Archie McSquackle Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Few drams of Ben Bracken Islay 16yo tonight. Absolutely lovely as always. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Few drams of Ben Bracken Islay 16yo tonight. Absolutely lovely as always. Mines is long gone [emoji58]Looking forward to November when hopefully both Aldi and Lidl will release another each. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 12 hours ago, V.Aye.R said: Mines is long gone Looking forward to November when hopefully both Aldi and Lidl will release another each. Don't shoot the messenger !! I have a mate (also a whisky drinker) who from time to time works in and around the bottling halls at some of the drinks companies, he swears by the fact he was told a few xmas's back, that the discount supermarkets version of the Islay malt is Kilchoman & the Speyside expression is Tamnavulin. On tasting, I can see where he's coming from, but have absolutely no proof, but I suppose that's another layer to the beauty of tasting, sampling & guessing, everybody will pick up something different. The old adage is "If you like it, its a good one" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I'm sceptical about Kilchoman being the source of Ben Bracken 16 released in 2020. The distillery didn't open until 2005. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Tastes like Bowmore to me, but then what do I know. @V.Aye.R once gave me a blind Haig Club and I was telling him how nice it was and it must be something expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Whatever it is, it's delicious. I was fortunate that one of my local Lidls still had it in stock when everyone on here was reporting it sold out and I picked up a second bottle. Maybe the more expensive bottles take longer to sell in Possil. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 10/03/2021 at 12:16, Le Tout P'ti FC said: I'm sceptical about Kilchoman being the source of Ben Bracken 16 released in 2020. The distillery didn't open until 2005. Haha! Maths aside, it's also pretty unlikely as Kilchoman is really small in terms of output, so I doubt they'd be repackaging their whisky into supermarket products. Much more likely to be somewhere like Caol Ila. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Bairn Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 07/03/2021 at 02:01, Archie McSquackle said: Few drams of Ben Bracken Islay 16yo tonight. Absolutely lovely as always. I've still got an unopened bottle of this, I might open this on Saturday now you have reminded me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Like I said, I'm only the messenger ! But the comments made above, about the Islay malt, were 2 of the same points I made to him, my other point was & I think its more relevant, I doesn't need to be one of the 8 traditional distilleries on the Island that produce it, knowing the poetic licence that Aldi & Lidl use to lure you in to buy their produce, it could be any distillery that is prepared to produce a sufficiently peated expression in their desired volumes. When you think about it, there are some cracking smoky / peaty expressions from distilleries that are on the polar opposite side of Scotland to Islay, for instance, Balvenie do one, H P are another one, even Ardmore !! Then you have the more likely candidates of either Tobermory or my suggestion ........ Ledaig, although that doesn't fit the age statement argument.. The game continues !!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Another question for the whisky lovers of P&B: Glencairn glass or something else? Personally I’ve never liked the Glencairn glass, not really sure why. I prefer drinking whisky out of a more standard short glass. Something like this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Another question for the whisky lovers of P&B: Glencairn glass or something else? Personally I’ve never liked the Glencairn glass, not really sure why. I prefer drinking whisky out of a more standard short glass. Something like this. I have they daft Norlan glasses. Full on whisky tourist gimmick... Were bought for me as a gift though and they are pretty cool. Other than that IDGAF really. The only other glass I have for whisky is an engraved first fathers day gift, a heavy bottomed effort. I always think the big heavy cut crystal ones look cool as f**k to take a dram from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Recently this has been my glass of choice. 1920's Professional Blenders Nosing Glass. Bit on the dear side at £25 each from Master of Malt, but I'm worth the treat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilMARKnock Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I'm moving to another department at the end of the month and my 3 team members sent me up this unexpected bottle yesterday which I look forward to sampling. I'll take the initial enjoyment of my new Killie pint glass that also arrived before savouring that first nip [emoji482][emoji1634] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I like the card! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Anyone had Tomintoul? Been gifted the significant remains of a bottle twice now and its clearly for a reason. Meh. Last one was 16 yo and was flavourless. Another was a peated one by a pal on holiday and put it down to the peat and heat but think they might just be shit. Didnt buy either so cant really justify price point. Edited March 11, 2021 by gannonball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Recently this has been my glass of choice. 1920's Professional Blenders Nosing Glass. Bit on the dear side at £25 each from Master of Malt, but I'm worth the treat. In all seriousness, canny be for the dishwasher! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 8 hours ago, V.Aye.R said: In all seriousness, canny be for the dishwasher! Plastered all over it "Not suitable for dishwashers", schoolboy error !! I bought it along with a "good" bottle, as a wee treat off a recent works bonus, but yes, I AGREE, a bit pretentious. Recently tried the Tomintoul Cigar Malt, it was one of the 5 Pour & Sip samples the other month, always thought Tomintoul was "mild & gray" if you know what i mean, but this was a game changer, most enjoyable, slanj ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 29 minutes ago, B.K. said: Recently tried the Tomintoul Cigar Malt, it was one of the 5 Pour & Sip samples the other month, always thought Tomintoul was "mild & gray" if you know what i mean, but this was a game changer, most enjoyable, slanj ! I'm on Pour and Sip too and that Cigar Malt was treeeemendous. Bit of a stretch at circa £70 for a non age statement though. What's your thoughts on Pour and Sip? I like it, but find it a bit frustrating only being able to do 3 drams then another 2 a few days later.. I'd much rather enjoy them all in one session. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yes I know where your coming from, to be honest I've tried doing it a few different ways, but the last couple of months I've just blotted out a Thursday night as whisky club night and settled down on the couch with my samples and watching Kristi & Andy on YouTube on the big screen, then if I fancy another dram after their finished I just dip into my collection, fair passes the night !! Fair enjoy P&S, its a great way to try samples in the comfort of your own home and with expert advice on hand without taking the cash & taste gamble in The Pot Still, Bon Accord, The Grill etc, lets face it, if you break it right down your "double" from P&S only costs you £6, no a bad return !! Slanj ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tourette Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Mr Tourette, can I assume, that like me, you are a subscriber to Pour & Sip, these drams were recent tastings and not the types you could wander out and buy a bottle of just anywhere. For what its worth, I recently tasted the Swedish dram, Mackmyra, Gront Te (green tea) @ 46.1% and must say it was pretty enjoyable, not saying I would rush out and hunt a bottle down, just a very palatable drink !!No, B.K, I’m not a P&S subscriber. I tried all of these foreign ones mentioned a few years ago when I had great fun trying to go through every one of Ian Buxton’s 101 whiskies to try before you die. They were all in the bookI didn’t manage to get through all 101 btw, still have about 50 to go 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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