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.
of course you could go for this limited edition 50 year old... only about $29,000US yes, twenty nine THOUSAND!
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
i was between getting a bottle of the laphroaig 10, ardbeg 10, and the bowmore....curious on your thoughts between the laphroaig 10 and bowmore 10; and if you;ve tried the ardbeg 10...they were all within a few dollars of one another....i think the other two will get a look next, then I want to try macallan 12, tasting notes sound like it would be right up my alley
Just settling in for a drink right now...
I enjoyed the bowmore last night followed by some abita bourbon street chocolate stout.....going with a dogfish head world wide stout tonight!
The Dogfish World Wide Stout is a winner....If you are a stout lover, go find a bottle....It's 18% abv
, but oh so smooth, with a sweet aftertaste, molasses like. Oh so good!
If it ain't Jameson you're wasting your time...
VaughnRoss wouldn't mind trying the caskmates stout edition
Wow! All this support for Scotch... Can't stand it myself. My impression of Scotch si to burn a tree at the NW edge of our course and tip it into the creek that meanders all through the course and mixes with cattle lot sewage that spills into the creek from farms upstream. At the SE corner of our course add a bit of alcohol, strain the cinders out and bottle it. You've just created Scotch. Give me Bourbon but not Jack. I like plain old Jim Beam if I drink anything but beer.
