I recently opened a bottle of 18-yr old single malt with a new friend, and he inspected the cork and offered me the bottle. I understand the procedure with wine, but have never known of this with scotch. Am I a cad? What was I supposed to do with the bottle?
Im drinking my first single malt right now, a Glenfiddich Special Reserve 12 Year. I definately dont have a taste for it yet, but maybe by the end of the bottle i will. I couldnt handle it neat yet, so im drinkin it with a splash of cold water.
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Ok, here is an off the wall question. I just heard about a songle malt whiskey from Tasmania, australia of all places. I have heard it is a good craft whiskey but can't be called scotch forobvious reasons. anyone hear of it?
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I once meet one called "Great Outback Rare Old Single Malt", and it was ok. Alot like Bourbon. The second one was "Sullivan's Cove Single Malt Preium Whiskey", and it wasn't preium
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there is a good bunch of people here & you will enjoy yourself as long as you dont take anything to personal , lots of Great BS going on & a chance to learn some things ,right now I am headed to the Qtr.Deck for a cigar & some coffee, maybe a little Lagavulin 16 YO, some time this afternoon . Enjoy, Vince
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My favorite is Cardhu. My mother brought me back a bottle from Scotland before she passed away. I have saved the bottle and have a dran every year on her birthday.
Anyway thats my favorite and why.
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IMHO the cigar malt is a bit to sweet for my taste buds, I like the regular Dalmore better , not that it is bad , but I dont think I will buy this as a daily Dramm . Enjoy, Vince
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There are indeed a number of Australian malts, Jim Murray's 2006 Whisky Bible talks very highly of the aforementioned Tasman Distillery offering. The desrciptions of the Tasmanian Sullivan's Cove sound, shall we say challenging. "awesomely weird" Happy hunting!
Algernon,Saxon9075 and Bones I noticed you Talking about the sullivans cove single malt Whisky, i happen to have followed this whisky in Australia for some time as there is a revergining whisky industry taking hold again.
I have tried this whisky from a two years old right through to its current age of eight years, and can tell you that yes in the early days it was a rip snorter very volitile lots of splintery wood oak Not alot of character.
I noticed from the four year mark that the flavours were starting to come togeather Defined port oak flavour with good mouth feel.
At the seven year mark well what can I say the whisky is now showing some deep choclate cigar, with some nice light smokey characters,really well defined, and thats just there 40% whisky, the cask strength aged in french oak Won a gold medal in the south australian whisky awards and the cask strength aged in American oak once filled bourban barrel won silver Out of the 400 something whiskys I think it was about 12 that won gold.and we are talking about some 12 to 30 year old drops from around the world.
if your interested i can try and find the news letter it came from, if you want to get some of this whisky go to www.tasmaniadistillery.com.au I think thats the web site.
I hope this helps to shed some light on a unknown whisky.
