Oh yeah, that's probably the one I had in mind. Really good lineup, specially some of the vip hour bottles, but $300 is definitely steep.

wow i´m going to the Campeltown Whisky Festival in May and have booked some tastings so far.
all of them will be £120 roughly $170
and this is my schedule so far:
Wednesday:

11:30am - Springbank Society Tasting (Free)

1pm – Dunnage Warehouse with Iain McAllister, distillery manager £20pp (Glen
Scotia)


Thursday

12:45pm - Kilkerran Mini Masterclass: Trio of Single Casks (£15)

2:45pm - Springbank Intimate Tasting: Favourites from the past (£25)

4:30pm - The Distillery Manager’s Springbank Warehouse Tasting (£20)


Friday

2pm - Question & Answer Session with expert panel (£10)

3:30pm - Cadenhead Warehouse Tasting with Mark Watt (£30)

That looks amazing. Is that next week? A TR with pics would be great!

Wl: Whoa, very cool. I'm guessing you end up booking a few more

Et: I'm gonna guess it happens in May, not next week.

Prepare!

The-Distilleries-Campbeltown-Whisky-Capital

Diablo,

You obviously are confused. The festival happens in the town of May, Scotland.

http://www.islayfestival.com/

sadly no
18-20 May

i guess not in Campbeltown,but i will do a pub crawl with some Facebook friends on wednesday.
will do the Lagavulin tasting on Islay on the 21th for sure and probably this one at Laphroaig:

DISTILLERS WARES - 2.5 hours - £60
Enjoy a tour of the distillery from the malting through to maturation stages. In our warehouse sample straight from a selection of casks before using a valinch to bottle your favourite to take home and enjoy.
(Includes a glass and a 250ml bottle of selected cask)
The tour lasts 2.5 hours.

allready read it when i was at Campbeltown some years back.
but probably read it again.

Updated my geography

campbeltown-malts-festival-2016-programm (you may select the British flag...)



map-of-scotch-whisky-regions-distillery-locations

Much going on in our beloved part of the world.

Play, are you saying that you moved to Scotland?

In my fantasies, yes . Who wouldn't?

Kentucky is another strong option

http://kybourbontrail.com/

Was able to try the 2015 birthday bourbon yesterday. I really like this one and highly recommend it. All the reviews I read said not sweet, lots of pepper, etc. I didn't get that at all. Came across as a very subtle sweet cotton candy note. Drank neat with .5 tsp water. Had many pours at Reserve 101 in Houston.

guller, have noticed reviews can differ extremely considerably, even among experts. One of my aims is to cut out as much pure fantasy as possible, we'll see if succeeding. Probably better to try though than not. I think many aromas-flavors are very subtle, maybe peat/smoke is the most distinctive, if at high levels. The whole idea with a good whisky is for it to be balanced, not letting any aroma-flavor clearly dominate.


Incredible:



Maybe go for it?

https://www.whiskyblender.com/index.php?

Does anyone have any tips for an extreme novice to get over the initial hump of tasting whiskey? I LOVE Old Fashioneds, but can't get the hang of drinking whiskey straight, even with water or ice. I have Jim Beam Black and Four Roses Small Batch in my cabinet, but they both just seem thin, hot and numbing. The Four Roses obviously has great reviews, but I can't even fathom how people taste what they claim, despite frequently researching Youtube for how to nose and taste.

I feel like I'm wasting good bourbon in the Old Fashioneds, since I'm honestly not really sure I can tell the different from one made with Old Crow. Perhaps the trick is to wean myself off cocktails by slowly making them stronger, to make the transition to straight?

Only tip really is to start with more ice/water and then wean yourself off that. Making cocktails stronger could help though as wrll first if that's too big a step on its own

Speaking of Old Fashioneds, any recs on bourbon to use for them? I've tried Maker's Mark, Bulleit and Evan Williams. Thinking of Elijah Craig 12yr next.

Blantons Imo

Gaddy,

Whatever bourbon you like to drink. Old fashioneds are so simple and spirit forward that they'll really reflect the whiskey you use. Like a very peppery rye? Use that. Like a very sweet and fruity bourbon? Use that.

I like using lots of different spirits for old fashioneds, with my only consistent preference being that I like making them with spirits that are a little higher proof (like 100 proof or above).

Tried Michters rye tonight for the first time. I prefer this over the sazarac or even the thomas handy. So smooth for a rye. I will add it to the collection.

The Claymore. IMO a good whisky, mellow, ++(+)/+++

Will have to learn a bit more for a more thorough review. Think I could say in addition in total at least maybe two things, but can't put my finger on it yet, need more study.

Found this blog with a lot of science and history information for Scotch whisky. Looks good for when you want to get your nerd on: http://whiskyscience.blogspot.com/

Of particular interest to an ongoing discussion ITT: http://whiskyscience.blogspot.com/20...ation-obe.html

Doesn't directly apply to the open bottle effect debate, but some of the wine discussion in that blog post may relate to that question. Interesting read.

Haha, that map misspells Edinburgh big style. Good old Aussies.

Best,
Pete

It's the thought that counts

As a blend friend I try to spell Edinburgh correctly.

http://www.edinburghwhisky.com/

Had a couple Scotches at an open-bar event last night. Very new to it.

Laphroaig 10 year- Pretty smoky. First time having something so peaty, and was certainly interesting to try, but not really my thing as I was pretty tired of it by the end of the glass.

Glenmorangie 18 year- Holy crap. So ridiculously good. Fruity, nutty, very smooth. Gladly had a 2nd glass. By far the best whiskey I've ever had. Was quite disappointed when I saw the price in liqour stores.

Does anyone have suggestions with a similar flavor profile as the Glenmorangie 18 yr at a much lower price point?