Scotch 4 Dummies on YouTube does reviews of them. There is one they love. Don't remember which it was though.
One final whiskey from one distillery. A single malt can be a blend of whiskeys of varying ages from the same distillery. I know you know that.. just wanted to clarify so there's no confusion for people who might not have known.John Francis Donaghy said:
Peat and single malt have nothing to do with one another.
Single malt in general means one whisky from one distillery. For example, when you buy a bottle of Laphroaig it comes from the Laphroaig distillery, which makes Laphroaig.
The alternative to a single malt is a blended whiskey, which is where they buy barrels of whisky from multiple different distilleries, like Laphroaig, and mix them together to make a new product. So the blend may have some Laphroaig in it, but mixed with whiskey from multiple other distilleries to create a new mix of flavors.
Peating is a process of roasting the grains over a peat-smoke fire before making whisky out of it. It is generally done on Islay and other islands around Scotland. While mainland distilleries are usually not peated, or lightly peated. But there are always exceptions to this rule.
In general Speysides are very rarely peated. That region is known for lighter, sweeter, richer flavors.
Chipotlemonger said:
I hate this thread. When it gets a lot of run I feel the urge to splurge on multiple bottles.
One of the most underrated. Anything in the Turkey tree is a liquid gold to me.Slocum on a mobile said:
They were out of quarter cask Laphroaig at my Spec's... so I bought a Russel's Reserve Bourbon.
Cyprian said:
I recently got a bottle of Talisker 18. I'm excited to try this one out tonight for the first time - I'm a fan of 10 already
John Francis Donaghy said:
Gut reaction from me in that range is GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year. One of the very richest sweetest sherry scotches I've ever had. Would be great for a special occasion for sherried scotch lovers. Runs low $200s last I bought one, but that's been a couple years ago now, might be a little more expensive today.
mazag08 said:
If you can find it (good luck), I've heard the Bruichladdich Black Art series of releases is amazing.
If you love rich sweet sherried scotch, the 21 is about as good as it gets. It really is the color you see in the picture, and GlenDronach does not use any artificial coloring in their products. So every bit of the deep reddish brown color you see in the picture comes from sherry casks. And it tastes exactly how you'd expect it to taste based on that color.Cromagnum said:John Francis Donaghy said:
Gut reaction from me in that range is GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year. One of the very richest sweetest sherry scotches I've ever had. Would be great for a special occasion for sherried scotch lovers. Runs low $200s last I bought one, but that's been a couple years ago now, might be a little more expensive today.
Have had younger Glendronachs but not this one. I do know Glenfarclas 21 is also outstanding.
If you ever see this again, buy it for me. I'll pay you a premium for it.John Francis Donaghy said:
Gut reaction from me in that range is GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year. One of the very richest sweetest sherry scotches I've ever had. Would be great for a special occasion for sherried scotch lovers. Runs low $200s last I bought one, but that's been a couple years ago now, might be a little more expensive today.