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

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@Victor
Victor replied

Bastille 1789 "blended whisky", "Importe de France". No age statement, no grain statement, no definition of blended...using, in some fashion undefined, cherry, Limousin oak, and acacia wood for maturation, this is a fruity number, with prominent apricot and cherry flavours, unusual and mysterious. Something different, and not at all bad.

12 years ago 2Who liked this?

@Pudge72
Pudge72 replied

@Victor...I have been curious about this one. Sounds more like a whisky liqueur, a la Compass Box Orangerie. Was this a bottle that originated in Ontario? ;)

12 years ago 0

@michaelschout

@Pudge72 I've noticed it at LCBO too and was very curious about it. My girlfriend was pushing me to buy it because she thought it was neat.

12 years ago 0

@RobertH
RobertH replied

Arran Premium Sherry Cask 1996.

I got this as a fathers day gift. This cask was allocated for the American market if I recall correctly. Quite limited and about 54% full of flavor. mmmm

Lovely.

12 years ago 0

@chickenium
chickenium replied

Just finished my bottle of A'bunadh batch 36 :(

Good thing I have my brand new Aberlour 12 year non chill filtered bottle :)

12 years ago 0

@Victor
Victor replied

@Pudge72, @MichaelSchout, Bastille 1789 appears to be a whisky, all right, and not merely a whisky-based beverage. Use of woods like cherrywood will clearly modify flavours away from traditional styles of whisk(e)y flavour profiles based solely upon oak-wood. There is a definite and large adjustment to be made in terms of assumptions about where the flavours came from when these other woods are employed in the production process. Bastille 1789 is easy-drinking and quite pleasant, but I wish I knew more about questions like which grains are used in its production. The grain basis of this whisky is not obvious to me based upon tasting it alone. Is it a blended whisky like a "blended Scotch whisky", using barley-malt whisky blended with "grain whisky", or is some other combination of grains and techniques used in its production? @Pudge72, the bottle is my sister Mary Anne's, and it was purchased in NorthWestern Massachusetts a few days ago.

12 years ago 0

@maltster
maltster replied

Family gathering - the day goes Johnnie Walker Blue comes...could have been worse. Let the family try the self made vatting of 4 different rums with a dash of Lagavulin 16 and they liked it as much as I do. Always nice to enjoy a good dram in good company.

12 years ago 0

@Victor
Victor replied

...and there is no trace of peat anywhere in Bastille 1789. It is fruity almost like a brandy, a fruit brandy, or a fruity Canadian whisky. Even with spicy Limousin Oak the oak wood flavours are quite muted, which makes me think that these must be re-used oak barrels, and probably aged no more than, say, approximately six years.

12 years ago 0

@FMichael
FMichael replied

This past morning after getting home from work (3rd shift) I enjoyed a dram of the Highland Park 12 yr, and 15 yr while watching "The Big Lebowski" that I dvr'd a few days ago.

12 years ago 0

@Mantisking
Mantisking replied

@Victor -- Northwest Massachusetts? Somewhere near the University of Massachusetts Amherst I'm guessing?

12 years ago 0

@Victor
Victor replied

@Mantisking, Williamstown, Ma was the location.

12 years ago 0

@Bourbondork
Bourbondork replied

Over the weekend I dipped into a new/old bottle; 1973/1981 Old Charter Bottled in Bond. A superb example of an out of production bourbon with a profile of dark fruits, creme brulee and mild barrel notes. Finish long and luxurious.

12 years ago 0

@Bondeau
Bondeau replied

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12 years ago 0

@GotOak91
GotOak91 replied

I know the majority is scotches (haven't dabbled in that yet) but my CRR is wanting me to open it only a matter of time now

12 years ago 0

@SquidgyAsh
SquidgyAsh replied

Just had a whole slew of different Japanese, Scottish Single Malts and Bourbons tonight. Highlight of the night were the William L Weller at 58.95% and the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye at 64.5%. I have to admit that I fell in love tonight with both bourbons, especially the Sazerac. Now I'll have to buy a bottle at $250 AUS. But man I think I found a bourbon that I think is better then the Stagg!

12 years ago 0

@CognacFan
CognacFan replied

Opened a bottle of Alberta Premium, my first 100% Rye. It's nice to profile the flavor more accurately into other "blended grain" Whiskies. I've sample it and left the rest to decant for a bit‚ it's already good and I'm pretty sure it's gonna get better...

12 years ago 1Who liked this?

@RobertH
RobertH replied

I just dove in to a cask strength Glentrothes from SMSWA, 30.68. Wow, and I thought I loved the Glenrothes before!

12 years ago 0

@chickenium
chickenium replied

Longrow CV. Impressive.

12 years ago 0

@esajz24
esajz24 replied

Bladnoch 17 from Signatory. Waxy, doughy/bready/yeasty, fruity stuff!

12 years ago 0

Glenmorangie 10, though my JW Green is beckoning

12 years ago 0

@YakLord
YakLord replied

@smokedsquirrel - also still working on the remains of my Glenmorangie 10 (or at least I was last night). Probably have five or six drams left...I'll have to think about getting some people together next week to finish it off.

12 years ago 0

@BlueNote
BlueNote replied

Back to the Jura Prophecy that I bought a couple of months ago. It was pretty good on first tasting and is mellowing nicely after airing out for a while.

Anyone familiar with A'bunadh Batch 37? It's available locally and I'm tempted to pick one up.

12 years ago 0

@YakLord I actually just started this bottle (I am a noob afterall). So far so good!

12 years ago 0

@maltster
maltster replied

Wisers Legacy at Canoe in Toronto - great place, great canadian whisky.

12 years ago 0

@MikeDram
MikeDram replied

Just finished a vertical tasting of Glenfiddich, 12, 15, and 18yo. Have the mini bottles and just had to crack them open for a comparison! Of the three the 18 yo is my preferred dram.

12 years ago 0

@EvaRees
EvaRees replied

A study dram, or two, while writing my first review on Connosr! Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2004. Curious about the new 2006 edition they recently released...

12 years ago 0

@michaelschout

Laphroaig 18 year old with a slice of peach pie for dessert tonight.

12 years ago 2Who liked this?

@YakLord
YakLord replied

Amrut Single Malt, after enjoying an evening watching Shakespeare in the Park (Henry V).

12 years ago 0

@EvaRees
EvaRees replied

Blanton's, and catching up on Breaking Bad.

12 years ago 1Who liked this?

@talexander
talexander replied

@EvaRees, that's a great show to drink bourbon with.

12 years ago 2Who liked this?

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