Why exactly is Smokehead so dear?
As I would imagine somebody will be quick enough to point out, this isn’t really a post with a point. It’s more of a musing, maybe a push for some discussion. I was looking at the price of Smokehead 18 year old yesterday and was struck by just how expensive it really is. In case [...]
Tags: Bowmore, Caol Ila, Ian MacLeod, Islay, Laphroaig 18, Port Askaig, price, single malt, Smokehead, Talisker, whisky, Whisky BlogA Quick Dram: Bowmore Tempest
Bowmore Tempest
10 years old
Islay
55.3%ABV
£40.61 from here
Nose: Menthol and bread with a touch of leather and sweet pipe smoke… smells like an old man but in a good way. With water presents some quality sweet vanilla. Add a touch more and it hits with berry-flavoured Robinson diluting juice, milk chocolate and more wood smoke. Awesome.
Palate: Rich [...]
Bowmore on the beach (under the palm trees)
I cannot believe it took Lucas and I so long to taste these beautiful Bowmores (courtesy of Duncan Taylor). The samples sat in Lucas’ flat untouched, brimming with potential. I don’t understand how we continually missed them. I mean, 27 years old Bowmore, what were we thinking?
Anyway, it was an opportune moment to taste them. [...]
Ian Macleod Distillers pull out the 40yo big guns
A few months back, Lucas and I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening watching Champions League football, drinking pints and sampling what we thought was going to be one of Ian Macleod’s biggest weapons in 2009, Smokehead 18yo. You can read our review here. We didn’t realise Ian Macleod so had many weapons left in the [...]
Tags: Bowmore, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Highland Park, SpringbankQuick Dram: Bowmore Dusk
Bowmore Dusk
Bordeaux finish
50% ABV
£49.99 from Here or Here
Colour: Pretty (as described by my female friend)
Nose: Charred, sweet exotic wood; leather, world of toffee, delicately flowery, sweet cocoa, pine needles, rich, complex, charming.
Palate: Super oaky, butter and cinnamon, pepper, fruit. Thick.
Finish: Wow! Long and evolving with hints of medicine, peat and serious oakiness.
Overall: Stupendous dram. Full [...]
Whisky & Snow: Chris’s survival guide
Over the past couple of days I have been unable to access the Internet. Most other countries seem to be able to deal with a bit of snow, but Britain reacts like it is the coming of the next Ice Age. The trains stop, people cannot get to work and Chris’s internet goes down! So [...]
Tags: Balblair, Bowmore, Monkey Shoulder, Strathila, The MacallanChris’s Top 5 Whiskies
Listing your top five whiskies is like listing your top five women. It takes time, consideration and thought. It can change depending on how you feel, what the weather is like and how many drinks you have had when asked to compile the list. After much deliberation, I will recommend my favourite whiskies so that [...]
Tags: Balblair, Benrinnes, Bowmore, Glenmorangie, port finish, Scotch, single malt, Tomintoul, Top 5, whisky
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