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Enjoying my first proper dram of Kilkerran 12 (now that I can smell and taste again). Lemon, brine, peat, malt, and more lemon. Fantastic stuff.
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@Hewie: "Lemon, brine, peat, malt, and more lemon. Fantastic stuff."
That's pretty much all I need to hear in a review! Everything on your list is a winning taste in my book. That sounds so much better than my memory of the Kilkerran 12, which I last touched around October or so. It's probably time to pull it out again and see if time's being as kind to it as everyone predicts.
I just opened my Kilkerran WIP #7(†) Sherry last night, after being inspired by my own musings on the "Happy Holidays" thread. Good stuff! Rich, mature tasting, very "full"—and not at all overly sweet, which is often my complaint against sherried whiskies.
I'm one step closer to lining up a six-Kilkerran mega-tasting.
†Surely nobody cares, but for the record: In that other thread, I said it was the #6 Sherry I might open. My mistake—it's #7, in the dark green livery.
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@MadSingleMalt That will be a mean tasting when it comes together. I must say it was pretty much love at first taste for me with the Kilkerran 12. The nose just comes comes right out to meet you - unlike the Springbank 12 CS bottles I've had (and really enjoy) which have a very muted nose and take a while to develop. If the Kilkerran had just a tad more mouth feel it would be just amazing. I followed this up with a glass of Benromach 10. They have similar proportions of bourbon and sherry casks in their mix but the extra time in a sherry cask really sows in the Benro. These are both quality whiskies which I hope stay at their remarkable price point.
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I BBQed for 18 tonight, and my uncle and I had some Laimrig. It was really good tonight, but with all the activity it took 3-4 h to finish the dram.
Now, I am trying to finish my charting that was interrupted by dinner. I'm enjoying an exceptional small pour of Old Grad Dad BiB. This is a very different bourbon than OGD 114. Not as big, but creamier. Very nice. Now if I could just concentrate on that note...
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@OdysseusUnbound - Had two pours last night from a freshly opened bottle. It was fruitier than the sample I had a while back was, but has a beautiful and long intensely peated finish, as you'd expect. Quite dry, oily, tar that kind of thing. It brought a wide smile to my face, instantly!
It will need a bit of time to open up I think and I didn't add water. Also, i had a Thai curry for my tea last night and every whisky I had tasted more sweet than usual so I'm ready and willing to give it some more attention . . .
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@OdysseusUnbound Lag 8 is priced a little higher that I would want to pay for an 8 YO, but not a bad price for KGBO. If you like the 16 and the 12, you may like this too.
I have a little left and I'm happy to sacrifice it for the cause if you want to try before you buy.
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@OdysseusUnbound, from what I have seen so far everyone says the same thing about Lagavulin 8 yo, "It's good. It's solid. It's not spectacular." I've had one taste of it and agree completely. I save my Lagavulin bottle buying for the 12 yos and the DEs, both of which have gotten onto the expensive side.
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Small nips of Beefeater London Dry Gin, Abraham Bowman 17 yo bourbon, 73.75% ABV, Cuervo Reserva de La Familia Extra-Anejo Tequila, El Jimador Reposado tequila, and Old Fitzgerald BIB bourbon.
Best wishes to my friends getting together later tonight in Toronto! Wish I could be with you, as I have been so many times in the past. @dramlette and I have visited Canada many times in the past during December.
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@Victor You and @Dramlette and @Maddie are certainly going to be missed. Knowing who is coming tonight, do not underestimate the possibility of an inebriated phone call at 1 am...
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@Nozinan Though we had to leave early, I am still there in spirit (pun intended). So many great drams tonight....
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Finally got round to trying some Ardbeg An Oa and quite enjoyed it - the profile is sweeter than the Ten, less pungent on the nose and less rustic on the mouthfeel (doesn’t have that bitey harshness that most Ardbeggians look forward to - puts hairs on your chest, laddie). A smooth delivery with a lasting, clean finish.
In terms of value for money, well invariably I will compare this with the Uigeadail. In Australia, you can pay a little more and get the Uigeadail - so I would prefer the Uigeadail.
Nothing wrong with this neatly packaged Islay malt that is balanced and interesting. I can imagine this would be a good introductory malt for those looking to take the next step from peaty Highlanders and see what the fuss is all about with Islay.
Irrespective, I hope they don’t phase out the Uigeadail because of this.
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Bruichladdich Black Art 2.2, 21 yo, 49.7% ABV. I toast @jeanluc, @Pierre. and Connosr on this December 10, 2017, from which 7 years ago today I joined Connosr.
Thank you both for your efforts to construct and maintain this very nice whisk(e)y club! Slainte!
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@Victor had we known it was your Connosr anniversary we would have drink-dialed you at 3 a.m. at the completion of another epic session at @Nozinan's. Bon Anniversaire!!
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Glenfarclas 10yo with some Marzipan Stollen on this cold night. Love my German sweetbreads.
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@casualtorture - correct. The site is also the home of Ailsa Bay distillery and they also produce Hendrick’s gin.
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@casualtorture - I have a lovely looking stollen in my cupboard but it's for a work colleague secret Santa gift . . . Should have bought two!
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@bwmccoy I've been meaning to try the newish Ailsa Bay single malt but haven't seen it around here yet. When we traced my ancestry turns out we're all the Kennedy clan from Ayr before we crossed the pond.
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@casualtorture - Ailsa Bay is not available in my area either, but I would love to try it. I've been to Scotland, but not to the Lowlands region. Will need to visit there if I get to go back sometime. I've traced my family to the Mackay Clan in the Northwest Highlands (Durness area). While I don't have any known relatives there, I was fortunate to visit the area on my last trip.
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Johnnie Walker Island Green. A small measure from a sample generously provided by @Talexander. Rough night on call, reading before bed, and sniffing and sipping this elusive malt blend for the first time. First impression: I really like it!
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Last night I pulled out my Glen Grant 12 for another try after a month open. Still not ready so I poured it back and had some Laddie 10 instead. Much, much better. The GG 12 might never be ready.
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@BlueNote, your prediction about the death of the 15-year Green makes sense, except that I think they woulda nixed the age statement when they first brought it back if they were gonna do that.
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