CountyFan Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I'm up the road this weekend (Black Isle) and at a loose end tomorrow so was hoping to do a distillery tour. A few I looked at are shut on a sunday unfortunately. It's looking like either Tomatin or Benromach - any other ideas that aren't a million miles away? I wanted to do Clynelish originally. Only other ones I have done so far are Lowland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn Terrier Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 28 minutes ago, CountyFan said: I'm up the road this weekend (Black Isle) and at a loose end tomorrow so was hoping to do a distillery tour. A few I looked at are shut on a sunday unfortunately. It's looking like either Tomatin or Benromach - any other ideas that aren't a million miles away? I wanted to do Clynelish originally. Only other ones I have done so far are Lowland. Balblair is a really good tour and not too far (Dornoch). Smaller and more traditional than Glenmorangie which is just down the road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Looked at Balblair, shut on a sunday unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Tomatin was an ok tour , as my fellow Stranraer supporter says Balblair is great , but if it’s shut that’s not great , have done Benromach it was ok , but is a very modern set up with more folk employed in the tours than making whisky bit further down the A9 , dalwinnie is ok as well Glencadam tasting last night was great , 10 , 13, new 15, 17 port , 19 Sherry , and a couple of Tomintoul 16, and 12 Sherry finish , ( and a wee splash of new make ) and off to a Loch Lomond tasting this afternoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, bishopburn boy said: Tomatin was an ok tour , as my fellow Stranraer supporter says Balblair is great , but if it’s shut that’s not great , have done Benromach it was ok , but is a very modern set up with more folk employed in the tours than making whisky bit further down the A9 , dalwinnie is ok as well Glencadam tasting last night was great , 10 , 13, new 15, 17 port , 19 Sherry , and a couple of Tomintoul 16, and 12 Sherry finish , ( and a wee splash of new make ) and off to a Loch Lomond tasting this afternoon The tasting was by the Loch Lomond ambassador , but he is also the ambassador ( pass the ferrero rocher please ) for Glen Scotia , and it was that we were treated to started on the 25 , ( get the good stuff in before we wreck our palates ) then the young Nas double cask , followed by the 15 , the 18 oloroso finish, the Victoriana and the 16 rum cask finish , to finish , entertaining , and good drams thumbs up , and Stranraer , didn’t lose a goos Saturday afternoon Edited August 4, 2019 by bishopburn boy Clarity 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 19 hours ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Got given a bottle of Glen Keith for my birthday last year and just finished it tonight. Very enjoyable indeed as a standby for nights when I wasn't really too fussed and just wanted a relatively generic whisky. Can't sniff at it for a bottle you seem to be able to get for £20 in the shops on a good day. Wonder if anyone on this thread who actually knows what they're talking about has an opinion on it. Think you answered your own question , its “meh” , which is better than meths , I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Got given a bottle of Glen Keith for my birthday last year and just finished it tonight. Wonder if anyone on this thread who actually knows what they're talking about has an opinion on it.You do realise this is Pie and Bovril we’re talking about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 19 hours ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Got given a bottle of Glen Keith for my birthday last year and just finished it tonight. Very enjoyable indeed as a standby for nights when I wasn't really too fussed and just wanted a relatively generic whisky. Can't sniff at it for a bottle you seem to be able to get for £20 in the shops on a good day. Wonder if anyone on this thread who actually knows what they're talking about has an opinion on it. Morrisons had a NAS malt on sale for £16. It might have been Glen Keith, or Moray. I think that’s the cheapest I’ve ever seen for a named distillery malt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 19 hours ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Got given a bottle of Glen Keith for my birthday last year and just finished it tonight. Very enjoyable indeed as a standby for nights when I wasn't really too fussed and just wanted a relatively generic whisky. Can't sniff at it for a bottle you seem to be able to get for £20 in the shops on a good day. Wonder if anyone on this thread who actually knows what they're talking about has an opinion on it. I can meet one of those criteria. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Tidied up my Springbank CS and my Spice Tree in the last couple of nights leaving my shelf a bit bare again [emoji53] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I've been gifted a bottle of Lidl's Ben Bracken Speyside. Anyone had it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTidy Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Did anybody go to the Whisky Fringe last weekend? I went on the Saturday, couple of highlights were: James Eadie - I'm generally a big fan of their bottlings. They had a Linkwood 11 Amontillado cask which was my favourite from the day and duly purchased at the end of the day. They also had a Linkwood PX cask and a Caol Ila Palo Cortado which are worth checking out. An Cnoc 16 Cask Strength Wemyss Malts - Never heard of these guys before. They had three different blends; a sweet one, a spicy one and a peaty one. Also a couple of single cask bottlings including a very nice Linkwood. Went to them for the half time orange as well, 31 year old Bunnahabhain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Larbert whisky festival on saturday which should be good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Did a tasting tour at Bushmills yesterday. What it lacked by being made up of Bushmills whisky it more than made up for in volume - 12 nips over 2 hours FFS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Morrison's are selling Jura 10 year old for the bargain price of £25. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: Morrison's are selling Jura 10 year old for the bargain price of £25. I don't know if this will be an unpopular opinion or not, but for me, Jura is fucking shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I don't know if this will be an unpopular opinion or not, but for me, Jura is fucking shit. Yup. Twenty five quid isn’t that much of bargain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 10 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Yup. Twenty five quid isn’t that much of bargain. It is good for cleaning ashtrays , and the resulting “juice” is more flavoursome than the original 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I think that's harsh. Jura is adequate 'table whisky'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: I think that's harsh. Jura is adequate 'table whisky'. Just about, but £25 for table whisky a bargain is not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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