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Subject: [Leica] Re: OT: What about England NOW: Scotch barrels!
From: enitka1 at comcast.net (e. nitka)
Date: Tue Dec 13 07:27:38 2005
References: <0IRF00JCYUS3W6F0@VL-MO-MR002.ip.videotron.ca> <439EDC10.4030504@eth.net> <ceb1a5650512130710y39ac7284s373ac89083320266@mail.gmail.com>

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
> > >
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Replies: Reply from langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer) ([Leica] Re: OT: What about England NOW: Scotch barrels!)
In reply to: Message from manolito at videotron.ca (Emanuel Lowi) ([Leica] Re: OT: What about England NOW: Scotch barrels!)
Message from jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Re: OT: What about England NOW: Scotch barrels!)
Message from langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer) ([Leica] Re: OT: What about England NOW: Scotch barrels!)