Welcome to new members

Manager at Waitrose cookery school and keen whiskey enthusiast. Long term culinary judge and member of the craft guild of chefs. Looking for new and exciting whiskey experiences, developing my knowledge and enjoying more amazing tipples.

Welcome, @Rossy! What whiskies have you especially enjoyed so far?

@jeanluc

I wonder if it might be possible to pin this discussion so new members will always see it...

@Nozinan Yep, good shout that's done

Welcome!

Hi folks, just joined the site, really looking forward to exploring it more and joining everyone on their whisk(e)y journey. I'm primarily into American whiskies these days, especially rye, but still have a few bottles of scotch that I dip into from time to time. Cheers,

William

@Wlinkrou you'll love it. I've been here a few months and it's the best social group I'm in online. Lots of smart guys and the conversation is never boring. What's your favorite rye at the moment? I'm primarily into scotch myself.

Hey, glad to hear you've enjoyed it here. My favorite rye right now is the Redemption 8 year barrel proof, but I'm also really digging the latest act of High West's A Midwinter Night's Dram, both are total flavor bombs. Pikesville 6 year is another favorite.

Hi,

Im a Whisky drinker from Wales so a fellow Celt to the Scots. I tend to support brands from areas I know well such as Isle of Mull, Caithness and Orkney. I'm not too keen on heavily sherried Spey Side.

Hi @nickrs, glad you joined Connosr.

Caithness is the in North East of Scotland right? Have you heard of Wolfburn a new distillery (which recently bottled its first single malt) and is Scotland's northernmost mainland distillery I believe.

Hi, @jeanluc yes indeed Caithness is the most northerly corner of the British mainland and a lot closer to Bergen in Norway than it is to London. The most famous distillery of the area is Old Pulteney in Wick but I have just discovered the Wolfburn which is a new operation on the outskirts of Thurso on the north coast, this makes Wolfburn the most northerly mainland distillery. Scapa and Highland Park are about 50km away to the north east near Kirkwall in Orkney (hill, clear day, visible?). Caithness and Orkney are special places to me for a number of reasons, I hope to visit the area again this summer on an extended motorcycle ride. I've tried a sample of Wolfburn recently and really enjoyed it, I have another sample left which I might taste this evening! I've also got a number of Old Pulteney Lighthouses to try too. Recently I purchased a bottle of Scapa Skrien which I'm delighted with, but I most admit Highland Park is my default choice if I'm offered a malt when out and about.

Nick

@nickrs Welcome to Connosr. I would love one day to visit your country. Having Old Pulteney and Highland Park in your backyard is great. I hope you will let us know what you think of any Wolfburn you get to taste. If you are in the field to trade samples, I am convince many would be interested by it. And finally, if you are looking for a different Speyside, you should look into Benriach Septendecim, 17 yo peated malt finished in bourbon cask. I just bought a second bottle which is something I do only with a few like Abunadh, Lagavulin 12 yo CS, some Octomore if I have the $ and the opportunity, etc.

I'm @casualtorture girlfriend. He made me join, but I do like drinking scotch with him. Smokey whisky is the best to me.

@jeanluc I am a long time whisky drinker (40 yr plus) but I must confess I have only just learnt to savour and take the time to appreciate my dram. It has been a revelation, I am getting so much more from my favourites and have rediscovered many I discarded. looking forward to participating in these discussions.

I'm a whisky/whiskey appreciator from the UK; just discovered connosr so thought I'd join up. Lot's to look through here!

Welcome @CaskTime, what area of the U.K. Are you from?

Thanks @Pete1969, I'm currently living in Brighton on the south coast

Welcome here!

Just saying Hello and doing a bit of Sunday whisky research.

@GoodVintage thanks for dropping by, enjoy the research. I might 'research' some whisky this afternoon too

Hello! New here! Found the site as a lot of the individual connosr review twitter feeds have been following me recently so I thought I'd pop along to see what the deal is.

I make video reviews on youtube as penmanship isn't really my thing.

Slainte Vin PF No Nonsense Whisky

Hi @NNWhisky, thanks for popping by. I've stumbled across your YouTube channel before and enjoyed your videos very much. I've been thinking of adding a feature which aggregates new YouTube videos by Connosr members. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy it here and make some new whisky friends.

Hey guys! big Whisk(e)y love here. Gf and I have a whisky lifestyle website, where we do whisky reviews, distillery interviews, and interviews with whisky related products or people! Would love to be part of your community and learn more!

@tastethedram thanks for joining our community – it's great to have you here!

@NNWhisky Welcome Vin, I have seen most of your videos and sometimes comment under Peter White. Cheers

@Astroke Hi Peter! Very glad to have you watching the videos and your comments are always welcome.

Just to say hello from the peak district in the UK. Looks like a great forum you have here. I'm new to Whisky although i have enjoyed the odd Bourbon before. I found myself on the Balvennie Distillery tour in Speyside last week with a Whisky loving friend...amazing! It was a bit of a 'Damascus' moment for me! I came back with no less than 10 bottles.....

Hi @Nickh, welcome aboard. It sounds like you've started off your whisky journey in real style! I'm also based in the UK but the Connosr community is a great blend of whisky lovers from around the world and wonderful source of knowledge. I hope you have fun continuing your adventure here...

@Nickh Welcome to Scotch! 10 bottles on the first day! I think hat pushes the record for many of us. Even now there are not too many distilleries that I have 10 bottles of. Are they all different?

If I can give you any advice it would be use discretion in your zeal to accumulate a collection. If you're opening them, fine, but bottles that you put away untried today may be far from the profile you develop a taste for in the future. This is how I got stuck with a few age-stated Aberlours, some Glenlivets and others that I have now unloaded (some to charity) as I try to strengthen the quality of my cabinet.

On the other hand, in my quest for cask strength power I may have missed out on some gems that actually do well at lower strength, such as the Macallan 12 and 18 that are now impossible to find around here. And I'm not keen on opening a 25 just to see if I like it now...

@jeanluc Thanks for the warm welcome!