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  • #31
    Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

    Originally posted by 447A75757F76130 link=1279252549/28#28 date=1331723772
    Just polished off 2nips of Ardbeg; cant believe no one has mentioned it yet!!!
    I found it a bit subtle the only time Ive tried it ....but then again Id had about 8 pints of ale and a Lagavulin before shifting to it. Might give it another go at pub tomorrow (without the palate handicap).
    Cheers
    BOSW

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    • #32
      Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

      Tell me how this works? If a whiskey is barrelled for 10 years and the losses (angels share) are 12-15% per year, so they the distillery end up with 1/4 of the amount they started off with in the barrel. After 20 years it would 12.5% and so on. So my guess is that whiskey is barrel aged (3-5 years) and then removed from the wooden barrel when it is ready (flavour) and stored in a vessel that does not allow evaporation. Any ideas?

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      • #33
        Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

        Originally posted by 694B4041564A4D505D240 link=1279252549/31#31 date=1331962596
        Tell me how this works? If a whiskey is barrelled for 10 years and the losses (angels share) are 12-15% per year, so they the distillery end up with 1/4 of the amount they started off with in the barrel. After 20 years it would 12.5% and so on. So my guess is that whiskey is barrel aged (3-5 years) and then removed from the wooden barrel when it is ready (flavour) and stored in a vessel that does not allow evaporation. Any ideas?
        I thought the angels share was around 2% per year, so 20 years roughly equates to 40% loss (I presume the loss p.a. is proportional to exposed surface area rather than remaining volume but am just guessing...maybe the rate of loss changes with age).
        Cheers
        BOSW

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        • #34
          Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

          yeah my understanding is similar to Barry.
          2% roughly.
          and id find it hard to believe that any distillery is aging their whiskeys in anything than a cask. thats the whole idea of aging whiskey - that it absorbs more from the cask based upon time spent sitting inside it. ive never heard of them removing 3,5 yr old whiskey and transferring to a different kind of vessel. the only thing they might do is to transfer to a different kind of cask, for example the balvenie doublewood, http://www.thebalvenie.com/en-us/ourRange_currentRange.php and plenty others do this too

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          • #35
            Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

            For those interested in Lagavulin, one of the giant liquor depots is selling it at below $80 a bottle at the moment (online and in store) and I presume the others will price match. Ardbeg 10 YO similar price but I have no idea what value this is.
            BOSW.

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            • #36
              Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

              i just heard that too barry.
              good deal really on the lagavullin

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              • #37
                Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                Thanks for the heads-up. Lagavulin 16 is definitely my first choice, with Laphroig 10 being a close second.

                Cheers
                Steffen.

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                • #38
                  Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                  I like the Highland and Speyside whiskies - the smoky peatyness found commonly in the Island Whiskies I just cant handle, brings feeling relating to not being able to breathe properly.

                  Enjoying a Macallan at present. Dont often top the the collection, when my mum visited a while back she brought me back a sampler of the various regions, gave me a good idea of they styles/typicality that I go for, alas ye budget I knew thee well.

                  I must say I did enjoy the JW Blue a mate bought back 6 years ago duty free, finished the last of it about 12 months ago. Not sure Id pay what is asked for it retail though. (Same could be said for [cognac I know] Hennesey XO which I found delicous as compared to the VSOP). Nice to have tried em once.

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                  • #39
                    Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                    I used to work as a bartender, but I never drank much whiskey.  Then a few years ago I got into bourbons and just in the last six months I tried a bottle of Jura scotch.  Im pretty happy with it so I think Im comfortable getting more scotches when I get through this one.  Id actually like to try something with more single malt characteristics.  Ive heard Laphroaig is the most distinctive so I thinking of giving it a go. 
                    In terms of bourbons my favourite cheaper brand is Elijah Craig, although my all time favourite is old grand-dad 114. 
                    This ones getting off topic but during my time as a bartender I came across a mezcal made by Del Maguey, cant remember which one, but it had a beautiful peaty characteristic and seemed closer to a scotch than a tequilla.

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                    • #40
                      Re: Are you a Whisky snob?

                      For those who like to watch their spirit being made webcams of the Bruichladdich distillery and surrounds: http://www.bruichladdich.com/webcams


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