jimbob75
pfm Member
I love both the Corryvreckan and Uigeadail. I initially favoured the marriage of peat and sherry influence of the Uigy, but the Corry is a nice foil. The An Oa also has the sherry influence, but for me lacks the balance and complexity of the Uigy. I stuck that in the hip flask. The Ten got me into the Ardbeg, but I haven't had a bottle since discovering the others. At 5 years old, and therefore quite pricey imo, I'm in no hurry to try the Wee Beastie, but reviews are good. Unfortunately no freebies from the buggers at the distillery were on offer last month..So the An Oa, the 10, the wee beastie, uigideal and corryverkan. All within about £20-30 of one another, that's a pretty congested line-up. Has anyone tried them all? If so, how would you rank them?
Two recent whisky discoveries I'd recommend have been Balcones Single Malt, a deliciously lip-smacking whiskey from Texas, with incredible depth of flavours considering it's only 2 years or so in the barrel (!). The difference a hot climate makes.
Have also fallen in love with Glen Allachie 12, my new favourite daily sipper. Might be worth noting that this is a lot darker than the earlier version, with a heavier sherry influence. I also tried a sample of the 15, delicious but I'll be sticking with the 12 for now (irregardless of price).
Incidentally, I'm a bit late to the Glendronach party, but I bought a discounted bottle of the 12. Mmm, it's 'smooth' for sure, but pales beside other more interesting drams, especially when compared side by side to something similar from my shelf (Arran Bodega, Glen Allachie). Older stuff no doubt better but that ship has sailed.
Still, plenty of choice out there..