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Are there any races on Islay? That'd make for a good trip.
by the way have you seen a book called
the very best collection of malt scotch whisky.-valentino zagatti
mrs slainte gave it me for christmas in 2000 from loch fyne whiskies(best shop in scotland)
Have to stay away from this thread, I think - just drooling at all the gorgeous malts everyone's mentioning. Only joking!
On whisky clubs/circles, simply including someone who's got dozens and then 'raiding' his/her drinks cabinet would be very unfair.
The (now disbanded) circle that I heard about was different. Every member chipped in an equal amount per session. One nominated person then took the money and bought several expressions for everyone to try.
Here in Milton Keynes, we've a good Oddbins which stocks the 'basics' and a few unusual expressions. Otherwise, its a trip to the London specialist shops - for example The Whisky Shop (Cadenheads) in Covent Garden; Milroys in Soho Square; Royal Mile Whiskies in Bloomsbury; and Army & Navy Store in Victoria.
lagavullin 16yr old is the only bottle i own at the moment - christmas present from my boyfriend who clearly knows me too well! also keen on talisker.
i normally drink it without adding anything although occasionally with a drop of water - from a crystal tumbler.
It's my birthday next week and I'm anticipating having a bit of disposable income for a change - let's say £20 to £50 - to spend on whisky.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to recommend the best possible malt I could get. My current collection is on page 1 of the thread, but basically I'm partial to the seriously strong Islay stuff but with an open mind (I had a 12-year old Glenfiddich at Christmas and really enjoyed it).
The prize is basking in the glow of your succesful sales pitch, and I'll buy you a dram if I get the chance!
Entries close March 23rd - I await with baited breath...
(Excellent website by the way, slainte)
Our treasurer (the pub landlord) has membership of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society based in Leith near Edinburgh. Our club pays for his membership and he then orders one or two (depends on the price) bottles of whisky each month from their catalogue. As they are all cask strength they can't put the actual ditillery name on the label but instead allocate a 'cask number', but we can work out the distillery from this. These are superb unadulterated malts from all of the Scottish distilleries and cask strength can reach over 60%!
By paying our dues to our club we can all experience these expensive malts in an affordable way, sharing the cost and getting a couple of good doubles each for our nominal monthly subs. Usually someone brings a spare shop-bought bottle to tuck into once the society bottle is empty. And we invite guests on certain occasions - Burns Night, summer BBQ, Christmas Bash etc.
The website for the Society is here:
http://www.smws.co.uk
SMWS has recently been bought by Glenmorangie plc, so it will be interesting to see how this impacts.
It'd be a shame if Glenmorangie just uses it as a vehicle to 'push' its own distilleries.
Fav drams:
Laphroaig
Talisker
Highland Park
slide ,i love talisker.........
Catch you later - am finishing work early now - off home. I'll maybe have a slurp tonight
Seeya.
Slide's whisky club sounds good, albeit a tad formal (with 'officials' etc).
I guess one potential pitfall is that people's tastes vary. Many posting on this thread seem to prefer the higher phenol malts. I don't. Not because my palate is 'unsophisticated'. Its simply that me personal preference is more for 'sweeter' drams.
My favourite at the moment is "Glenmorangie 15yo". I don't care that its a 'supermarket whisky' or that many 'look down their noses' at Glenmorangie. I just love the taste.
Current favourites include
Aberlour
Bushmills 10year old malt
Bushmills white label
Glenmorangie
Talisker
Auchentoshan
Jamesons
Bowmore
Ardbeg
Grouse
but this is by no means the only ones I've tried!!!
slainte mhath,slainte mhor.
good health,great health.
And don't forget - budget day today, so time to stock up before midnight!
Or should I get one more expensive bottle?
Decisions, decisions...
After reading all this yeasterday, treated myself to a "small" Ledaig after training last night
The problem with this thread is that whenever I read it, I want to open a bottle. In fact, I've decided that any night without a run the next day should be a malt night (okay, that's only three a week, but you need to build up slowly to avoid injuries...)
Have loads of blends bought for me by a non-drinking friend who nips across the channel a lot. It comes out at parties etc. for general consumption.
As an alternative to buying miniatures, a whisky bar's good.
When we go to Edinburgh, I go to a place near the castle. Forget the official title, but its something like the "Scotch Whisky Experience". Upstairs, there is a shop and a whisky 'show'. All very touristy. But downstairs, there is a super whisky bar. It has a restaurant-like menu, giving tons of background on each malt. Just like a normal bar, you pay by the dram.
On a smaller scale, there's a pub/restaurant outside Milton Keynes that has a small range (20-30) of really quality malts. Can't remember the details, but could dig them out if anyone's interested.
In London, "Milroys" offers whisky 'flights' in its basement. Basically, you pay a price which entitles you to a dram of four/five malts. No idea why they call it a 'flight'
Forgot to ask. In duty free, Glenmorangie expression is sold called "Cellar 13". It's so called for no other reason than its from casks matured in warehouse 13.
Supposedly, "Cellar 13" is lighter and fruitier than other Glenmorangies.
Anyone tried it?