Whiskey/whisky

Cheers. Got their An Oa last week, and really like it, so have a few of their others on the list now.

I was thinking about getting the An Oa next.

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Definitely recommend it.

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Like it?

love it, smokey, salty, touch of vanilla

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Ryes tend to be a bit more peppery & chewy, I tend to find them a bit more earthy than most Bourbons in general. I think Bulleit Bourbon may be highish in rye content & I certainly find it more earthy than Woodford Bourbon for instance. Bulleit Rye is very high Rye in mashbill content at 95% rye content.

I like both varieties of Bulleit & usually have both in, but tend to drink more of the Bourbon. The Woodford Reserve Rye is on a whole different level to the Bulleit Rye. I tend to only buy the Bulleit Rye when the price is low, usually deals come up more frequently for Bulleit Bourbon. I would say both though are fairly priced & all the money at full RRP. The Bulleit Rye is decently flavoursome & definitely worth trying.

Iā€™d say itā€™s close then for both varieties of Bulleit & will mostly come down to personal preference. The Woodford Rye on tā€™other hand is way superior to their Bourbon.

Doms @dom reco of Lot 40 Canadian rye whiskey is also well worth checking out.

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Sounds like it might be more smokey/salty and less sweet than the An Oa.

I donā€™t find the Corryvreckan that sweet, has a little. Some pepper as well

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Toast open fire

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Very cosy Rob. Lovely choice, dram size looks like it can only add to your inner warmth!

:eyeglasses:

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Single grain 36 years

damn couldnt resist

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And at cask strength, how does it taste?

Iā€™ll tell you when it arrives!

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Well that just cost me Ā£65.

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A couple more Islay single malts arrive tomorrow, one unpeated & tā€™other peated cask strength.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bunnahabhain-Stiureadair-Unaged-Single-Whisky/dp/B071ZSFYK5/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=bunnahabhain+stiuireadair&qid=1613657937&s=grocery&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUUxPQVRCNU9PWlkzJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDczNTkwNjE3TlE5VFNLWjRQJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2Nzc4NTczRjRRNEw3UUdLR01RJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004EAFBSI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Itā€™s prolly at least 8/9 years since I had an unpeated Islay, when I had a couple of bottles of Bruichladdich Rocks, which was a none age statement single malt drawn from multiple vintage casks. So probably similar to the current ā€œClassic Laddieā€ in execution.

I donā€™t have huge expectations of tā€™ Finlaggen, but the overall tenor of tā€™ reviews is pretty good overall. So it could be a nice surprise & its quite modestly priced after all.

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