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  • #16
    Re: Are you a Whisky snob?



    Originally posted by 2A262F22222B470 link=1279252549/14#14 date=1280121422
    not worried where it came from ......as long as they keep making it
    Hear, hear, maheel...and an opportunity for a segue back to my OP:

    Originally posted by 212B3E2929263234470 link=1279252549/0#0 date=1279252549
    Anyway, I saw something on the ABC about high quality whisky currently coming out of Tasmania. Lark distillery is one of the better known ones. I like the idea of good local product but wouldnt mind hearing from some who have tried some.
    Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?

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    • #17
      Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

      Originally posted by 23293C2B2B243036450 link=1279252549/15#15 date=1280122520
      flynn_aus wrote on 16. Jul 2010 at 13:55:
      Anyway, I saw something on the ABC about high quality whisky currently coming out of Tasmania. Lark distillery is one of the better known ones. I like the idea of good local product but wouldnt mind hearing from some who have tried some.
      I saw the same program
      It was on Landline (ABC)

      http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2008/s2749883.htm

      KK

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      • #18
        Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

        Originally posted by 717B6E7979766264170 link=1279252549/15#15 date=1280122520
        Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?
        http://www.twas.com.au/main/?cat=5

        http://www.singlemalt.com.au/store/index.php?cPath=29&osCsid=ic8nvm9jiv0q61pt0hfc8ip3 s5


        I have tried a few myself but unfortuantely it was one of those times where I neglected to recall what I had. I do remember one that stood out as being amazing.

        Will retrace my steps from that night lol.

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        • #19
          Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

          KK..Yes you were right about Lark being on Landline. We have visited Lark distillery in Tassie. V good whisky.
          You also have an award winning distiller of whisky near you on Mt Tamborine. 72 flavours. Tastings available. Mind who is driving though. We visited last week and of course bought the coffee flavoured whisky. On the same mountain as Mt Tamborine Coffee plantation. We had a great day ;D.

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          • #20
            Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

            Looks like a short trip to the mountain for the family
            Coffee & Whisky
            Then a visit to the Absinthe distillery
            http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/12/2844596.htm

            KK

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            • #21
              Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

              I have had a few bottles of the Lark product over the years and it is a great drop.

              These guys are one of the most recent ones in Oz http://www.timboondistillery.com/ going for a pushbike ride there in a few weeks (excuse to try the product) so I will report back.

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              • #22
                Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                Im with Bassway, I have an addiction to the Islay malt whiskys :-*. Lagavulin was my Grandfathers favorite and its damn hard to beat but my favorite is Laphraiog. Ill down a Bushmills Black Bush when Im after a smooth whisky

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                • #23
                  Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                  Our house always has Talsiker 10yo and Highland Park 18yo - and in terms of American whiskies you cant really go past Makers Mark in terms of bang for buck.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                    Cradle Mountain Malt Whisky is just brilliant, 7Yr old, check out tasmanian whisky on the net

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                    • #25
                      Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                      Talisker Distillers Edition, or Lagavulin for me. Find Laphroaig a touch in your face.
                      BOSW

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                      • #26
                        Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                        tullibardine 1993 vintage. one of the best single malts i have EVER had. so smooth and creamy you almost forget its whiskey

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                        • #27
                          Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                          like a decent drop of scotch myself

                          so far have come to like dimple 12yo (blend I know), glenfiddich 12yo an aberlour (think its 8yo)

                          aberlour is my pick of the bunch at the moment, not as smokey and bitey as the dimple and glenfid

                          went off blends and mixed stuff ages ago

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                          • #28
                            Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                            i wouldnt necessarily knock blends. for example abunadh is a very well regarded whiskey and its a blend, not that most folks would know it. blends dont state an age on their labels.

                            follow your tastebuds rather than single malt and ages...
                            as for mixes, like whiskey and cola...well, i wont say anything about that

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                            • #29
                              Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                              Cant believe i havent seen this thread before!!

                              Just polished off 2nips of Ardbeg; cant believe no one has mentioned it yet!!! My favourite of all the Islay malts, although lagavulin and oban are also great (and laphroig). Jura superstition is another goody, and for everyday stuff Ill go glenmorangie or a Speyside of some type (glen moray at the moment).

                              Not into blends at all (even got a bottle of royal salute free and was glad I hadnt paid for it). Think glenfiddich is highly over rated (just my opinion). Dont mind black bush to fuel the squabbles now and then.

                              Havent tried the tassie drops as Ive found theyre either hard to get or ridiculously expensive; apparently some good ones from WA now, too.

                              Whiskey and coffee; bloody awesome, although not always at the same time (would struggle with an Islay first thing in the morning).

                              Slightly OT, but then we come to Mexican whiskey (aka tequila); if youve never tried herradura anejo its a true revelation!! :-)

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                              • #30
                                Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                                I was interested to discover that bad farming practices in many lowland regions have destroyed the water quality to such an extent that the water used to make some whiskey is imported. Glencinchy for example uses Japaneese water (well it did when I was a student at Edinburgh Uni!). The definition below talks only about where the product is made, not where the ingredients were grown!

                                For the record, Lagavulin for me (ok, Ardbeg over 40 years in the barrel at a very expensive push!)

                                Originally posted by 6665777773657D040 link=1279252549/1#1 date=1279255026
                                Originally posted by 404A5F4848475355260 link=1279252549/0#0 date=1279252549

                                I decided not to restrict it to Scotch whisky only. Some purists/uber-snobs might argue that if it isnt distilled in Scotland from a single malted grain, then it isnt whisky. But work with me on this...
                                Agreed.
                                The definition seems too restrictive and would limit some nice drops.

                                From wiki:
                                "The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 define Scotch Whisky in UK law.

                                Under the legislation, Scotch Whisky means whisky:

                                (a) which has been produced at a distillery in Scotland from water and malted barley (to which only whole grains of other cereals may be added) all of which have been:

                                (i) processed at that distillery into a mash; (ii) converted at that distillery to a fermentable substrate only by endogenous enzyme systems; and (iii) fermented at that distillery only by the addition of yeast;

                                (b) which has been distilled at an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 94.8% so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used in, and the method of, its production;

                                (c) which has been wholly matured in an excise warehouse in Scotland in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres, the period of that maturation being not less than three years;

                                (d) which retains the colour, aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used in, and the method of, its production and maturation, and to which no substance other than water and plain caramel colouring may be added."


                                I have tried the Blue Label. Still some sitting on my drink shelf. It is nice but 3 times the price it should be. The JBM of whisky.
                                But I dont really like blends. I find them boring.

                                Talisker and Lagavulin are probably my favourites. Glenlivet is probably my staple.

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