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We went to a few places where the bottles of Suntory were stacked along the wall for the salarymen to come and get their highballs
I think you mean to get "up to their high balls"!
We went to a few places where the bottles of Suntory were stacked along the wall for the salarymen to come and get their highballs
The older Ballantynes are a good dram!They also had a long period of low production, poor quality, declining popularity, distillery closures, and then a sudden explosion in global demand. It has caused a surge in price (not a very Japanese thing) for a lot of their whisky and shortages of the more luxurious items domestically.
A funny whisky observation from my last visit was that it wasn't uncommon for restaurants to offer sale of some whiskies by the bottle (most frequently Dewar's options). They also have a love for Ballantine's.
I recently finished my holdings of Ardbeg 10 and this cold snap put me in a mild frenzy of "shit I need an Islay!!!". I decided I didn't want to spend all my money and I also wanted something really thick. Well instead I let the packaging guide me...surely something called Smokehead is going to be smoky? Well the reviews say it is but my tiny sniff and sip before work says it isn't. But it was pretty tasty, so I don't feel that I have wasted my money. I'll have a proper tasting when I get home. The rum finish definitely had a strong presence.
I'll know soon enough. I'm expecting easy to drink without any real complexity.
Well it was an enjoyable drink, but nowhere near as smoky as the name implies! Nothing too complex and for not too much more there are some better islay options to be had. The rum casn finish gave a nice dimension and there was a little sea salt as well.
Anyone tried the Port Charlotte 10 year old? I've just been gifted a bottle.
I'm not an overly huge peat fan, but don't mind the occasional Ardberg or Laphraiog. Is it similar?
Anyone tried the Port Charlotte 10 year old? I've just been gifted a bottle.
I'm not an overly huge peat fan, but don't mind the occasional Ardberg or Laphraiog. Is it similar?
It's fucking ace. Found it peatier than both you mentioned, with a delightful complex flavour behind it. But if you don't like peat ..it's heavy on it.
I liked it, has been a while since I had Ardbeg but I think it's a bit less iodine tasting, bit smoother tasting
doing a cleanup of the storage under the stairs. Found a gift pack i got back when i was going through chemo. whilst a bottle of whisky may not have been appropriate whilst undergoing bowel cancer treatment I guess I can still put it to good use now.
You're not meant to paint with the stuff! "Palate" is the word you're after....I can't enjoy the taste. I will continue to sip each glass I pour in the hope that I develop a palette....
Not promoting a bit of tightarserey too much but nonetheless, this is a handy search.Now that Lagavulin is too expensive I tried this today, was quite nice, very smooth, the peat wasn't as strong but still nice, only about $90 too
Not promoting a bit of tightarserey too much but nonetheless, this is a handy search.
https://www.nicks.com.au/search?varieties=Single Malt Scotch Whisky&sort=priceAsc&q=whisky 1000ml