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Betty Swollocks

Betty Swollocks

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OK folks..... i don't claim to be a conis... connass.... conissai......

an expert.

BUT. This year, I discovered the single malt.

I sampled a few varieties and Santa brought me a couple of single malts for Christmas.

Now THEY have been well sampled and I must say..... enjoyed and savoured.

So, today I find myself without a wee tipple.... so I head off to el Tesco, in search of "This Week's Special", to find, there is nothing on offer.

So, being a novice..... I looks at all the malts.... £35, or £25, depending on if it's a 12 or 15 year.... then I sees a single bottle on the back of the shelf, by itself......

The Great Glen, Highland Single Malt just under a tenner :oonyack

So, in the interests of consumerism....., I decides to give it a go......

The rest, is history.


My question to the SS is....... what's this Great Glen Single Malt about or like?


( I already have my own, un-educated, opinion.... but I will reserve that! )


Answers on a postcard..... or failing that.... just here
 
Betty my mate I think you will find its Whisky here in Scotland and the Whisky you refer to is a blend of vatted malts, so its a "blended malt" as opposed to a "blended whisky" which could include grain whiskies. I suggest you might like something such as Balvenie Double Wood or Glen Elgin all at under £30:00
Slainte
 
Ah "Betty" Dear Whiskey i.e. "Ouiske Beatha" pronounced "iss~ke, Ba~haa" i.e. The water of life, is an Irish produce and proceeds the much inferior foreign malt distilled produces by approx 90 years in it's origins

Ironically it was given to this world by of all people the "Monks" of Athlone I believe in the 15th century AD

Wikipedia have a good deal of info on it LINKY

I do like the reference of Those spelt with an "e" being a superior product :aidan:aidan:aidan

If its cheap and says "blended" in the title then it's probably aoul bollox and should more than likely be avoided

:aidan:aidan:aidan:aidan:aidan:aidan
 
What time did I post this?.............

I don't rremember... And....My head hurst!........
 
Betty Swollocks said:
What time did I post this?.............

I don't rremember... And....My head hurst!........
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No No No When you use that word only your wallet rapidly develops a VERY serious case of "currency diarrhoea" i.e. What was in it rapidly evacuates and totally empties itself!Even so far as when all the paper is gone the plastic starts to drain freely! :aidan :aidan
 
Try a Jura 10 yr old,not too pricey but very drinkable single malt without the heavy 'fell head first in a peat bog' aftertaste of some of the Islay ones

the local co-op was selling it at £16
 
That will be a re badged malt, it dont feature on any of the lists of malts produced in the uk that I can find.

However if you want to try a reasonable priced one that nice, try Glen Grant its about 15 a bottle also have a look at Cragganmore, one of my personal favorites, they are both Speyside malts which I much prefer to the Island ones, however if you like an Islay malt then try Bruichladdich its not one of those that everyone goes on about and I personaly think it is the best Islay malt you can buy.
 
bowser said:
That will be a re badged malt, it dont feature on any of the lists of malts produced in the uk that I can find.

However if you want to try a reasonable priced one that nice, try Glen Grant its about 15 a bottle also have a look at Cragganmore, one of my personal favorites, they are both Speyside malts which I much prefer to the Island ones, however if you like an Islay malt then try Bruichladdich its not one of those that everyone goes on about and I personaly think it is the best Islay malt you can buy.
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....ahem ......:D
 
bowser said:
That will be a re badged malt, it dont feature on any of the lists of malts produced in the uk that I can find.

However if you want to try a reasonable priced one that nice, try Glen Grant its about 15 a bottle also have a look at Cragganmore, one of my personal favorites, they are both Speyside malts which I much prefer to the Island ones, however if you like an Islay malt then try Bruichladdich its not one of those that everyone goes on about and I personaly think it is the best Islay malt you can buy.
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Glen Grant is very, very bland IMO. It's OK as an introduction to malts but it's very "watery" and there are far better Speyside malts than that.

Bruichladdich have a bottle called Peat which I have my eye on for an impending heavy dram session in the next couple of weeks.
 
Ronno said:
Glen Grant is very, very bland IMO. It's OK as an introduction to malts but it's very "watery" and there are far better Speyside malts than that.

Bruichladdich have a bottle called Peat which I have my eye on for an impending heavy dram session in the next couple of weeks.
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Where and when?:D
 
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