Which whisky are you drinking and why someone else might enjoy it?

Reluctantly, this has now become my favourite tipple, once they decided to stop producing the 14 year old, which was simply exquisite. :cry: :cry:

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Shame I missed the 14 YO. But I have got this to look forward to.


Bought on my holiday in Arran last year.

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Yes you do need to rectify that. :grinning:

I and @dave-marshall agree Arran whisky is brilliant

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This is Arran Distillery peated whisky, non aged but very good non the less.

I liked their sherry, amarone and sauternes expressions but the Founder’s Reserve is best left unopened. Might try some of their older releases one day.

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I love the Isle of Arran and its whisky. I started my whisky journey with a then brand new Arran 10 year old but these days my distillery of choice is Ardbeg having developed a preference for peated whisky.

Still, there so many great whiskies to choose from whether from Speyside, highlands, lowlands, Japan, USA or wherever really.

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I know, I have 3 in my cellar luckily
Martin

Roll out a dram of the Craigellachie 11yr exceptional cask Ltd edition for Burns Night… Sláinte Mhath!

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As befitting Burns Night, I did some sampling (!) of my Laphroaig collection. (I am rather partial to smoky, peaty malts!)

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@Innocent_Bystander
That is some collection! Only slightly envious :nauseated_face::nauseated_face:

I’m currently drinking a bottle of the their Quarter Cask.

The old pair only come out occasionally! The others don’t usually last terribly long (I bought several of the Cairdeas as I found that one particularly enjoyable, especially on a cold winter’s night!). However Lagavulin usually trumps Laphroaig for me.

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was able to rescue this from the store before the govt. here in BC pulled bourbon of the shelves to protest American tariffs.

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Takes me back! Used to down a fair few Knob Creek doubles a few years ago.

yep, terrific for sippin

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A wee glass of Ardbeg 10… I’m out of Lagavulin 16. Must rectify that.

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me too :smiling_face_with_tear:

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Picked a bottle of this up on special offer at the weekend and it’s a belta.
A smooth malt with a very pleasant aroma culminating with the taste of a rich ice cream after swallowing due to the adding of vanilla and coconut in the distilling process.


"Matured in a quartet of American oak casks:
Old Pulteney Harbour is matured by the sea in a quartet of hand-selected fine American oak ex-bourbon casks, each imparting unique flavour profiles and cocooned by the sea air of the remote coastal distillery. A deliciously fragrant whisky with notes of creamy vanilla and coconut up front. This is followed by rich citrus of marmalade, tangerines and lemon drizzle cake sweetness with a spicy undertone of fresh oak. The finish grows with rich fruit and spice to eventually turn into Old Pulteney’s signature mellow sea brine. Harbour has an ABV of 40%, .

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Old Pulteney also do a lovely liqueur. Mrs A-Fin and I picked it out as one of our wedding day gifts for the dinner table for the cguests. We were up near Clachtoll Bay for a holiday and drove over to their distillery to pick up all the bottles. A beautiful distillery at Wick… right at the top of the country.

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That’s a nice touch - and I will look out for the liqueuer.
Tried this one tonight - Singleton from the Dufftown Distillery - on offer from £54 to £24 at the local, but not quite as good as the Old Pulteney IMHO. Again, vanilla and fruits added in the distillery process which makes for a mild and mellow taste.
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