Dont drink Bowmore its the spawn of the devil, i bought a bottle and took it back claiming there was something contaminating it

It tastes like someone had a bonfire with the barrels and all the smoke and bits of burnt wood got into it, but thats how its supposed to be, Auchentoshan is rather good though sweet, sherry and oaky bit sour but is nice, as you can gather i like my sherry cask whisky.

What a funny coincidence, i was only talking about this this week.

Has anyone been to the Bushmills distillery? I love Bushmills and would like to go. There is also the Bushmills hotel next door to stay. Only down side is they dont seem to take bookings for Sat night??

Dalmore spey dram I think its called?!? Its all I drink now if I'm having whiskey.. My old man got me onto it a few years back very nice. Not a massive whiskey drinker but I've had my fair share of varieties

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everyone is different so are all single malts so if you want to get have a bit of knowledge then do this www.maltwhiskytrail.com/ or join this www.smws.co.uk/

everyone is different so are all single malts so if you want to get have a bit of knowledge then do this www.maltwhiskytrail.com/ or join this www.smws.co.uk/

Talisker for me. Lovely stuff.

Laphroig is nice but Lagavulin is nicer. Pricey though

You've obviously got too much dosh, Blakey

Lagavulin is v good, but too hard on the wallet.
I'd stick with the Laphroaig (£20 a bottle last week at Sainsbury's ...don't know if that offer is still on)

Worthing's suggestion of Talisker is a good un, but I'm in disagreement with Standee on Old Puteney...I can't stand it...hey ho, each to their own

Going sideways, if anyone wants to break themselves in gently to whisky, and start with blends, here's my two pennerth
Try
J&B (particularly if you're on holiday...cheap as chips abroad)
Bailey Nichol & Jarvie (you can get it at Morrison's)

Avoid
Johnnie Walker Red or Black...very over-rated
Ballentines...expensive for what you're getting



Philth, how did the tasting go?

Ovaltine

Glemorangie for me. Watch out for special blends every now and again where they mature them in, say, port barrels instead of old whiskey values. Give a slightly different flavour but still very pleasant. For £45 you may also be able to pick up the 100% proof version. This goes a long way because take a sip and you still feel it going down an hour later.

Yes, brought up in NI, been there a few times, the Green Bush (malt) is very nice, the Black is good for every day, not keen on the standard white.

I also think Talisker is an excellent malt, really smooth.

I worked as an event organiser in St Andrews and got to try loads of them in my capacity as chief taster in deciding what malts to have for the end of the conference dinners. Also got to try the wines for each course to choose which ones to go for. A terrible job, but someone has to do it

I must admit I prefer highland malts to lowland but I was impressed with a Japanese malt (yamazaki?) and a Welsh malt both recently on offer in Tesco

try the Wine & Whiskey Co in Skipton, North Yorkshire. They do a great range going up to the hundreds

not a whiskey drinker it all tastes the same to me,that shows how much ive drunk,but my main reason is that you only get a thimble full and when ive tried to make up for not getting much it makes me ill next day

I have about 70 bottles on the go at any one time I have some that have been openover ten years, very rare they change in bottle, some have been known to start oxidizing though. I have been a malt buff since 1983and it as never happened to anyof mine. Had a SUNTORI Jap and indian JAP was good Indian crap.

The Singleton is not very good try the ledaig same distillery but cheaper.Ledaig pronounced leedshig peatier and a lot better

My personal favourite is Ardbeg Uigeadail (I think tho there as been many others tha thave struck my palate more favourably at times) Laphroaig 10 yo and quarter cask are my normal drink due to financial restraints. but that matters not when I was working 3 of us purhased a Laphroaig 40 yo and beleive me it was too mild

Lefty - I didn't try it at spoons, I went out an bought a bottle instead!

I thought I may as well after reading up on it and it was on offer at Morrisons. That's this month's purchase complete!

John - Good tips, sounds like you have a lot of knowledge on this. Be interesting to hear your top 5.

How did you find it, Philth? Did you like it, or is the cork still in the bottle

? Out of interest, how much did you pay for it..

john7420. I've bought a few bottles of Ardbeg over the years, but just the bog standard one (if Ardbeg can be described as bog standard) ..awesome stuff, but imo (as I've said previously), you can't go wrong with Islay's...apart from Bowmore, which for some reason I just can't take too.

For anyone that's interested, Morrison's have got Old Pulteney, Aberlour, Balvenie and Taliosker on offer, at the mo

And another piece of advice...any of you who shop in Lidl, avoid Glen Moray...not that good (imo)

No Ardbg is bog standard! The only Islay I'm not to keen on is the Bunnahabhain, IF you ever get a chance to sample Bowmore Bordeaux wine cask you may change your mind, but I agree bowmore distilled after late 70s have been a bit mediocre.

Philth, hard one that matey, but ARDBEG PROVENANCE(1) UIGEADAIL(2) THE MACALLAN 25 YO (3) LAPHROAIG (15YO) AN I'VE TASTED 30 AND 40YO.(4) AND EDRADOUR LEDGEND. Of course there have been others (lots) but I would think they have been whiskies that have realy impressed me. Ask me in a couple of days and imay change a couple

Just cracked open a bottle of Makers Mark, struggling to tell much difference between that and Jack Daniels, am I a philistine?

Ok so its not a malt but try Jack Daniels Single Barrel www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nl ... prodid=863 Its in a totally different league to ordinary JD, its that nice its tantamount to sabotage to drink it with a mixer

Ok so its not a malt but try Jack Daniels Single Barrel www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nl ... prodid=863 Its in a totally different league to ordinary JD, its that nice its tantamount to sabotage to drink it with a mixer

Quote ="Wolfieseviltwin"Ok so its not a malt but try Jack Daniels Single Barrel www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nl ... prodid=863 Its in a totally different league to ordinary JD, its that nice its tantamount to sabotage to drink it with a mixer'" I seem to recall ordering a double of that stuff during a jolly boys outing and not getting any change from twenty quid. Boom.

Quote ="Wolfieseviltwin"Ok so its not a malt but try Jack Daniels Single Barrel www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nl ... prodid=863 Its in a totally different league to ordinary JD, its that nice its tantamount to sabotage to drink it with a mixer'" I seem to recall ordering a double of that stuff during a jolly boys outing and not getting any change from twenty quid. Boom.

£50'ish to spend on one bottle as a present and £25'ish on another what's the recommendations. I haven't a clue and don't drink whisky.