So what AREN'T you drinking now?

@casualtorture, I too enjoy Glenfarclas, particularly the 15 YO and 17 YO, older are too pricey. I always have a bottle of each open. I stated previously, horses for courses. Macallan Sherry Oak and Glenfarclas are as different as Lagavulin and Laphroaig.

@paddockjudge farclas 15 is glorious.

Its been said before, but the 15 is the sweet spot in the ‘Farclas lineup.

@OdysseusUnbound I like having constructive, interesting arguments on social but once someone starts talking trash and being insulting, I just stop engaging. There is never a point to continuing a discussion with people like that.

@paddockjudge @Victor @whomeverlikesthetechnicalstuff So, a question - I suppose of a somewhat technical nature. I recently read an article on Distiller's blog about Macallan, especially their short fat stills. Now, i cannot actually recall ever having tried a Macallan (yes, true). Given what I read about the stills, would that make the Macallan more oily, thick, creamy, whatever you want to call it?

@RikS, that's way above my pay grade! I have a few theories, but no proof. One common characteristic of unique distillate is a unique lyne arm.

@paddockjudge My dear friend, I'd venture to say MY whisky pay-grade is the equivalent to rounding errors on what's found in your jeans pocket... so, certainly interested in your theories. Or, let me put it like this as you commented on Macallan and Glenfarclas; what would you perceive in terms of a difference in 'oiliness, creaminess' of the two?

@RikS Are these the new stills or the old stills?

@RikS, both Glenfarclas and Macallan produce a good quality whisky. I had just finished a blending exercise, yes blending. Vatting is no longer the "in" terminology for a blend. I was playing with Laphroaig, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, and Macallan. Your timing is perfect.

Both Macallan 12 YO Sherry and Glenfarclas 15 YO have excellent mouth feel. You asked about oiliness/creaminess. I don't consider either of these to be oily or creamy, they are soft and gentle, but not quiet. The texture for each is virtually identical to the other.

I also tasted Macallan 18. The older Mac is much gentler on the entry and exit than the others. Extra time in the barrel and excellent wood management separates Mac 18 from the others. The style of still, the cut of the heart, yeast selection, warehouse influences etc. all influence the end product, but there is no doubt in my mind that wood management is what makes the difference here. The Macallan 18 YO Sherry Oak 1993 is far superior to both Macallan 12 YO Sherry Oak and Glenfarclas 15 YO. This particular bottle of Mac 18 has been open for four years, almost exactly to the day. It was opened with @talexander and his brother.

Glenfarclas 15 has more light fruit notes. Macs 12 and 18 have an abundance of dark fruit notes. There is a much deeper and richer sherry note in the Macallan. All are very nice whiskies and they exist at different price points...and for good reason.

@Nozinan link to the article:blog.distiller.com/pot-still/

But this passage was fun curiosity "Some distilleries even go as far as claiming that, when the time has come for replacement, every dent and bump from the old pot still is replicated to a tee in its successor. While this is most likely an exaggeration, and probably only told to further romanticize the idea of Scotch whisky, it does illustrate the importance of the shape of a pot still."

@paddockjudge See, I do not for a second regret insisting on your opinion! Now, I just need to go play the lotto ;-)

@RikS, I do not have any specific observations to offer regarding the effects of still design on the distillate produced in those stills. I expect that there is a whole science there, but one which will/would be difficult to establish with clarity because the measure of whisky tasting effects requires data based on individual and subjective observation.

I got so engrossed in extracting my contacts from my dying blackberry and entering them into my macbook that I lost track of the time and my glass of whisky. And given I was up till 4 entering them (lots of contacts) and got minimal sleep, I'm too tired to try tonight. Still covered, maybe it will be good one more day.

BTW, I was able to successfully transfer the contacts into my new iPhone, which is a relief!

Nozinan: if I may ask? Which whisky was in your missing glass ? I hate when that happens to me (far too often).

@cherylnifer I didn't lose the glass, I just lost track of it. It was on my desk the whole time but I ignored it. I'll try to get to it tonight if it's still good and if I have time...I'm pretty tired.

The whisky in my glass is Wiser's Legacy, as I pass on the legacy of all my contacts from my old Blackberry (sniff) to my iPhone.

@Nozinan Never made it to the glass. This one may never get consumed...

@Nozinan, the glass containing Legacy should be suitable for consumption providing it had a scotch bonnet on it.

@paddockjudge I'm not a fan of very spicy peppers, so I have an expired Science Centre membership card over it... and I admit I've been removing it for the occasional sniff over the past 2 1/2 days.

W.L. Weller 12. I’ve never had a bourbon last me this long. I’ve had it 4-5 months and it’s still more than 3/4 full. I’m hoping all of you are right about it improving with time, because it hasn’t changed much since I opened it up until my last pour a few weeks ago. The nose is nice, but there’s an incredibly strong, off-putting flavour on the palate/development/finish that reminds me of cheap, store brand cherry cough syrup, or maybe cherry-flavoured Fisherman’s Friend cough drops. In any case, it’s not a flavour I enjoy, and it really dominates. If I were to rate this bourbon today, I wouldn’t score it any higher than 65-68 points. To the back of the cabinet with thee!!

I can say with some certainty that Wiser's Legacy left in a glass x 72h does not hold up. And so it will be discarded. A shame, really. Lucky it's only about 15-20 cc

Glenlivet 12

Aberlour A'Bunadh 49

Lot 40 CS 1st edition

Why?

Well, we had 23 people at our house for dinner. One of my mother's friends surprised me by asking for "whisky", not Scotch. I interprested that as Canadian. I took a chance. He loved it...said he'll be back next year for the next release.

My uncle likes sherried malts on ice so A'Bunadh for him. I feel it's a waste of good whisky but I love him more than the whisky.

My second cousin twice removed was over and she agreed to a little scotch but something "plain", also with ice. I offered her Glenlivet 12 and she agreed. It was only as she was leaving that she disclosed to me she prefers bourbon. There followed a "why didn't you say so?!!!!" Oh well, next time.

And why did I miss out? Well, my wife bought flowers to put on the tables. She got my daughter to go out and cut some of those pretty yellow flowers by the side of the house (kind of a jungle right now) to add to it. All over the main floor.

Goldenrod. That's as close to spousal abuse as I ever want to get. My eyes are still itchy, and my nose? Forget it. Despite my usual allergy spray and a pill.

She might as well have adopted a cat.

At least she apologized.

Not one, but 2 meetings of the OMA. Both to discuss Relativity. Basically they want to address the fact that the top 20% of docs make like 10x what the bottom 10% make (or something like that) - sound familiar?

The high earners want to simply get less of any increases, the low earners say F--- that, we want you to give up some of what you're getting now. And it goes back and forth.

And people in Ontario facing a rollback of the minimum wage increase expected in January watch this and say "those poor doctors".

Normally one of these one hour calls would require something like an OGD 114 or Stagg Jr., or A'Bunadh (though that might distract me too much). But this combined 3h 10 minute marathon of inanity would really merit all three...PLUS ECBP Hazmat edition (70.1%).

But to top it all off, I'm on Call!

Luckily I had a trainee to take pages during this nightmare but I can't drink, so that's why I'm posting on this thread...

@Nozinan And once “ordinary” Ontarians are through being mad at those poor doctors, they’ll get to be mad at teachers, since our contract is up Aug/2019. FWIW, I think most doctors are actually underpaid in Ontario. My cousin’s neighbour is a GP and we’ve talked about it before. Not that he was whining excessively, but after expenses and whatnot, he doesn’t make eleventy billion dollars or anything....

I am not drinking a cask-strength English Whisky Company peated "dual cask" done for Binny's.

Why? Because I seem to have lost it in the move. I was putting out all my bottles in my new kitchen the other night, and it slowly dawned on me that this one was missing. No idea where it is. Booooooooo.

@MadSingleMalt It will turn up. Hopefully intact.

Actually, I'm not even 100% sure anymore whether I actually owned it! I know I have a 46% version that's been open forever, and I'm pretty sure I also had the CS Binny's version since around the same time (2016), but it was always a "for the club one day" bottle that I never gave much thought to. Could it be that it only ever existed as a mistake on my spreadsheet? I've moved three times since then, so who knows.

It might sound silly, but this is really eroding my confidence my own mental command of reality.

I'm driving around in Vancouver Island. Today was my last day of touring and driving before my flight back tomorrow. The one and only distillery tour was Shelter Point. I spent a few minutes nosing a wash back tank #3. Interesting back story on Shelter Point according to my tour guide a "retired Laphroaig distiller was there consultant in the design of the distillery". Also, Shelter Point Distillery, will happily take, process and ship online orders in Canada. They have a "F*CK the LCBO", policy.

@fiddich1980 Yes, I went on their website, ordered a couple of bottles and they shipped direct to my house. How can it be so easy!

@talexander When I asked "do you label the package as Olive oil?'. There reply was "no". They use Canada Post for all of Canada except Quebec. FedEx is there shipper in Quebec because for some reason Canada Post in Quebec has an issues shipping alcohol.

@talexander was it good?