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Tesco are doing the Ardbeg 10yr for 37 instead of 47 if you have a clubcard.
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This is currently £25 in Sainsbury’s
Very decent ‘glugging’ whiskey 
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As I was so impressed with the Bunnahabhain Moine, I ordered a bottle of this. Just arrived, so not open yet.
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Bunnahabhein Stiùireadair 25 quid in Tesco with a clubcard…
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Thought I’d be well served by starting to explore some sherry bombs. I do already have a nice wee stock of Seaweed &aeons & digging & fire 10 yr old cask strength Islay single malt, which is 25% drawn from from sherry casks.
This is currently on in the M.o.M. weekly flash sale for an enticing price & I thought it’d be a nice bold place to start, so have ordered a couple of bottles.
Another mystery distillery cask strength peated Islay has also caught my eye, so I’ve bagged a bottle of this too.
Arriving on Monday, I had hoped they might ship a day early like they have my last several orders, but as I wuz scheduled fer me A.Z. Covid jab today, I left ordering until the early hours of Weds, so as to get a Monday delivery slot rather than Fri & risk having it out for delivery today.
All good though, not exactly lacking for choice currently!!
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I used to love the 105, but I find I can’t drink it these days without ice or water. I got a bottle for my 50th and I actually thought it was a bit rough tbh.
I’ve got no problem taking cask strength offerings with a little water to open them up if needed. I’ll start off with a couple of teaspoons, around 8/10ml fer a 50ml measure & see where that takes it for starters. I’ve got pipettes as well as a range of accurate measures, so can be quite exacting dialling it in.
I’ll take a wee sip neat first of course, after nosing it neat too.
I always pour at least 15 mins prior to drinking too. I usually have a whisky conveyer belt going for an evenings libations.
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That all sounds reassuringly full of faff! 
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Ah man. I’m an amateur. I can drink gin neat but whisky I feel I have to add water. Maybe it’s a mental thing, I don’t know. Maybe it’s the spices.
Worth experimenting with starting by adding less, than you might simply splash in & incrementally adding little by by little, you might find the results surprise you & that you hit a sweet spot earlier than you might expect.
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I do always have a taste neat first but I’m only just starting to drink it again. Last time was about ten years ago and even then it was only for a short time.
Will experiment.
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If you don’t have a pipette in your household, you could use a straw that you dip in a glass with a little water. Cover the top with you finger or thumb and you have a few drops to add.
BTW, using soft water is preferred if possible. (Not necessarily Scottish water. I remember Spa and Aqua Panna being softer than Highland Spring.)
And to drink lots of water inbetween tastings if you do a flight of a few whiskies.
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these are very useful. It is worth keeping track of the amount of water added, so when you’ve dialled in, you have some chance of reproducing what you like.
I went to a tasting with a single unnamed cask strength whisky and we were given four glasses each containing different dilutions, and the profile on the palate was quite different for each.
When Ibran gin tastings we often used water with gin on the longer sessions to bring out some of the botanical complexity.
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excellent tip. One of those stainless reusable straws works well
Agreed Simon & thanks @68rednose /Rudy of course for sharing this tip originally. I came across a Ralfy whisky review earlier this week, where he also shared this top tip
I usually remember ratios & amounts very well. I’m a great fan of measuring exactitude for drinks, as easy repeatability is very much a good thing!
It’s actually really interesting dialling in a whisky with small incremental additions of water, as you allude the differences can be quite large & even surprise, sometimes extending the length & finish or bringing certain flavour aspects to the fore.
i am terrible at that and have to write it down
absolutely, it is the only way to achieve repeatability in mixology, Experimentation is equally good, varying the ratios…