I have me some Laphroaig 1/4 Cask, if that's what you're referring to. Each large barrel/cask is divided into 4 smaller casks for additional aging. Seems to be much more surface (per overall amount of whiskey) on the oak compared to larger barrels. Tis some good stuff. I also lucked out, the wife (thank you SWMBO!)bought me a bottle of Aberfeldy 21 Yr. Many years ago, we spent a week in Aberfeldy Scotland. We now have a few wee drams every time we meet with friends that were there with us.
aberlour abunadh ardbeg uigeadail while in scotland my wife and i toured a bunch of distilleries (and the speyside cooperage) and now i'm hooked on aberlour. their 12 year SMS is very reasonably priced and is my "drinker". we were backpacking it and by the end of the trip I was packing 6 bottles back, lol - turns out those bottles get heavy after a few thousand miles
Yes I love it! However I have never been able to afford it myself, I have a very good friend that buys me a bottle of GlenLevit 18 every year for my birthday. That reminds me - I still have 6 months to go till I get another bottle.
Speaking of good scotch, what would you give for a bottle of this liquid gold? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7016136.ece
Oban 14 THE Macallan 12 (my usual scotch) McClelland’s Speyside (cheap but actually pretty good - good starter) Lagavulin (only when you want to drink a peat bog!)
Haven't hat the Oban 14 yet. Could you share some tastin notes, alowishus? My brother bought me a bottle of Rattray's 19yo Laphroaig (single cask) - what a generous guy. That bottle is going into my collection and will be opened on a very special occasion
I don't drink Oban a lot - mainly because of the price point. I actually don't even have a bottle of it now! I'm not an expert scotch drinker by any sense of the imagination, so I'm not very good at giving notes out. If I recall, Oban 14 is smooth with a hint of peat. To me, the flavor was full, and the peat taste was present but not completely overpowering to me like Laphoraig seems to do! Come over to Cincinnati some time and I'll buy you a glass - then you can tell me how badly I did - haha
