What whisk(e)y are we drinking? (Part 2)

Good, old Jack

I agree, Small Batch is nice but not outstanding, BlackPitts is interesting and a bit different but their Single Grain is a 'NO' from me, granted I'm not a Single Grain fan but I can barely finish a glass if I pour one

Is that a horse's tail I see disappearing over the hill?

Picked up 3 bottles of the 9 cuvee 😂🫢

These are our notes...

They're both great whiskies. They're peated but not scotch level peated obviously. The dark silkie is a gorgeous drop, very well balanced and just different enough to make you appreciate that theres much more of an Irish whiskey heritage to tap into beyond our normal middleton/bushmills/teeling offerings. Its a great whiskey. The midnight Silkie takes it up a notch with the wine influence, offerring an unusual funky lactic note that works well with the peat that is just unheard of in Irish whiskies. The Dark Silkie is class, but the Midnight Silkie IMO is highly memorable. Id buy the Midnight over the Dark all day every day,

1 litre bottle for 35 quid

The Midnight Silkie is a blended malt too isn't it? While the Dark is blended whiskey, though to be honest, they're bith still great quality and value. I've heard the Rum and Raisin is available in 700ml now?

might skip it so 😁

Can you recommend any "groups" "exchanging" samples?

Would really like to taste first before going for full bottle.

Thanks

Picked up that bottle few years back.

Cracked it open and I am pleasantly surprised. Quite sweet.

Also catching few rays of sunlight so paring it with Leon Jimenes Cigar.

Quiet Sunday afternoon.

Slainte.

Thoughts on the whiskey?

Quite sweet but also little bit smoky.

Enjoyed it but need to pair it again with dark chocolate.

Smooth.

I agree. Johnnie Walker are a very safe pair of hands (once you get past the red. Though, to be fair, that's not too bad given it's very cheap)

The black is very decent, I really like the double black, green is good and all the random editions I've tried have been nice (The Spice Road is the only one I can really remember though)

Experimenting with miniatures tonight.

Bottles, labels, wax, string. Quite happy with the outcome.

While doing that I killed my can of bourbon.

Sláinte

STR:

https://www.whitepeakdistillery.co.uk/str-casks/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20STR%20cask,casks%20across%20Europe%20and%20America.

Presumably that's still pretty young, isn't it?

(Maybe not, can't remember when I first saw Roe and Co)

Sounds interesting...

...refill and first fill American Oak ex Bourbon barrels, Alligator charred American oak barrels, Chestnut barrels with custom toasting profiles, and Sherry casks converge to create a diverse wood profile

I presume it's charred until until it resembles alligator skin, but that did confuse me too 🤣

Definitely one I'll look for in a pub, bit pricey too dive in on a whole bottle

Alligator is one of the heavier chars, something like a 4 I think.