What are you drinking now?

[les taylor]

It's early (08:00), so it must be time for tea!

I know that feeling MT. Just had my first coffe of the day. I think I'll go back for another.

[Deactivated Member]

I don't drink coffee, but I really am going to make that tea now.
Earl Grey.

[I_SPEY]

Cheers, MT. I'm having a lovely Senseo Cappuchino

[Mr Fjeld]

"Orange Blossom" from Grauballe Brewery aus Denmark. Quite good.

[I_SPEY]

Laphroaig 10 yo

Just a very nice dram for starting the evening (the sun is shining, so..)

[LagaDrinker]

Broke the seal on a bottle of HP 12 today, simply delicious

[I_SPEY]

Macallan 12 yo, lovely

[Ras Mazunga]

Mortlach bottled by Signatory 15yo Hogshead.
This one was slightly boring yesterday but today it's getting special. Had a decent meal followed by a Belgium beer and then some Italian wine and some french cheeses and now this whisky is fantastic. All those tastes seem to reappear in this whisky. Some maisbread is added...

[Willie JJ]

Just back from an excellent session in the Vaults with the company of SOI (and our good ladies) and the music of North Sea Gas. Lots of nice drams including 76.58 a nice Mortlach at 23yo. Good stuff and great music.

Will try to sort out a sensible commentary on the rest tomorrow.

[cathach]

A wee drop of Compass Box Flaming Heart Batch No. 2. It's very nice drop, indeed a really characterful blend that reminds in ways of Irish pot still blends except with smoke obviously. Has that nice crunchy barley feel too.

[Deactivated Member]

A strange one here, I think I may be sampling some of the new Ardbeg 10y.

NOT Renaissance.
But the actual new 10y.

I am kind of awaiting confirmation.

[Wave]

After all the Mortlach last night having a couple Islay's tonight, Lagavulin 12 ('04).

Cheers!

[I_SPEY]

A very nice cup of cappucino and cakes with my wife, who's birthday it is, today

[Ganga]

Happy birthday to you wife, Rene. Seems there were a lot of celebrations yesterday. Don't I recall someone's little one having a b-day too?

[Dubois]

Bruichladdich 10 Yrs

[Malt Meister]

Had some Teacher's, followed up by a large cold glass of Wychwood Hobgoblin beer. Decided to buy a few bottles after Collector 57 put it on his list of definative beers....tasty stuff.

[Ryguy]

Tulli 28.14. Spending some more time trying to understand this one.

I feel the same way Ganga, I'm still trying to figure out what's happening with this one. It's good, but intriguingly different than most everything I've tried.

[Willie JJ]

Back up at Blair Atholl. I had intended to be on my own so that I could get a lot of work done over the next few days, but my old Mum heard I was coming up alone and followed me up.

Anyway, its nice to see her.

This evening we went down to the Tilt Hotel bar and they had an unopened bottle of Blair Atholl F&F on the shelf. Now if there's one thing I hate to see its an unopened bottle in a bar, so I had it opened. I have to say that the last batch of Blair Atholl F&F that I tried (some years ago) wasn't that good. This one was a really enjoyable sherried malt. Yum yum. I duly attacked the bottle and it no longer looks out of place on the shelf.

Back home now, Mum has gone off to bed and I'm sitting here with the lone Glenmo 10 that I had left up here. Not too bad either (not bloody 95 though).

Will try for an earlyish night, because I want to get a good day's work in tomorrow.

Hope you are all enjoying your drams wherever you are.

Cheers

[I_SPEY]

Thanks Nick and Ganga for your nice words

Now having a Balvenie Portwood 1993

[Gov]

Peroni italian beer. A bit on the light side, malt, crisp and dry. All in all, pretty good!

[Willie JJ]

Thanks Nick and Ganga for your nice words

Now having a Balvenie Portwood 1993

Oh, many apologies to Mrs I_SPEY for not noticing the post about her birthday. Many happy returns of the day.

Rene why the hell are you chatting to us when you should be looking after your good lady?

[DanAir]

Longmorn 15. Boy I'm gonna miss this one when it's finished

[Gov]

Kilbeggan NAS (new bottling)
N: Young Fruit, flowery, bit of alcohol attack
P: Yong fruit again, a smidge of honey?
F: Short, fruity and pleasant

[Gov]

The Macallan 12 Sherry Oak
N: Ripe fruit, sherry, Dough, Big Malt
P: Woody, Spice, sherry, Mature Fruit, Rich, Orangey
F: Long, spicy, enjoyable

My bottle is now gone

[Ryguy]

Just poured a 2nd dram of the Wasmund's. I'm really trying to give this one a fair chance.

The nose is very 'spirity', almost too much. There is alot that just wants to present itself here, but this stuff just has not been given the chance (4 mos old). Some charred wood and very strong alcohol is all I can get from the nose at this time.

On the palate it's all very thin, some bitterness and malts, more wood (cedar and pine?). I really think if this stuff was given the chance (longer maturation), it really could be an enjoyable single malt.

The finish is short, there just isn't alot going on here.

Thanks Secesh for sending the samples over. I'm glad I had a chance to try it, as you really need to try it to understand this at all. Like I said, with time this could be a really good whisky.

[Gov]

Lagavulin 16
N: Mouthwatering sweet campfire smokiness
P: Tastes just like it smells! Peaty, Sherry, complex in every way, perfection.
F: Astoundingly long! Begging to be tasted again over and over

This is the best whisky I have ever had.

[hilliamash]

Tonight was a martini night...4 later, it's time for bed.
One's just fine
Two at the most
Three under the table
Four under the host!

Have a great night guys!

[Ganga]

Macallan 18, 1989. Wonderfully balance sherry Macallan.

[hook55]

Balvenie DW 12yo it's soooooo nice

[I_SPEY]

Thanks Nick and Ganga for your nice words

Now having a Balvenie Portwood 1993

Oh, many apologies to Mrs I_SPEY for not noticing the post about her birthday. Many happy returns of the day.

Rene why the hell are you chatting to us when you should be looking after your good lady?

Yes Willie JJ
Sorry Willie JJ

[objetti]

Aberlour A´bunadh batch 7
Ardbeg Renaissance

[sampaiocaleia]

Talisker 10 Yo

[Gov]

A beautiful day in the NW burbs of Chicago. Having a nice cigar and some Wild Turkey 101 with a piece of ice while sittin on the deck. Not a cloud in the sky today!

[Deactivated Member]

Glenrothes, OMC, 19y

Excellent.
I'll post full tasting notes another time, if there's any left.

[Willie JJ]

Went back to the Tilt Hotel tonight and got hold of that bottle of Blair Atholl and shook it till it was more than half dead. If I go in tomorrow its had it.

Came back and killed the 1l of Glenmo 10 I had here.

I'm in a violent mood tonight .