Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agreed, there are quite a few, but mainly independent bottlers - Murray McDavid seems to have a fancy for Yquem cases. And Philippe, don't tell me you drink Whiskyfun 80 point whiskeys! (-: Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:02 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/yquem/1/-/-/x > > > Le 14 juin 10 ? 04:40, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > >> >> Philippe, >> Most of the barrels used in maturing Scotch are either from the >> Bourbon houses in the USA or from the Sherry soleras in Spain, mainly >> Oloroso casks. Port casks were also used now and then. Nowadays, >> though, with the Single Malts attaining cult fashion status, more and >> more wine and other exotic liquor cask matured whisky is being >> released, mainly by Glenmorangie and Bowmore. It seems to me that you >> cannot get a traditional Islay malt from Bowmore any more! > > Oh yes, global taste... > >> They call >> it brand extension, but most of these that I have tasted are not to my >> taste, being too sweet - I like the peaty stuff. > > So do I, > yet, some good stuff remains to be tasted that I don't know yet > > I didn't mean that all whisk(e)ies / Scotches mature in exclusive wine > barrels > Just that it exists, and could be appreciated. > :-) > > Amiti?s de Metz > Philippe > > >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:25 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at >> sfr.fr> >> wrote: >>> >>> La part des Anges Douglas, I'd be satisfied with just this ;-) >>> >>> BTW some Scotch Whiskies (are there any other BTW?) are aged in barrels >>> bought from Yquem and a few other select wineries (I hate the term, >>> smacks >>> of manufactured goods and not of art, or at least crafmanship). >>> >>> Thanks for the fumes >>> Philippe >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > NO ARCHIVE > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >