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MightyQuin said:
You've just made me a very, very happy Whisky "person" ! I love sharing, tasting and discussing Whisky and I am impressed by your extremely positive attitude towards trying new stuff!

Due to other good Whisky friends, some also in this thread, I have also been able to taste Whisky that I would be hesitant to buy AND my eyes have been opened to NON-peated stuff.

Looking forward to your review of the last two, especially the Port Charlotte.

Next time I'll give you some peated stuff finished in Rum Casks....heavenly.

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So I couldn't wait any longer so decided to taste the Hibiki:

Very floral nose with some green fruit.

I love the sandalwood taste, very subtly flavors with a slight hint of smoke and caramel.

This is a new direction for me. I'm a peathead foremost and then would meander off towards Campbeltown for the briny, funky, honeycomb flavors of the unpeated stuff.

This stuff is delicate, sweet and oaky. Very short finish. Tastes young and not very complex.

My skirt is not blown up by this one.

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The_Mowgs said:
Last weekend I met @MightyQuin who was so generous to give me samples of some peated whiskies to try before I spend money on something I might not like.

Now since I started drinking whisky I always wanted to get into the more peated side of things but at the first Whisky Live festival I tried Laphroaig (cant remember which one) but it was so overwhelming that I quickly shelved the idea until recently.

I like whiskies such as Glenfiddich, Highland park, Dalwhinnie, Glen Livet etc etc so this is very different for me.

Please note Im not someone that can say or feel things like 'a long nose' and '17 different bushes can be tasted' etc etc but will try my best.


1. Longrow peated Campbelton single malt.

The first sip I took of this I thought perhaps I should wait a bit longer, maybe start with some daily driver which are peated. The colour was light but it was like some smoke bomb went off in my mouth, and nose, and a bit in my eyes. It didn't stop me from trying a bit again but I first left it for about 10 minutes.

This time things were a little bit different, I actually started to enjoy it. I added 2 drops of cold water and left it for 2 minutes. Tried it again and it was very enjoyable. I quickly tasted which I thing was some type of fruit and also some chocolate and vanilla. The fruity taste disappeared quickly leaving behind a good amount of smokey goodness.

All in all I really enjoyed it and will definitely have some again in the very near future.


2. Ardbeg 10

This whisky obviously need no introduction but I have always been fascinated about the fact that so many people really love this whisky and today I found out why.

Taking into account that I was never really interested in peated whisky and the fact that the first sip of the Longrow was very overwhelming for me I was a bit hesitant to try this one. The Ardbeg was the 2nd one I was advised to try and I was certain I might not enjoy this whisky.

I poured some in the glass, brought it up to my nose and immediately thought of smoked fish and something else which I cant put my finger on yet. By now I knew the routine, take a sip, feel the wtf moment in my mouth, what the hell is happening? Why am I smiling like this?

The first taste I got was that of tar, but not new tar because I licked new tar recently, no, this was an older tar taste with a slight taste of sweetness but the sweetness disappeared quickly leaving behind the dry smoky taste

Although for me this is very peaty, I really really enjoy this one, so much that Im currently still drinking some of it. I have yet to add a couple of drops of water to open up more flavours but I saved some of the sample for that exact reason.

This is one which I will definitely not mind having a bottle of, just for a little night cap but Im not jumping the gun yet as there are 2 more to try which I will do over the weekend.


All in all in a bit pissed off that I didn't go on this journey much earlier in my life but there's still a couple of years left to enjoy and explore this part of the whisky world.

I just want to thank @MightyQuin for his generosity, was it not for you I would probably never have gone down this path. You gave me more samples than I thought I would receive, enabling me to fully enjoy the experience.

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That is what whisky/whiskey is about - sharing and enjoying. It is the way many of us got into whisky and how some of us get to taste whiskies we might never buy or could never afford to buy.

Pay it back to some other soul is how this one works.

Nice Q!
 
MightyQuin said:
So I couldn't wait any longer so decided to taste the Hibiki:

Very floral nose with some green fruit.

I love the sandalwood taste, very subtly flavors with a slight hint of smoke and caramel.

This is a new direction for me. I'm a peathead foremost and then would meander off towards Campbeltown for the briny, funky, honeycomb flavors of the unpeated stuff.

This stuff is delicate, sweet and oaky. Very short finish. Tastes young and not very complex.

My skirt is not blown up by this one.

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Think you have summed it up well. Your starting point though has to be that cost wise it is probably double an equivalent scotch due to supply and demand. If you think of it as a R750 bottle, it seems much better value for what you get.

On NAS Japanese - my go to remains Hakushu Distillers Reserve, which I think is just brilliant. E is headed my way on Saturday for us to pour the Compass Box samples, I can send some of this back with him for you if you like MQuin?

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Now decided to move onto some of the more crazy stuff.

I've been a Smokehead fan since day one, so I made quite the effort to get hold of the Rum Rebel...

Now I love a peated Whisky, finished in rum barrels and boy oh boy, this one does NOT disappoint!

Sweet smoke...grilled pineapples on the nose.

More sweet, sweet smoke on the palette...fruit syrup.

Imagine drinking that syrup from canned fruit while sitting next to a camp fire...

Better than Ardbeg Drum for me...

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BartSimpson said:
Think you have summed it up well. Your starting point though has to be that cost wise it is probably double an equivalent scotch due to supply and demand. If you think of it as a R750 bottle, it seems much better value for what you get.

On NAS Japanese - my go to remains Hakushu Distillers Reserve, which I think is just brilliant. E is headed my way on Saturday for us to pour the Compass Box samples, I can send some of this back with him for you if you like MQuin?

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That would be awesome...thanks so much.
 
MightyQuin said:
Now decided to move onto some of the mopre crazy stuff.

I've been a Smokehead fan since day one, so I made quite the effort to get hold of the Rum Rebel...

Now I love a peated Whisky, finished in rum barrels and boy oh boy, this one does NOT disappoint!

Sweet smoke...grilled pineapples on the nose.

More sweet, sweet smoke on the palette...fruit syrup.

Imagine drinking that syrup from canned fruit while sitting next to a camp fire...

Better than Ardbeg Drum for me...

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I did not like Drum and was first limited edition in a while I did not buy. How much better than Drum is it for you? On a scale of 10, I rated Drum 2.5 .....
 
MightyQuin said:
So I couldn't wait any longer so decided to taste the Hibiki:

Very floral nose with some green fruit.

I love the sandalwood taste, very subtly flavors with a slight hint of smoke and caramel.

This is a new direction for me. I'm a peathead foremost and then would meander off towards Campbeltown for the briny, funky, honeycomb flavors of the unpeated stuff.

This stuff is delicate, sweet and oaky. Very short finish. Tastes young and not very complex.

My skirt is not blown up by this one.

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I think you should donate it to a charity. I run a charity for homeless Japanese Whisky's.
 
Having Wild Turkey for the first time, I still prefer my Buffalo Trace.
 
BartSimpson said:
I did not like Drum and was first limited edition in a while I did not buy. How much better than Drum is it for you? On a scale of 10, I rated Drum 2.5 .....
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For me the Drum is thin and also short. It tastes like an afterthought.... There is just too little of everything.

Not enough smoke or fruit. I will make it a priority to get some Rum rebel back to you as well...would love your feedback.

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