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     Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Discuss. I think my favourite so far working through the shelves in tesco has to be Balvenie - a whisky you can drink almost without making the whisky face it's so smooth. | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.22.226.153 |
My beverages of choice are Talisker and Oban. Talisker takes some getting used to - at first the taste is rather tarry, while Oban is milder. | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Now I have more than 30 seconds to post in, Balvenie has all of the taste of a good whisky but none of the harshness. It has a fruity flavour to it and slides down the throat like honey on velvet. (very runny honey obviously) Personally I would advise people to avoid Ardbeg. It tastes to me of smoke with a slight whiskyish aftertaste. I didn't find it pleasant at all and could only drink it with a mixer (shock horror - mixing single malt!!! sacrilege!). Orange juice works well or it went well in coffee. Balvenie however can be enjoyed neat as nature (or the brewery) intended.} | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.91.38 |
Then again I'm a Laphroaig* chap mesel', although there's also a bottle of Bowmore in the cupboard at home. (*available in all supermarkets for between £20 & £26, depending on special offers and such). | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.160.23.143 |
I'm with Mick. Well not literally, you understand. But Laphroaig is quite magnificent. Also, Johnnie Walker black label is better than quite a few single malts. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.242.126 |
Glenmorangie is my tipple of choice...lovely stuff. Although I've never tried any of these others. :-) | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.243.76.39 |
I do like Ardbeg, but it's somewhat "simple", and I do prefer Lagavullin when I want an extremely peaty and smoky whiskey. Somewhat more approachable but still with plenty of character is Talisker, and I also like the mild Oban or (lowlands) Auchentoshan | ||
| Barbara Roden (Nebuly) Username: Nebuly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
Macallan is my own favourite single malt, although I also like Laphroaig and Lagavulin when I'm in the mood for something peatier. If you want to try one of the Islay malts but aren't ready for Lagavulin or Laphroaig, Caol Ila is very nice, lighter but still with that distinct peaty taste. | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.239.233 |
I'm a fan of Chivas Regal... slurp, might have one right now... | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.239.233 |
I'd also agree with Johnnie Walker black. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.186.103 |
I'm not a big drinker (I used to be, had to stop because it interacts with my pain medicine), but I remember the only kind of whisky I ever saw around the house when I was growing up was Glenfiddich. I don't know how that compares with the others already mentioned in this thread... | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.22.226.153 |
Chivas Rigal is, as James Bond would say, "indifferently blended"  Don't know about Johnnie Walker Black, but the regular JW is way too peppery for me. What I mostly like about these expensive whiskies is their gradual and subtle effect, which comes in waves or stages instead of hitting you with a sledgehammer. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.5.7.185 |
I'm particular to Absconded Hooch. It's very affordable: I usually drink it straight from paper sacks ripped from the oily grasp of shocked indigents. I find it always sports a rich malty maliciousness, with that peaty aroma of glee. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.69.94 |
Anything with Glen at the beginning of it. 5th week of the summer school holidays and I feel like getting a bottle... | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.193.191 |
Anyone tried the little-known new American single malt, Glenhirshberg? Sorry... | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.188.228 |
Don't be. You make me feel less alone. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.196.181 |
Glad to hear it. We bad-jokesters have to stick together... ;-) |