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Toxxyc said:
I'd really recommend adding a drop of water to almost all whiskies. It's not just about diluting, but there's a chemical reaction that takes place when you add water, releasing a lot of flavours. I like to pour my whisky, then sip it neat for a bit. Then I usually let it sit, sipping again (following the 1 minute per year rule, in most cases). After that, I like to add a drop of ice cold water, but literally like half a teaspoon, let it develop and then enjoy it further. Gives me 3 tastes of the same whisky in the same dram.
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Do you use distilled water or tap water? I will definitely try this. For years I would fill a cup with ice and cover it with whiskey but recently I have been enjoying whiskey neat or just a small block of ice.
 
Sir Bob said:
Do you use distilled water or tap water? I will definitely try this. For years I would fill a cup with ice and cover it with whiskey but recently I have been enjoying whiskey neat or just a small block of ice.
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Spring water, mostly. I find tap water a bit chemical and distilled is just silly. Spring water is pretty nice. If there's none available or I'm lazy, RO water is also nice.
 
On water - I use filtered - we have one of the triple filter H2O units plumbed into our fridge dispenser for water and ice.
 
I'll be honest, even if only on looks, this whisky of mine doesn't disappoint considering price/age:

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It's still busy filtering. It takes a bit of time. Just to get the little oak bits out of it. Anyway, it seems I'm getting around 3.5 bottles out of it. Not 3l like I hoped. I bottled it at 50% ABV. The rest I'll bottle in sample bottles as soon as I can get them :D
 
Toxxyc said:
It's still busy filtering. It takes a bit of time. Just to get the little oak bits out of it. Anyway, it seems I'm getting around 3.5 bottles out of it. Not 3l like I hoped. I bottled it at 50% ABV. The rest I'll bottle in sample bottles as soon as I can get them :D
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Consol Glass | The best things come in glass

At Consol Glass, we’re passionate about glass. After all, the best things come in glass
www.consol.co.za www.consol.co.za

Let my know when I must PM you my address...
 
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MightyQuin said:

Consol Glass | The best things come in glass

At Consol Glass, we’re passionate about glass. After all, the best things come in glass
www.consol.co.za www.consol.co.za

Let my know when I must PM you my address...
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LOL. I have a packaging place not far from my house. Think I'll pop out there tomorrow.

I have about 200ml or so of excess whisky that doesn't fit into the bottles I have. That means 4 x 50ml samples. Who here wants a sample? MightyQuin, obviously. So 3 left. Who here wants, will give an honest review (even if terrible)?

Also, how will you get the samples to your door? I don't mind shipping it (got a really cheap Gauteng courier I can use), but I don't want to pay for shipping right now. It's been an...expensive month so far.
 
Toxxyc said:
LOL. I have a packaging place not far from my house. Think I'll pop out there tomorrow.

I have about 200ml or so of excess whisky that doesn't fit into the bottles I have. That means 4 x 50ml samples. Who here wants a sample? MightyQuin, obviously. So 3 left. Who here wants, will give an honest review (even if terrible)?

Also, how will you get the samples to your door? I don't mind shipping it (got a really cheap Gauteng courier I can use), but I don't want to pay for shipping right now. It's been an...expensive month so far.
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I'll pay for shipping of course !!
 
You're in CPT, correct? Maybe we should chat in PMs as not to clutter the thread.

So, those who want to test my whisky, send me a PM. I don't have enough to go around for everyone, so tell me why you want to test it. I'd say this whisky is closest to a typical Highlands Scotch, so if that's not your thing, don't ask :D
 
Drinking whiskey neat burns the **** out of my oesophagus so I tend to dilute with a dash of water and ice since I like it cold.
 
Remember drinking whisky neat isn't like taking a shot. It's a look. A long look. A swirl. Looking at the colours, the legs. Then it's a smell. A light one first. Then a breath. Think about the smell. Then a deeper smell. Analyze it. Don't inhale the whisky, that'll burn. Then a sip. A tiny one. Enough to just wet the lips and the tip of your tongue. Swirl. Move it around your mouth. Let it coat your tongue, sit for a second and then I like to inhale over the warm whisky in my mouth.

Following the above tends to reduce the burn quite a lot. You also get used to it. I would never have been able to drink a 57% neat as a starter.
 
Toxxyc said:
Remember drinking whisky neat isn't like taking a shot. It's a look. A long look. A swirl. Looking at the colours, the legs. Then it's a smell. A light one first. Then a breath. Think about the smell. Then a deeper smell. Analyze it. Don't inhale the whisky, that'll burn. Then a sip. A tiny one. Enough to just wet the lips and the tip of your tongue. Swirl. Move it around your mouth. Let it coat your tongue, sit for a second and then I like to inhale over the warm whisky in my mouth.

Following the above tends to reduce the burn quite a lot. You also get used to it. I would never have been able to drink a 57% neat as a starter.
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Well put sir!
 
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.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day.IMG_20201001_164242.jpg
 
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.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day.View attachment 925251
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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 @axsis and @morkhans , 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.

Sláinte

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