OT Maybe, Welsh single-malt?

I've tried it, Dave. Was comped two 10 cL bottles of Penderyn several years ago. One of them remains unopened. Didn't care for it at all.

That's the one, thanks so much for the info. The packaging seemed heavy on marketing and light on details, which to me is a warning sign. I'll enjoy the Macallen 12 without regret then, thanks.

Dave

I've only had the standard bottling, but it was decent. Still a bit young, though.

I'm glad you didn't ask me what I didn't like about it, Dave. I would've just sent the bottle ta you! Which I'll still do, if yer in the USA.

Enjoy yer Macallen. I hoist a wee dram or three of Bowmore 17 in your general direction. That being unknown, I'll hoist one each N, E, S & W!

Slainte!!!!!!!!

I've seen it at the shops here, but it's priced higher than most of my favourite Islays. I won't spring for that much without some very positive recommendations, and I haven't encountered any.

Yes, it was $60 US which, as you say, I'm not going to spend unless I've heard good things about it.

U¿ytkownik "Dave Hinz" napisa³:

I have recently had a dubious pleasure of tasting Penderyn NAS Madeira Finish 46%, which put me off Welsh whisky for some time. Apart from quite nice chocolate, honey and fruit notes, there was something synthetic, chemical both on the nose and on the palate, there were rotting apples, bitter seeds, a kiwi fruit gone bad, the stuff was young, harsh and simply unpleasant to put it mildly.

You're definitely better off with the Macallan, though its glory days are long gone. Surprisingly, Macallan 1980 18yo was unanimously voted the worst dram of the evening at a recent tasting. Sure, competition was strong, still you would expect a better performance from one of the favourites.

Cheers, Rajmund