My latest malt whisky
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Not a cheeky 15 year old ??could you recommend a lively 15yr old - asking for a former Prince.
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Most whiskies need just a little water to bring out the full flavour. Quantity depends on taste but no more than about 25% IMO.Tobermory 12 year old.
A present from my son.
Its 46.5%
It will blow your socks off.
For me it really does need some water but then I could really enjoy the flavours.
Not cheap but worth trying.
25% seems lot to me tbh.
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Depends on your taste buds and it has to be proper water and not your recycled stuff or hard water either.
Bottled water ok ?
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Not fizzy but it should be mostly ok. I never buy bottled water as I have always lived in good tap water areas but I do believe they vary a bit. Mind you the tap water in lots of rural west/north Scotland came from peat areas and was mostly pretty brown but never did any harm. It always amuses me that tourists here often buy large bottles of water from the coop when the tap water is better quality.
What's the point, it'll cost a fortune and he won't even try it?could you recommend a lively 15yr old - asking for a former Prince.
Profpointy
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i think I may win the thread for obscure whiskies, but we've had a day trip to Raasay (from Skye) and visited the new distillery. Really rather impressed particularly as it is only 3 or 4 years old so I bought a bottle. Maybe a touch pricey at £45 for so young a malt, but you won't get it in the supermarket and it is rather nice. Will keep an eye on when they've been going long enough to release some 8 or 10 year old which might be quite a treat. They definitely know what they're doing. Their gin also rather nice, and I got carried away with getting a six pack of cask strength miniatures which make up their standard release.
Earlier in the week we visited the other new distillery at Torabhaig. They too have only been going 3 or 4 years. Doesn't smell that nice to be honest but tasted rather better, so did get a bottle of that too as a souvenir. Also OK for such a young whisky.
Sadly Talisker, the long established operation on Skye was fully booked for their tours, which perhaps a relief for my wallet, as Talisker's always been a favourite, and money tends to fall out of my pocket into the till especially if given the chance to sample some non-standard drachms.
Earlier in the week we visited the other new distillery at Torabhaig. They too have only been going 3 or 4 years. Doesn't smell that nice to be honest but tasted rather better, so did get a bottle of that too as a souvenir. Also OK for such a young whisky.
Sadly Talisker, the long established operation on Skye was fully booked for their tours, which perhaps a relief for my wallet, as Talisker's always been a favourite, and money tends to fall out of my pocket into the till especially if given the chance to sample some non-standard drachms.
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3 bottles is that all
