Gimp holiday

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
We demand a listing, review and ranking of all the malts you tried! :doitnow:

Welcome back!

Poit Dubh- an unchillfiltered malt from Skye aimed at the local Gaelic-speaking market. It's got the slightly oily texture you'd expect from the absence of chill-filtering. Tastes lighter than most island malts- closer to a Speyside. Very nice.

Caol Ila- A middleweight Islay, less smokey than Lagavulin and Laphroiag. This gets balanced out by the fact that it's a rare bottling of cask-strength 55% stuff I bought. The concentration makes it taste closer to Lagavulin, but with a heavier texture.

Ben Nevis- Nothing special. Close to a typical lowland malt and lacking in substance.

Te Bheag- This is actually a blend, but it contains 50% malts, has no chill-filtering and tastes better than some malts. Marketed by the same distillery as Poit Dubh.

Talisker- Skye's biggest malt. Less smokey than Islay malts, but has a definite kelpy taste to it. A bit astringent, but damned good anyway.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

There were others, but I only included the ones I wasn't too addled to appreciate.

[Solly]

That meant lots of cosy nights in front of an open fires and drinking loads of obscure malts to stay warm.

The only bit that makes your absence at the biggest ever Poly meet legitimate.