Another whisky recommendation.

[oldwheels]

Or pour it down the sink.....vile stuff

I think the taste has altered over the years. My old Managing Director, Duncan G.Thomas known in the trade as the Mad American described it as like old smelly socks steeped in disinfectant. That taste is much less pronounced nowadays.

 

[oldwheels]

Can I whisper White and Mackay triple blended whisky.Very smooth and nice with lemonade or a dash of water,it will not burn stomach or wallet.

Lemonade? You will burn in h--l.

 

[mustang1]

Now put the bottle down and please leave the shop before you get caught.

This reminds me when I was at, uhm, a popular eating chain of shops in the city, and this guy walked in, got a pot of soup, opened the lid, drank some of it, closed the pot and out it back on the shelf. He then done this with a few other pots and walked out of the shop.

 

[Profpointy]

If you must drink Scotch whisky I do like the 12 year old Jura.

Mrs PP likes the 10 so I'd be interested in your "tasting notes" assuming you've tried both. The 12 is still sensible money albeit slightly dearer than the 10.

 

[Profpointy]

It goes like this:
''A bottle of Lagavulin, please.''
....
''How much?''
.....
''I'll take a bottle of Laffroy-ig.''

I always thought the Lagavoulin was rather good value, albeit not cheap, at sub fifty notes given it's (a) 16 years old which entails extra cost to produce, and (b) it's delicious (assuming you like Islay smoky whisky). On that basis I always had a bottle on my top shelf, but last replacement time it seemed to have shot up to a whopping seventy quid. Mmm, whilst perhaps it's still worth it, but maybe not a casual purchase anymore. Anyhow a few months later it was back to £47 or whatever in Waitrose, so I bought two. Still one of my very favourites.

 

[Salty seadog]

On the subject of Whisky - how do you pronounce Laphroaig?

A mighty fine dram but not for the faint hearted.
Let elvis teach you how it's pronounced.

View: https://youtu.be/NTHB7_ILleg

 

[Salty seadog]

A friend of my nephew brought this for Christmas....... View attachment 623785

I was very impressed with my first taste of Japanese whisky.

Japanese whisky has been gaining traction over the last decade. 😎

 

[slowmotion]

Japanese whisky has been gaining traction over the last decade. 😎

I'm afraid that at £35 for a half litre bottle, it is unlikely to be a visitor to Chateau Slomotion.

 

[Profpointy]

It goes like this:
''A bottle of Lagavulin, please.''
....
''How much?''
.....
''I'll take a bottle of Laffroy-ig.''

I'd favour compromise there. I'd not want to be without a bottle of each on my top shelf. Don't buy the Laphroig "select" as it's not very nice, albeit I did manage to drink it eventually. The 10 is only a little bit dearer and remains superb, at least if you like smoky whiskies at any rate. On one occasion bizarrely the 10 was cheaper than the select and was a real bargain, albeit might have been a mix up, but I took advantage of it

 

[tyred]

Mrs PP likes the 10 so I'd be interested in your "tasting notes" assuming you've tried both. The 12 is still sensible money albeit slightly dearer than the 10.

I have never sampled the 10 so cannot comment.

I'm not sure I feel qualified to really write tasting notes!

 

[Milzy]

Had a bottle of buffalo trace over the last few weeks. Very smooth indeed.

 

[Dave7]

Another new one to me. Glenkinchie 43°. My son bought me a bottle yesterday. Very pleasant and at 43° will take a small drop of water.

 

[cyberknight]

Whyte and Mckay i tried last year and it was fit only to mix , very rough.

Mrs CK got me a bottle of Glen Moray peated single malt for valentines , very nice 👍

 

[postman]

Just having a bottle of beer and a Laphroaig not keen on it at all.Very oily.It was a birthday gift.

 

[Dave7]

Just having a bottle of beer and a Laphroaig not keen on it at all.Very oily.It was a birthday gift.

'Orrible, nasty, vile stuff.
Only ever tried it once and poured mine down the sink.