Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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