The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread

Gary* · 20 May 2020 at 17:23

I'll go ahead and guess Glen Marnoch from Aldi?

Lupis · 20 May 2020 at 18:02

Bickaxe said:
Is that a yes or no to sherry cask?

Just finished off my Glen Moray cider cask project bottle. Really nice, hints of cider and prefect for hot weather. I don't usually drink whiskey in the summer but this one was prefect.

It certainly looks like a no to me.

ik9000 · 20 May 2020 at 18:21

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No

Lupis said:
Does the distillery have Glen in the name?

15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No

Bickaxe said:
Is that a yes or no to sherry cask?

I'll let you off that being no 14 and say see above

Bickaxe said:
Just finished off my Glen Moray cider cask project bottle. Really nice, hints of cider and prefect for hot weather. I don't usually drink whiskey in the summer but this one was prefect.

interesting I might see if I can source a sample of that to try.

aceface57 · 20 May 2020 at 21:21

Is the distillery owned by Diageo?

ik9000 · 20 May 2020 at 21:31

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No

aceface57 said:
Is the distillery owned by Diageo?

14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes

Lupis · 20 May 2020 at 23:54

Unless your supermarkets have a much better range than mine I think I've narrowed it down to a couple. Is it a Cardhu?

ik9000 · 21 May 2020 at 00:30

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes

Lupis said:
Unless your supermarkets have a much better range than mine I think I've narrowed it down to a couple. Is it a Cardhu?

13. Is it a Cardhu? No.

Nitefly · 21 May 2020 at 16:36

The three Octomores arrived. Initial thoughts are that two are delish and one is a massive dud! I’ll spend a bit more time with them and post my thoughts soon

dl8860 · 22 May 2020 at 10:43

ik9000 said:
20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes

13. Is it a Cardhu? No.

Is it NAS?

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 10:46

dl8860 said:
Is it NAS?

I don't understand? Do you mean no age statement?

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 10:49

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes
13. Is it a Cardhu? No.

dl8860 said:
Is it NAS?

12. Is it NAS? (assuming that means no-age statement) No.

dl8860 · 22 May 2020 at 10:50

Yeah that's what I meant, so you're saying the name of the whisky has a number in it

Bickaxe · 22 May 2020 at 15:23

Is it within 5 miles of Craigellachie?

(may as well make you work for it too)

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 16:56

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes
13. Is it a Cardhu? No.
12. Is it NAS? (assuming that means no-age statement) No.

Bickaxe said:
Is it within 5 miles of Craigellachie?

11. Is it within 5 miles of Craigellachie? No

Lupis · 22 May 2020 at 18:18

It can't be Dalwhinnie as that comes under highland, despite also being in the Speyside region. Singleton is the only other one that I see in supermarkets, so I'll go with that, is it a Singleton?

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 18:30

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes
13. Is it a Cardhu? No.
12. Is it NAS? (assuming that means no-age statement) No.
11. Is it within 5 miles of Craigellachie? No

Lupis said:
It can't be Dalwhinnie as that comes under highland, despite also being in the Speyside region. Singleton is the only other one that I see in supermarkets, so I'll go with that, is it a Singleton?

10. Is it a Singleton? No

aceface57 · 22 May 2020 at 18:44

You must have a fancy supermarket.

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 19:07

aceface57 said:
You must have a fancy supermarket.

possibly - we're online only atm so it's a bit skewed but there is also the London factor, I have noticed when we're staying with our family up there that supermarkets north of the border (and indeed in the North of England) don't have nearly the same range of variety of products across many categories, not just whisky. It is commonly available from supermarket sites though, and standard online shops, no need to go to a whisky merchant or anything like that. I received another bottle of it this week as I've nearly finished the current one and have developed a soft spot for it over this lockdown period. (not too soft a spot before anyone worries)

Lupis · 22 May 2020 at 19:37

ik9000 said:
possibly - we're online only atm so it's a bit skewed but there is also the London factor, I have noticed when we're staying with our family up there that supermarkets north of the border (and indeed in the North of England) don't have nearly the same range of variety of products across many categories, not just whisky. It is commonly available from supermarket sites though, and standard online shops, no need to go to a whisky merchant or anything like that. I received another bottle of it this week as I've nearly finished the current one and have developed a soft spot for it over this lockdown period. (not too soft a spot before anyone worries)

Never seen them in supermarkets here but there are another couple of options I can think of that might potentially be. Knockando?

ik9000 · 22 May 2020 at 19:45

ik9000 said:
ok, what am I drinking: 20 questions to ID the whisky. I'll give yes/no answers only. Go.

20. Scottish? Yes
19. is it a Speyside? Yes
18. are supermarkets likely to stock it? Yes
17. price range <= £50? Yes.
16. Sherry cask? No
15. Does the distillery have Glen in the name? No
14. Is the distillery owned by Diageo? Yes
13. Is it a Cardhu? No.
12. Is it NAS? (assuming that means no-age statement) No.
11. Is it within 5 miles of Craigellachie? No
10. Is it a Singleton? No

Lupis said:
Never seen them in supermarkets here but there are another couple of options I can think of that might potentially be. Knockando?

09. Knockando? Yes