A wee dram..

**cessna152towser** · 27th January 06, 07:47 AM

Had a day out on the 'plane to Islay last summer and here is a picture I took of Bowmore distillery. There are several distilleries on the island. Islay malts are smokier in flavour because of the peat content in the soil through which the water has flowed on its way to the distillery and because of this some people find Islay malts laxative.

**Cawdorian** · 27th January 06, 09:04 AM

We are working on some McClelland "Highland" at my house. I have a bottle of Glenlivet 12 in reserve that was a gift from one of my employees who is also a single malt fan, he felt I needed to try it. The Glenlivet is good and smooth, definitely one of the best I have tried.

Still have some of the Dalmore in reserve as well, I'll have to to invest in some thing different this weekend, I've got to get my stock built up. I haven't decided what it wil be yet, I am open to suggestions.

**Big Paul** · 27th January 06, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

I used to be very partial to a wee dram in my younger days - single malts at high days and holidays but otherwise blends. Glenlivet was one of my favourites. I stopped drinking whisky due to liver inflammation ten years ago but still drank wine for about seven or eight years after that. Now I don't drink alcohol. Enjoy - in moderation it will do you no harm, and will give you a nice glow, but Scotch Whisky is nice stuff and it's all too easy to gradually make that wee dram bigger and bigger and then suffer for it in later years.

My over-indulgent days are long behind me... I found the hang overs hurt too much and last longer the older I get...;)

**TimC** · 27th January 06, 01:04 PM

I appreciate Glenlivet 12 and it is the one I choose if someone ask what bottle can they get me for the holidays or my birthday. But I got to tell ya, the other night after a great dinner out with my girlfriend, she ordered me a MacAllan 18 y/o as dessert! Liquid heaven in a glass! May be not an everyday drink (too expensive for me) but something that should be enjoyed whenever possible.

-Tim

**Iolaus** · 27th January 06, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by TimC

But I got to tell ya, the other night after a great dinner out with my girlfriend, she ordered me a MacAllan 18 y/o as dessert! Liquid heaven in a glass! May be not an everyday drink (too expensive for me) but something that should be enjoyed whenever possible.

Get a bottle of it; it's cheaper that way.

It's not cheap, I'm thinking $150-ish, but, so worth having around for that special occasion drink.

**AckZel** · 27th January 06, 02:40 PM

I just finished my last opened bottle of Single Malt (Bowmore). I now have 3 bottles in cabinet. Laphroaig 10yo (1L), Lagavulin Double Matured Distillers Edition (Dist. 1989, Bottled 2005, 1L) and Talisker Double Matured Distillers Edition (Dist. 1991, bottled 2004, 1L).

I think I open the Laph now because that is something I always have in my cabinet and open the Distillers Editions when my flat reconstruction is finished...

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 27th January 06, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by calmac

Another really nice whisky is Lagavulin - probably my favourite just in front of Laphroaig which is strange as the distilleries are about 1/2 mile apart. Another nice whisky is Highland Park from Orkney.

Patrick

Ok Patrick,

How did you get a list of my favorites and in the same order???

**Rob Wright** · 27th January 06, 07:28 PM

The thing with single malts is that there are different ones for different palates. Everyone has a different palate and what one likes another won't. It doesn't mean that it's a bad single malt just hat it is not suited for your palate.

Here are some good single malts I've tried in my day.

Laphroig 10
Oban 14
Dalwhinnie 15
Springbank 10
Ardbeg 10
Talisker
Lagavulin
Macallan 12
Lammerlaw 10(Single Malt Whisky from New Zealand no longer in production)
Glenfidditch 15 year Solera

Rob

**MacMullen** · 27th January 06, 09:41 PM

Happy Birthday!

BBQ goes great with a Stout. Single malt has plenty of backbone to stand up to even a strong sauce, but I think I'd have a cheaper single malt because, like you said, you would lose some of the nuances.

We just had a single malt Islay tasting at my buddy's birthday party. We ran off a bunch of the whisky tasting mats from the Laphroaig website. We had Bowmore, Laphroaig, and McClelland's. I'll post pics and our tasting notes in a different post tomorrow.