As Peter says, there are different tastes and there really cannot be a “best” whisky(ey). It is all a matter of opinion and taste. After Balvenie Portwood, take me to a Bushmill's 16 or 21 year old Irish single malt. Green spot is excellent and is a very inexpensive Irish single malt whiskey bottled by a grocer. That is the way single malt bottling started. Gordon and McPhail was a grocer near Inverness in Elgen. It is right in the heart of Whisky country. 115 years ago they decided that people were not enjoying whisky as they should…as the single malt and not mixed with a grain whiskey that had little taste due to many distillations. They started bottling their own single malts by buying casks from distilleries and bottling the whiskies. They now have a distillery and a massive warehouse and stock of the finest whiskies in the world. I got to go to Gordon and McPhail at Elgin and felt like I’d walked back into God’s Country. I must say there are some excellent grain whisky. I’ve tasted some 20 year old grain and they are excellent. I have a bottle of 30 year old grain.
Guy W. Moorman, Jr., D.D.S.
The Swamp
Douglas, GA 31533
912-384-7400
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From: acesthetics@googlegroups.com [mailto:acesthetics@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Seward
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 3:52 AM
To: surfnut212@gmail.com
Cc: terryfrey@relax2smile.com; Curtis Westersund; ace 2
Subject: Re: [ACEsthetics] BEST 3 for Peter Silvers
Mmmmmmm Redbreast, the only Whiskey my Wife will drink,
Heresy for an Irish man to say but I love Scottish Single Malts, Lagavulin and Laphroaig and most Macallan's,
John.
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:01 AM, Peter Silver <surfnut212@gmail.com> wrote:
For those of you who don't know me, Single Malt Scotch is one of my many passions, besides Dentistry. I have been fortunate to occasionally been paid to lecture and write about this subject. For those who would like to learn more about the most complex liquid ever distilled, go to www.maltmaniacs.com and www.whiskyfun.com.
Terry,
Whisky, like many things is a very subjective subject. So there is no wrong answer - whatever is your favorite is your favorite. Some people like sherry or peat smoke and others hate those flavors and aromas in their Whisky.
Other factors that affect how much someone likes a Whisky is the circumstances of the imbibing. If you are in the warehouse getting a private tasting and try it straight out of the barrel, you just climbed to the peak of a mountain or your wife just delivered a healthy baby - that Whisky is going to taste better! It will always bring back that emotional memory when you smell and taste it. I find that Whisky always tastes better when shared with friends.
Also, without a frame of reference, it is difficult to appreciate what makes a great single malt.
Some people have tasted 50-100 Malts, others a few hundred. I have been lucky enough to have tasted well over fifteen hundred expressions. And no, I am not an alcoholic - I can taste and rate a Whisky in under 5 ml. Of course if the Whisky is great I will have more than that...
Another thing I love about Whisky is there is one for every mood. When you come home and want something to soothe you, you might reach for a malt that has spent years maturing inside a cask that previously held sherry (such as Aberlour A'bunadh), letting the flavors of raisin, dried fruit, clove and what the Brits call Christmas cake coat your tongue and delight you. Another time you might reach for Ardbeg, a huge smoky Whisky balanced perfectly with honey, more akin to a slap across the face!
That all being said, here are some of my favorites:
I'm only going to list expressions released by the distillery
Not bottles released by independent bottlers
Springbank 21 year old
Sea brine, coconut, honey and vanilla in perfect balance
Talisker 25 year old distilled in 1975, bottled in 2001
Everything the 10 year old does, but taken to an incredible level
Pepper, smoke, honey
Redbreast 12 year old single pot still Irish Whisky
Tongue coating sweet linseed oil and sherry
The most accessible and affordable of all these bottles
Highland Park 19 year old Distilled1986, Bottled 2005 53.8% cask 2498
Bottled for Beltramo's near San Francisco probably still available
Incredible balance of sherry and mild peat
Ardbeg Provenance Distilled 1974, Bottled 1997 U.S. version
Extremely rare (very expensive, if you can find it)
A legendary bottling of 1970's Ardbeg that has tells a smoky story on your palate with a beginning, middle and an end that leaves a huge smile on your face.
Good Luck my friend,
Peter Silver
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