Whew! Is it ever DEAD around here. Howcum??
Anyway, just flew back from the UK where I purchased some malt at the duty-free shop.
Got good prices on "Distiller's Editions" of Talisker and Lagavulin. Was told they were "improved" versions of the usual malts.
What is a "Distiller's Edition"??
They seem almost alike, and the Laga is way less punchy than I am used to. Both darker and a bit heavier than the usual. Next time I think I will stay with the standard labels.
chuck
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Hi Chuck,
The distiller edition is an expression of the standard botteling of some Diageo whiskys, finished in sherry or port casks. I tried it with Cragganmore and that was a vast improvement on the standard botteling.
Kind regards, AA.
Thanks AA. I think the Sherry casks may have mellowed out the smoke and peat in the Laga for sure. Maybe too much mellowing??
Still though, they were good prices at the time. I cannot even buy a Liter of malt here in sunny North Carolina, so the big bottle were nice to take home.
chuck
Its only too expensive...
Well, some whiskys can do with some extra tastes and some will lose their singular character. I don't know if that's correct English but I hope you understand what I mean. And surely you can buy a litre of Malt over there, they come in two bottles and you get 40 cc bonus.. Might be a bit more expensive, though.
Kind regards, AA
Not here in North Carolina. Only a very few are available in 1.5 liter bottles. The great majority are in .75 liter bottles priced well above the 1 liter bottles at the duty free shop. In the shops in Yorkshire we were only able to buy 70cl bottles, but priced much better than here.
chuck
I really like the Talisker DE 1991 bottled in 2005. They are usually a refined cousin of the original Talisker.
Lew
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