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jazznut · 01-27-2018, 07:30 AM

A really nice (and broad) selection of malts there, Phil.

Longrow can be outstanding, and very unique in its flavour profile as well. The NAS (no age statement) edition is as good a starting point as any.

I'm somewhat perplexed by your reaction to the Springbank, although (as you point out) that may well be due to the 'oversaturation' effect. Springbank is usually one of the most complex malts, and can't be rushed in the glass as it often takes its own sweet time to reveal all of its nuances. I often find a 'sweet and sour' tone in it, though others have simply described it as 'funky'. Either way, don't write off Springbank just yet. The 10 Year Old provides a good introduction to its charms. Some of the 12 Year Old Cask Strength releases (either wine barrel finished or not) are outstanding, as are the 15 Year Old and 18 Year Old editions.

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Originally Posted by solomr2

The rep explained Springbanks are from the lowlands...

Not technically correct, as Campbeltown is a region unto itself, and not part of the Lowlands.

solomr2 · 01-27-2018, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazznut

I'm somewhat perplexed by your reaction to the Springbank, although (as you point out) that may well be due to the 'oversaturation' effect.

Yeah, I must try again, but I have to make some room in my cabinet first. I've taken a little turn into peaty malts of late, and I also had a bountiful Christmas.

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Originally Posted by jazznut

Not technically correct, as Campbeltown is a region unto itself, and not part of the Lowlands.

You're right, he did say "near" the lowlands. Checking the map it appears to be a peninsula west of the lowlands.

I'm planting the seeds with my beautiful wife to put a Scotch tour on our vacation list in the next couple of years, and so far she seems amenable to it. I may have to reach out to you to get your advise when I start planning it.

kevie49 · 01-27-2018, 01:06 PM

OK, it's actually Saturday at the time of posting but I've got a dram that is worth posting about. I'm enjoying a dram of Dalmore Valour. It's a lovely fruity malt that has been aged in (I believe) sherry casks. It is extremely flavoursome and easy to drink, but the strong flavours also make it a bit too dominant to smoke a cigar with. With a stick, I tend to prefer a bit of a lighter malt. However this is definitely worth a try.

jazznut · 01-27-2018, 01:23 PM

From what I've gleaned, it's aged in quite a combination of casks - two sorts of ex-Bourbon casks and old Oloroso casks, then finished in Port pipes! That kind of maturation regimen reminds me a little bit of Bushmills 16 Year Old (admittedly an Irish and not a Scotch), a whiskey I like quite a lot.

Which reminds me... I haven't had a Dalmore in some time.

kevie49 · 01-27-2018, 02:53 PM

I didn't glean any info from the web, my post was all taste based, but a combination of casks certainly would produce this taste. Dalmore is a favourite of mine, the cigar malt pairs well with a cigar (not surprisingly) it's standard 12 and 18 yo are both lovely drams. I've got an uncracked litre of cigar malt ready for the summer when I have a few round for a good herf

grtrx · 02-09-2018, 09:45 AM

Dalmore 15

grtrx · 02-09-2018, 09:46 AM

I wish I could afford the new Springbank release

KatDad · 02-09-2018, 04:31 PM

Enjoyed a couple of vodka martinis made with Tito's vodka and Martini & Rossi vermouth.

grtrx · 02-11-2018, 06:08 AM

sampled a number of whiskeys yesterday from Clyde May, Few and Whistle Pig... then had St Bernardus 12

grtrx · 02-15-2018, 03:10 PM

Bonal (gentian and cinchona aperitif from France)

01-27-2018, 01:23 PM	#1764
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	From what I've gleaned, it's aged in quite a combination of casks - two sorts of ex-Bourbon casks and old Oloroso casks, then finished in Port pipes! That kind of maturation regimen reminds me a little bit of Bushmills 16 Year Old (admittedly an Irish and not a Scotch), a whiskey I like quite a lot. Which reminds me... I haven't had a Dalmore in some time. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

02-09-2018, 09:45 AM	#1766
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Dalmore 15 __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

02-09-2018, 09:46 AM	#1767
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I wish I could afford the new Springbank release __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

02-09-2018, 04:31 PM	#1768
KatDad Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 30,266	Enjoyed a couple of vodka martinis made with Tito's vodka and Martini & Rossi vermouth. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it George Bernard Shaw The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it H. L. Mencken The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants Albert Camus The Land of the Free Because of the Brave

02-11-2018, 06:08 AM	#1769
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	sampled a number of whiskeys yesterday from Clyde May, Few and Whistle Pig... then had St Bernardus 12 __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

01-27-2018, 01:06 PM	#1763
kevie49 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Isle of Lewis Posts: 193	OK, it's actually Saturday at the time of posting but I've got a dram that is worth posting about. I'm enjoying a dram of Dalmore Valour. It's a lovely fruity malt that has been aged in (I believe) sherry casks. It is extremely flavoursome and easy to drink, but the strong flavours also make it a bit too dominant to smoke a cigar with. With a stick, I tend to prefer a bit of a lighter malt. However this is definitely worth a try.

01-27-2018, 02:53 PM	#1765
kevie49 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Isle of Lewis Posts: 193	I didn't glean any info from the web, my post was all taste based, but a combination of casks certainly would produce this taste. Dalmore is a favourite of mine, the cigar malt pairs well with a cigar (not surprisingly) it's standard 12 and 18 yo are both lovely drams. I've got an uncracked litre of cigar malt ready for the summer when I have a few round for a good herf

02-15-2018, 03:10 PM	#1770
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Bonal (gentian and cinchona aperitif from France) __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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