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>>15105068
No. It's boring, nearly-flavorless entry-level swill.
It's not worth buying if it's a single malt Scotch sold in an average grocery store.

>>15105068
Glenlivet is better.

>>15105068
It's good. It's about as cheap as you can go while still being enjoyable neat, which I suspect is why your dad buys it.
I buy a different bottle every time which can be pretty hit and miss.

Try it. If you like it, great.

>>15105068
I had the 10 year just recently. The flavors are not very strong, but it was still enjoyable. The 12 year was almost $20 more so I went for the 10 just in case I ended up not liking it.

>>15105068
I don't know. I like Glenmorangie though.

>>15105093
God this opinion is so pedestrian and entry-level. Buy a real whisky for once in your life.

>>15105068
Think back, long and hard. Your father touched you, didn't he? At bath time. Pretty sure you deserved it.

>>15107420

>Pretty sure you deserved it.
Why?

>>15105068
It's not a bad one, but not really a good one either

It's not bad. Stoner buddy introduced me to the 15 year a while back, would recommend

>>15105068
>'sky
harm yourself

>>15105068
It's perfectly good for what it is, a cheap single malt. If you're in the US, it's worth the extra $5-$10 for the 14 year.

>>15106176
>I might not like this
>buy one which is objectively shittier

>>15108309
lol

>>15109029
Huh?

>>15109045
Longer age is one of the key factors in improving the flavor of a whisky.

>>15107400

I agree... shallow and pedantic.

>>15108989
how bourbon-y is it?

>>15105068
Its kinda boring but serviceable.
Loch Lomond 12 is basically the fiddich 12 profile but fuller bodied.

>>15108989
>>15105068
This. The 12 is mediocre but the 14 is honestly one of the best scotches I've ever had which floored me considering it was a $50 Costco pickup. Now I'm chasing the dragon of other bourbon barrel only Glenfiddich that cost at least 4x as much to start.

>>15109058
This does not apply to all whiskies.

>>15110256
It does.

Man. Laphroiag 10 is just so fucking good. I love the taste of smoke, from cigars to weed. Having it in a liquid that gets you drunk is just aces.

>>15110616
It does not. There are specific examples where extra aging may not be ideal or preferable:
- Heavily peated Scotches. Aging tends to mute the peat level. A lot of people won't desire this.
- Very lightly-flavored whiskies. At some point additional aging just completely masks the base spirit and all you're getting with extra aging is more oak. Some people may like a strong, pure oak flavor but many will prefer a better spirit/cask balance. A good analogy for this is port wine: many consider 20 year old Tawny Ports to be better than 30 or 40 year Tawny Ports because the 20 year olds display the best cask/fruit balance.
- Whiskies whose entire characters, which many love, are largely attributable to their youth. The strong lemon oil/citrus flavor present in Springbank 10 or Longrow would be a good example of this. Extra aging will mute or completely mask this flavor and some would end up preferring the younger spirit as a result. A'bunadh is another example of this. A lot of its intensity is due to bright, lively flavors from young spirits.
- Whiskies aged in new oak barrels, like bourbon. Maker's Mark is very adamant that any more aging ruins their bourbon. Excessive aging in new oak obviously carries with it a risk of excessive tannins.

finally tried this blended japanese whisky because it was a good price. It was nice but I don't really see what the fuss is about. Seemed like an Irish but more expensive. Tend to go for Islays, anybody got any recs for a japanese sinigle malt?

>>15111270
good post

>>15111345
>Tend to go for Islays, anybody got any recs for a japanese sinigle malt?
You'll be disappointed by almost all Japanese single malts if you're the kind who likes Islays/intense flavors. The Japs are all about subtle aesthetics and flavors which are as fleeting as life or some philosophical shit like that.

>>15109118
No it isn't, Loch Lomond is bitter as fuck.

>>15111270
Corryvreckan, like Longrow and A'bunadh, is another NAS which, IMO, benefits from having younger whiskey in it. It has a pretty significant pineapple/citrus thing going on in it which is quite lovely, stronger than the similar note found in Ardbeg 10, and is from the younger spirits in it.
This shit is why NAS shouldn't be seen as a naughty word. A well-crafted NAS like the above three can be wholly improved by the skillful addition of young whiskey.

>>15111345
>walk into Total Wine, ask for a bittle of Tottori
>"What?"
>spaghetti slowly drips from my pockets
>oh shit not again, face gets red
>"Please give me a bottle of Tottori right now."
>"I don't know what that is. What kind of liquor is it?"
>struggling to contain my embarrassment
>clenching asscheeks together to hold in my shit, voice reduced to a mumble
>"have money please whisky torti give money please bottle"
>"Are you okay?"
>shit breaches through my asscheeks, propelled forward at 60mph
>crash through the Total Wine employee's counter, he's holding onto me for dear life
>all the while spaghetti is flowing out of my pockets like fumes
>crash through the entire row of buildings in the strip mall, broken glass shards in my face
>yelling "BOTTLE TOTTORI PLEASE MONEY WHISKY JAPANESE TOTTORI"
>Total Wine employee is covered in shit and spaghetti
>my pocket rocket shows no signs of stopping
>he tilts me backwards
>the sheer force of my shit has reached 650mph, we are now propelling upwards
>the spaghetti and shit intertwines and falls down to earth in glorious yellow and brown streams as we head towards the stratosphere, children below frolic in the mess falling from my anus
>the g-force is causing my asscheeks to flap vigorously and create a gale
>spaghetti and shit blowing through the air on the planet below, 3 miles upwards now
>Gamestop employee has died from lack of oxygen, his body falls to the surface below and is shredded by the force of my shit
>my transformation is almost complete, as I leave the atmosphere my bear hands sprout and my tail grows, acting as a rudder
>steer myself across the comsos with my gleaming shit and spaghetti trail

for me its thicc Sara

>>15111270
Not that guy, but I'm not as sold.

>Whiskies whose entire characters, which many love, are largely attributable to their youth
Clynleish is an example as this, but the only regular expression is 14 years old. I'm fairly confident you can maintain the distillery character with gentle barrels.
>A'bunadh
I have had dozens of cask strength 100% sherry matured independent bottlings at various ages. Many are better and older than A'bunadh. It could use more age.
Adding sherry is a tactic used to restore fruit flavors that are lost due to excessive aging, so sherry examples are bad in general.
>Excessive aging in new oak
For sure don't do this.

>>15111378
yeah, that's what I figured. Happy to experiment be surprised though
>>15111416
another five star post

guess the results of suntory's ramped up production are starting to hit the market. Harmony and Toki have both been available for weeks on amazon's delivery service for me.

>>15111415
But why not put the age on it? I like Corryvreckan. I'd still like it if I knew the age of the youngest whisky.

>>15105068
Try Aberfeldy 12, much better for a similar price

>>15105339

Livet is vastly superior in taste to fiddich

>>15111876
I thought that too thinking I'm not afraid of buying an 8 year old.
But I have since looked up the ages of a couple of my favorite NAS's and found:
Kilchoman Machir Bay: Vatting of 3, 4, 5 year olds. $99.99 per bottle.
23rd Street Distillery Hybrid Whisk(e)y: Blend of 1 year old bourbon and 3 year old scotch. $79.99 per bottle.

I may not have tried those bottles had I known beforehand, and I certainly wouldn't have bought them without trying.

>>15109031
Lad

>>15111270
The longest any bourbon should be aged is nine years, according to noted bourbon expert Lee Gandhi.

>>15108309
Lol it's always been called that are you new or something?

>>15113357
Different strokes for different folks. I personally like oakier bourbons, especially as a change of pace. Wish you could still get EC18 for a reasonable price.

>>15113357
If you're going to play the bourbon should only be 9 because the law stipulates it had to be aged in new barrels game, then all bourbon should be exported out of the US, aged in used oak for 18 years, and then be bought back.

How is Laphroag? I was going to get Ardbeg 10 but it's unavailable. Laphroag is the other common "good peaty scotch" right?

Ardbeg I heard is like a sweet campfire, though. What's Laphroag like?

>>15113357
Agreed. I tried the old fitzgerald 9, 14, 15, and 16 and the 9 is easily the best, most robust, and most interesting.

I think most bourbon hype collectors these days don't enjoy the profile, they're just looking for the softest and sweetest thing out there, which is why they all flip shit for wheated bourbons.

Anyone had OF 1910? I've only had 1920 and loved it, so I'm wondering how it compares.

>>15113664
havent personally had Laphroig 10 yet, but I do have the Ard 10. I've heard all the extreme comments about Laphroig and honestly its half the reason why I got Ardbeg instead. One in particular was "like licking the inside of a Iodine bottle survived a house fire". That and it was more expensive than Ardbeg. The only real negative for Ardbeg I was able to get after about a month of research was that they are owned by Louis Vuittone.

Laphroig was also most commonly associated with "medicinal, clean hospital" tastes/smells. Where as Ardbeg was more earthy and smokey, and once it opens up meaty, minty, and slightly cocoa. That it is, from my experience as well. And even for being a definitive Islay, it doenst have nearly as much seaspray/brine as my Glenfarclas 12 although it does have a noticeable savoury/salty quality.

If its your first peated bottle, I would say wait to judge it after you get out of the neck/shoulder pours and to leave the cork off for an hour or 2 for the first pour. Also there are Compass Box Blends that contain Laphroig if you'd rather not get a whole bottle.

Glenfiddich isn't skye though.

>>15114168
This is right about froggy, but if you can acclimate to the iodine/medicine/burnt rubber, there's also lush mossy bog/swamp flavor.

also don't make a habit out of leaving the cap off, you'll dull the peat

>>15113390
>MOM COME LOOK I'M LARPING I FIT IN SOMEWHERE I HAVE FRIENDS STOP CRYING MOM PLEASE DAD WILL COME BACK I'M SURE IF YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE KITCHEN GET ME SOME 'DIES

>>15111345
Well for starters, you just bought Irish whisky so congrats. Refer to the image or search for "fake japanese whisky". The gist of the deal is that they have way less strict regulations what may be labeled as nip and hence people are making bank on it. Just buy middleshelf stuff, slap some kanji on it and the price can be doubled or tripled.
To answer your question, I'd go for Yoichi or Hakushu if you want some peat. Bear in mind that it won't be Laphroaig, I'd say sub 10 ppm for either.