Found a really nice malt....

[ozboz]

In 2006 I bought a bottle of Bushmills 16 year old Whiskey whilst working in NI, it was to be a prezzie for a Shopfitter I had been subbing to , I heard he had been bad mouthing me , so he never got it , it was four years later when a friend of mine had fell on hard times , as a nice gesture I gave it to him,so he could enjoy a tot in the evenings , on the same night his sister got wind of my act of kindness , apparently went to his place and decided it was to nice to keep , and they demolished it ,
20 years old by this time , ok I gave it to him, but i was gutted ,
Glutoney, nothing less

 

[MossCommuter]

In 2006 I bought a bottle of Bushmills 16 year old Whiskey whilst working in NI, it was to be a prezzie for a Shopfitter I had been subbing to , I heard he had been bad mouthing me , so he never got it , it was four years later when a friend of mine had fell on hard times , as a nice gesture I gave it to him,so he could enjoy a tot in the evenings , on the same night his sister got wind of my act of kindness , apparently went to his place and decided it was to nice to keep , and they demolished it ,
20 years old by this time , ok I gave it to him, but i was gutted ,
Glutoney, nothing less

Unlike wine, whisky doesn't age in the bottle so in 2010 the bottle you bought in 2006 was still a sixteen year old.

Still, I take your point

 

[lutonloony]

Knockando

That takes me back to a very happy evening in Holland of all places. The joy of company credit cards and hotel bars

 

[raleighnut]

The trouble is that I'm just too much of a bloody animal. Here're you lot splashing out I-don't-know-what on a bottle of booze and I'd have it drank in a weekend. I envy you, you and your willpower and lack of being border alcohol dependant.

Look at you with your single malts that have been in the drinks cabinet for ages. Sheesh.

I'm lucky if a bottle of Whisky lasts more than 2 days but look at it another way, if I go out then that's about £30 gone whereas staying in with the Stereo on and a drop of something nice.

 

[Cubist]

You never need ice in a Malt, double heathen

Ah. The old "what do you put in your whisky question!"

My father used to put a drop of water in his. In my humble opinion he actually used to drown it, but hell, in those days he was paying.

Fast forward to my early twenties and I'm in Gairloch with a Scottish copper friend of mine. He showed me the way he was brought up to drink it.....neat with half a lager. Chill your throat with lager then sip the scotch. Weird, but different. He also led me round all of his favourites, Talisker with haggis, Laphroaig ( not a favourite to be honest) The Balvenie( getting there for my palate now) and the humble, vaunted and oft underrated Highland Park. There's something about all that honey and vanilla with the slightly smoky finish that just does it for me, and as it's often on special offer Highland Park was my go-to malt. Thanks to John I'd drink it neat, although the half a lager was soon forgotten.

A decade or so later and my mate Martyn lets slip that he likes a good malt. He takes me through to his stash and introduces me to some cask strength or other. I find it harsh, with the burn overpowering the pleasure. I asked for a drop of water and he looked at me aghast. A tiny, controlled splash leaves oily swirls in the dram, but the effect was instant. He tried it and had to agree the water lifted the malt to even better heights.
Nowadays I have decided to go with what I like, rather then what I'm told, and anything over 40% abv gets a single ice cube per double. Let it melt and do it's work, a controlled dose of water just to free up the dram.

 

[r04DiE]

I'm lucky if a bottle of Whisky lasts more than 2 days but look at it another way, if I go out then that's about £30 gone whereas staying in with the Stereo on and a drop of something nice.

Yeah, its my lack of willpower that bothers me most though!

 

[raleighnut]

Ah. The old "what do you put in your whisky question!"

My father used to put a drop of water in his. In my humble opinion he actually used to drown it, but hell, in those days he was paying.

Fast forward to my early twenties and I'm in Gairloch with a Scottish copper friend of mine. He showed me the way he was brought up to drink it.....neat with half a lager. Chill your throat with lager then sip the scotch. Weird, but different. He also led me round all of his favourites, Talisker with haggis, Laphroaig ( not a favourite to be honest) The Balvenie( getting there for my palate now) and the humble, vaunted and oft underrated Highland Park. There's something about all that honey and vanilla with the slightly smoky finish that just does it for me, and as it's often on special offer Highland Park was my go-to malt. Thanks to John I'd drink it neat, although the half a lager was soon forgotten.

A decade or so later and my mate Martyn lets slip that he likes a good malt. He takes me through to his stash and introduces me to some cask strength or other. I find it harsh, with the burn overpowering the pleasure. I asked for a drop of water and he looked at me aghast. A tiny, controlled splash leaves oily swirls in the dram, but the effect was instant. He tried it and had to agree the water lifted the malt to even better heights.
Nowadays I have decided to go with what I like, rather then what I'm told, and anything over 40% abv gets a single ice cube per double. Let it melt and do it's work, a controlled dose of water just to free up the dram.

I'd probably put a splash of water in something that was 'cask strength' too, just not ice.

 

[r04DiE]

Ah. The old "what do you put in your whisky question!"

I usually have it with air.

 

[jayonabike]

I only add a splash of water if the alcohol content is over 55%. I find it really opens up the flavour.

 

[Slick]

Ah. The old "what do you put in your whisky question!"

My father used to put a drop of water in his. In my humble opinion he actually used to drown it, but hell, in those days he was paying.

Fast forward to my early twenties and I'm in Gairloch with a Scottish copper friend of mine. He showed me the way he was brought up to drink it.....neat with half a lager. Chill your throat with lager then sip the scotch. Weird, but different. He also led me round all of his favourites, Talisker with haggis, Laphroaig ( not a favourite to be honest) The Balvenie( getting there for my palate now) and the humble, vaunted and oft underrated Highland Park. There's something about all that honey and vanilla with the slightly smoky finish that just does it for me, and as it's often on special offer Highland Park was my go-to malt. Thanks to John I'd drink it neat, although the half a lager was soon forgotten.

A decade or so later and my mate Martyn lets slip that he likes a good malt. He takes me through to his stash and introduces me to some cask strength or other. I find it harsh, with the burn overpowering the pleasure. I asked for a drop of water and he looked at me aghast. A tiny, controlled splash leaves oily swirls in the dram, but the effect was instant. He tried it and had to agree the water lifted the malt to even better heights.
Nowadays I have decided to go with what I like, rather then what I'm told, and anything over 40% abv gets a single ice cube per double. Let it melt and do it's work, a controlled dose of water just to free up the dram.

Everybody is different, every whisky is different. Some believe your a double heathen should you dare put a splash of water near a malt. I know not all agree but I actually think a single cube releases the full flavour of most. I can also only agree with you about the Laphroaig, far too much like tcp for me. A mate of mine thinks it's the dogs though when drunk what he believes the right way, which is a single cube and a bar of chocolate. Not the sweet stuff, the real stuff with the percentage of real cocoa as high as possible. Cover the inside of your mouth with it before trying the nectar. I've tried it. Takes a bit of getting used too but it's certainly interesting.

 

[subaqua]

Ah. The old "what do you put in your whisky question!"

My father used to put a drop of water in his. In my humble opinion he actually used to drown it, but hell, in those days he was paying.

Fast forward to my early twenties and I'm in Gairloch with a Scottish copper friend of mine. He showed me the way he was brought up to drink it.....neat with half a lager. Chill your throat with lager then sip the scotch. Weird, but different. He also led me round all of his favourites, Talisker with haggis, Laphroaig ( not a favourite to be honest) The Balvenie( getting there for my palate now) and the humble, vaunted and oft underrated Highland Park. There's something about all that honey and vanilla with the slightly smoky finish that just does it for me, and as it's often on special offer Highland Park was my go-to malt. Thanks to John I'd drink it neat, although the half a lager was soon forgotten.

A decade or so later and my mate Martyn lets slip that he likes a good malt. He takes me through to his stash and introduces me to some cask strength or other. I find it harsh, with the burn overpowering the pleasure. I asked for a drop of water and he looked at me aghast. A tiny, controlled splash leaves oily swirls in the dram, but the effect was instant. He tried it and had to agree the water lifted the malt to even better heights.
Nowadays I have decided to go with what I like, rather then what I'm told, and anything over 40% abv gets a single ice cube per double. Let it melt and do it's work, a controlled dose of water just to free up the dram.

this .
blended can be done neat as thats just a mouth warmup for the main event

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Tullibardine 500 Sherry Finish is floating my boat this Autumn.

 

[CharlesF]

For Islay, Lagavulin 16 yo. A real head warmer.

A much lighter but interesting malt, Old Pultney. Now on its third edition.

+1 for the Lagavulin