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By @Wodha @Wodha on 15th Jan 2010, show post

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@RianC
RianC replied

@archivist - Would love to try some Dickel but it's rare as hen's teeth over here and usually waaay too pricey! How does it compare to Jack Daniel's offerings?

6 years ago 0

@Hewie
Hewie replied

It seems like I haven't actually had any whisky for a while so tonight to finish off the working week I sat down with a movie and a few drams. Kilkerran 12 first followed by the Kilkerran WIP 7 Bourbon wood and then some Port Charlotte HP to finish. Ah that's better - I can stay to feel myself relax into the weekend.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@MadSingleMalt

@Hewie, nice picks!

6 years ago 1Who liked this?

@archivist
archivist replied

@RianC I very much prefer George Dickel No. 12 over Jack Daniel's No. 7 because I find Jack too sweet and "corny" - but that's just my taste buds. Dickel has a nice balance of oak, char, and sweetness. Jack Daniels was always "meh" to me and the sweetness is a turn off. George Dickel has character, is a good value, and versatile - like I can drink it neat, over a single ice cube on a hot day, or make an Old Fashioned - all enjoyable. The sugary sweetness of Jack Daniels doesn't work for me and for lack of a better word, it's too "mellow". Sorry to learn it's overpriced! That's unfair. Tempted to set aside a bit for you as George is a staple in my cabinet.

6 years ago 1Who liked this?

@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

A'Bunadh batch 49 tonight. Finishing up some notes, listening to the game now in extra innings and quite impressed with this big bruiser.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@RianC
RianC replied

@archivist - Wow you've made me thirsty reading that grin Sounds like I'm missing out, especially on price! Cheapest I've seen here is about £50 for a liter bottle - too much of a risk for an unknown and I think that was Dickel 8 not 12. Enjoy one (or two more) for me and thanks for the kind offer relaxed

6 years ago 1Who liked this?

@archivist
archivist replied

@RianC Oh My, that's too much $$ for Dickel, especially if it was Dickel No. 8! The No. 12 is vastly superior over the No. 8 -- where the No. 12 has a good balance of oak, char, and the sweetness, No. 8 might smell lovely (lots of vanilla, toast) but upon drinking it, it's lost its flavor and is even kind of bitter. Skip the No. 8. Do try the No. 12 if you get a chance!

6 years ago 2Who liked this?

@Victor
Victor replied

Yesterday, chez @Maddie, lots of stuff, with about 8 participants. As usual we took our time and had plenty of wonderful food to accompany:

1-3) three Sotols a class of Mexican wild Dasylirion Wheeleri agave spirit; these were from Chihuahua; I didn't note the brand, but can find out if anybody is interested. It surprised me a little that @Maddie picked these up

4) Connoiseur's Choice 8 yo Dufftown (much better with the bottle open 2 years!)

5) Connoiseur's Choice 14 yo Glenallachie; excellent as it had been in the past

6) standard NAS Brenne French Single Malt, Cognac Barrel finish

7) Brenne 10 yo Single Malt; most preferred this over the sweeter NAS version

8) Tomatin 15 yo OB; also better with air exposure

9) Tomatin 18 yo oloroso Sherry finish OB; beautiful and well-received. Air has been kind to this one too

10) Glenmorangie The Tarlogan NAS Travel Retail; this was a very big hit

11) Glenmorangie The Duthac NAS Travel Retail; this was well received by most, because most were not as sensitive to sulphur as I am

12) Talisker Storm; Wow! this particular bottle has gotten so much peatier, smokier, and better with air exposure! I am warming up to becoming a fan of the standard Storm, which I never thought would happen

13) Talisker Dark Storm, Travel Retail, heavily charred barrels; people generally preferred the standard Storm today. Storm had a stronger nose for sure, at this tasting

14-19) six Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel Bourbons. @Maddie has Binny's bottles of individual bourbons which Four Roses does not routinely sell unblended. We conducted the wonderful exercise of tasting three bourbons identical in mashbill from the same distillery with only the yeast being different. The resulting bourbons are quite different form one another. This is an exercise with every whisk(e)y drinker should perform, multiple times, but which is extremely rare for any typical consumer to get to opportunity to accomplish. Yeast influence is ALWAYS a very big deal in whisky flavour, but little is known and few opportunities for study exist for most folks

20) Wigle Single Barrel Rye

21) Wiser's Legacy; yes, Legacy won some new fans...

22) Old Potrero 18th Century Style Rye, Batch H I believe; this was the favourite of the day for one participant; Bless His Heart!

23) Willett Family Estate 4 yo Rye, barrel strength; MGPI sourced distillate; didn't note the barrel number, but can find out. Top quality

24) Hillrock Solera Bourbon; bloody outstanding bourbon! Dave Pickerell distiller.

25) F.E.W. Spirits Breakfast Gin; breakfast is the perfect time for Gin, n'est-ce pas? This one is quite bright, and is citrusy with both bergamot and lemon peel. A surprise new favourite for me (one of five or ten favourite gins, that is)

26) some wierd ancho chile pepper liqueur stuff my sister bought, which was actually pretty interesting and enjoyable; hard to believe, but true. Ancho Reyes, that's the name!

27) Pikesville 6 yo 110 proof rye

I probably forgot 2 or 3 more. I usually do when working just from memory.

6 years ago 7Who liked this?

@casualtorture

Popped the cork on a new Four Roses single barrel. This one is from warehouse PN versus my other bottle being MN. And there are definitely some differences. I'll let this one get some air time before a review, but right now I'm getting cured pork and cantaloupe.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@bwmccoy
bwmccoy replied

Tonight, comparing two Dry Fly (Spokane, WA) port finished whiskies; a 3 year wheat and a 4 year Triticale (a wheat / rye hybrid) grain. The wheat is sweeter. The rye spice comes through in the Triticale, but it is also richer than the wheat. Both are very good, but I prefer the Triticale.

6 years ago 4Who liked this?

@fiddich1980
fiddich1980 replied

Lot 40 Cask Strength just cracking the seal on it to air out for the weekend um, .... good.

6 years ago 7Who liked this?

@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

@fiddich1980 I had a little of my bottle of this last night to, um, help me with my charting....

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@casualtorture

It's a beautiful evening in Tennessee, 71F or 21.7C for those of you outside the US. Sitting outside with a dram of Balvenie 12yo. I plan on reviewing a glass and posting it later tonight. But this first glass is for me to enjoy being outside on this wonderful evening.

6 years ago 5Who liked this?

@OdysseusUnbound

I’m having a generous pour of Wild Turkey Rare Breed after a long day, much of it spent in aggravating GTA (Greater Toronto Area, for all NONtarians) traffic.

6 years ago 4Who liked this?

@cricklewood
cricklewood replied

Had an east meets west Canadian cask strength rye showdown. Lot 40 CS vs. Whistlepig 10yr rye CS. Such an interesting and rare opportunity to try both distillery styles at cask strength. I al lamenting the last couple drams of the whistlepig knowing the bottles I ordered are grounded in South Carolina for now.

6 years ago 4Who liked this?

@MadSingleMalt

I made the rounds through the usually-neglected unpeated regions of my shelf last night as I did a little bit of work for my whisky club:

•'Redbreast 15. A solid little whisky that I'm happy to have given a spin, but I won't buy it again. I'd've been miffed if I'd spent more than I did on it ($75).

Bulleit Rye. I could definitely tear through a few tumblers of this stuff while playing poker or something, but otherwise it doesn't do much for me. I'm glad the bottle I bought was just the little halfski for like $10 or whatever. It's nice to force myself to stray out of my tried-and-trues every so often, but doing so mostly just cements my appreciation for those tried-and-trues.

Longmorn 22 CS IB (Adelphi). This was disappointing too! But, I suspect the problem is the amount of attention I've given it so far, rather than the whisky itself. It's quality stuff, but unremarkable in my brief encounters with it so far.

Where's the peat?!

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@RianC
RianC replied

@MadSingleMalt - Bulleit rye was my first rye and I thought it was quite nice but could rarely bring myself to have another pour - very big and spicy but a touch too much to keep swigging at all evening.

This Lot 40 on the other hand . . .

6 years ago 2Who liked this?

@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

@RianC If you like the Lot 40, you'd love the Lot 40 CS

6 years ago 2Who liked this?

@bwmccoy
bwmccoy replied

Glenmorangie “The Original” 10 year, followed by Ardbeg 9 year SMWS 33.135 “Peat-reek and barbeque char”. Distilled May 24th, 2007 from a Second-fill Oloroso Sherry Butt.

6 years ago 2Who liked this?

@cwspangler
cwspangler replied

Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso / Batch OL0816

6 years ago 1Who liked this?

Jonathan replied

Fire and Cane from Glenfiddich. Aside from weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and family get togethers, I don't generally drink Glenfiddich, but this marriage of whisky aged in Rum casks and some peated malt really piqued my interest. I quite like it and hope they will continue it beyond the "experimental" release. The peat is there, but it's nothing like Islay peat. At only 43% abv, it's still a little hot, I'm not sure how widely this will be released, but I do recommend trying it, I'd like to do a head with the Balvenie Caribbean, although that one (to my knowledge) doesn't have peat and is significantly older.

Fire and Cane is worth trying.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@OdysseusUnbound

I opened my penultimate bottle of Wiser’s Dissertation tonight. I sometimes forget how much I love this whisky. A perfect marriage of high rye (87-89% rye grain), virgin oak, and science! It brings a smile to my lips every time!

6 years ago 6Who liked this?

@boatracer
boatracer replied

@OdysseusUnbound I'm down to 3 myself.... grimacing

6 years ago 2Who liked this?

@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

@boatracer

It's been a year and 4 months and I have about half of my first bottle left. At this rate my supply of this expression should last another 3.5 to 4 years, but of course the more I drink it the less I'll drink it.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

@bwmccoy
bwmccoy replied

Last night, Glen Elgin 12 (I don’t know why this one isn’t more widely available, it is an exceptional Whisky) and Caol Ila 11 year (SMWS 53.252) "Smoky incarnations". Feis Ile 2018 bottling. This one just keeps getting better and better.

6 years ago 4Who liked this?

@archivist
archivist replied

Just went with Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye last night. Quite frankly, it was the closest / easiest bottle for me to reach and quickly pour after getting home from 2 hours of traffic congestion.

6 years ago 4Who liked this?

@cricklewood
cricklewood replied

It's my second year doing a 48hrs bike-a-thon for make a wish fondation with work colleagues. It's a scorcher of a weekend, so having the occasional beer but also some Knob Creek NAS which I brought along to share.

This bottle was delicious from the get-go or perhaps its the fatigued muscles talking.

6 years ago 5Who liked this?

@boatracer
boatracer replied

@Nozinan I think I might have to grab 1 more just to be safe! I'm enjoying the great weather today sitting outside babysitting some ribs on the BBQ while enjoying a JP Wiser Seasoned Oak and watching the Jays game on the iPad.

6 years ago 0

@bwmccoy
bwmccoy replied

Macallan 12 year Sherry - always top shelf stuff! Never disappoints.

6 years ago 3Who liked this?

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