It's malt whisky day on Sunday and my daughter always buys me a bottle, I wonder which one I'll get.
Peaty one please!
First valve caps, then tyre sealant, now whisky!
I know I have Taliska Storm. Never had it before so no idea what it's like.
I'm in a thatched cottage on Tiree accompanied by a bottle of Highland Park Viking honour. £25 from Tesco in Oban. It's not half bad.
(The wife and dogs are here also).
mechanicaldope - Make sure you drink it from a glass. I didn't and created a storm in a teacup.
We are doing a tasting a couple of weeks late due to ongoing festivals here but..
Laphroaig 32
Glenkinchie 24
Talisker 30
JW Cask Strength
Longrow 14
2 more to be added to the list 🙂
Hard to pick a winner from the last one too
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£25 from Tesco in Oban.
Also Tesco Dundee which also had Auchetoshan American oak, Dalwhinnie Winter Gold, Aberfeldy and others in the £25 range
If you're in Oban, go to the distillery and pick up a bottle of Oban (ask about a passport for a free tour including tasting and £3 off a bottle). Oban's fine but never on the cheap shelf in supermarkets
Kilchoman - Machir bay is one of my favourites, peaty but not too medicinal
mechanicaldope - it's good stuff. Probably my favourite Talisker without going crazy on the expensive stuff.
How does the Viking Honour compare to the normal 12yo Highland Park, which I love?
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Skink2020, where are you staying. Without a doubt Tiree is one of my favourite places.
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We had our day, last one before Craig heads back up to you bastards. If you meet him on a bike be nice 🙂 What a day
How does the Viking Honour compare to the normal 12yo Highland Park, which I love?
It's the same stuff in rebranded packaging. Looks like they're reinventing the Orkney backstory.
They've launched a new non age specific malt, Valkyrie. The blurb promises more peaty loveliness, so I'll give it a try if I see it.
