Had a bit of tasting session with a friend this evening - Glen Scotia, Jura, Laphroig, Cotswolds, Mackmyra. Was about to hit the Bowmore when his Mrs said enough enough we’re going home. Such a wide variety of Smell, flavour and taste of the “same” drink
Whilst visiting Craganmore distillery tour last month, they told me that because people no longer drink as much sherry they were running out of sherry casks to finish off whisky. So now the sherry houses are being paid to make sherry and basically pour it drown the drain (or as the lady doing...
Recently tried a “blind” sample (so my subconscious bias didn’t come through) of Kavalan whisky and was very impressed - it was from Taiwan and award winning. I was going to buy but slightly bulking at spending £80 on a bottle so whilst in the whisky shop trying to make decision they let me try...
I always wondered what the welsh whisky tasted like - may have to try in a pub first. Sipping an Old Pulteney this evening - finishing what little was in the bottle. May have to buy a new bottle as I really like it
Well I’ve created sacrilege whilst on holiday and gone and bought a bottle of English whisky from the Costwolds distillery. My mother has just disowned me....
Mrs D7 has now told me to finish off some of the bottles before opening others (I bought 3 others whilst in Speyside and she’s just...
Drank lots of single malts and was a wee bit of a malt snob until I went to Aberfeldy distillery - main distillery of Dewers, tried the 12yr old blended malt (blue bottle) , it is superb would buy over any single. On a trip to States I thought I'd splash out and buy 15yr old version - not...