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[Muskrat Portage]

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[K-Mile]

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This one looks great Musky!

I did not notice this thread before, but here are some images from my whisky collection:


Rosebank 1981 vintage, 20yo, Cask Strength


Bruichladdich 1984 vintage, 18yo


Bowmore Classic Collection, 12yo, 15yo 'Mariner', 17yo


Bowmore Cask Collection, 'Dusk', 'Darkest', 'Dawn'


Highland Park 18yo


Highland Park 30yo


Port Ellen 3rd release


Port Ellen 7th release


Aberlour A'bunadh batch #8


All images are links to my gallery... Will hopefully post updates to that page as new bottles arrive...

[mattbuty]

Thought I would add a few from my holiday this summer



Edradour Distillery



pretty isn't it?



very romantic...

[K-Mile]

Looking good, nice pictures! It looks really authentic to me... You really got up close and personal on those stills

[Mr Fjeld]

Very nice pictures Mattbuty! Edradour looks very idyllic indeed! Photos from distilleries often look a little dark and even unwelcoming and very unlike your pictures of Edradour. Nice to see a different angle like the "top view" picture of the still.

[K-Mile]

k-mile, how does that bowmore 16 1990 vintage taste? my local store has it but it's a wee bit expensive. I'd only get it if it was really good...

It's pretty good, but I don't thing it's fantastic. A bit like the 17yo when I compare my notes with others on the forum. It's not that powerful on the palate, but the finish is actually quite nice. I like sherry finished though...

[K-Mile]

This is what my current stash looks like. Can't wait till I have my own place again, so I can get a nice display to put this in...



Not a bad start, right? I remember exactly when I bought my first malt (Bowmore 1989, 16yo) because I also got Michael Jackson's 'Companion' on the same day, unfortunately the day he died. That certainly gave that purchase some additional meaning...

[K-Mile]

thanks for the pics! I see you need some more HP 12

In fact, it's completely gone. I have too many other things I want to taste, so I won't be replacing that one shortly. But it will get replaced if I happen to stumble across one with 35 EUR to spare...

[Mccandless1]

My collection.

[Mccandless1]

Ey' I think ur right.

[Mccandless1]

Here's a couple of others you whisky lovers might like:

This is the smoke/drying pagoda room at Balvenie.



Stills at An Cnoc



Stills at Glen Garioch

[Deactivated Member]

My whisky tastes like tourists walked through it!

Nice little stash you have, Mcc. Tell me, what do you think of the Glenfarclas 15?









Heh heh...just kidding. What about the Japanese one next to it?

[Mccandless1]

Not that one again lol. It's not to my taste but I might have a go at the 30yo you suggested (might have been somone else can't remember). Hopefully going to get a cask st' Bruichladdich at the W/E .
The jap one is nice imo quite like speysiders in its sweet component but with a little bit of spice also. Im not much of an expert on jap whiskys tbh, in fact I know nothing about them.

[Deactivated Member]

Which one is it? I'm sure some will recognize right off, as easily as most of do SMS bottles, but I can't quite read the label.

CS Laddie is really nice, by the way. If you get one, try a little experiment in counterintuitiveness--have some after a monster peaty Islay. It's an interesting effect.

[Mccandless1]

The jap one is a Nikka Yoichi 10 Year Old.

[Mccandless1]

Here's the Bru' I got yesterday. 1990 CS bottled in 05'.



Its my first Bru'. A* for this one.

[Deactivated Member]

Ah, a Scott's. They are usually very reliable. I thought you meant an OB CS.

[Paul A Jellis]

I've just found this photo, taken the day before England went 'Smoke Free'.

[Mr Fjeld]

That's a good one Paul!

[irishwhiskeychaser]

Not long back from Holiers in Cape Town .....

..... here is a SA sunset

[les taylor]

Nice one IWC. Hope the wedding went well. Good to see you back.

[Mr Fjeld]

Yes, Congratulations IWC

[irishwhiskeychaser]

Nice one IWC. Hope the wedding went well. Good to see you back.

Yes, Congratulations IWC

Thanks guys, Yes had a great day, no nerves really to talk about and really enjoyed the night and partied till about 5am

Les, I see you have about another 500 posts clocked up since I left and Christian looks like you've been keeping busy too

Still a bit up in the air but hope to get back to the forums on a regular basis soon.

Sláinte Adrian

[Di Blasi]

Been missing you IWC, wondered where you been, Mr Fjeld told me you were getting married, congratulations!! And great shot!!

[TreacleSponge]

Congrats IWC. And what a very beautiful photo.

Last year I holidayed in South Africa and volunteered at a monkey sanctuary. This is one of the little orphan vervet monkeys that I was protecting from scary, um, cleaning brushes, while Mr.Treacle got the job of cleaning out the cages.

[Matt2]

Nice little monkey you have there Treacle

[TreacleSponge]

Matt - yes, my monkey's absolutely delightful

LSD - they're Brasher boots and I wear them nearly all the time cos they're such good boots. The soles have started to go on my old Scarpa boots, and I have some Karrimor KSBs that I make my niece wear when I take her walking - try putting gaiters on a trendy teenager...that's fun Do you go walking (probably not in pink boots tho)?

[Eat P]

Some really nice sherry matured goodies....

[Mr Fjeld]

Great picture Treaclesponge - very cute monkey!

Had the pleasure of preparing tomorrows dinner which will be "Pinnekjøtt" - a traditional meal in the western parts of Norway. It's what people in these parts usually have as Christmas Eve dinner.

Basically - and it really is basic - it consists of separated ribs from a single side of a lamb's rib cage. After the animal is slaughtered the rib cage is hung up and dried for a long period. You can of course buy the separated ribs but part of the charm is to use the saw and do it yourself. It's perhaps slightly morbid that I just watched the second season of "Silent Witness" (Tv series about Forensic Pathology) prior to sawing the ribs apart.

After having been left in cold water for 24 hours the ribs will be steamed and served with tatties and neeps. Dark ale and akevitt is also needed on the side but I'll try the Linkwood from Dun Bheagan instead.

[les taylor]

Mr Fjeld amazing. Not much meat on those ribs though. I hope you and your family enjoy the occassion.

[Di Blasi]

Fantastic stuff that "Pinnekjøtt!" Nice posting Mr Fjeld. Did you forget to mention it's salted for a week before being hung to dry? It certainly is weird the first time you eat it as it's not "classic" American ribs. The fat, bone, meat and everything else is all over the place, you gotta pick around to the good stuff, and when it's good "Pinnekjøtt," it's really really good!

[Mr Fjeld]

Fantastic stuff that "Pinnekjøtt!" Nice posting Mr Fjeld. Did you forget to mention it's salted for a week before being hung to dry?

I guess I did and in addition to that the missus have corrected me as it's left in cold water for 12 hours not 24...

It certainly is weird the first time you eat it as it's not "classic" American ribs. The fat, bone, meat and everything else is all over the place, you gotta pick around to the good stuff, and when it's good "Pinnekjøtt," it's really really good!

Yes, it's lovely but looks like something from a close fight between Lt Ripley and Aliens.......

[Di Blasi]

I think my fiancee's family leaves it in water for 24 hours too. I think it's maybe best that way to make sure the salt is removed.

[Mr Fjeld]

I guess there are many ways to skin a cat because Bente and her mother leave it in water late in the evening before - but they change the water in the morning. Today's dinner was nothing less than fantastic - and it's strange that such a "primitive" dish can be so delicious. The Linkwood 10 yo Single Cask Dun Bheagan was a good match with the meat also. I think it's best to avoid smoky or heavily sherried whiskies to food like this.

[Di Blasi]

Nice to hear dinner was such a hit, I knew it would be!!! I think they, the fiancee's family, also change the water in the morning now that I think about it. But either way, soaked in water for some time to re-hydrate the meat and remove some of the salt is the idea here. Damn Mr Fjeld, you shoulda invited me over for that!!!!