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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2011, 23:42 »
So, is Glenmorangie to be recommended?  If I'm going to try one, it would be nice to know which one to go for.  I was going to try Glenfiddich, as that seems quite popular. 
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2011, 00:47 »
Bells?

Urrrgggghhhh!      :ack:

What this forum needs is a tame Scot to opine authoritatively on the matter ;) .
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2011, 00:52 »
Quote from: Simon on May 11, 2011, 23:42
So, is Glenmorangie to be recommended?  If I'm going to try one, it would be nice to know which one to go for.  I was going to try Glenfiddich, as that seems quite popular. 

I quite like both. I actually have been enjoying some Sullivans Cove from Australia recently.. well until recent troubles have now stopped me from drinking alcohol.
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2011, 00:53 »
Quote from: GillE on May 12, 2011, 00:47
Bells?

Urrrgggghhhh!      :ack:

I wasn't saying it was good.

I've had it in coke... though.
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2011, 02:18 »
My experience of single malts is very limited, but I must say I like the citrus overtones of Glenmorangie.  Glennfiddich is more earthy and Glenlivet tastes, well... friskier, more like a fresh, babbling brook.  For the life of me, I can't understand why Glenlivet is so much more expensive than Glenmorangie but then again, my knowledge of single malts is confined to three distillations.  I'm a newcomer to single malts and hoping to hone my palate through lots of experience in the near future :) .
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2011, 08:24 »
I have never been a fan of Glennfiddich although it has been no stranger to my cocktail cabinet.  Give me a bottle of Bells any day!   :laugh:  But now I understand why nobody ever talks about the Great Wall or Great Attractor any more!  The conversation always turns to whisky and then these giant structures become forgotten.   :hee-hee:
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2011, 09:09 »
Quote from: Simon on May 11, 2011, 23:42
So, is Glenmorangie to be recommended?  If I'm going to try one, it would be nice to know which one to go for.  I was going to try Glenfiddich, as that seems quite popular. 

The Macallan. :)
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #22 on: May 12, 2011, 10:26 »
I do actually wonder if I have an intolerance for it, developed after a very bad experience in my early 20s, where I actually actually drank a pint of Jack Daniels and Coke.  Needless to say, I was violently ill afterwards, and I never touched the stuff again for years.  Even now, a small Bells and Coke makes me feel ill, but I enjoy the taste, which is my reasoning for wondering about single malts, as they are apparently quite different to the blends.  
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #23 on: May 12, 2011, 10:34 »
I had a similar experience with rum. :) Single malts are a world away from the blends, it's definitely worth exploring if you can - though everyone has their own favourite, so you need to try several. I'll drive you round the whisky trail if you want.

Laphroaig, Glen Morangie, The McAllan, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Lagavulin are all worth a try. Cask strength, when you can find it, is the best.
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2011, 10:38 »
Thing is, at around £30 per bottle, it's a bit of an expensive drain cleaner if I don't like it.  ;D
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2011, 11:36 »
That's why you need to do the trail, free samples till you find what you're looking for. :)
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2011, 11:41 »
Or try a whisky tasting.  You can get samples online.
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #27 on: May 12, 2011, 11:46 »
Hmm...  :devil:
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #28 on: May 12, 2011, 14:22 »
Quote from: Rik on May 12, 2011, 10:34
I had a similar experience with rum. :)

And mine was with brandy.   :laugh:
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Re: Examining the Great Wall
« Reply #29 on: May 12, 2011, 15:50 »
Sue's was with Drambuie.  :)
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