tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post3758302828433625051..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Bruichladdich Links, Old Course St. Andrews 17th HoleMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-85673907777725759882013-04-04T15:42:56.134-04:002013-04-04T15:42:56.134-04:00I agree about the standards then and now. Should t...I agree about the standards then and now. Should this malt then not have become one of McEwan's ACEing experiments? This may be one of the few examples wherein I'd champion a winey (whiney?) finish.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-92117727011991714912013-04-02T19:51:20.695-04:002013-04-02T19:51:20.695-04:00The sour wine notes I got out when I tried made me...The sour wine notes I got out when I tried made me think that it was just a lousy sherry cask. Standards probably weren't too high in the late-80s when it got produced and they might have loaded up a sherry cask that had sat around for too long and went off somewhere in transit. It seems like some of the improvements in single malts lately has been due largely to better wood management.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-44687218729678735852013-04-02T19:22:09.897-04:002013-04-02T19:22:09.897-04:00Could have been. Too bad I already tossed the bott...Could have been. Too bad I already tossed the bottle or I'd check for it. The mini was packed with packing peanuts, but they were all intact. Plus the styrofoam chunks would have had to squeeze their way into the well-sealed bottle (the fill was to the very top of the neck).Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-59118991781132595922013-04-02T18:21:34.784-04:002013-04-02T18:21:34.784-04:00That white sediment looks like bits from the cardb...That white sediment looks like bits from the cardboard on the inside of the cap (all screw-tops have this to keep the whisky from contacting the metal).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.com