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Learning to fly
Hello all, I am looking for a mentor (or a number of them) to teach me how to recognize, identify, catagorize and further appreciate the single malts. I have been a Scotch lover for years and have...
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"One's Own Cask of Single Malt" -- WSJ
From today's Wall Street Journal, at ======================= One's Own Cask of Single Malt By ERIC FELTEN May 6, 2006; Page P14 ISLE OF ISLAY, Scotland -- It's not usually a good thing when a...
 
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Glenfiddich - Distillery Edition / Cask Strength
Hi. I recently got hold of a Glenfiddich - Distillery Edition 15 years one liter. The bottle is almost identical to another bottle that I have that is named Cask Strength 15 years. The only difference...
 
Little Known SMS
Can anybody give me a list of little know Single Malts that are worth trying? I've tried many of the big names but would like to try some lesser known jewels. The help is appreciated. Fred Fraser
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Deanston 12
Went to Florida last weekend and while getting some Chimay Cinq Cents to help quench the 88-degree-Fahrenheit early evening thirst noticed that the Deanston 12 was only $25.99 at ABC. I was...
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Laphroaig
I expect that many of the readers here are 'Friends of Laphroaig' like me, but for those of you who are not, this is (part of) a message that just came over the mailing list from John Campbell, the...
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Wither Octomore?
Way back when... Bruichladdich distilled on the 3rd of October, 2002 a whisky called Octomore. It was billed as having the world's most heavily peated content with a phenolic content of 80.5 parts per...
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Regional Representative SMS
I'd value your opinions, O Whiskyphiles, on what's a good representative Single Malt from each of the recognized regions of Scotland. Not the real exotic special bottlings, but stuff I can buy in a...
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Relationship between distilling location and flavor
Hello -- I'm wondering, how much does the distilling location of a whisky have to do with it's flavor? For instance, the Islay whiskies are peaty-tasting. But isn't this just because the malt is...
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Macallan 21yr
Just received a bottle of Macallan "Fine Oak" 21yr as a gift from a client. Ignoring the expense factor, I found this bottle to be a little on the weak or light side. Wine casked single malts are not...
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Laphroaig 10 - Cask Strength
Greetings, Just bought the last bottle from the local Asda (£24.75). The tube-box recommends 1 part whisky to 2 parts water. That seems an awful lot of water... What do you lot say? [I know it really...
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Signed bottle of Bushmill 16 year old single malt
I brought a bottle of Bushmill 16 year old single malt for St. Patrick's day. When I opened the box, I saw that the bottle was signed by the Master Distiller and dated March 06. Has anyone else seen...
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Speyside 12 impressions
I bought a bottle of Speyside 12 year old single malt Scotch a few weeks ago. It has an odd flavor, almost like wet cardboard or something. Did I just get an off bottle, or is there some subtle...
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