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GDR3k
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 Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:14 pm Post subject: Tesco 10yr old Islay |
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| Was in the local store today and noticed this, had to look twice as I remember them having an own brand 12 year old, but they now they have a 10year old instead...has anyone tried this? |
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William
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Yes it did used to be a 12 year old, i havent come across the 10 year old version yet but i havent been looking. What has been in the Tesco Islay malt bottle over the years has varied, it has been said to be Caol Ila then Bruichladdich and then a peated Bunnahabhain but it has been a couple of years since i have had the Tesco Islay so it is anyones guess what is in the bottle now but it has always been good value.
Looking on the Tesco website they dont state an age for the Tesco Islay but they do still show a picture of the Tesco Islay 12 year old so i reckon the age change has been quite recent.
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GDR3k
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| William wrote: | Yes it did used to be a 12 year old, i havent come across the 10 year old version yet but i havent been looking. What has been in the Tesco Islay malt bottle over the years has varied, it has been said to be Caol Ila then Bruichladdich and then a peated Bunnahabhain but it has been a couple of years since i have had the Tesco Islay so it is anyones guess what is in the bottle now but it has always been good value.
Looking on the Tesco website they dont state an age for the Tesco Islay but they do still show a picture of the Tesco Islay 12 year old so i reckon the age change has been quite recent. |
Yeah it must be very recent...I'm tempted to buy a bottle, for £21 I don't think you can't go wrong and that's over £10 cheaper than any other peated offerings they sell. |
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Brummie
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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I agree the Tesco Islay has always proved to be good value for money, i will keep an eye out for the new 10 year old version, hopefully it is a good one.
The Sainsburys Islay12 year old was excellent but it seems to have diappeared from the shelves, i guess the supermarkets are struggling to source single malt whisky now, especially Islay whisky. |
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nitram
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Funnily enough I had a bottle of this delivered last night with the weekly shop. I hadn't even noticed the change till reading this on here. It is indeed 10yr old. I haven't opened it yet as I still have a few opened bottles on the go from new year. |
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albo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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I'd be interested in opinions on this. I'm on the look out for a cheaper islay malt for everyday dramming.
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nitram
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| albo wrote: | I'd be interested in opinions on this. I'm on the look out for a cheaper islay malt for everyday dramming.
Once I can drink again |
I have a dram of this in front of me just now. Two caveats;
I am just getting over a slight cold, so my taste may be off
I don't do "it tastes like butterflies alighting in a Dorset meadow with the veiled threat of the industrial revolution looming in the background"?
With that in mind:.
On the nose it has some unmistakeable Islay Peat, but only a little. On the palate it is similar, got a bit of peat, but not much. It tastes fresh and pleasant (like a Dorset meadow, and now that I've said that I can taste a bit of grass), but "pleasant"? isn't how I'd normally describe Islay whisky. The finish is the best part, on my second swallow I felt a very satisfying wave of peat, a lot stronger that on the palate, doesn't last too long and I feel like I could enjoy a Speyside shortly afterwards, which isn't often the case.
If you are after a big peat monster this isn't for your, but it's perfectly good whisky and at just over £20 who's going to complain? I'd think it would sit very nicely after a mainland whisky and before something with more character from Islay. |
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albo
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| nitram wrote: | | albo wrote: | I'd be interested in opinions on this. I'm on the look out for a cheaper islay malt for everyday dramming.
Once I can drink again |
I have a dram of this in front of me just now. Two caveats;
I am just getting over a slight cold, so my taste may be off
I don't do "it tastes like butterflies alighting in a Dorset meadow with the veiled threat of the industrial revolution looming in the background"?
With that in mind:.
On the nose it has some unmistakeable Islay Peat, but only a little. On the palate it is similar, got a bit of peat, but not much. It tastes fresh and pleasant (like a Dorset meadow, and now that I've said that I can taste a bit of grass), but "pleasant"? isn't how I'd normally describe Islay whisky. The finish is the best part, on my second swallow I felt a very satisfying wave of peat, a lot stronger that on the palate, doesn't last too long and I feel like I could enjoy a Speyside shortly afterwards, which isn't often the case.
If you are after a big peat monster this isn't for your, but it's perfectly good whisky and at just over £20 who's going to complain? I'd think it would sit very nicely after a mainland whisky and before something with more character from Islay. |
Excellent Thanks Nitram.
Si if I'm reading that right. It's peaty but not massively so. It shows its youth via the grassy notes and short finish. But it'd do for an everyday dram however not one you'd roll out to impress or to celebrate a happening. As you say for 20 what do you expect and who's to complain these days.
Incidentally if a butterfly beats it's wings in a (probably wet) Dorset meadow, does it cause a hurricane in Japan or something? |
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nitram
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| albo wrote: |
Incidentally if a butterfly beats it's wings in a (probably wet) Dorset meadow, does it cause a hurricane in Japan or something? |
Yes, something. |
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William
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nitram, cheers for the note on the Tesco 10, sounds very much like the 12 that preceded it. What would your guess be for the distillery it originated from  Sounds very much like Caol Ila, Bruichladdich or Bunnahabhain could be a candidate.
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nitram
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| It seems a to me to be too delicate for the Caol Ila. I have only ever had Bunnahabhain 12 which is 46% so I am not able to tell and I have never tried any Bruichladdich. Not very helpful, sorry! |
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GBrough
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Tesco is not even easy to find in my area, it sounds like Bunnahabhain, it is doubtful that bruichladdie is involved and I have not tried Caol Ila 12 yet so i can't say.
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