Any single malt afficionados here?

[GeorgeO]

Have to catch up on tasting some fine single malts and report. Have Auchentoshan and Bunnahabain on hand, will try and report soonest..

 

[sud98]

Tried another Indian Single Malt - Paul John, made in Goa.

Paul John Single Malt Whisky - Award winning whiskies from Goa, India

We tried two varieties - Peated and non-Peated (Brilliance). Both were excellent.

Nice to see more Indian varieties coming in.

 

[GeorgeO]

Had Yamazaki, 12 yr old, smooth as silk, followed by Auchentoshan 12 yr old, which compared very poorly with Yamazaki. Finally one of the Glen variants which was reasonably palatable. Made in Japan hit my smooth spot!

 

[GeorgeO]

Glenlivet Solet's Vatted, has the hint of wine fragrance. Now to shift and sample some nice gins , The Botanist and Brooklyn are on my next set of samplers. I'm partial to good gins even back home.

 

[sud98]

Had Yamazaki, 12 yr old, smooth as silk, followed by Auchentoshan 12 yr old, which compared very poorly with Yamazaki. Finally one of the Glen variants which was reasonably palatable. Made in Japan hit my smooth spot!

If you like Japanese single malts try this too.
YOICHI SINGLE MALT | NIKKA WHISKY

Excellent whiskey, unfortunately not easily available in any duty free except if you are in Japan.

 

[GeorgeO]

Even here in the US, Yamasaki is not freely available. I saw it and Hibiki (blended) at a huge liquor store. Amrut was also there..

 

[ssf]

The Yamazaki is good but loved the Suntory 17 year old. Had it a long time ago so cant remember the specifics.

 

[reignofchaos]

Have to catch up on tasting some fine single malts and report. Have Auchentoshan and Bunnahabain on hand, will try and report soonest..

Never tried Auchentoshan but Bunnahabhain is one of my favorites. It is really good whiskey that's not ridiculously expensive. Not the smoothest out there but incredible flavour.

 

[sud98]

I tried smokehead last weekend and it's nice. Typical Islay malt, so smoky but still quite smooth. Some of my friends who typically don't like the smoky ones also appreciated this.

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[GeorgeO]

Had a shot of Bunnahabain 12 yr old this evening and liked it a lot better than Auchentoshan Solera vatted which I think it's over rated.

 

[GeorgeO]

Was fortunate to get to sample some outstanding single malt from Taiwan. Highly recommended! See:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/king-car/kavalan-solist-sherry-cask-matured-whisky/

 

[reignofchaos]

Was fortunate to get to sample some outstanding single malt from Taiwan. Highly recommended! See:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/king-car/kavalan-solist-sherry-cask-matured-whisky/

If you like Sherry, you should also try the Aberlour A'Bunadh. It's a cask strength whisky finished in Oloroso Sherry barrels. Been trying to get one for a while having heard strong recommendations from lots of friends.

 

[GeorgeO]

Had a shot of The Arran 14 yr old. Nothing to write home about, especially after the super Taiwanese stuff. Produce of Scotland is of variable quality..

 

[GeorgeO]

Picked up a bottle each of Macallan 12 and Bunnahabain 12 yr old for bringing back.

 

[kuks1]

Was fortunate to get to sample some outstanding single malt from Taiwan. Highly recommended! See:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/king-car/kavalan-solist-sherry-cask-matured-whisky/

The taiwanese malt looks really enticing but the link says its about a 100 pounds. Thats a bit too steep. Will asksome friends too look for a smaller bottle maybe the next time they are there.
Thanks for the reccomendation.

 

[GeorgeO]

Oops Bunnahabain 18 no less!

 

[GeorgeO]

There are different variants of Kavalan, and the alcohol content varies. The price also varies. The normal strength is sold at Costco for around $110, whereas the significantly stronger cask strength is more expensive.. exceptionally good stuff..

 

[Soundstage]

Had some Glen Grant 10 YO last night. Nice fruity Speyside, and very smooth. Amongst the best 10 year olds I've tasted.

 

[reignofchaos]

I tried smokehead last weekend and it's nice. Typical Islay malt, so smoky but still quite smooth. Some of my friends who typically don't like the smoky ones also appreciated this.

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Missed this post earlier - Apparently Smokehead is 7-8yr Ardbeg with a dash of 10+ year old. If you get Ardbeg for the same price, you might as well pick that instead.

 

[sud98]

Missed this post earlier - Apparently Smokehead is 7-8yr Ardbeg with a dash of 10+ year old. If you get Ardbeg for the same price, you might as well pick that instead.

I think smokehead is significantly cheaper.