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JW Black. You guys have been talking about it so much in here I figured I'd give a blended scotch a try. Will report later.
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So I'm sittin' here at work, on the 4th of July no less, with a whole shelf full of airplane bottles behind my back. Amongst them are some Dewar's 12. Do you think the boss would mind if I chugged one?
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I have my next target selected. G&M CC Caol Ila 1996. I'm told it's not as good as the 1995 (I've had a small sample and enjoyed) but still quite good.
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So...
JW Black is going to be my new go to... I love it, and you guys here led me to it...so thanks for that. Single Malts will be saved for more special nights. My wallet will like that more too... |
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Glenlivet for the Shack Herf- I don't drink Scotch.
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Wifey bought me the Caol Ila (see above).
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Isle of Jura Superstitution
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I could use a little help from Kayaker on this one.
I popped into one of the regular state stores (not a premium collection store) to grab another bottle of what is hands down my favorite budget single malt - the Bowmore Islay Legend. While there were out of that they did have a single malt on the shelf I'd never seen before (which is saying something - generally their entire selection premium of Scotch, single malt or otherwise, is limited to the Glen's, the Mc's and the Johnny's). ![]() ![]() So since it was in the same price range as the Bowmore (which is usually right around $28) just for fun I grabbed it and pretty much forgot about it until tonight. I decided to open it up and try it out. Unfortunately I was greeted with a broken cork so I had to decant it through a sieve - not sure how much that will affect the taste. First I tried just a nip of it neat: ![]() Neat tasted very fruity and citrus-y. Easliy the most citrus I've ever tasted in a Scotch. Next with just a couple drops of still water, which really opened it up. I tasted more fruit and a little bit of peat. Finally I tried it as I usually take my Scotch - on the rocks: ![]() I found that while I usually enjoy the taste on the rocks more I don't think that it really complemented this one as it lost the interesting fruitiness and really brought out the medicinal taste. As it sits and the ice melts a bit the medicinal taste is drying down and I'm getting mostly sweetness and peat. For the price I think I might go over and try to grab another bottle. So here is the question. Everything I've seen online the bottle looks like this: ![]() Mine looks much different and says "The" Edradour. Any idea what's up with this one?
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Hey Andrew,
I haven't had Edradour yet, but I'll have to give it a try when I find it. We don't have it here in Newfoundland, but I'll keep an eye out for it when I go back to Alberta in January. From what I've been able to find out the Distillery changed ownership in 2003. I think your bottle came from before the change and the other picture you showed is from after. I'm not sure if there was a change in the master distiller or not. If there was, there may be a difference in the taste between the old bottlings and the new ones. I'll try to dig up more info for you. Ian |
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I'm going to swing by and grab another bottle if they still have them. It definitely didn't taste like a $25 bottle of Scotch, very complex - not a daily drinker for me but a nice change of pace.
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my latest purchase was a Mcallan 12 yr fine oak, I have little to compare it to (some glenlivet 12 and Tomatin 12) this easily blows them both out of the water IMO. I am looking forward to learning more and tasting more scotches.
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Glenmorangie 10 year old
Had it on the rocks today and it was great. I had tried it and Aberlour with a little distilled water, should I make my ice cubes from distilled water too?
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Glenlivit 18. Always tasty.
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I was at the shore this weekend and while walking past the liquor store I saw that everything was 20% off for an end of the season sale (they're tearing down and rebuilding during the off-season). While normally expensive, with the discount I was able to pick up a 1.75 liter Johnnie Walker Black for about $60. Wasn't sure if it was a "great" deal when I did it, but checking out on-line prices I think I did just fine.
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