Single Malt Scotch Whisky @ MindSay


 

   
Whisky Tasting Notes
Glenmorangie 12 Year Old - Maderia Finish
ABV-- 43%
Glass - Medium Brandy Balloon
Color -- Light Gold to Light Amber
Nose - Maderia Wine?, Brown Cow Sucker (remember those?), Sugar Daddies candy, all day Slow Poke sucker, caramelized sugar, vanilla (oak)...this one is complex....
Flavor -- Pepper, creamy (sweet cream), Christmas spices, not so nice oak tannins(?), vanilla.
This one goes for around $62...
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Glenmorangie 18 Year Old
ABV - 43% tasted with a tiny bit of water
Glass -- regular white wine
Color -- Dark Gold/Amber
Nose - Sweet, Nuts, Oak (vanilla)
Flavor - Nuts, Spices, Oaky Vanilla ... nothing off even at this age, oak is reserved and of the best kind.
This was impressive. Runs in the low $100s.
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Glenmorangie 10 Year Old
ABV -- 43%
Glass -- Sherry Copita
Color - Light Straw Gold
Nose -- Vanilla(oak) (see a pattern here with Glenmorangie?), sweetness, grass, very complex nose!, black pepper?
Flavor - Initially a peppery attack that I remember from Glenmorangie..., light and dreamy with vanilla on the backside and finish, malt sweetness...
The nose is quite complex and hard to figure out...I will need to revisit this one!
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"Single malt Scotch whisky"

Over the next few weeks I want to share one of my passions in life and that is the enjoyment of whisky. Single malt Scotch whisky to be exact. This interest grew out of my interest in Scotland and Scottish culture and heritage. Some might call me a "caledonianphile", so, it is natural that my interest in that subject extended into an interest in the number one product of that nation.


Now lets get one thing straight, non-drinking or the so called temperance movement is not something that is a part of the Christian Faith. So, I do not want to hear some nonsense about the Bible teaching against alcohol. It does not. It does warn against drunkenness.

I do however believe in responsible drinking. "Responsible drinking" is limiting oneself to a level where drinking is unlikely to cause health problems, either mental or physical. Some folk are predisposed to be alcoholics and may the Lord help them, they really should abstain. But I digress...


Men should limit themselves to no more than three units per day with a maximum of 21 units per week spread throughout the week and should include at least two days where no alcohol is consumed at all. Since I am talking about whisky I will define a unit by that standard which is basically one ounce (25 ML) of 40% ABV(alcohol by volume) whisky. Some whisky is higher in percentage of alcohol content and can be figured out by multiplying the percent proof times the volume in ML and then divide by 1000. This will give you the exact number of units in a drink. Example: A glass contains 50 ML of 43% ABV whisky so how many units is that?

50 ML X 43%ABV/1000 = 2.15 units

Women due to their lesser body mass are supposed to limit themselves to no more than 2 units per day and a maximum 14 units per week spread out over a week and also should include 2 alcohol free days each week.


Over the next few weeks I will share some of my whisky tasting notes. I may even share my notes on Irish whisky.


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