Whisky

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2020, 08:28 PM

In Scotland alone, over 133 distilleries produce over 2,000 brands of whisky.
Here a few single malts have been chosen to represent groups with various traits.

BigV · 07-11-2020, 08:50 PM

Yes, please. The higher on the displayed scale, the better, thank you.

Diaphone Jim · 07-13-2020, 07:02 PM

Yep. Prefer on the smoky side, but I like 'em all.
I thought that when I went to England, I would be in Scotch heaven.
There was a great variety, but the prices knocked me over.

BigV · 07-13-2020, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Yep. Prefer on the smoky side, but I like 'em all.
I thought that when I went to England, I would be in Scotch heaven.
There was a great variety, but the prices knocked me over.

Don't look for relief from the north. Our booze taxes are ~40%.

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-07-2020, 01:13 PM

Colkeegan. Santa Fe Distillery. Offered at cask strength, 92 proof. ~$50.
Santa Fe isn't exactly peat country. Appreciable elevation above sea level too.
So they smoke their malt with mesquite. This tastes like Scotland came to the barbeque.

lumberjim · 08-07-2020, 02:36 PM

This is my jam

Urbane Guerrilla · 09-02-2020, 09:57 PM

Let's see... Dalwhinnie 15yo is kinda light, not heavily smoked... what else is in my liquor locker...?... Hmm. Mossburn Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. 46% ABV, so it's like a light cask-strength; no age statement, which figures with multiple Speysides vatted together.

Nose like rubbing alcohol -- entirely spiritous and nothing much but. On the palate, much more fun, several layers going on here. Might get around to a few drops of designer water in a bit. Speyside sweetish note evident even at this ABV. Little if any smoke/peat.

SteveDallas · 09-03-2020, 10:57 AM

Dalwhinnie is quite nice when you're in the mood for something of the non-campfire variety. I try to keep a bottle of the "smoky" side and a bottle from the "delicate" side of the chart on hand. The Balvenie Double Wood is excellent and is, I believe, on sale at the PA state liquor stores for the next month or so. The Talisker 10 Year is also a big favorite. I currently have about 1/3 of a bottle of Talisker 57° North which Mrs. D got me at the duty-free shop on a trip to England. (The 57° refers to the latitude of the distillery; by non-coincidence it's bottled at 57% alcohol.) Ardbeg is just a bit too much for my taste, but the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is not bad.

Diaphone Jim · 09-03-2020, 11:10 AM

Believe it or not, it is 9 AM and this discussion actually makes my mouth water. I may be in trouble.

07-11-2020, 08:28 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whisky In Scotland alone, over 133 distilleries produce over 2,000 brands of whisky. Here a few single malts have been chosen to represent groups with various traits. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-11-2020, 08:50 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yes, please. The higher on the displayed scale, the better, thank you. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-07-2020, 01:13 PM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Colkeegan. Santa Fe Distillery. Offered at cask strength, 92 proof. ~$50. Santa Fe isn't exactly peat country. Appreciable elevation above sea level too. So they smoke their malt with mesquite. This tastes like Scotland came to the barbeque. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-07-2020, 02:36 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	This is my jam __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-02-2020, 09:57 PM	#7
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Let's see... Dalwhinnie 15yo is kinda light, not heavily smoked... what else is in my liquor locker...?... Hmm. Mossburn Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. 46% ABV, so it's like a light cask-strength; no age statement, which figures with multiple Speysides vatted together. Nose like rubbing alcohol -- entirely spiritous and nothing much but. On the palate, much more fun, several layers going on here. Might get around to a few drops of designer water in a bit. Speyside sweetish note evident even at this ABV. Little if any smoke/peat. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

07-13-2020, 07:02 PM	#3
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Yep. Prefer on the smoky side, but I like 'em all. I thought that when I went to England, I would be in Scotch heaven. There was a great variety, but the prices knocked me over.

09-03-2020, 10:57 AM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Dalwhinnie is quite nice when you're in the mood for something of the non-campfire variety. I try to keep a bottle of the "smoky" side and a bottle from the "delicate" side of the chart on hand. The Balvenie Double Wood is excellent and is, I believe, on sale at the PA state liquor stores for the next month or so. The Talisker 10 Year is also a big favorite. I currently have about 1/3 of a bottle of Talisker 57° North which Mrs. D got me at the duty-free shop on a trip to England. (The 57° refers to the latitude of the distillery; by non-coincidence it's bottled at 57% alcohol.) Ardbeg is just a bit too much for my taste, but the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is not bad.

09-03-2020, 11:10 AM	#9
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Believe it or not, it is 9 AM and this discussion actually makes my mouth water. I may be in trouble.

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