[Play] Patron Saint Of Whiksy-Drinkers

[jhaelan]

Yesterday was St Andrews Day and I spent the afternoon at a Whisky Festival hosted by a friend of mine who's an importer into Singapore, followed by listening to Clanadonia playing live in Clarke Quay

For reference, though I think there were three or four others:

1. Miltonduff 8YO (breakfast whisky, light but fiery)
2. Mortlach 16YO (mellow)
3. Glenrothes (

Comments

[guybles]

Highland Park is pretty much consistently stunning (in fact, even the raw spirit can almost be drunk by itself). Try the 18yo for a true sensation.

Caol Ila is an odd one amongst the Islays - peaty but not aggressive (although, that said, one of my favourites is Laphroig, which can be hellishly aggressive).

Tobermory is very, very easy and enjoyable to drink, despite its Island characteristics.

Macallan is reliable but not so exciting, compared to the rest. Was that actually served quite late on?

Myself, I was at a food-and-wine/whisky pairing last night. We had a 17yo Auchentoshan single sherry cask with a Pear and Cranberry Parfait, then Glenturret 10yo with glazed porter cheese. Superb pairings.

[jhaelan]

It wasn't a planned/ordered tasting, more a "we're a bottler and there's a hundred whiskys, try some" kind of night :)

[moral_vacuum]

BREAKFAST WHISKY?

Known as "the full Scottish", I presume.

[childeric]

You lucky bastard! ;-P

Still, I'm going to be drinking plenty of non-chillfiltered Laphroaig (comme ça:) this evening, so that mollifies me a little. :)

[jhaelan]

I tried some of the 40yo Bruichladdich on a previous occassion (very shiny) and I have a bottle of cask-strength 28yo Scapa (which is sublime)