Whisky Forum - What's your dram to see the new year in with?

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Just wondered what everyone was planning to see the new year in with, be it at the bells, the lead up to the bells, or just after.

I am planning on openeing a bottle tonight, but I'm not sure which one yet.

It will be one of the following (I think)
Glen Moray SMWS bottle a 10yr old Chardonnay finish, I beleive the official 10yr old Chardonnay finish is one to avoid, so I don't have that high hops for this bottle, but you never know at cask strength and from a single cask it may be a winner (it's one I got as part of a cask end sale so haven't tasted it)
A Benrinnes 9yr old SMWS bottle, from the same cask end sale so I've not tried this either. Though I'm sure this will be good enough, probably not excellent, but enjoyable.
Glenmorangie QR
Old Pulteney 17
Talisker 10
Laga 16.

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Or in fact what was your dram to see in the new year, depending on where in the world you are right now!

TheWM · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:39 pm Post subject:

Aberlour 16 gets opened tonight, but that will be drunk alongside of glenlivet 12, 16, 18 and Karuizawa Spirit of Asama (55%). Lots of champagne and wine too.

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Yes I too will be drinking champagne and I have a nice selection of Belgian and German beers too.

Quaich1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject:

Just came home from the grocery store to collect some goodies for tonight including a fresh lemon meringue pie, one of my favorites. As for drams for tonight, I 've been pondering that for a bit now. Last night, I opened my first bottle of Tomintoul 21 Year Old and was most impressed. So tonight I will have another dram of the Tomintoul 21 followed by a Lagavulin 1995 Pedro Ximenez Finish, Distiller's Edition and perhaps a third dram of something else, perhaps Aberlour 16.
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bifter · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject:

I'll probably have some Maxwell 33 and/or SMWS 29.121, 20yo sherry-casked Laphroaig preceded by a little prosecco.

I'm looking forward to Only an Excuse, which for the non-Scots is an irreverent comedy retrospective lampooning the year's football stories. It's really not that funny (oh, there's the punchline on the horizon!) but it's traditional! Slainte!
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Rae85 · Member Joined: 04 Dec 2012 Posts: 7 Location: ayrshire

Caol ila unpeated 12 year old cask strength for me Top Malt

Quaich1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject:

Keith · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

Drinking a Macallan 18 at the moment, heading out to see the new year in with some friends and taking a bottle of Highland Park 18 with me, a great dram and good for sharing with those not to familiar with single malts.

Quaich1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:07 pm Post subject:

Actually, I started the festivities early with my own vatted malt creation that I discussed in the past on the Forum. Taste notes were posted earlier in December.

I had a dram each of my:

Scottish Jelly Roll "Peat & Sweet"
Small Batch Release 1 of 2
12 Year Old
Blended/Vatted Malt

and Small Batch Release 2 of 2
of the same expression.

These really turned out to be quite tasty and complex and I will have to pour them sparingly as they are the only two in existence.
Wink

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bifter · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject:

William · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:08 pm Post subject:

I will be seeing the new year in with friends and family. Just poured a Glenfiddich 21

Have a good night everyone and a very Happy New Year.
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Kava · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject:

I will be opening a bottle of Old Pulteney 21.

Happy New Year Very Happy

GDR3k · Single Malt Member Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Posts: 50

Finished off the bottle of Aberlour 10, it was either getting put down the sink or down my neck, so the neck it went, there was about 4 drams worth of it left, now I'm on the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength, this certainly tastes much better having drank a none peated whisky beforehand.

Happy 2013 to all, going the pub soon.

bifter · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject: