What dram is in your quaich?

[javankrona]

Lagavulin 2017 (16 yo) Distillers Edition.
Not nearly as peaty or smoky as Love from Islay, but in the words of Iain McArther, it’s just lovely. Popped the cork with my littlest little and my brother-in-law and only words were “damn ... this is really good.”

[ThistleDown]

I was home for a week of meetings late October (see #969) and returned to BC with the Game of Thrones House Greyjoy Select Reserve Talisker. That's in my glass tonight and I find pepper, smoke, salt, chocolate in the nose -- and the finish -- and cream, salt and chocolate in the mouth. I returned with a Singleton of Glendullan from the GoT series of eight, as well, but that will be for another evening.

[gsmacleod]

A new addition to the cupboard this evening; a recommendation from a friend and a sale at the liquor store saw a bottle of Glen Garioch Founder's Reserve find its way home.

Was a little hesitant with 48%abv and NAS but the first dram seems pretty good.

Shane

[ThistleDown]

Deanston Virgin Oak tonight: sweet and with a honey and oaky finish, which makes sense . I've not had many Deanstons that I can remember, and this could escape my memory, too, but it could also make a good mid-afternoon sharpener just before tea. Try it. The distillery is based in an old Arkwright cotton mill and ageing is away underground in the old cellars, I learned tonight from one who has visited often and sampled Deanston's product in quantity. He's a cousin, so I can rag him if I want to.

[ASinclair]

Several wee drams of Old Pulteney 12, yum!

[OC Richard]

I'm on the cheap/thrifty side, and a couple days after Christmas I did something I'd not done before, spend $100 on a bottle of Scotch. I was given a gift certificate for that amount to a local liquor shop (something of a local institution, having a huge wine cellar, brewing supplies, vast beer and Scotch selection, etc) and I decided to spend it in one go!

Sitting in a case amongst $500 bottles of various Islay products was this anCnoc 18.

Being a lover of anCnoc 12, I decided to go for it, and it was a fantastic decision. It's an almost completely different experience, very smooth and balanced with numerous lovely flavours.

I enjoyed comparing both the 12 and 18 while watching Scotch: The Golden Dram (2018 documentary) last night with the wife (who does not drink Scotch, sad to say). https://www.visitscotland.org/news/2...he-golden-dram

I snapped this shot just now

[OC Richard]

Rellies and friends here this evening enjoyed Bunnahabhain An Cladach (The Shore).

As you might know Gaelic has cladach for stony beach and traigh for sandy beach, something I'd forgot until I had to translate our local city of Long Beach into Gaelic and ask which sort of beach it was! (It's the sandy sort.)

About "quaich" of course Gaelic has no Q and the word is actually cuach.

It shows up in Anglicised form in the name MacCook which comes from MacCuach "Son of the Cup" or cup-bearer.

[ThistleDown]

Well done, Richard. Bunnahabhain Bay, on which the distillery is sited, has a stony shore. An cladach.

[Bluescelt]

Sitting here at home with a dram of Highland Park to welcome in 2020.

[jhead7090]

Welcoming in the new year with a bit of Craigellachie 13yr old.