Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't normally engage in scotch rating but I have found the scotch for the ages for me OBAN smooth to the point of having tried it 'neat' ernie At 08:10 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: >I didn't know that Lagavulin was aged in sherry barrels -- how can you tell >with that huge peaty element in it?. I'm a big fan of The Macallan 12 year >old, but those who are looking for more bang for the buck would be wise to >check out some of the recommendations on whiskymag. That's how I discovered >Forty Creek Barrel Select, a Canadian whisky that is aged in sherry barrels, >and doesn't taste remotely like other Canadian whiskies. This is an >incredible bargain -- those of you who can find it should read the review on >whiskymag and give it a try. > >Mark > >On 12/13/05, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: > > > > Some of the best single malt scotch have always been finished in sherry > > barrels from Jerez, Spain (Balvenie, Macallan, Glenfarclas, Lagvullin), > > its been around forever, hardly anything new. What is new is the wine, > > madeira, port etc finishes, some very good, some very bad. The standard > > oak barrel for maturation of scotch whisky is, of course, bourbon > > barrels from the USA.... > > Anyway, to check whisky out: > > > > http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/ > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand Govindaraj > > Chennai, India > > > > > > > > Emanuel Lowi wrote: > > > > >>Your quoted article from the "Wall Street Journal?" Heaven forbid I > > should > > >>suggest the writer might be wrong and meant " aged in Sherry barrels, > > not > > >>wine ?" Sherry barrels it's a known fact to single malt drinkers? Or > > users > > >>for medicinal purposes, ;-) we know the best comes from aging in Sherry > > >>barrels!" > > >> > > >>Yes your, "It sure sounds mellow to me." is exactly where the mellow > > comes > > >>from, the Sherry barrels. > > >> > > >>However, if it truly is a "wine barrel" then I stand corrected in the > > case > > >>of the McCallan and will be flogged at sunrise of this following day! > > :-( > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >FYI, Sherry IS a kind of wine. Sometimes a fortified wine (alcohol added > > to > > >fermented grape juice) but a wine nonetheless. Port is a fortified wine. > > > > > >Some Scotch makers are aging their stuff in ex-Sherry or Port barrels, > > but > > >also sometimes in ex-Bordeaux barrels. New oak barrels are quite pricey. > > > > > >Emanuel > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information