The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread

Nitefly · 10 Nov 2019 at 18:24

One More Solo said:
@Nitefly I’ve always found the Port Charlotte peatier than the Octomore, despite the reputation, but the Octomore is a nicer dram. Need to pick up another bottle at some point.

Interesting, thanks. I’m still of the same view; the PC has more burn but the octomore definitely has a peaty flavour that stays in the mouth way longer. Both good!

dl8860 · 11 Nov 2019 at 10:56

Karl said:
Current inventory

Laphroaig quarter cask nearly gone.
Jura 10 year old gone.
Talisker 10 year old gone.
2 bottles of Haig Club gone, 1 sat in the cupboard, but I'm going off it. Drinking it out of necessity.

Anything that's lovely and drinkable going cheap at the moment? I don't mind peaty or not, love both. Looking for £20 - £30 mark.

I've been thinking about trying the Auchentoshan for a few months, so maybe worth a go for £20 at Asda?

Don't know if you're still looking but Aberlour 12y is 26 quid on Amazon at the moment, nice choice for 20-30 mark.

EssexBoy · 11 Nov 2019 at 11:33

I tried the Aberlour and did not rate it at all but i do prefer peaty over smooth.

Blackvault · 11 Nov 2019 at 12:40

Gribs said:
It's decent enough but very over priced now. Think of it as a much smoother 12 at four times the price. A D Rattray's Orkney 18 offers much better value https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/ad-rattray/cask-orkney-18-year-old-a-d-rattray-whisky/

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a whirl

SonicSW20 · 11 Nov 2019 at 12:47

Picked up a bottle of Suntory Toki, very nice with a splash of water over ice.

Karl · 18 Nov 2019 at 18:04

EssexBoy said:
I tried the Aberlour and did not rate it at all but i do prefer peaty over smooth.

Bum. I forgot to set this thread to subscribe, and it's £29 now, but will add that to the wish list, thank you mate!

Sui · 24 Nov 2019 at 10:38

As a whisky noob, is one of these sets any better than the other for getting a taste for it?

https://www.masterofmalt.com/tastin...y-tasting-set-1-black-friday-exclusive/?srh=1

- Johnnie Walker Red Label

- Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey

- Jim Beam Rye

- Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master's Selection

- Loch Lomond Single Grain

https://www.masterofmalt.com/tastin...y-tasting-set-2-black-friday-exclusive/?srh=1

- Rock Oyster

- Balvenie Peat Week Aged 14 Year Old - 2003 Vintage

- Irish Single Malt #1 13 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

- Starward Solera

- Cardhu Gold Reserve

Bickaxe · 24 Nov 2019 at 11:48

I would go for set 2.

Sui · 24 Nov 2019 at 18:48

Thanks, will get it ordered

Ranger · 24 Nov 2019 at 21:38

Definitely set 2, but have the Cardhu first as it's nothing special.

broona · 26 Nov 2019 at 16:04

Just got a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12yr old for my birthday, seems like a lovely tipple so far, very happy with it.

Scam · 26 Nov 2019 at 16:40

broona said:
Just got a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12yr old for my birthday, seems like a lovely tipple so far, very happy with it.

My current favourite. I'm amazed it can go for as little as £30 on sale sometimes. It's a bargain at £36 regular price! Thanks to whoever mentioned it on here.

broona · 26 Nov 2019 at 17:30

Scam said:
My current favourite. I'm amazed it can go for as little as £30 on sale sometimes. It's a bargain at £36 regular price! Thanks to whoever mentioned it on here.

My wife got it for £30 minus Waitrose discount, so an absolute bargain at that price, shame it seems to be sold out now, or I'd be buying a few bottles...

Maundie · 28 Nov 2019 at 12:30

Just ordered a bottle of Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One for £38.99 from Amazon, hopefully it's as nice as Glengoyne's other whiskies I've got

Illgresi · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:58

Went a bit mental on Amazon Black Friday this morning.

Mortlach GoT
Clynelish GoT
Talisker GoT
Dalmore 12 gift set for a present

Clynelish and Talisker are very good, and Mortlach is my favourite distillery so happy with that deal!

Jasoncmor · 29 Nov 2019 at 22:31

Gutted I missed a pre black friday offer for a bottle of Lagavulin off amazon for £40, so i'll have to wait, but asda have a few good offers on whiskeys and other spirits at the moment, Auchentoshan is my 2nd favourite and its down to £20 at the mo

Lupis · 29 Nov 2019 at 23:10

Maundie said:
Just ordered a bottle of Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One for £38.99 from Amazon, hopefully it's as nice as Glengoyne's other whiskies I've got

It's a really nice sherried whisky. I don't think you'll be disappointed, certainly not at that price. I tried it at the distillery as it came out the week I was doing their gold medal tour. I was going to get a bottle while I was there, but went for the teapot dram instead as that is only available from the distillery. I've been meaning to pick up a bottle of the Legacy for a while and I saw that deal last night, so bought one as well.

Maundie · 30 Nov 2019 at 08:11

Lupis said:
It's a really nice sherried whisky. I don't think you'll be disappointed, certainly not at that price. I tried it at the distillery as it came out the week I was doing their gold medal tour. I was going to get a bottle while I was there, but went for the teapot dram instead as that is only available from the distillery. I've been meaning to pick up a bottle of the Legacy for a while and I saw that deal last night, so bought one as well.

I've been meaning to buy a teapot dram but both times I've been to the distillery I've been distracted by others so it's a good excuse to go back

Lupis · 30 Nov 2019 at 09:11

Maundie said:
I've been meaning to buy a teapot dram but both times I've been to the distillery I've been distracted by others so it's a good excuse to go back

I've not tried, or even seen any reviews yet, for the new batch 7. The bad news is they have (and I was expecting this but hoping I'd be wrong) put the price up quite substantially. The last batch was £95, now it's £120. I'd be checking out some reviews before making a trip for it after a price hike of over 25%. Tamdhu (same owners) did something similar with their batch strength, the price went up markedly and it wasn't as good as the previous batches. So make sure to check it out before committing to a trip specially to get it.

Illgresi · 30 Nov 2019 at 12:54

Lupis said:
It's a really nice sherried whisky. I don't think you'll be disappointed, certainly not at that price. I tried it at the distillery as it came out the week I was doing their gold medal tour. I was going to get a bottle while I was there, but went for the teapot dram instead as that is only available from the distillery. I've been meaning to pick up a bottle of the Legacy for a while and I saw that deal last night, so bought one as well.

It's a bonny wee distillery. We do a bit of work there. Have a few photos of the 'unseen' areas. Typical old distillery in that everything is crammed in, makes doing work there challenging, but you wouldn't change it. So much character.