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scuttlebutt among scotch aficionados is that it's caol ilacostco's 30 dollar bottle of islay scotch is pretty good for the money
I hear as far as GlenLivet goes, the 15 is comparatively better than the 12 and the 18.had glenlivet 12 last night. it was ok but it wasn't expensive
Scuttlebutt...is that a word for "gossip"? Thanks for the new word... they're harder to come by each day.scuttlebutt among scotch aficionados is that it's caol ila
Talisker is from Skye, not Islay. To get into Islay malts, start with Laphroaig and Lagavulin. You may dislike them heavily at first but will eventually come around if you keep drinking them. Highland malts will taste like water soon in comparison.Scuttlebutt...is that a word for "gossip"? Thanks for the new word... they're harder to come by each day.
Only Islay I tried was the Talisker 10. I really enjoyed it at first, now not so much for some reason. too much on the bitter side and the spirit is a bit too young, alcohol feeling is a bit much for me.
I still need to get myself a proper peated whisky but I'm honestly not sure if it's for me. I will probably try a few different ones at my brother in law's before I decide to buy anything. I always had very simple taste when it came to beer... I picked my favorite and held on to it until the end of days... maybe I'm like that with Scotch too. Maybe I'll just keep buying GlenDronach after GlenDronach after GlenDronach until my liver gives in.
Fuck, I messed up. This is so true, I don't know why I keep thinking Islay when I look at my Talisker. My only Islay is actually one of my favorites... Bunnahabhain 12. Not peated though so aside from that "salty" trait it probably tastes more like a Speysider.Talisker is from Skye, not Islay. To get into Islay malts, start with Laphroiag and Lagavulin. You may dislike them heavily at first but will eventually come around if you keep drinking them. Highland malts will taste like water soon in comparison.
Talisker is from Skye, not Islay. To get into Islay malts, start with Laphroiag and Lagavulin. You may dislike them heavily at first but will eventually come around if you keep drinking them. Highland malts will taste like water soon in comparison.
Corryvreckan might be the most peaty whisky I ever tried. You have to want the peat.Would also love to get my hands on an Ardbeg (Uigeadail comes to mind because "Sherry"). But I don't plan on spending any money on peated whiskies until I know I will enjoy them. I don't think I have tried a good peated whisky after having "cut my teeth" with all the bottles I got. I didn't enjoy it much when I tasted it and it was a good, expensive one (I would have remembered if this was more recent now that I'm becoming a whisky geek).
There's always a chance peated whiskies are just not for me. but I'm not sure yet... I understand that appreciating whisky takes time and peated whiskies are definitely not for beginners, so maybe I'm just not ready yet. For now I'd have t say Speysiders are my favorites by far (and the highlands ones I like have more of a Speyside fruity style)
GlenFiddich is ok. But it had to be way cheaper for me to consider buying again.I drank the Glenlivet 12, sometimes the 15 by the glass at the spot(and for a couple hours, that was the spot) but in a pinch, in a dive or on a budget the Glenfiddich did just fine. A little salty but I didn't care.
Laphroaig too.
Times long gone, never ruin a good thing unless it was actually good to begin with.
That time will come. But I just bought a Macallan sherry... in Brazil. I need to recapitalize before going nuts again. For now I'll focus on wrapping up my Talisker 10, hopefully something clicks before it's done. They do say it's a good introduction to peated whiskies... and to be fair it's not the peat that's been bothering me on the Talisker... In fact I think I would appreciate it more if the peat was really IN YOUR FACE. It wants to be peated and fruity at the same time and it feels like it falls short on both accounts.Corryvreckan might be the most peaty whisky I ever tried. You have to want the peat.
Just buy two bottles of Laphroaig 10. Struggle through the first and by the end of the second you will love it.
Corryvreckan is likely the most intense thing I've ever tasted. I personally am more a fan of Uigeadail, but everyone should work through a bottle of Corryvreckan as a right of passage.Corryvreckan might be the most peaty whisky I ever tried. You have to want the peat.
Just buy two bottles of Laphroaig 10. Struggle through the first and by the end of the second you will love it.
I didn't think it tasted like proper Caol Ila personally (which is freaking amazing) but who knows. For 30ish dollars it might be the best value in scotch assuming you live near a Costco.scuttlebutt among scotch aficionados is that it's caol ila