While since it's Christmas Eve just a nip.

Buffalo Trace.

Home from work and time to relax. Another Christmas retail selling season in the books.



ETA: Navyshooter, you have good taste.

Sierra Nevada Narwhal

Buffalo Trace here as well.

Homemade egg nog. It's a 3-day process to make, but the result is unbelievably good.

quote:

Originally posted by Lt CHEG:

I really need to try some Springbank. Every time I see one of those bottles on this thread I'm soooo tempted. I almost picked up a bottle at the liquor store the other day but went with a Speyside instead. How does the Springbank compare to a Highland or a Speyside? I notice that you like Islay Scotches as well, and ism not a very big fan of strongly peaty Scotches so I wonder how I'd like the Springbank.

Yes, you do need to try some Springbank, amigo.

There is a very special "craft character" to this fine whisky. You can read all about the distillery, their philosophy and their various expressions here. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, Springbank is one of the very few remaining distilleries left in Scotland that performs every single step in the whisky production process themselves (i.e., from malting their own barley right down to bottling the resultant whisky). This is full-flavored, traditional Scotch whisky that is never chill-filtered or contaminated by artificial additives or coloring agents.

FWIW, I find Highland/Speyside whiskies to be very light and mild in comparison to any Campbeltown or Islay malt. I like rich and flavorful Scotch whisky, hence my preference for Islay and Campbeltown malts. I typically like my dram neat, but will add a drop or two of room temperature spring water to a cask strength whisky. Additionally, I never add any ice or "sodie pop" to any whisky (that's sacrilege and should never happen, IMHO).

As 280nosler referenced earlier, Springbank's Longrow expressions are heavily peated and very closely resemble Islay malts on the nose and the palate. Standard Springbank expressions aren't as heavily peated, but that hint of peaty flavor is subtle and present in the background. Hazelburn expressions are not peated. In sum, try as many as you like and see what strikes your fancy. You'll enjoy the journey.

-BK

While not BT I'm taking my father in law on a Buffalo Trace distillery tour tonight. We are going to taste the following Pappy 12, Weller 12, Elmer T Lee, Eagle Rare, and finally Sazerac Rye.

Springbank 18.



-BK

10 o'Clock Mass, then get the kids to bed. Then wait out Mr. Sandman with a bottle J. Lohr Paso Robles Cab.

Homemade hot buttered rum. Good.

Had a few fingers of Glen Morangie Quinta Ruban earlier, that's some really good stuff.

Having a NCBC Churchville Lager right now and will probably switch to The Macallan 12 in a little while.

Every year I get this out for a snort or two. It's not bad, but my long departed Dad gave it to me for Christmas 12-15 years ago. Sentimental.

I'll move onto the Laphroig 18 in an hour

I had some Jameson 12 year tonight. Very good stuff.

A little Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 20 yr old. I am starting to like this old blast from the past.

Tonight it's Redbreast!
Merry Xmas and Happy Chanukah!

Cracked the Firestone Walker Parabola tonight. All is well in my world right now.

Sljvovica. Nut up or shut up time!

A big tall glass on milk my daughter poured for Santa.