Thanks, will take a look at that
The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread
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I've got a bottle of that in the cupboard - it's really rather tasty. Personally though I prefer the Mackmyra Skordetid Amarone cask.
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I have one as well..about half way through it...its bottled at 50% and I find it needs just a tiny bit of water to really open it up
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Anyone tried Amrut Fusion (Indian single malt), may give it a try as it gets well reviewed.
Going to stock up on whiskey, getting a bit low. I also have Ardbeg Uigeadail on my wishlist, never tried that and enjoyed the 10.
*got a few in the end but not what I was originally looking at.
I went for:
Old Pulteney 17
Cotswolds single malt
Seen that some on here have purchased the Cotswolds whiskey, anyone mind sharing their thought's on it?
Going to stock up on whiskey, getting a bit low. I also have Ardbeg Uigeadail on my wishlist, never tried that and enjoyed the 10.
*got a few in the end but not what I was originally looking at.
I went for:
Old Pulteney 17
Cotswolds single malt
Seen that some on here have purchased the Cotswolds whiskey, anyone mind sharing their thought's on it?
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I got through a bottle of the Cotswolds one (with others) during a week away.
It's very nice, smooth and easy to drink. Honey and fruit flavours with minimal aging. Absolutely drinkable and a lovely dram.
I've also visited their distillery which is worth a look if anyone is going to that area.
It's very nice, smooth and easy to drink. Honey and fruit flavours with minimal aging. Absolutely drinkable and a lovely dram.
I've also visited their distillery which is worth a look if anyone is going to that area.
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Our club is discussing this at the moment, trying to find time when at least 6 of us can make it (of the 50 members).
Glen Moray Cider cask arrived so looking at a few drams tonight. Tried it in May on the distillery tour and was pleasantly surprised. It was very light and put us all in mind of BBQ season and daytime drinking.
Glen Moray Cider cask arrived so looking at a few drams tonight. Tried it in May on the distillery tour and was pleasantly surprised. It was very light and put us all in mind of BBQ season and daytime drinking.
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Laphroaig Quarter Cask at Amazon for £24.90 today as part of BF deals. Equal cheapest it's ever been and excellent value at that price, one of my favourites.
Just nabbed a bottle of the Lagavulin 16! Great price.
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Jack Daniels single barrel is 26.99 st amazon today
Bit of a bargain
Bit of a bargain
On a holiday back in September I read a bit about Highland Park and how they're very popular and producing a lot now.
So for a weekend away (last weekend) I picked up a bottle of the 12yr on offer in Tesco to try.
I enjoyed it, it wasn't anything amazing but absolutely drinkable and a good balance between a smooth and a peaty whisky. I'll be keeping my eye out for other Highland Parks to try.
I've always wanted to give Dalmore a go too, so in the Amazon sales I've gone for the 15yr. Looked at the 12yr as mentioned above but wasn't decisive enough to pick it up and have loads of glasses so didn't want them.
I also got some Tovolo ice sphere molds which are pretty decent at making spherical ice. I asked a while back about such things and these are good. They don't make fancy clear ice but one sphere melts slowly enough to get few quite a few drams of whisky.
I don't always use ice as tend to drink whisky neat but it is nice to have on occasion.
So for a weekend away (last weekend) I picked up a bottle of the 12yr on offer in Tesco to try.
I enjoyed it, it wasn't anything amazing but absolutely drinkable and a good balance between a smooth and a peaty whisky. I'll be keeping my eye out for other Highland Parks to try.
I've always wanted to give Dalmore a go too, so in the Amazon sales I've gone for the 15yr. Looked at the 12yr as mentioned above but wasn't decisive enough to pick it up and have loads of glasses so didn't want them.
I also got some Tovolo ice sphere molds which are pretty decent at making spherical ice. I asked a while back about such things and these are good. They don't make fancy clear ice but one sphere melts slowly enough to get few quite a few drams of whisky.
I don't always use ice as tend to drink whisky neat but it is nice to have on occasion.
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their distillery bottles have been poor
best mortlach I have had recently was from Gordon&Macphail...well aged and keeping it simple, makes for a lovely dram
I'm a whiskey novice and need some advice. I recently read a whiskey blog about how to find a decent whiskey at a decent price. One of the tips it gave was to always look for whiskey when your abroad. So, as I have moved to France a few years ago, I thought I'd do just that. A local supermarket here has a shelf full of Jameson 12 year special reserve. As I understand Jameson have discontinued this .Its obviously old stock they've put back out for Xmas. It's retailing at 32.29 euros for 70cl. So what's your opinion on this? Is it a good price and should I buy some?
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Personally, I would buy a bottle. And if i liked it i would buy another.
Not tried it myself but that's a lower price than what it used to be.
Not tried it myself but that's a lower price than what it used to be.
Are you thinking about getting it to drink, or as a potential investment? That price is a bit higher than it used to go for, but it was discontinued in 2016. I can't see there being that much of an interest in it that the price will go up dramatically, although it probably will a bit. When all is said and done though it is still just a 12 year old Irish blended whiskey, so I doubt there is a market that would pay a lot for it, no matter how rare it gets.
I totally agree, about their "Rare Old, Special Strength, etc" range. Huge let down compared to the Flora and Fauna. I also had great examples of independent bottlers, specifically Signatory.
I'm not talking about any of those though, I'm on about the new range of 12, 16, and 20 year old expressions. For some reason can't be found on MoM but only on WE.