The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread

This is different. It's aged in virgin oak which adds a great woodiness to the dram. It's pretty full on with virgin wood but also got the good medicinal flavours associated with lapgroaig. It's quite a bit tuned down from the 10 but it's still nice.

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It might be a little late now but Booths have a large selection of whiskey's reduced at the moment. I think it started last weekend but I still managed to pick up a bottle of Ardbeg for £34.49 in Ilkley today. I was in the lakes earlier in the week and they had Glen Livet Nadurra in Keswick for £38 which is a bargain.
 
Captain Planet said:
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if you whisky connoisseurs any idea of the value of this whisky? I'm struggling to find much on the Web. I believe it was purchased late 70's. As you can see it is only a double measure maybe 50ml (it has no measure written on the bottle.)
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might not have been a purchase..but a gift in the 70's

Gordon and macphails miniatures in the tartan boxes are sold as wedding favours..or gifts for other events

this might explain the lack of a distillery name as most of their normal miniatures name the distillery.
 
Marvt74 said:
Always fancied trying some Japanese whisky. Wasn't really sure what to go for so picked one at random.

Got the Miyagikyo 10 Year Old

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2924.aspx

Anyone tried it?
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Never tried that one. As far as Japanese whiskies go, I've had the Yamazaki 10yo, 12yo and 18yo and the Hakushu, heavily peated. I've enjoyed all of them.

The tasting notes for the Miyagikyo seems to imply that it's a bit young and could do with another couple of years in the cask - which is exactly the same as I have always said of the Yamazaki 10yo. The first time I tried it, I thought it was nice but a little thin and immature. When I tried the 12yo, my thoughts were confirmed as the 12yo is a superb whisky. The 18yo is better again but a little pricey for what it is.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the Miyagikyo.

I notice on Whisky Exchange, the 12yo Yamazaki is actually 40p a bottle cheaper than the 10yo (£14 cheaper than your Miyagikyo). If you fancy a Japanese whisky, try that one. I was thinking about ordering some whisky soon as my stock is a bit low. I think I know what's going to be top of the list :p
 
So, almost a year ago I wandered in here to ask for advice on buying some whisky for a friend, and I was recommended the An Cnoc 12yo. This went down well (thanks Stan Lite!), so I'm back for more advice :). This year, I need a special bottle for the same friend but it's his 40th birthday. I'm looking to spend up to £50 and it needs to be similar to my previous request: either a nice Irish Whisky, Bourbon, or a nice non-peaty, not too intense, Scotch Whisky please (hope that makes sense).
 
Stan_Lite said:
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the Miyagikyo.
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I ended up ordering from Masters of Malt as i was ordering some of this at the same time and its the only stockist (it's fantastic by the way!).

http://www.masterofmalt.com/liqueur...mpleforth/christmas-mulled-cup-liqueur/?srh=1

Unfortunately it's stock of Japanese whisky starts a little higher in the price range than TWE and they don't do Yamazaki which is what i'd initially planned on ordering.

I cracked open the Miyagikyo last night to celebrate a decent win on the football. Its smelt quite chemically to begin with and was quite a pale colour compared to what i'm used to.

It sounds like its quite similar to your notes on the Yamazaki, its a decent enough whisky but definately feels like it needs another few years. It's flavours just seem to be lurking under the surface and are quite muted leaving me a bit dissappointed, it is fairly peaty though. Is that a common theme with Japanese whiskys?

The 12yr is pushing into the £70 price bracket and i'm not sure i'd be wanting to spend that much without trying it first to make sure it was a decent improvement.
 
molinari said:
So, almost a year ago I wandered in here to ask for advice on buying some whisky for a friend, and I was recommended the An Cnoc 12yo. This went down well (thanks Stan Lite!), so I'm back for more advice :). This year, I need a special bottle for the same friend but it's his 40th birthday. I'm looking to spend up to £50 and it needs to be similar to my previous request: either a nice Irish Whisky, Bourbon, or a nice non-peaty, not too intense, Scotch Whisky please (hope that makes sense).
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I'll recommend what i always do around this level. The Oban 14yr. I've not had the An Cnoc though so i'm afraid i can't offer comparisons to that but it should meet the other criteria :)
 
The only non peated whisky I've had at near £50 that seemed much better than the £30 stuff was a Glenlivet Nadurra. I've recently seen it on offer in a couple of supermarkets (Booths & Tesco) for about £35 too.
 
whats happened to Glenlivet 18yr prices ? seem to have shot up - less availability ?

I've found a bottle at Ocado for 44 which seems by far the cheapest - my last bottle was from Costco @ 32 ! Its so drinkable - I'd like another bottle - loved it
 
Have a bottle of Laddie 10 year old I got for my 40th.. going to keep it unopened I think. See what happens in 10-15 years time :D I had a bottle of this previously - it's not peaked.. or smoked and a little harsh.. I think a little ageing in bottle will result in a smoothing out..

Quite surprised there's no reviews of Bowmore Legend - very balanced dram! (read not boring!)
 
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NickK said:
Have a bottle of Laddie 10 year old I got for my 40th.. going to keep it unopened I think. See what happens in 10-15 years time :D I had a bottle of this previously - it's not peaked.. or smoked and a little harsh.. I think a little ageing in bottle will result in a smoothing out..
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Whisky isn't like wine, it doesn't age in the bottle, it does all its ageing in the cask. Once it's bottled, that's it, no change. You may as well drink it now. 10YO Laddie isn't a sophisticated dram - it can seem a little harsh, as you say, but it's drinkable and better than most blends. Try it along with some sharp blue cheese (Roquefort or the like) on oatcakes, the two go well together :)
 
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