Single Malts.

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  • john ponting
    john ponting Posts: 491
    LGS !! LMAO . :lol:
  • pipeman
    pipeman Posts: 48
    :) was looking!at a bottle of superstition in morrisons,brecon,,it does indeed state on the panel at the rear of the box that it is a blend of the distillery's older and young malts,,,,,but why does it state"single malt"onthe front?????how can this be???? :o
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  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    I must admit to being partial to a drop of Lagavulin. I also like most of the Islay, Skye and Orkney malts. Spaysides I can live without. I currently have a bottle of Talisker, Bowmore, Highland Park and Scapa. Lagavulin is out of stock but if anyone feels like buying me a bottle, please feel free :D
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  • pipeman
    pipeman Posts: 48
    The Mechanic wrote:
    I must admit to being partial to a drop of Lagavulin. I also like most of the Islay, Skye and Orkney malts. Spaysides I can live without. I currently have a bottle of Talisker, Bowmore, Highland Park and Scapa. Lagavulin is out of stock but if anyone feels like buying me a bottle, please feel free :D

    :D plenty in morrisons,brecon,,,,,,and at malvern,,,,,,

    i like a speyside occasionally,,,but go with you on the western drams!!! :D:D
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  • pipeman
    pipeman Posts: 48
    taking a speyside now,,,"SLAINTE MHAR"to you all!!!!(cheers to the rest of ya!!!) :P
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  • JustRidecp
    JustRidecp Posts: 302
    pipeman wrote:
    :) was looking!at a bottle of superstition in morrisons,brecon,,it does indeed state on the panel at the rear of the box that it is a blend of the distillery's older and young malts,,,,,but why does it state"single malt"onthe front?????how can this be???? :o

    A single malt is the product from one distillary and has not been mixed with whisky from any other distilleries using single malt as its sole ingredient. The "single" means malt from one distillery. Superstition is a blend of two different aged malts from the same distillery. They are identical in ingredients, distillation processes, etc. The only difference is that they have spend different lengths of time in the cask, from what I believe, its a 3yro highly peated malt and the standard 10yro. Therefore they are the same whisky, same distillary = single malt.

    A blended malt takes different malts from different distillery and combines them.
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  • pipeman
    pipeman Posts: 48
    :D thanks for that info mate,,,,,
    time is running out,use it wisely!
  • BigG67
    BigG67 Posts: 582
    JustRidecp wrote:
    pipeman wrote:
    :) was looking!at a bottle of superstition in morrisons,brecon,,it does indeed state on the panel at the rear of the box that it is a blend of the distillery's older and young malts,,,,,but why does it state"single malt"onthe front?????how can this be???? :o

    A single malt is the product from one distillary and has not been mixed with whisky from any other distilleries using single malt as its sole ingredient. The "single" means malt from one distillery. Superstition is a blend of two different aged malts from the same distillery. They are identical in ingredients, distillation processes, etc. The only difference is that they have spend different lengths of time in the cask, from what I believe, its a 3yro highly peated malt and the standard 10yro. Therefore they are the same whisky, same distillary = single malt.

    A blended malt takes different malts from different distillery and combines them.

    Unless a single malt makes a big thing on the label of it being a single cask, or unless if it has a year (say 1967) on it you can assume that it is a blend of single malts from a single distillery but from different years.

    Indeed the "recipe" will change over the years to maintain a consistent flavour. So a 12 year old Glen Turret will not have the same % of 12 year old to 13yo to 17yo as time goes on. Or if a distillery has been closed for a while for maintenance then the mix will have to change.

    The age statement - say 16 year old - is for the youngest whisky in the bottle

    (FYI all scotch whisky is min 3 years old and...another name for a blended malt is a vatted malt :) ).
  • JustRidecp
    JustRidecp Posts: 302
    Cheers BigG!!

    Also though, there is a difference between a blended malt and a vatted malt. Vatted malts contain no grain whisky. Blended whiskies are a blend of grain and malt. :lol:
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  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    JustRidecp wrote:
    There is no reason to be snobby about blends. Master Blenders can make some phenomenal, one off blended whiskeys which are both highly expensive and highly exclusive.

    BTW, I'm not talking about grants, bells etc.

    Also, superstition isn't a blend. Blends take different whiskies from a number of distillaries and blend them together. Superstition combines two age whiskies from the Jura distillary, one heavily peaty and one lighter. Its like mixing a 10 and a 16 year old of the same single malt. Its the same whiskey, just spend different lengths of time in a cask. Also, its branded as single malt whiskey.

    Richrd2205. If you like superstition, have you tried Bunnahabhain? Its an Islay malt but probably the most accessible. Very fine, especially if you can get a taste of an 18yr. Smooth as you like!

    Just Ride, apologies for the mistake, but then now I don't have to hold my head in shame admitting to liking it: cheers for correcting me! I tried a Bunnahabhain one night in Uisge Beatha in Glasgow &, yes, it was nice, although my memory is somewhat fogged by the other whiskies sampled. My budget doesn't normally run to 18 year old whiskies, but Xmas isn't too far away...
    Cheers for the informed posting
  • climbinglegs
    climbinglegs Posts: 8
    Lagavulin is my fave and Talisker is nice.......all with a splash of water too dowse the fire slightler and bring the flavour.
  • Hasufel
    Hasufel Posts: 28
    climbinglegs wrote:
    Lagavulin is my fave and Talisker is nice.......all with a splash of water too dowse the fire slightler and bring the flavour.

    I'll second (OK so more people than that) Lagavulin - a giant amongst the Malts. Rosebank from Falkirk is my favourite Lowland dram - flowery meadows and honey - though where the hell they found those ingredients near Falkirk I dont know
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Holy crap :shock:

    i had a 25 year Caol Ila last night that was nice.
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  • John C.
    John C. Posts: 2,113
    Its a long time since I had Highland Park but I rated it very highley. My daughter loves Laphroaig, I hate it, tastes like the back of an old peat fireplace. I also like the Irish too Jamesons or Bushmills both go down well
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  • BigG67
    BigG67 Posts: 582
    JustRidecp wrote:
    Cheers BigG!!

    Also though, there is a difference between a blended malt and a vatted malt. Vatted malts contain no grain whisky. Blended whiskies are a blend of grain and malt. :lol:

    I agree, but not quite what I meant.

    A blended whisky is indeed grain and malt. I was giving the correct term for a mix of malts from different distilleries (which I think someone had called a blended malt) - which is a vatted malt. :)

    BTW go to try some Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V the other day......v. nice 8)

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