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 Topic: TN: The Peat Monster |
Kevin H
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 Forum: Blended Whisky Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:15 pm Subject: TN: The Peat Monster |
| Hi Nicos good to see you here. Thanks for the note. I'm tempted to get a bottle of this. I've read that as well as Islay malts it is supposed to also contain some Ardmore. |
| Topic: What are you Draming just now? |
Kevin H
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:49 pm Subject: What are you Draming just now? |
A mini from the late 70s of Clynelish 12 yo. Distilled by Ainslie and Heilbron at 70 proof and bottled by Gordon and McPhail with the brown and orange label.
A seriously good whisky. Nose has honey ... |
| Topic: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
Kevin H
Replies: 8
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 7:30 pm Subject: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
Knockando is a contender I think.
Doing a bit of further research I wonder about the following (I've not included any silent stills or where the "official" bottling is/was in the Flora an ... |
| Topic: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
Kevin H
Replies: 8
Views: 1764
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:50 pm Subject: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
| The tun releases are NAS. Also there used to be a Balblair NAS called "Elements" a few years back... |
| Topic: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
Kevin H
Replies: 8
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:13 pm Subject: Which Scottish distilleries only have age dated whiskies? |
| I'm thinking official bottlings here so either an age statement (12yo, 18yo, ...) or the year distilled/bottled on the label. Are there any distillieries that issue no NAS whiskies at all (at least in ... |
| Topic: Newest Addition? |
Kevin H
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:15 pm Subject: Newest Addition? |
Lagavulin 8
Inchgower Flora and Fauna 14
Talisker 10 old map label presentation |
| Topic: Newest Addition? |
Kevin H
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:07 pm Subject: Newest Addition? |
Some auction wins including Clynelish 12 yo 1992 bottled for the wine merchant Tanners. I also got a range of minis including old ones from Laphroaig, talisker and an old bowmore.
At a separate auc ... |
| Topic: Bottle ageing Whisky |
Kevin H
Replies: 2
Views: 1446
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:55 am Subject: Bottle ageing Whisky |
Certainly one of the main reasons for buying older expressions is to compare the differences between then to now, say a pre warrant Laphroaig 10 to one bottled today,
But what about chemical chang ... |
| Topic: Bottle ageing Whisky |
Kevin H
Replies: 2
Views: 1446
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:40 am Subject: Bottle ageing Whisky |
Over the last couple of years I've started buying a few older expressions of favourite whiskies at auction and am wondering how bottle age affects them.
I know that the received wisdom is that spir ... |
| Topic: 3 New Whiskies From GlenDronach |
Kevin H
Replies: 12
Views: 2518
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:34 am Subject: 3 New Whiskies From GlenDronach |
| Anyone tasted the peated one yet? |
| Topic: Talisker |
Kevin H
Replies: 15
Views: 4474
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:16 pm Subject: Talisker |
| The 10 yo is a classic, of course. More austere and demanding than Laphroaig. Less peat, more spice (pepper). |
| Topic: Newest Addition? |
Kevin H
Replies: 2768
Views: 404678
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:30 pm Subject: Newest Addition? |
| Bunnahabhain 12yo |
| Topic: What are you Draming just now? |
Kevin H
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Views: 2535072
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:35 am Subject: What are you Draming just now? |
Ardmore legacy. This is really good.
I picked this up on special offer in Tesco for £20. Nice peated style with some character. Nas works best with peaty whisky imo. |
| Topic: Newest Addition? |
Kevin H
Replies: 2768
Views: 404678
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:11 pm Subject: Newest Addition? |
| A mini of Clynelish at 70proof from the 1970s |
| Topic: SWA openly pushing for less transparency in the whisky ind. |
Kevin H
Replies: 23
Views: 6362
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Forum: Single Malt Whisky Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:01 pm Subject: SWA openly pushing for less transparency in the whisky ind. |
| A quick look suggest foi applies to public sector bodies and publically owned companies. |
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