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jdcook

Work in IT, and often enjoy a pour or two of whisky.

Location: Hobart, Australia

Favourite whisky(s): Abelour A'bunadh, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Glenmorangie Astar, Highland Park 12, Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Rosebank 12

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  • 10th Mar 2010

    @Connosr - nice work indeed!

  • 10th Mar 2010

    Whisky is whisky, while traditionally not a female drink, there is no reason for women not to try and therefore like (or dislike) it. With more availability and exposure you will find more people drinking it, and that will be true regardless of gender, colour or creed. Along with a broadening of exposure though will also come a broadening of range of personal tastes of the people trying it, and some people really like mixes and cocktails (they must do, there are so fracking many of them) - so we may well end up with far more single malt mixers (something I personally abhor). I really don't think that it will be as a result of more women trying whisky, but of more people in general. So you're on your own there @scribe...

  • 8th Mar 2010

    Hardware issues are a pain in the proverbial. Congrats to everyone involved for getting everything up and running again so quickly.

  • 6th Mar 2010

    @LeFrog - If you ever get the chance to sample anything from the Lark Distillery, I would recommend it. There is a caveat though - the Lark Distillery do things by the barrel - so every barrel produces a slightly different dram. I've only come across one I actively disliked - the LD72, but there are quite a few that range from pleasant to very good (but not earth shaking). But if you get a chance at a LD39, LD95 or LD 100, buy, buy, buy - they are awesome.

  • 18th Feb 2010

    I agree, but only if the whisky in question is a good dram, or the distillery had a good rep. I'll purchase stuff from Rosebank, Brora or Port Ellen any day, but when I picked up my Glen Keith, it was priced according to its stature as a whisky (ie it was cheap). I wouldn't spend more money on it just because the distillery is no longer operating. But when it is truly a great whisky (the flora and fauna bottling of Rosebank is simply awesome), then it just adds another element that other drams simply cannot match.

My whisky reviews (54)

  • Glenfarclas 25 Year old - Sherry whisky nobility

    By jdcook on 11th Mar 20102010-03-11T13:01:00

    This is the second of two taster bottles that came with my purchase of the Glenfarclas 15 year old, so I thought I would give it a go. The nose is certainly powerful, I can sit it on the table in front… read more

    Rating:
    9.5 / 10
  • Glenfarclas 21 Year old - A complete and mature speyside malt

    By jdcook on 10th Mar 20102010-03-10T11:17:00

    When I purchased my Glenfarclas 15 year old (based on the reviews from people on this site), it came with two small tasters of the GLenfarclas 21 year old and the 25 year old). Tonight I decided to get… read more

    Rating:
    8.5 / 10
  • Springbank 16 year old cask strength - A unique, stunning and out-and-out powerful dram!

    By jdcook on 7th Mar 20102010-03-07T10:32:00

    I mentioned in a comment I made on the review of the Springbank 10 year old by @markjedi (http://connosr.com/reviews/springbank/springbank-10-year-old/the-two-and-a-half-times-distilled-little-masterpi/)… read more

    Rating:
    9.5 / 10
  • Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition - Perfect for an evening in an armchair in front of a fire with your favourite book

    By jdcook on 7th Mar 20102010-03-07T10:08:00

    After tasting four Lark Distillery drams, it was time to jump into something completely different, so we tried the Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition. The first thing that hit me was just how smooth and… read more

    Rating:
    9.5 / 10
  • Lark Distillery LD89 Cask Strength - Warm, rich and smooth

    By jdcook on 7th Mar 20102010-03-07T09:55:00

    A training partner of mine is heading off to the navy for a half dozen years tomorrow, so we went own to the Lark and did a tasting of four Lark Distillery bottlings, as well as two other drams. This was… read more

    Rating:
    9.0 / 10
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