Malt Whiskies

[Marmora Man]

Beer is fine, wine is nice but whisky is the real thing.

Some favourites:

Highland Park - cask strength, dash of water for winter evenings. A 28 year old (I have about two tots left) is just brilliant.

Glenmorangie - lots of cold water - before dinner.

Talisker - 2 parts water, one part whisky while reading good book.

Caol Ila - anytime, anywhere - simply one of the best.

Any many others.

Thoughts please - whisky tastings can be organised if there's sufficient interest.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Laphroig for me!!! 14 year old if possible

Had a lovely Talisker courtesy of Mockney quite recently and was very nice indeed

[Brendan]

I enjoy Macallan.

Sometimes as a change I like Bowmore as I like the Islay peatyness but find Laphroaig and Arbeg a bit too overpowering.

I also recently had a bottle of Rum cask matured Glenmorangie which I really enjoyed.

[Jah Lush]

Now we're talking. Agree with Sean, Laphroig with it's peat & smoke is just pure heaven, although I'm sure there are numerous Islay Malts that I have yet to taste that are it's equal. Also enjoy the occasional Balvennie and Glenmorangie.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I have to thank Iain Banks for the whole whiskey thing. I had resisted for so many years, assuming Bells/Teachers were the yardstick

But his book (just a book) Raw Spirit touring all the little distilleries was a revelation - I would recommend it to anyone even half-thinking of taking the plunge

[Brendan]

I read the same book recently Sean. Although I already enjoyed single malts it spurred me on to try different types.

I never finished it though. About 80% of the way through I got sick of him going on about how all his life consists of is driving around in cool cars, drinking interesting whiskeys and writing. Wanker!

[mockney piers]

Partial to a Dalwhinnie, nicely honeyed tones with biscuity bits.

My booze wholesaling and wine expert brother knows a thing or two about whisky. He went on a blind tasting with a bunch of industry bods and Bells came out top overall, so beware. Those blenders know what they're doing.

[Brendan]

If you don't dunk the biscuit for too long you wont get the bits.

[capt_birdseye]

Got really sick on whisky at uni, still can't go near it as a result.

[wee quinnie]

My holy trinity:

Highland Park, Laphroaig and Ardbeg.

[spadetownboy]

you cant beat a black bush.

[Marmora Man]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> I have to thank Iain Banks for the whole whiskey

> thing. I had resisted for so many years, assuming

> Bells/Teachers were the yardstick

>

> But his book (just a book) Raw Spirit touring all

> the little distilleries was a revelation - I would

> recommend it to anyone even half-thinking of

> taking the plunge

Good book but I found the political views, which were not to my taste, made me drink more. However, his stance on whisky is sound.

[Marmora Man]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> you cant beat a black bush.

Doesn't count - not Scotch!!

Rum matured Glemorangie I haven't tried but the Havana Rum barrel matured Glenfiddich was a revelation - a drinkable Glenfiddich.

Has anyone tried the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - I can recommend it as a present (remind wife / partner about 6 weeks before birthday / Christmas - that's what I did)

Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Good for single cask, cask strength malt whiskies with unique rather than blended flavours.

[Ant]

I think Macallan's the best I've had so far, but I've a lot left to try. :)

Laphroaig is also good, as is Glenmorangie.

Would be very interested in a tasting. Or two. Or three...

[spadetownboy]

where does it say anywhere on this thread that its limited to scotch whiskey, nowhere that i can see,therefore black bush qualifies,certainly knocks the spots off some of the crap mentioned already.

[lozzyloz]

Too much whiskey makes me violent, strange that.

[lozzyloz]

hic!

[Jah Lush]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> where does it say anywhere on this thread that its

> limited to scotch whiskey, nowhere that i can

> see,therefore black bush qualifies,certainly

> knocks the spots off some of the crap mentioned

> already.

Well, without wanting to sound pedantic if you look at the title of the thread it says "Malt Whiskies". That's whisky, and malt whisky at that, not whiskey, huge difference.

[mockney piers]

In all fairness, I think Black Bush is a malt whiskey.

Nobody specified scotland, we all just sort of assumed.

[Brendan]

Wikipedia said this to me: Single malt whisky is a whisky which is distilled at a single distillery, and which is made completely from a single type of malted grain, traditionally barley, (although there are also single malt rye whiskies).

In which case Black Bush qualifies.

Or if we were to take it literally merely saying ?Malt Whisky? would incorporate all whiskies as they are all made with malt.

Although as a modern colloquialism the term ?Malt Whisky? generally implies Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The argument of colloquial meaning or literal meaning is one that I?m sure there must be some type of legal precedent for. When a judge is asked to determine what the original terms of a verbal contract were there must be some type of test they apply when this problem crops up.

This point is deeply significant for those who would like their partners to buy them the correct type of whisky for Christmas. It must be sorted out before this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6919503.stm

goes on the market and throws another spanner in the works.

[Jah Lush]

Ahem! It's all in the spelling, Whisky being Scottish and Whiskey being from anywhere else. A Scottish Malt Whisky is completely different in taste and texture as well to things like Bushmills, Black Bush, Paddy or sour mash whiskey/bourbon whiskey. And if you look at Mamora Man's original posting he only mentions the Scottish ones and also only uses the Scottish spelling, without an E. So there you go.

[Brendan]

Ahhh so that's what you were on about in your earlier post. I completely missed the significance of the E. ::o

Doh!

[Ted Max]

May I join in? I like virtually all whisky but if I had to choose: Oban is nice as a good honest drinker. A Port Ellen will give you a peppery, smoky, peaty good time. A Longrow (from Springbank on Kintyre) or Springbank's 21 year old are heavenly, special treat malts.

Just enough water to release the flavour and on you go.

[Jah Lush]

Nice one Ted, I'd completely forgotton about Oban. Gorgeous stuff.

[Ted Max]

Nice one Ted, I'd completely forgotton about Oban

Aye, it'll do that if you drink too much of it :))

What's the best pub round here for its whisky selection?