What dram is in your quaich?

**ASinclair** · 8th August 14, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by frank_a

Aye Allen, ya must! First malt tasting that I ran out and bought a 750ml bottle of the stuff we tried. Good stuff, and added to the collection.

Sorry we missed ya in NC. Whirlwind trips down to Gibsonville and back one weekend, then the next last month.

Frank

No worries my friend. Maybe we can meet up next time you vacation down this way.

**chasem** · 8th August 14, 11:15 PM

Noting all this for later. Thank you for the recommendations! Basically to this point I've been going with names I remember having heard at least a couple times before... I'll keep these in mind in the future.

Originally Posted by ASinclair

That's a good start. I recommend that you try, as the opportunity arises, the following:

Speyside: Aberlour 12 (quite lovely, yum)

Highland: Dalwhinnie 15 (smooth as a baby's bum, delicious) Old Pulteney 12 (my clan's unofficial single malt, what can I say)
Highland Park 12 (scrumptiously smoky gateway to the peat monsters)

Islay: Ardbeg 10 (A wonderful peat monster) Laphroaig 10 (If you liked Ardbeg 10, you should love this)

For blended whisky, I used to drink Dewar's 12 until I discovered the magical wonder of single malt.
Dewar's Highlander Honey is a nice dessert whisky. If you like the peat monsters, then try The Black Grouse. It is Famous Grouse with Isleys added.

Just food for thought.

**frank_a** · 9th August 14, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

No worries my friend. Maybe we can meet up next time you vacation down this way.

I do hope so Allen. What would be fun would be to come down for some games. What and when around you? Grandfather Mountain maybe?

Enjoy!

Frank

**ThistleDown** · 9th August 14, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Thanks, TD, that was a typo and I corrected it now. I have had Old Pulteney 12 and 18 only. How is the Pentland Skerries?

I taste dried sweet fruit. A good post-meal whisky.

**Jock Scot** · 9th August 14, 09:38 AM

As many of you know I drink Talisker almost exclusively,when it comes to whisky, I prefer the ten year old to the eighteen. Anyway we had some very dear friends from the USA to stay and they very generously gave me a bottle of Talisker 57 North,a new one for me. WOW! Full Talisker flavours AND SOME, by some order!

Actually at full cask strength it is too much for me, but a couple of drops of water tamed it to a very pleasant dram. A winter warmer for sure!

Not one, I would suggest, for a beginner!

**ASinclair** · 9th August 14, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

As many of you know I drink Talisker almost exclusively,when it comes to whisky, I prefer the ten year old to the eighteen. Anyway we had some very dear friends from the USA to stay and they very generously gave me a bottle of Talisker 57 North,a new one for me. WOW! Full Talisker flavours AND SOME, by some order!

Actually at full cask strength it is too much for me, but a couple of drops of water tamed it to a very pleasant dram. A winter warmer for sure!

Not one, I would suggest, for a beginner!

Talisker is already on my to-do list. I may have to move it to the top.

**ASinclair** · 9th August 14, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by frank_a

I do hope so Allen. What would be fun would be to come down for some games. What and when around you? Grandfather Mountain maybe?

Enjoy!

Frank

Great idea Frank! There are Games in April and May. Grandfather Mountain is the big one, in July. There is one in October.

**ThistleDown** · 9th August 14, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Talisker is already on my to-do list. I may have to move it to the top.

Well worth the top ranking, Allen.

**Jack Daw** · 11th August 14, 11:08 AM

Sunday evening I finished the Balvenie in my decanter. There was just a wee dram left, so I started in on the Glenfiddich. I have to say that I prefer the Balvenie, as this was my first side-by-side comparison.