when we had our first born. He was born on the 11th September and last night the friend that bought it for me came over to meet him so I opened it with him and we had a dram together. It was a really awesome moment
I got it for my 30th birthday a few years ago and always promised to open it when we had our first born. He was born on the 11th September and last night the friend that bought it for me came over to meet him so I opened it with him and we had a dram together. It was a really awesome moment
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Opened this last night
Opened what?
Forgot to add that it was absolutely amazing! Best whisky I've ever tasted
Soz, pic didn't work. I'll sort another tomorrow. Laphroaig 30yr
You'll get no argument from me there - best whisky I ever tasted as well. I'm very jealous.
Enjoy
Well, it is unmistakenly Laphroaig but it is so mellow and smooth. It really is like drinking liquid gold
My favourite Laphroaig to drink regularly is the Quarter Cask. I've had the 10, Triple Wood, the 15 and 18 years and the 30 year is just world's apart but I'd expect nothing less of something that has aged for so long.
I feel really privileged that my friends would honour me with such an amazing gift. I am definitely going to savour every last drop
Tried uploading pics but there's something wrong with my Photobucket. I'll get it sorted and hopefully upload it tonight
Soldato
Nice. I need to top mine up. Just finished my bottle of Oban 
A mate came down for the weekend and as we both like whisky we'd got a selection of samples from Master of Malt to try. Very Brief notes below.
Friday, listed in the order we tried them
Master of malt 50 year old Speyside - Disappointing but not unexpected after trying old Macallams, smooth but no real flavour.
Haig Dimple 15- Bought off the back of seeing it in Breaking Bad, a really good blend, tasted like a good Speyside, fruity and smooth.
Springbank 10 - Nice enough, I'll probably pick up a bottle next time I see it reduced in a supermarket.
Talisker 25 - Disappointing and bland. It lost everything I like about Talisker, the change is as significant as the 18 is to the 10.
Talisker storm - Utterly awful, bad enough to get tipped down the sink rather than just downed. The taste was basically sulphur and salt, possibly an off dram but looking at other reviews probably not.
Penderyn - ok, glad I tried it but not for me
Penderyn sherrywood - worse but not undrinkable
Saturday, opinions distorted by hammering myself in a cross race whilst doing shots of tequila on each lap a few hours before.
Edradour ruby port 2003 - nice enough but I prefer the normal 10
Tomatin 21 - nice enough but fairly bland, I'm tempted to try a younger version though.
Highland Park 28 Year Old 1985 - An old Highland Park, I prefer it younger. The distillery 1990 release is my personal favourite.
Lagavulin 12 Year Old (2012 Release) - Tasted exactly as expected, I'll be getting a bottle.
Friday, listed in the order we tried them
Master of malt 50 year old Speyside - Disappointing but not unexpected after trying old Macallams, smooth but no real flavour.
Haig Dimple 15- Bought off the back of seeing it in Breaking Bad, a really good blend, tasted like a good Speyside, fruity and smooth.
Springbank 10 - Nice enough, I'll probably pick up a bottle next time I see it reduced in a supermarket.
Talisker 25 - Disappointing and bland. It lost everything I like about Talisker, the change is as significant as the 18 is to the 10.
Talisker storm - Utterly awful, bad enough to get tipped down the sink rather than just downed. The taste was basically sulphur and salt, possibly an off dram but looking at other reviews probably not.
Penderyn - ok, glad I tried it but not for me
Penderyn sherrywood - worse but not undrinkable
Saturday, opinions distorted by hammering myself in a cross race whilst doing shots of tequila on each lap a few hours before.
Edradour ruby port 2003 - nice enough but I prefer the normal 10
Tomatin 21 - nice enough but fairly bland, I'm tempted to try a younger version though.
Highland Park 28 Year Old 1985 - An old Highland Park, I prefer it younger. The distillery 1990 release is my personal favourite.
Lagavulin 12 Year Old (2012 Release) - Tasted exactly as expected, I'll be getting a bottle.