"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
12/08/2018 at 21:54 • Filed to: Ledaig, Scotch
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"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
12/08/2018 at 21:54 • Filed to: Ledaig, Scotch | 4
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Although it costs about the same to make as other whiskies, Islay distillers see the demand for their smoky, peaty whisky and charge what they can. They were always expensive, but in recent years many have skyrocketed in price.
An alternative? Tobermory Distillery on the Isle of Mull produces a peated variety called Ledaig (pronounced La-chag). 46.3%, non-chill-filtered, and no color added.
I purchased this bottle last year and have really bonded with it. First cracked, it had a lot of burnt rubber and twigs with some fresh fruit behind. As the fill level dropped the fruit rose, became a little darker and brought smoked ham. It became a little sweeter, and quite a bit richer and rounder.
Anyone looking for an Ardbeg or Laphroig will be left wanting, but anyone who likes Caol Ila will like this very, very much (I’m looking at you leicester).
The price?...One freakin’ half the cost of a comparable Islay.
8.747/10
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 22:04 |
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That's not a bad price
Svend
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 22:06 |
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I don’t recall hearing of that one.
I’m enjoying Cardhu 10 year old reserve.
((pic not from tonight))
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Goggles Pizzano
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/08/2018 at 22:09 |
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On sale locally
until the end of the month too.
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Goggles Pizzano
> Svend
12/08/2018 at 22:11 |
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Haven’t tried any Cardhu...yet. You’re just recently moving away from Irish and into scotch, am I right? What do you think?
Edit: Just remembered you’re a fan of A
uchentoshan. But you are broadening
your horizons
?
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 22:16 |
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At BCL?
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Goggles Pizzano
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/08/2018 at 22:19 |
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Yep,
67 doll hairs.
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Svend
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 22:22 |
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I wouldn’t say moving away from Irish whiskey. Irish is still my go to (though for a cheap triple distilled whisk’e’y other than Tullamore Dew, the Auchentoshan is a fantastic drink).
I’ve had quite a bit of Scotch in the past but pretty much always past them off but now getting more into giving them a proper go and trying new things when they come on offer.
The Cardhu I’d class as an easy drinking whisky. Sort of toffee or caramel notes to it. Quite smooth for a Scotch really.
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Goggles Pizzano
> Svend
12/08/2018 at 22:33 |
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Yes, I edited my reply too late. Had a brain fart and forgot you like Auchentoshan.
Giving them a second go.
This isn’t a bad idea.
The first bottle of a
single malt I ever bought was
D
alwhinnie 15. I’d fallen in love with the punch-
in-
the-
face of
Talisker by this point,
and yet I
really didn’t like
the Dalwhinnie
. I have a very clear 20 year old
memory of giving away the bottom half. Today I’d gladly have a drink, and probably a whole bottle to sip on.
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Svend
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 22:56 |
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I’m British and so was drinking from about 13 years old.
I don’t recal the first drink of whisk’e’y I had but I think the first one I really enjoyed as a green label 10 year old Bushmills single malt. It was smooth, smoother than all the Scotch I’d had up to that point and that starte d me into looking at Irish whiskies, but still finding new ones, though to my defence teeling only came about in 2015 so it’s not my fault I never came across them sooner, they hadn’t existed until then (though it’s been getting more expensive as they’ve established themselves) . Lol.
leicester
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 23:05 |
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Duly noted. .
Berang
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 23:07 |
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Goggles Pizzano
> Svend
12/08/2018 at 23:10 |
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Teeling lifts an eyebrow every now and then. Their variety is great. Their new-make spirit is one of the easiest to source too. The minute I see their new-make on a shelf, is the minute I buy it and an aged version in one go.
A few weeks ago I had my first new-make malted spirit but was unable to do a side-by-side with an aged version. It was a good learning experience, but still a lot of apples to oranges.
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Goggles Pizzano
> leicester
12/08/2018 at 23:12 |
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:-)x
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Svend
> Goggles Pizzano
12/08/2018 at 23:21 |
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The Teeling single grain is my favourite.
But there are so many out there. I just try and keep it below £40 where and when I can unless the bottle really intrigues me.