Right it’s Xmas time and relatives are asking what I want - so I’m going to ask for whisky / whiskey. So I’m looking for any recommendations from NSC - c£50-100 a bottle. So far I’ve asked for Redbreast (no Irish in my collection), thinking of asking for Lot40 (unless I get a better Canadian...
I have a bottle of Mackmyra - very light in colour and it’s taste is very different - like green apple / citrusy / white wine or something - nothing like a sherry style I normally drink.
A mate of mine bought two bottles of Brora 35yr old about 5years ago at £750 a pop. They went up to £1700...
No the water isn’t where the peat comes, the malted barley is dried out using smoke from peat. Not all whisky uses surface water so impact of peat and dead sheep will have little impact. Most of speyside /lowland uses blown dry air method so no peat. The majority of flavour (from the nose) /...