mystillwater
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Last night, Bluecoat Gin. it's good for a gin, but i'm not a stiff martini man. I need to find some recipes for gin drinks that i actualy like.
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Excellent choice, in fact the only choice of the three new finishes. The Lasanta (sherry) tastes sulfured and the Quinta Ruban (port) tastes like if was finished in very cheap pipes. The 18 is also nothing to write home about, surprisingly bland despite it's age. The Astar is very good though.
Smells remarkably of Sauternes. On the palate it has some oak and spice initially and then tons of sweetness from the Sauternes. Finish is very long.
Last night, Bluecoat Gin. it's good for a gin, but i'm not a stiff martini man. I need to find some recipes for gin drinks that i actualy like.
You sure it isn't a Glenmorangie?
Smells remarkably of Sauternes. On the palate it has some oak and spice initially and then tons of sweetness from the Sauternes. Finish is very long.
Yep -- heavy Sauternes on the nose; apple, pineapple, honey, and vanilla, then the spiceiness of Speyside combined with that particular botrytisness on the tongue, and quite sweet. It is my definitive summer scotch.
Delicious. Seems like I'll have to pick up a bottle
Excellent choice, in fact the only choice of the three new finishes. The Lasanta (sherry) tastes sulfured and the Quinta Ruban (port) tastes like if was finished in very cheap pipes. The 18 is also nothing to write home about, surprisingly bland despite it's age. The Astar is very good though.
Interesting, and thanks -- I have considered, but purchased neither, of those. Now I won't.
I'd venture that the two of you know your spirits better than I do, but I have the Lasanta and it's not a bad dram. I too have heard that the Nectar D'Or is the way to go with the wine-casked Glenmorangies, but hey. Maybe I just have a taste for sulfur and don't know it. More likely I just have to keep drinking more and better scotch.