I had learned those 1 liter or 1.5 liter bottles are too dangerous.
A 5th will be just right for a week worth of sipping. What am I talking about,.......... I'm on an alcohol diet. Arthritis and gout put a damper on my drinking. Plus old liver and kidneys needs a break from my younger years so they can go farther.
Used to love to have a drink with friends ( those who can behave after the drinks ).
Like Whiskey ?
Release
"Distilled in the same way since its inception over 75 years ago, this ten-year-old pours a brilliant gold colour; smoky aromas fill the glass along with some seaweed and medicinal notes and just a hint of sweetness; full rounded mouthfeel with inviting sweetness, hints of sea salt and lingering peatiness on the finish."
It is SO GOOD!!!!!
another good one:
"Bottled straight from the cask and unchillfiltered for the purest expression of the malt; this is extremely smoky, peaty and intense - not for the faint of heart; warm, slightly medicinal, peat smoke flavours are layered with citrus and floral notes that present themselves with time."
DC300 Laugavulen
"Considered by many to be the benchmark for Islay malts this classic pours a golden amber colour and wafts from your glass with intense smoky peat and iodine. The palate is full flavour, rich and smooth with peat, figs, dates, and vanilla followed by an enduring smoky and dry finish."
Will have to try this one!!! Thanks!
FauxAmish regardless of where it's being produced it's an interesting taste, uber smooth and almost a candy apple finish. I will have a glass when I manage to catch it at a bar, which is rare to say the least, but we have a place here that I go to once in a great while, they get the uber expensive stuff in and sell it at just over cost for a pour. I ponied up $22 for a 2oz pour of the 18 a couple months ago, but I figure that's not horrific and depending on what part of the country you are in that can be considered down right cheap! Usually a bottle that goes for $85-100 at retail sells for 12-14 a pour here, so that blue moon shot to get Pappi which is about $268 at cost, if I recall correctly, is worth it to me. I enjoy the chance to experience new things, I hadn't had it yet, so it was a go for me. In NYC, you can spend that on a pretty common beer, 2 hours the other way you could buy a bottle of anything they have in the place for that haha.
Try some Angels Envy Bourbon.
There is an amount that is gifted to the Heavens of every barrel that is produced. Does not matter the Producer, All Distillery's understand. That amount during the time-period in the barrel that is lost is attributed to a "Gift To The Angels."
Angels Envy is that representation.
What's a good peaty/islay scotch to start with.....I've had Famous Grouse, I liked, good neat or for mixing, Glenmorangie 10, very subtle but good, and Talisker Storm which was way too overpowering with the smoke....I shouldn't have tried it as my first islay....but I could see really liking a smokey scotch whih also had some other hints of sweet, etc.
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of course you could go for this limited edition 50 year old... only about $29,000US yes, twenty nine THOUSAND!
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ode Description:
Distilled in 1961, this was aged for 50 years in two ex-Bourbon hogshead casks. These smaller casks allowed more of the whisky to have direct contact with the wood, introducing richer influence on the final whisky. In 2013, only 200 bottles of this exquisite single malt remained - and they have been released every year, 50 at a time, until now. This amazing collector's item will have aromas and flavours of almonds, coconuts, tree oil, and citrus and tropical fruit with a gentle underlying smoke
