I've had the Bunnahabhain 18, pretty decent Islay. But my favorites are still Laphroaig 18 and Caol'Ila 18. I had a Bowmore 17 I got in Switzerland and it was amazing as well. There is a Laphroaig triple cask or something, I don't remember what its called and that has fantastic layers of flavors, very smooth as well.
On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 9:30 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll drink to that. > > > On 5/2/2016 3:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> >> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>> I know there are quite a few here who appreciate good whisky. I was >>> wondering if any have comments, pro or con, about Bunnhahabhain. >>> >>> I have been long of the opinion that whisky is the king of spirits, >>> scotch the prince of whiskies, single malts the epitome of the >>> scotches, the Islays the ultimate single malts, and the "Peat >>> Monsters," Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig, the most intense and most >>> pleasing of the Islays. >>> >>> Recently, a bought a bottled of Bunnhahabhain 12, largely because of >>> the favorable price. I was quite pleasantly surprised. It may not >>> have the bite of the Peat Monsters, but I find the aroma, flavor and >>> after-taste fully satisfying, complex and challenging. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >> >> >> It has been a while since I've done much serious tasting, so in order to >> give Dan the best answer I could I pulled out a small assortment of >> Islay malts, and forced Nicole to join me in my research. >> >> >> Ardbeg 10yo, non chill-filtered, 46% >> LRC: light peat, little smoke, kind of a high sharp taste. >> NAJ: Very little peat/smoke, lighter, but complex flavor. I like. >> >> Trader Joe's 18yo Bowmore 40% >> LRC: Doesn't taste like Bowmore to me, not getting much peat or smoke. I >> tend to think of Bowmore as Lagavulin's little brother. No sweetness. >> NAJ:A little peat, but not a lot of flavor, really. Meh. >> >> Bowmore Legend, 8yo >> LRC: Had to try some other Bowmore to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. >> It's more of what I expect, a bit more flavor, a bit more peat, somewhat >> mediciney. >> NAJ: Definitely more peat than the the TJ's, but I don't get a strong >> taste of it >> >> Bruichladdich 10yo 43% >> LRC: Very sweet nose, almost as if it had been aged in sherry casks. >> Fairly flavorful, but not brutishly overbearing in the stereotypical >> Islay malt way. >> NAJ:Nice but not strong flavor, bit of sweetness. Thumbs up. >> >> Bunnahabhain 12 yo, 43% >> LRC: Very similar nose and initial taste to the Bruichladdich. A bit >> more of a chemical taste on the back of the tongue, and an interesting >> aftertaste that conjures up imagery of mouldering gym socks. >> NAJ:A little sweet, not too strong, but with some aftertaste. Tastes >> good to start, but aftertaste sort of ruins it for me. >> >> Caol Ila 12yo un-chillfiltered >> LRC: When it comes to Islay malts, I think of Caol Ila as the creative >> nerdy friend who doesn't just march to the beat of his own drummer, he >> has his own drum circle of stoned dead heads. Be that as it may, on the >> nose, it is a bit more stereotypically Islay malt than the others so >> far. It tastes a bit "hot" (alcohol not picante), the flavor has an >> interesting complexity that might be reminiscent of a food fight in an >> organic chemistry lab. >> NAJ:I cannot convey the taste of this one in words. It is the drinking >> equivalent of being poked in the eye. Blech. >> >> Lagavulin 16yo 43% >> LRC: As you can tell by it being the only one whose name does not start >> with A, B or C, it is the control. I consider it the canonical Islay >> malt, bigger in flavor than Laphraoig,yet more subtle and complex. The >> smell was a comforting return to familiarity. The nose is fairly sweet, >> the flavor a surprisingly pleasant cross between vanilla ice cream and >> an ash tray. >> NAJ:The flavor is not unpleasant, but a bit heavy for my taste. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667785323456 >> >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
