Talking about Whisky

[Old Grumpy]

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Incidentally: FOR3 Forum special mention to Aldi - their customer service waiting music is the last movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27 K595... in a version for fortepiano and period-instrument orchestra !!(couldn't pick up which one - I suspect Bilson/Gardiner).

Class, or what?

If their whisky is as good as their musak, this could turn out to be a great Christmas!

Excellent!! They probably picked up a CD in a charity shop

OG

[Keraulophone]

Furthering my tentative early steps into the www (wondrous world of whisky), I have acquired my first bottle of Ardbeg 10-y.o. (£10 off in Tesco). I hope I've made a sound choice, having just enjoyed Talisker 10, in which peat probably plays a subtler role. However, like most whiskies, it seems to polarise opinion, although it is said that there are no duff whiskies, only palates not in tune with the dram.

[umslopogaas]

Keraulophone, I have never heard a bad word said about any single malt, though I did once hear some nasty ones said about the blend sold as Teachers. Since I dont drink blends like Teachers any more, I ignored the abuse, but I seem to recall it wasnt at all bad when I last necked a few drops. But Aberthis and Aberthat, you cant go wrong. And Abertheother is really special.

Abercrombie? I'll get my coat.

[vinteuil]

Abercrombie? I'll get my coat.

ho ho ho!!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... it is said that there are no duff whiskies, only palates not in tune with the dram.

I have never heard a bad word said about any single malt

As George Cowley (Head of CI5) once said "There's no such thing as 'a particularly fine malt Scotch'! They're all bloody good!!"

[johnb]

From all I hear, Ardbeg 10 is a remarkably good whisky if you like peated Islay malts. It is one that I definitely want to try but I've recently spent way too much on whisky, so it will have to wait.

Amazon has a good price on Ardbeg 10: £32.63 - BUT it is temporarily out of stock. However, I believe that the price is capped at the current price if someone places an order, even if the product is currently out of stock and the Amazon price is increased when the new stock comes in. (There are other sellers at higher prices.)

[Old Grumpy]

Ardbeg is a fine whisky, certainly one of my favourites, if not my all-time favourite.

OG

[Dave2002]

From all I hear, Ardbeg 10 is a remarkably good whisky if you like peated Islay malts. It is one that I definitely want to try but I've recently spent way too much on whisky, so it will have to wait.

Amazon has a good price on Ardbeg 10: £32.63 - BUT it is temporarily out of stock. However, I believe that the price is capped at the current price if someone places an order, even if the product is currently out of stock and the Amazon price is increased when the new stock comes in. (There are other sellers at higher prices.)

At that price the amazon deal seems really good and tempting - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...&condition=new It's a better price than the offer price at Tesco right now, for instance. However, is amazon obliged to honour that price? Wouldn't want to have to pay more if I could avoid it.

I get the following message "Order now and we'll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item." I suppose if there's an issue with the price the order can be cancelled.

[umslopogaas]

Old Grumpy, Ardbeg? Where do you buy it? It doesnt seem to be in my local Morrisons supermarket.

[Old Grumpy]

Old Grumpy, Ardbeg? Where do you buy it? It doesnt seem to be in my local Morrisons supermarket.

Really? - must have sold out!

Available online here

OG

[Keraulophone]

As George Cowley (Head of CI5) once said "There's no such thing as 'a particularly fine malt Scotch'! They're all bloody good!!"

He should know, having played George Campbell in Whisky Galore!(1949). Quite a variety floated off the SS Cabinet Minister.



James Robertson Justice and Gabrielle Blunt supply Gordon Jackson with a dram.

[johnb]

But Aberthis and Aberthat, you cant go wrong. And Abertheother is really special.

Lovers of sherried malts (i.e. malt whisky matured in ex-sherry casks) might find Aberlour A'Bunadh (59.7% cask strength) worth investigating. It is released in various batches, I think the latest is the batch 53 I bought from Amazon. The flavour is wonderfully intense and the whisky has gained quite a following. When I opened the bottle the first drams were pretty fiery on the throat but now a couple of weeks have passed and the air has mellowed that aspect (either that or my throat has been cauterised) and the whisky is now pure pleasure (even with just 1/2 a teaspoon of water).

I don't think it is available in supermarkets (though some Waitrose stores might stock it) but it is stocked by Amazon (current price £36). It is also available online from various retailers for around £41.

[Beef Oven!]

Lovers of sherried malts (i.e. malt whisky matured in ex-sherry casks) might find Aberlour A'Bunadh (59.7% cask strength) worth investigating. It is released in various batches, I think the latest is the batch 53 I bought from Amazon. The flavour is wonderfully intense and the whisky has gained quite a following. When I opened the bottle the first drams were pretty fiery on the throat but now a couple of weeks have passed and the air has mellowed that aspect (either that or my throat has been cauterised) and the whisky is now pure pleasure (even with just 1/2 a teaspoon of water).

I don't think it is available in supermarkets (though some Waitrose stores might stock it) but it is stocked by Amazon (current price £36). It is also available online from various retailers for around £41.

Yes, it's a sherry monster, indeed!

In 2014, I drank a bottle of this (bought in 2013). Great value at £31 on line. Batch #47. It was 60.7%. Non chill-filtered. I found that 80-100% added water worked very well, bringing the alcohol down to 30-35% (Less than c70%, anaesthetised my mouth)

The colour was so rich and brown that I emailed Aberlour and asked them if they use caramel colouring. They politely replied that they did not and that the colour was all from the cask.

I'm not sure I'd buy it again, as I'm not crazy about "sherried" whisky (my favourite dram is the Ardmore). But if it came by at a good price, I'd be tempted.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

He should know, having played George Campbell in Whisky Galore!(1949). Quite a variety floated off the SS Cabinet Minister.

Of course - I'd forgotten that!

[Keraulophone]

Lovers of sherried malts might find Aberlour A'Bunadh worth investigating. It is released in various batches, I think the latest is the batch 53 I bought...

Thanks for the tip, johnb. I have ordered batch 52 from Royal Mile Whiskies, Edinburgh, as I had read it was the best of recent batches. According to ralfy.com's video reviews, of which there are three of different batches, some disappointment has been creeping in with certain recent batches relating to the declining quality of the sherry casks that have be sourced in recent times. He's passionate about his subject, as can be heard in the 23-minute chat about and around A'Bunadh batch 48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-yj61VPPnY

No, I didn't know about toasted inner staves either.