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Skriven 2008-06-01 01:21:04 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Björn Forsström
Ärende: RE: oooh Scotchy!
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Hi Bjorn!

-> ->> If you like smooth whiskey you should try 
->   Highland Park. The 12 yo is very
-> ->> nice but the 18yo is even nicer.
-> ->> Even Dalwhinnie 15yo is extremly 
->  smooth but so are all Highland whiskey.
-> 
->  hn> I've not seen Highland Park, I'll have to look
->  for it! Thanks for the
->  hn> recommendation! I'd disagree though, 
->  that ALL highland whisky is extremely
->  hn> smooth, I find that the tastes vary widely.
-> 
-> The Highland area is the biggest so of 
-> course there are certain differences but
-> they are nothing compared to Islay whiskey 
-> and that's the fine thing with it
-> all,
-> you will always find a whiskey to your taste.
-> A *real* smooth whiskey is Knockando and 
-> I don't think you've heard of that
-> either.
-> 
Knockando is a fine whisky, certainly one I often
enjoy! I do like some of the lowland whiskies, and 
some of my very favorites are some of the very
peaty and sea influenced Islay whiskies!

-> ->> Jonny Blue...is that Jonny Walker Blue Label.....?
-> 
->  hn> Yes, I don't care for it but many others do.
-> 
-> I wouldn't even dream of drinking it.......
->
I gave it a try when Michael brought some
but I must admit, it's not to my liking.
 
-> ->> A 12yo Macallan is as good as a 18yo 
-> ->> Glenmorangie so you have nothing to
-> ->> complain about. I had a 10yo Macallan Cask 
-> ->> Strength that was super so it's
-> ->> not only how old they are that matters.
-> ->> If you can get a The Balveine DoubleWoood 12yo
-> ->> I think I can guarantee you something special. 
-> ->> That is one of my absolute
-> ->> favourites.
-> ->> But then I like most whiskeys from Speyside and the Highlands.
-> 
->  hn> I almost bought the Mac cask strength, 
->        but the 18 yr old Glenmorangie was
->  hn> just too good to pass by, (I
->  hn> don't agree with you that the 12 yr old 
->        Macallan is as smooth as the 18 yr
->  hn> old Glenmorangie however)
-> 
-> As I said, that's up to each and everyone. 
-> Macallan is considered by some of
-> the experts to be the wiskey Rolls Roys and 
-> I almost agree with that.
-> 
Everyone has their own favorite tastes
and it's good that way because there
are plenty of different whiskies to sample
and explore! While I put Macallan in my 
list of favorites, it's not at the TOP of 
my list (grin)

->  hn> I do agree though on the Balvenie
-> 
-> We have something in common then.
-> 
We already both liked single malts so 
we are already on the same side of the
fence so to speak!

->  hn> Another good scotch site is 
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky chat
-> 
-> I am a member of the Classic Malt so I get 
-> a newsletter every now and then
-> and right now reading an article by Peter 
-> Campbell, the manager at Port Ellen
-> Malting how they make, the a bit secret 
-> process, of Caol Ila.
-> 
I'm not much of a joiner of clubs so 
I tend to explore on my own!

-> One of my highest whishes is to return to 
-> Scotland and do a tour around to the
-> destilleries and sit an evening in the local 
-> pub, out in the middle of nowhere,
-> drinking a beer and a chatting with the locals. 
-> We did that a couple of years
-> ago but then we didn't have the time since 
-> we had a fixed date when we had
-> to return.
-> If/when we do, the membership in Classic 
-> Malt gives me the right to visit and
-> meet the people of the destilleries that are 
-> involved in this club, such as
-> Caol
-> Ila, Cardhu, Clynelish, Cragganmore, 
-> Glen Elgin, Glenkinchie, Oban and
-> Dalwhinnie. Sounds good eh.....
-> 
VERY good indeed! 
Sounds like a tour I'd like to make as well! I have 
a friend who did just that, a combined whisky and 
golf tour, he and his wife had a grand time!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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