Wisky

We went to the wiskey pub again & had a second taste set.. Interesting! Now, since its interesting to keep track of what we already drunk.. I'll probably try to post everything on my blog :D

They told us they first give a mild one, the second a medium one and as third they tend to give a turf, a really strong one..

The first time we went, we tasted the following 3 .. (with appreciation)
Auchentoshan 10j
This one is a really soft and was an immediate hit! We both liked him so much we bought it the next day.. We were in a store where they sold it & .. whats the use in waiting, we tought :) So this is the only whisky so far on our shelf, but it most certainly wont stay the only one :)

Old Pulteny 12j
This one was a bit stronger, with a pinch of apple in the taste.. Mini Loved this one, but I didnt really like it.. The least of the 3.. Not my thing!

Caol Ila 11j
This one is a Turf (if we can believe what they tell us there :)) a strong whisky with a salty taste, harbour aromas, .. Something Strong, Something Special, Something you love or hate :) Mini HATES it :) its just too strong, too much of an attack on the senses! Me on the other hand :) I love it! (I even had it yesterday when I passed by with John.. I'll probably buy a bottle of it later on)


Today we went back for seconds and got another selection of three, ranging from mild to turf..
The Balvenie Doublewood 12j
A nice whisky, with an amazingly sweet taste.. Mini described it as .. ehrm .. sweetwood (?is this english?) and she Loved it! To me it turned out to be too sweet! It really was too much, the aftertaste was all sweetness.. but thats taste for ya.. Mini LOVED it :) Now, I have to admit it was a special one.. The aftertaste was one of cherry, because of the second keg its stored in. I was simply amazed when I tasted it! It would certainly be a fav if not for..

Edradour 10j
About the same story here.. A nice whisky but again.. So Sweet! The bottle tels us that it has almond taste with a honey ending and thats indeed what it is.. But its not my thing.. I dont like my whisky sweet.. Mini on the other hand loved it even more!

Ardbeg 10j
This one was a turf, as we were told and as my only point of comparison is the Caol Ila, I can only say its softer. The taste was rich yet not as complicated and heavy. Mini liked it better yet she still didnt like it & I .. kinda missed something. It was nice but I prefer the Caol!


In clicking some links on google I do have to appreciate the place we go to. The first belgian Whisky club.. Its amazing, the amount of whisky they have, but not only that.. Caol Ila, Edradour, .. Everytime it turns out that these very nice single malts are actually quite rare and produced in small quantities only.. Its great to be at a place where one can simply taste these aparently rare whiskies!

So there we are.. These are the ones we tasted & what we tought about it..
and I can surely say that The Glengarry is a GREAT place to meet whiskies!