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I put the Lagavulin 16 with Highland Park 18 as 'best mellow peated scotch' (that's generally available).. and that's a guess, from a guy whose not an islay drinker at all. I'm not fond enough of iodine and peat to own em.. but i've gone through a few bottles proving it. I think Talisker...

at 2 bottles of aberlour 16 or 1 bottle of macallan 18.. a guy would have to be Very Comfortable to ignore the cost vs quality ratio. i'd say the aberlour (15/16) is the closest competition to the mac 18, and better than any YOUNGER Macallan I've tasted. (including cask strength 10 yr old, a...

i've had it, the only Talisker I've tasted. The 'peppery' bit put me off Talisker, and even though it's very mild in this expression, I found it quite noticeable and a little bit excessive. I doubt strongly I'd like the 'regular' Talisker a bit. Overall I loved the quality, just a dash more...

this resembles my grandmothers fruit cake. very close in overall structure. (depression era oklahoma recipe).. candied citron was not yet commercially available (i am supposing) and the 'fruit' part was candied orange and lemon peel, lots of pecans (native/local) and raisens (liable to be...

Well.. Bushmills Sherry Casked 107 proof.. 14 years old.. or the new 17 year Balvenie Sherry Casked... and i had to PICK. oh snap. ;) ok, i'm a balvenie guy but i'm CURIOUS.. so I got all the reviews I could locate on the Bushmills... i'm STILL curious.. Balvenie first. Nearly as I can...

get a liter bottle. put 750 ml of your favorite gin in it. add the (whole, carefully peeled in one long strand) zest of one lemon. fill it with noilly prat dry vermouth. put it in the freezer with the glasses. let chill. done. pour as desired.

hmm. i had problems swallowing the glenfarclas 105 my ownself. nor did i buy another bottle. Good use for it. if i was making this drink from a 'wish list' i'd probably want to use macallan cask strength. it'd stand the dilution and has a better taste to start with, IMO, and the price isn't...

have to agree. balvenie 15 is the only liquor i won't let get down to even *one* bottle.. now that i finally got smart enough to buy them in pairs. :) Balvenie 15 is in my opinion the 'Auld Reliable' of scotch whisky. Handmade, inoffensive, suitable for grandmothers. . suitable for BREAKFAST...

as a person who greatly admires the aberlour 15/16, and drinks balvenie 15 as the 'go to' ... i'd LOVE for you to open that bottle of the sherry wood balvenie, and give us a peek at your tongue, after.. ;) i've been debating the purchase for two days and it'd be nice if you could help with...

ah, well, not to swell your head unduly but i read your reviews FIRST.. :) the mortlach is on the list, I'm generally not fond of anything under 15 years old, nor bourbon so much.. and the Jerez *makes* the scotch for me, I'm the original sherry monster. Odd, actually, that i'd like the...

So I've just finished the Daniel Bouju 15 (60% ABV) and opened the 40 year old (50% ABV) and it's as close as a head to head as I can manage. First off, my consumption is measured in CC's per week, and it's a single digit. This stuff is liquid gold, heavenly nectar, yer hottest girlfriends...

No tequila. Bacardi 151, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Wild Turkey 101, Johnny Walker Black Scotch .. for the bar crowd. no tequila. I drink single malt (Balvenie 15 generally) and Macallan 18 if i'm alone. Cognac i put in hot chocolate, Martell Cordon Bleu, or tease my tongue with a few drops of...

Believe on the cask strength i'd want ice AROUND me rather'n in the drink. I always said Laphroaig Cask Strength was the ideal ice-fishing booze. I'm not an islay guy, but i had to admire the art of that particular spirit. Not to my usual taste, i'll never buy MYSELF another bottle, but it'd...

i'm not much of a cigar guy, (ouch!) and mostly smoke the little ones outdoors.. (married, you see.. ) .. so booze and cigars aren't my likely combination. that may explain why the sweeter spirits and i get along so well. i'm more likely to have chocolate with spirits than a smoke...

i went through a bottle, (like sherman went through georgia) .. of that JWGold.. faster than any other bottle in the last 30 years. plenty of taste, but grossly sloshable, not 'sipping' by my standards at all. thin on the aftertaste, (i'm used to cask strength and un-chill-filtered, expect...

any time i get to feeling guilty and twinging over the cost of a recent acquisition, i just look at that picture and calm right down. very good for morale! and in the last couple years, with the *huge* increase in the price of single malts, it's hard to drink it as fast as it appreciates...

still alive and kicking, getting the last teen raised.. and daniel bouju is as good as ever, i'm eagerly awaiting my first taste of the 40 year old. i've not tasted either of the two you have, i went for the 15 year old cask strength and got hooked. not much bad to say about daniel bouju...

I have to toss in my nickles worth on the Balvenie, I'm not thrilled with the Doublewood at any price, and own several spare bottles of the 15 year old single barrel. But bang buck, since I've bothered to taste test against a budget, the best surprise has been the Aberlour 15. Considering...

:whistling: If you'll just pour em into him, Mr. Peat, I think we'll keep sending you ammunition. :laugh: It makes him feel generous. ;)

well, see, the thing is, I ordered a bottle.. of that Laphroaig Cask Strength.. three different places. Ooops. So, THAT is how I got two spare bottles. It was mere enthusiasm. :rolleyes: I'd be very interested in your opinion of the Aberlour Abunadh head to head with Macallan Cask Strength...