tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post5126248764156399671..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Glenmorangie Quinta RubanMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-23173152373915857302012-11-06T15:12:15.093-05:002012-11-06T15:12:15.093-05:00Mount Gay, at least, fills their ex-bourbon barrel...Mount Gay, at least, fills their ex-bourbon barrels twice before discarding them.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-20719179394386308282012-11-06T00:44:15.630-05:002012-11-06T00:44:15.630-05:00Yeah, I really like the Balvenie Caribbean Cask to...Yeah, I really like the Balvenie Caribbean Cask too. The rum note merges with the malt nicely, making for a great desserty whisky.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-88624679612950513982012-11-06T00:42:30.461-05:002012-11-06T00:42:30.461-05:00I'm pondering that a lot right now. It's o...I'm pondering that a lot right now. It's one of those, "Did the whisky change or did I?"Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-39241290278273829082012-11-05T18:30:10.388-05:002012-11-05T18:30:10.388-05:00Hmm, I started wondering why I really like rum fin...Hmm, I started wondering why I really like rum finished whiskies like the Balvenie Caribbean Cask and a Chieftan's Jura 12 from K&L and then I remembered rum is also aged in ex-bourbon casks. And since the rum cask has already been used at least twice (not sure if rum distillers do reuse casks), the rum doesn't really overpower the whisky.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-12454835656357009032012-11-05T00:11:51.334-05:002012-11-05T00:11:51.334-05:00Now I'm more interested than ever to get back ...Now I'm more interested than ever to get back to these whiskies. Did I enjoy them because my palate was under-developed or will they stand the test of time?Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.com