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I haven't had the Pritchard's TN Whisky, but I liked the Double Barreled very much (on the sweeter side), and the Double Chocolate is incredibly unique in my experience and fantastic. I'd pick up either if the price in your area is tolerable.
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ChickenArise posted:I haven't had the Pritchard's TN Whisky, but I liked the Double Barreled very much (on the sweeter side), and the Double Chocolate is incredibly unique in my experience and fantastic. I'd pick up either if the price in your area is tolerable. The Double Chocolate is fantastic and everyone should try it.
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Collier & Keel only started up in 2009, so it's no wonder it's not well known, and Pritchard's started in 97 but is mostly interesting because they are labeled "Tennessee Whiskey" which nowadays means it has to have been produced using the Lincoln county process i.e. charcoal mellowing, but theirs isn't. JD had a law passed that requires it but Pritchard's is exempt via grandfathering.
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Solice Kirsk posted:The Double Chocolate is fantastic and everyone should try it. Don't say that. I already have a problem buying new products when they come in at my store. I have that item, but drat have I been eyefucking it for a good 4 months. Something to sip, or share with great friends, or a great cocktail base? Something a bit unrelated; I'm a whore when it comes to scotch. I have lowered my standards from Ardbeg, Lagavulin 16year, laphroaig 10, to a simple 8yr blended Islay Mist. I love it in the way I can buy 2-3 for the price of anyone of them, while being able to make some amazing Old Fashions, Manhattan, and drinking it straight. I even recently used it marinating my venison chops. I also have a small, maybe shameful secret, I try to blend in some rosemary infused simple syrup into my old fashions and whisky Manhattans. I think with the smoky-peatiness and herbal aromas that can really bring the drink together. Though I must admit I love me some rosemary. Scyron fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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Jan 31, 2015 10:12
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Scyron posted:Something to sip, or share with great friends, or a great cocktail base? Not a cocktail base for sure. I enjoy sipping it neat with just a teaspoon of water. It's not overly sweet and the chocolate tones just drift in after the initial taste. The fact that its from TN makes some people twitch, but I think it's one of the most interesting bourbons I've ever had. Hopefully not over selling it, but it is one of my favorites.
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Jan 31, 2015 10:27
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Scyron posted:Something a bit unrelated; I'm a whore when it comes to scotch. I have lowered my standards from Ardbeg, Lagavulin 16year, laphroaig 10, to a simple 8yr blended Islay Mist. I love it in the way I can buy 2-3 for the price of anyone of them, while being able to make some amazing Old Fashions, Manhattan, and drinking it straight. I even recently used it marinating my venison chops. If you like cheap Islays then you will also want to try Finlaggan, a NAS "mystery" single malt. (IIRC, the prevailing theory is that it's a young Ardbeg.) It packs even more of a smoky wallop and it's perfect for mixing.
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Jan 31, 2015 20:36
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Always been a bourbon guy, but on a lark decided to buy a bottle of Bushmills "Black Bush." Really glad I did. Anybody hosed around with the 10 or 16 year?
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Yeah both are nice and very good value. The 16 especially.
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Jan 31, 2015 22:52
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betterinsodapop posted:Always been a bourbon guy, but on a lark decided to buy a bottle of Bushmills "Black Bush." Black Bush is my go to sipper.
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Scyron posted:I also have a small, maybe shameful secret, I try to blend in some rosemary infused simple syrup into my old fashions and whisky Manhattans. I think with the smoky-peatiness and herbal aromas that can really bring the drink together. Though I must admit I love me some rosemary. I'll have to try that. I've used rosemary syrup with gin before, and always enjoyed it. I've had good results with a vanilla and mint syrup mixed in with a whiskey and ginger ale or even an old fashioned.
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Nth Doctor posted:Black Bush is my go to sipper. spankmeister posted:Yeah both are nice and very good value. The 16 especially. I haven't found any place that sells either the 10 or the 16 in my immediate neighborhood, but I remain optimistic.
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The 16 is stupid cheap here, like €35 online, €40 in shops. The 10 is €20 online, €25 in shops.
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Glenmorainge (Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or) Sauternse cask? Spicy/peppery like Syrah? I am really interested in that being a very unique cask for scotch. The price is steep and wont be an immediate purchase but something I have been eyeing with a 15% discount. (Though I should argue for the 20% given, we honor coupon price reductions)
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Scyron posted:Glenmorainge (Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or) Sauternse cask? Spicy/peppery like Syrah? I am really interested in that being a very unique cask for scotch. It's really really good. Sauternes isn't spicy/peppery like syrah, it's a very unique wine where it's allowed for a layer of grey mold to grow on the grapes. This dries them out and makes the juice more strongly concentrated, in addition to the aroma from the mold. It's not as sweet as other "dessert" wines and has a distinct nuttiness. It's fantastic wine, (bit of an acquired taste), and the Nectar D'Or is an excellent whisky.
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Hello. I did a thing last night and bought and tried Laphroaig 18, Bruichladdich Laddie 16 and some bourbon. This is the first time I've ever done tasting notes. Enjoy! Rowan's Creek Bourbon Nose is small buttery brown sugar bubble gum. Taste is spicy sweet banana and cherries. Finish is medium with a richer dark chocolate cherry taste. Overall: One of my favorite bourbons for it's spicy/sweet mix going on. Bruichladdich The Laddie Sixteen Scotch Nose was medium and herbal with some peat but also light hay/grass kind of thing going on. Taste was not as subtle as the nose and you get that islay peat smoke with a little coffee and licorice? Finish was long chocolate and woodsy. Overall: Really enjoyed it for it's complexity. Looking forward to going back. Wathen's Bourbon Nose was very small. Not a lot going on except a little banana loaf caramel smell. Taste was really tight, needed some time to open up plus a little water but once it opened there was spice, cinnamon, leather there... Finish was long and sugary caramel toffee. Overall: Not a huge fan. Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon Nose was small and major vanilla. Which is what it also tasted like. Not very complex. The taste was very smooth and big on vanilla with a little pepper. Long oaky finish. Overall: This is a simple, smooth bourbon with major vanilla notes. Laphroaig 18 Scotch Nose is big, smoky, islay peat monster. Leather. Wet dog. Taste was smoother than Laphroaig 10 but still somewhat tight I'd say. Added some water to see if I could break down the notes but I couldn't really find much other than the peat, smoke, oak, burnt wood and a slight rubber/medicinal note. Finish was awesomely long and just like a big dry wool sweater in a rain storm. Some pepper, oak flavors? Overall: I like Laphroaig a lot but it's only for special occasions.
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I've been into Scotch for a while now, liking mostly peaty Isaly's like Laph 10 CS, though also sweet Speysides if they are strong, like Aberlour Abunadh. Recently I've been drinking more rye whisky though and I'm looking for recs. I like Rittenhouse and WT 101 rye, and next on the list is probably Sazerac. Any recs for something a little more expensive that improves on these cheaper ones? I've heard Willett is really good.
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The Sazerac is a good choice. I would also try the High West Rendezvous - its a little gimmicky, but really good. Basically a blend of young and 16 year old LDI rye.
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Scyron posted:Glenmorainge (Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or) Sauternse cask? Spicy/peppery like Syrah? I am really interested in that being a very unique cask for scotch. Nectar D'Or is my favourite all time Whisky. It has a sweet almost appley taste so if you like smoky or peaty then this isn't the Whisky for you. It's definitely not peppery or spicy, it's much more on the sweet side of things. Picked up a Talisker Dark Storm at the airport last week and it's great. It is really spicy and smoky, eventually turning to a caramel type taste on the finish. Does need a drop of water to bring the alcohol burn down a bit though. It's a travel exclusive I believe.
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Caddrel posted:Recently I've been drinking more rye whisky though and I'm looking for recs. I like Rittenhouse and WT 101 rye, and next on the list is probably Sazerac. Any recs for something a little more expensive that improves on these cheaper ones? I've heard Willett is really good. I love Sazerac, one of my favourites. Plus the bottle looks like something out of a western. The first rye i ever tried was actually Jim Beam Rye, and i honestly still really like it. StorrowS posted:Picked up a Talisker Dark Storm at the airport last week and it's great. It is really spicy and smoky, eventually turning to a caramel type taste on the finish. Does need a drop of water to bring the alcohol burn down a bit though. It's a travel exclusive I believe. I went to Edinburgh recently and nearly bought a bottle of this. Next time I won't pass it up because that sounds delicious. Normal Talisker is awesome, and was the first whisky my Dad ever introduced me to along with Laphroaig. Obviously being an idiot teenager I immediately went out and bought a bottle of Laphroaig Single Cask after my first payslip and nearly died. Gazhole fucked around with this message at 08:48 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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Gazhole posted:Normal Talisker is awesome, and was the first whisky my Dad ever introduced me to along with Laphroaig.
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I really liked the Leopold Bros. Maryland rye when I tried it at work. Mellow at first, but with big spice and warmth on the finish. Highly recommended.
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Sashimi posted:Funny, my friend introduced me to scotch a couple weeks ago with exactly these. Haha, fantastic! See, a few friends got introduced to it with blends and "safe" options rather than the stronger flavoured peaty ones, and were indifferent to whisky. Soon as they tried something more interesting their eyes lit up and they "got" it. Except when I gave them George T Stagg. By god they hated that one.
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Gazhole posted:Except when I gave them George T Stagg. By god they hated that one. Send them back, they're broken.
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Speaking of Stagg I got a bottle of Stagg Jr. the other night, it is...powerful.
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Gazhole posted:Haha, fantastic! get new friends
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spankmeister posted:Collier & Keel Are these the guys that make Corsair, or is that someone else?
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pgroce posted:Are these the guys that make Corsair, or is that someone else? No but apparently they're right next to one another.
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I had forgotten the simple wonder of Laphroaig 10. I like Ardbeg better, but the distance between them only grew because I'd gone so long without Ardbeg. With proper perspective, having had both of them recently, Laphroiag seems even better than it did before, or at least in comparison. It's a very, very solid scotch. I'm about to kill this bottle, and I have no regrets. 
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Last night I tried a glass of Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project (Barrel #181). It wasn't anything mind blowing, but I really enjoyed it. Fresh from the bottle it was spicy and woody, but with a bit of water that mellowed out a lot into a different sort of cherry candy/fruit flavor that was pretty unique.
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MalleusDei posted:Send them back, they're broken. snoozeallday posted:get new friends If it wasn't so expensive 'i'd just waterboard them with it until they saw some sense.
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Gazhole posted:If it wasn't so expensive 'i'd just whiskeyboard them with it until they saw some sense. FTFY. As a newbie scotch drinker, I've gotten quite fond of Quinta Ruban and Nectar d'Or. Do you guys have suggestions as to similar whiskeys?
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chami posted:FTFY. Sweet fruity finished scotches are My Thing. I'm very fond of Aberlour 16 myself - it's aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks and tastes like clover honey and bright summer fruit.
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Aberlour Abunadh would be a good choice too, imo
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I have a 1/10th share in a 10 year old cask of peated Bunnahabhain that looks like it will be bottled in the next couple of weeks. A sister cask was recently bottled and if that is anything to go by I should be getting over 20 bottles of this at cask strength at under £25 a bottle once all the tax is dealt with. I'm excited.
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Trader Joe's just put out their yearly Single Malt Irish Whiskey bottling. It's $25, which is a $5 increase over previous years, but this year's bottling includes an 8-year age statement. The TJ's Irish whiskey bottlings seem to come better recommended than their Scotch bottlings, so I'd run out and grab one (or two) if you can. It's apparently a Cooley product, so it's probably an indie Tyrconnell.
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Okay, I'm a long-time lurker who doesn't post much, but over the years I've learned a lot and gotten some great recommendations in this thread. I've recently started up a whisk(e)y blog, and if anyone wants to check it out, I'd be thrilled the get any feedback - are my tasting notes coherent, is the writing remotely interesting, etc. I'm still trying to figure this whole "blogging" thing works. Anyway, the address is https://www.adramgooddrink.com. No pressure, but I'd welcome anyone's input! Thanks!
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Decent enough blog. I liked what I read.
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biglads posted:I have a 1/10th share in a 10 year old cask of peated Bunnahabhain that looks like it will be bottled in the next couple of weeks. A sister cask was recently bottled and if that is anything to go by I should be getting over 20 bottles of this at cask strength at under £25 a bottle once all the tax is dealt with. This sounds like a really cool thing to do I didn't know could do this How did you find out about this?
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donkey salami posted:This sounds like a really cool thing to do In my case it was via the (sadly now former) owner of Bladnoch Distillery. Probably the best way is to email one of the younger or just opened distilleries. Cask shares can be tricky as after a few years contacts can be lost and agreement is needed from all parties to bottle. If you are Romney'd up you could go for the whole cask but be prepared to pay thousands in tax at bottling time. You pay very little initially, then a small amount of rent for warehouse space every year. You hand over the majority of the money once it's been bottled and taxed.
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Scyron posted:Decent enough blog. I liked what I read. Thanks! I appreciate it.
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