A night of whisky in Hong Kong

Thanks for sharing this it sounds like a great evening!

That's a fun and very enthusiastic tale. I'd like to get back to Hong Kong. The last time I was there was in 1980.

Nice lineup

That is an impressive line of drams. I must admit I was surprised to see you listed the Nadurra Oloroso as the 16yo. I always thought (and the only ones I have seen) were NAS. Anyway, I have also read mixed reviews, especially by those who are "into" sherry-bombs. Some people enjoy the Dalmore expressions and Aberlours end up being unimpressed with it. Okay, not everyone, but seems to be a consistent theme online. I am not a huge fan of the heavily peated whiskies, but I might just have to try UIgeadail some day after reading your reviews, and watching others on YouTube.

@ajjarrett the owner said it was 16 so im just going off of what he said i didnt see the bottle like i should have.

@casualtorture No worries.

If you are not worried it is a NAS whisky, then you don't have a problem. There are some good NAS whiskies out there. There are lovers of Ardbeg Uigeadail, Aberlou A'bunadh, and others. I do wonder if the dram of the Oloroso Nadurra you had was from a bottle that was just opened. There are some whiskies that are 'not-so-enjoyabl' right out of the bottle. Time and air (oxidization) does help 'open' up a whisky (as you know well). I also wonder if you had a particular batch that was 'off.' For example, I just opened a bottle of Jura Turas Mara, and I enjoy it very much. While a friend of mine, said he liked it but it had a strange finish. I didn't experience anything he described. But he got his bottle a while ago, so maybe there was a difference in batches.

Getting back to the Nadurra Oloroso, I do not plan to plan on going out and buying a bottle. It is more expensive than the 16yo Nadurra, and I love the 16yo too much to spend the money for the Oloroso.

@ajjarrett @casualtorture I have tried the NAS Olorosso Nadurra, and it was, in the immortal words of the late Jack Layton (who apparently enjoyed the occasional Scotch), a #FAIL

@ajjarrett, @casualtorture,

Regardless of age, the Nadurra Oloroso is in my opinion an epic fail. I sampled, but could not finish this one. It was the first dram of the night at what was to be another epic tasting hosted by @talexander. It does make good drain cleaner, @Nozinan and I can both attest.

@paddockjudge Thank you for mentioning your experience. I was avoiding it, since I love the 16y Nadurra so much and didn't want to spend the money.

@ajjarrett, I totally agree with you, the Nadurra 16 YO is lovable whisky. I was able to add one to my cabinet last month due to some excellent sleuthing by @Nozinan and @ Nosbleed...thanks fellas!

@paddockjudge A bit of sleuthing for the 16yo Nadurra? Where are you located? And if I may ask, how much was it? It is available at many shops in my area of Denver, Colorado, but I do know where to go where it is readily available. I have already prepared for the inevitable drop if availability, by buying six bottles that I have in storage.

And for Casualtorture -- Have you been able to find it in China? I think you can get it on jd.com Since you are in China here is the link item.jd.com/1556421638.html

@ajjarrett,

I am located in Northern Ontario, a couple of hundred miles from Toronto...and what a blizzard we had today! Thank you for the Colorado low. The bottle was obtained for me in Calgary. It looks like all the Nadurra 16 YO is west of the Great Plains..

@ajjarrett,

I don't recall the exact price, about $80 CDN, batch 814D

@paddockjudge Ah, a friend of mine and former colleague is from Ontario, and teaches (or used to teach) North York. Well, If I may ask, which batch is your Nadurra ?

@paddockjudge Ah, you answered exactly what I wanted to know before I submitted my inquiry. I am drinking a dram of 12y Bunnahabhain, but the bottle of 16yo Nadurra I have opened is Batch 0712U, at 55.5%ABV.

@ajjarrett, I have 712. It is the one Murray reviewed.

@paddockjudge I didn't know Murray reviewed this one. I am not much of a Jim Murray fan, but I guess since you mentioned it, I will look up what he had to say about it.

@ajjarrett @paddockjudge

It should be noted that @Nosebleed made the supreme sacrifice as he really likes the Nadurra, and the 0814D was rated as an exceptional batch by @antihero back in July last year on his website. Because he mentioned some was still available I was looking out for it. I believe we picked it up in a small "mom and pop" franchise of what is @markjedi1's favourite chain, (Han) Solo Liquor. This is the same store that had a couple of bottles of Springbank Claret Wood a couple of years after it had sold out everywhere else... I think now we have officially cleaned them out of anything worth getting...

@Nozinan Interesting stories of hunting down the Nadurra 16yo in Canada. Thanks for sharing.

@casualtorture -- How has your whisk(e)y hunting been in China?

@ajjarrett well locally where i live in mainland availibility rather sucks. other than 1 whisky bar all you can find is the basics like 'fiddich 12, macallan 12 sherry (very popular here), talisker 10 etc. thankfully i have t-mall (chinese amazon) and aiwhisky.com where i can order a pretty decent selection. i think i will pick up some arran 18 from ai soon. been wanting to try it.

@casualtorture If and when you order something from Aiwhisky, please tell Helen I said hello.

@ajjarrett yes i definately will. she is very nice .

@casualtorture If Aiwhisky still has Glendronach 15yo Revival in stock, I recommend. At 600RMB it is a good price. It has been discontinued, and is almost impossible to get it here in the US.

@ajjarrett yeah i also want to order the farclas 15 since we don't get it back home

@casualtorture Both are good choices. If you like peat and with it Speyside whisky notes of fruits and spring/summer grassy fields, I recommend the Benromach 10yo Imperial Proof.

@ajjarrett Here is the link item.jd.com/10844325408.html to a supplied using jd.com, which is also the same found on tmall. I don't think Aiwhisky has the 10yo Benromach Imperial Proof listed on their website, so you will have to ask Helen if they can get it for you.

@ajjarrett Of course in all countries where Donald Trump is NOT the President, The Benromach is called 100 proof, not Imperial proof.

@Nozinan That's a good one, and so is the 10yo Benromach 100. For tonight, I ended the evening with a dram of the 12yo Yamazaki.

@Victor HK is wonderful. Probably the most diverse city I have stayed in. I really didn't want to come back to mainland. HK has a certain sophistication and cosmopolitan atmosphere especially on the island. Something mainland certainly lacks. And my suits I get tailored there are beautifully made. If i could afford to live there I would. It's tough because I loved Thailand too and it's cheaper there, but HK is just one of those cities with a personality that makes you want to stay.

@casualtorture Really? i found it muggy, polluted (you could see the air) and crowded...

But my wife liked it.