I'm not a common sewer of whisky but I do like a malt and I tend to stick with Glenmorangie.
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I find Bailey's on its own too sweet, so 50/50 with Tia Maria and ice, its niceI like a nice sweet Baileys
My BIL is chief brewer for a big brewery and despite frequent subtle and not so subtle hints, rarely brings any beer home, even though he is entitled to ....Have a thought for me , my brother is the head still man at Laphroig distillery and I don't like whiskey .
I make my own baileys type drink which is not as sweet - but it is terrible for the dietI find Bailey's on its own too sweet, so 50/50 with Tia Maria and ice, its nice
With milkI like a nice sweet Baileys
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MacPhail's 15 YO at £40.00 has to be one of the best value for money malts.....distilled at arguably the finest distillery on the River Spey
No way would I or be allowed to spend that kind of money on a whicky because as a beer drinker I would not be able to appreciate sipping it, I'm a glugger!!, however I do enjoy a Grouse with Lemonade because I can still glug that.
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Oh, do tell if you know what distillery it comes from..?
Mortlach?
A closely guarded secret but you've got the first letter correct .....and I'll give you the next two 'a' 'c'
@TheWM a star, not sure I would agree with your summaries but loved commentary. Have not tasted them all yet as it is/was a Thursday and therefore reserved for hop based beverages, but loved the reports and am looking forward to sampling them all.
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@TheWM i have enjoyed reading your musings on whisky. As a Scot i would love to sit with a glass and enjoy it , but the whiskies i have tried either give me heartburn or repeat badly on me.
Is there anything i can do to alleviate this or is there a whisky that you can recommend that wouldn't cause these symptoms.
Slàinte
Bobby
@Neilfg I'm an amateur at best. So can I just reiterate that - I don't want people to think that I know anything about anything.
These were my personal tasting notes and my opinions thrown down onto paper in an evening. I would also add that whilst some of the notes I have scribed may seem at first a little 'food and drink' pretentious bullshit, having spent a little while having tasting sessions in one or two places, I was converted from it tastes good/great to I can pick out some notes.
But - I've never really publically done a taste test and if it wasn't for @Mattyjwr I really only wanted to alert people to this deal rather than offer a 'verdict'. Sorry Matty - I'm putting this all on you Besides @funflair he's my 'dad', and boy, will I get grounded when he finds out about this.
That said - I would love to hear other views and opinions. In my view there's no wrong or right - just different views on things like this which are subjective. Another man's trash is another man's treasure (see British vs European MH's )
Notwithstanding the above, I am a self styled man of the people and my comments and points are really there to help the average guy on the street, who may know (as I did) sweet FA about various topics and again, I should make this clear again - whilst I will always stand by what I've said, whatever it is I have said is aimed to help, not to hinder and is based on my experiences. And as such - whilst I love whisky and have a little collection, I believe that if you look hard enough you can get a decent bottle of spirit for £30. I say spirit as this was initially whisky (which you can still do although less prevalent). However, to stay ahead of the curve there are some amazing rums, armagnacs and bourbons (less so now), that are still available for the average 'Joe', hence I wanted to draw attention to forum users to these bottles.
But as you'll probably see, I know the square root of FA in most things so keep on asking questions. That said - I've done my fair share of whisky now and 'other' things so I feel able to comment, if only to let others know of my experiences so they don't need to ask the dumb questions that I need to!
Anyway - Neil - I know you probably didn't want/expect any of this but you started it
* as a postscript - I should advise that all my tastings were done without any water (a drop of water in a dram opens up the flavours trapped in molecules), so that does need to be taken into account - but I did have an Aberlour 12 soon after the above tatstings as a 'baseline' and it felt quite weak and lightweight in comparison.
I hope the above makes sense and sets out the scene - this forum has helped me no ends, if I can contribute in my own little way, somehow in some way - it just feels right to do so.
must admit that we do drink far more wine and beer than whisky but I do appreciate the love of a pure malt and look forward to xmas coming round when I usually receive a couple of very nice reasonably priced maltsyou dont seem to have much empathy for us part time alcoholics God bless Lidl
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum...n-price-pass-it-on.78669/page-13#post-1627813I'm not a great connoisseur of whisky (certainly not enough to pay over 30 quid a bottle ) but I do prefer a single malt or pure/blended malt to a blend that includes grain whiskies.
Lidl also do a cheaper pure malt called Glen Orchy which isn't bad either, though not as smooth as Arbrachan
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Call me a heathen but I like Metaxa 7 star. About £25 a bottle. Like whisky too! (And whiskey)
No it is Greek Brandy Cointreau is possibly what you're think of?
Is that the orangey type tasting spirit that you're meant to have slightly warm?
My mate gave me some earlier this year, I quite liked it.
No it is Greek Brandy Cointreau is possibly what you're think of?
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@richr what ones did you go for... and have you opened them yet..?
Try it with a drop or two of waterI went for the two Bens
Just cracked open the 28 year old
First time i have ever had a bottle of whisky with a cork
I like my drink with ice only and i am defiantly not a connoisseur. I know what i like and this tipple is nice.Its not as smooth as Bushmills and leaves a slight after burn on the back of the throat.
Now the ice has melted a little the Ben has definitely mellowed. I cant tell you i can taste this or that or muse on the smells but it must be good as my head went a bit squiffy and i finished my glass off.
Im off to try the Ben 22 now
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Try it with a drop or two of water
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