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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: Single Malt Party |
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From an earlier thread it appears that there are more than a few Single Malt drinkers in this crowd. Why don't we get together some night and sample a few? I have the following:
  
If interested you would have to bring a bottle or supply some food. Sound like a a good idea? |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Single Malt Party |
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From an earlier thread it appears that there are more than a few Single Malt drinkers in this crowd. Why don't we get together some night and sample a few? I have the following:
If interested you would have to bring a bottle or supply some food. Sound like a a good idea? |
I would, but I don't drink.
!shoosh,
Ryst |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| Good for you, Ryst, neither does Gus. However, my liver is evil and must be punished! |
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Hootsmon
Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Oooh, what's the Aberlour...I like the Aberlour 10 year but that one looks a bit special...
I'd be interested but my stocks are diminished just now...a bottle of Glenlivit 12 is all I have and, to be honest, it's unlikely to survive long before it gets opened seeing as my other bottle is almost finished. I'll have to get more sent from home... |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Aberlour a'bunadh is a natural single cask strength malt whisky. Taken directly from specially selected sherry casks it is bottled as simply as possible without the use of modern filtering methods or the addition of water.
The three main characteristics that distinguish Aberlour a'bunadh from the other single malts are:
Original Cask Strength means that the whisky is bottled at the strength of the cask, which in the case of the first batch of a'bunadh is 59.6%. Not diluted, the whisky possesses a greater aromatic complexity. Most malts of the old days were cask strength.
Not Chill-filtered. Today most malt whiskies are chill-filtered to prevent the whisky becoming cloudy when adding water or ice. This process, which did not exist in the 19th century, removes some richness and mouth feel as well as some fruit and sherry character. Aberlour a'bunadh is a true replica of the old days' malts.
Only the best Sherry Butts, which previously held oloroso, have been selected by Douglas Cruickshank, Aberlour's Distillery Director. These casks are the rarest and the most precious used for whisky maturation. Again, they were used in the old days when sherry was imported from Spain in casks which were then left empty sitting in UK ports or ships.
A powerful and complex malt with the strength and character of a 19th-century whisky.
Tasting Notes
A 19th-century-style whisky matured exclusively in Spanish oak Oloroso sherry butts, then bottled at cask strength. Dark, luxurious and powerful; a superb after-dinner malt.
Colour
Deep, rich amber.
Nose
An intoxicating aroma of mixed spices, praline and spiced orange, harmonising with rich, deep notes of Oloroso sherry.
Taste
Orange, black cherries, dried fruit and ginger, spiked with dark bitter chocolate and enriched with sherry and oak. Full-bodied and creamy.
Finish
Robust and intense, with bitter-sweet notes of exotic spices, dark chocolate and oak.Aberlour a'bunadh is currently available in France, UK, Duty Free and is soon to be exported to other countries around the world.
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http://www.aberlour.com/abunadh/ |
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piratebryan
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Location: Nonyeon
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:23 am Post subject: |
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i'm definitely down...
i do admit that i'm new to scotch...but i do enjoy drinking it.
when and where, i'll bring something...probably food. |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Just waiting to see how much interest there is before setting a date.
Bring haggis and we can have a Burns Dinner.
(just kidding) |
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mrsquirrel
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:52 am Post subject: |
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Islay's taste like TCP. My old man was trying to palm of a bottle of Talisker onto me when I was back home.
Never been a fan of them. |
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Confused Canadian
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: |
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Never kid about scotch and haggis!
Actually, recently polished off my Aberlour, and there's not much of my Macallan left at the moment. Might be getting more when my father comes to visit in the spring, but I suspect we'll be finishing those off together.
If there's interest, though, I'd be willing to 'splurge' on an over priced bottle of something here in Korea, just to get an invite...  (and I would bring haggis, IF it were possible to procure over here...) |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Had my first taste of Laphroaig 10 yr at the airport on Sunday. I can see how it might not appeal to everybody. The taste seemed to get better after awhile. It seems to be something that I would grow to like the more I drink it. |
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Morton
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| I'm up for it. All i have is a 10 year Laphroaig though. I'm an Islay kinda guy though. I'm all about Lagavulin, Talisker can be a bit much in my opinion. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:19 am Post subject: |
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Will there be strippers?
Of ourse, I'm all for a taste of uisce beatha! |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Is this a scotch and conversation kind of thing or a scotch and noraebang kind of thing? I'd like to meet some of the gentlemen on this board, but I'm the first to admit that I'm not the pompous type to go on and on about the "character" of a certain scotch (not implying anyone else is either). I do know what I like though (Walker Blue).
OP--Are you in Cheonan? |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| Live in Seoul, work in Cheonan. I'm a relative newcomer to the Single Malt scene.....I was thinking Scotch, food and conversation. Eamo, you can bring the strippers if you want. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: |
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bah...
I'll wait for the Rum Party in the summer  |
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