tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8957535993531432058..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: NOT Single Malt Report: Ballantine's 17 year old blended whiskyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-9544539302960469952012-12-24T11:40:50.031-05:002012-12-24T11:40:50.031-05:00It's too late Florin! It's too late!It's too late Florin! It's too late!Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-65236549065188498582012-12-21T23:53:28.980-05:002012-12-21T23:53:28.980-05:00Yes, those remarks may need translation for public...Yes, those remarks may need translation for public use; they do make sense to me. Yellow notes are something you find in a can of fruits in juice, like peaches or pineapple; light notes of overripe stone fruits (mangoes, peaches, apricots). Besides Strathisla and Balblair they are common in Irish whisky. Not my favorite signature in a whisky.<br /><br />Michael, for your sake and ours, you are banned from the Whiskybible, before it's too late!Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-60190608592608395092012-12-21T13:30:46.699-05:002012-12-21T13:30:46.699-05:00"Yellow" for me means the fun bakery not..."Yellow" for me means the fun bakery notes from American oak: butter, sugar, and vanilla; maybe fresh bananas. Or if we're being abstract: Sunshine, butterflies, and the laughter of a small child.<br />:)Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-37877125155881785002012-12-20T23:15:56.818-05:002012-12-20T23:15:56.818-05:00"Yellow" notes? I'd like to know wh..."Yellow" notes? I'd like to know what "yellow" tastes like.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87930147694008264022012-12-20T17:10:18.213-05:002012-12-20T17:10:18.213-05:00Thanks Josh! It's worth getting one edition of...Thanks Josh! It's worth getting one edition of the "Bible" just to revel in its style. More than one edition, though...Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-57412705015207146392012-12-20T17:09:29.491-05:002012-12-20T17:09:29.491-05:00STRATHISLA! Shoot, I was thinking about Strathisla...STRATHISLA! Shoot, I was thinking about Strathisla and left it out of my notes. I'll bet Ballantine's 17 wouldn't be that different from a 17yr Strathisla (if it were ever released).<br /><br />It's too late, the Whisky Bible is following me wherever I go...<br /><br />Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-27315051453897984682012-12-20T17:05:46.355-05:002012-12-20T17:05:46.355-05:00Corryvrecken.
Sorry, I got lost there for a seco...Corryvrecken.<br /><br /><br />Sorry, I got lost there for a second.<br /><br />I picture some great fisticuffs between Paterson and Murray.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-11881988699376853762012-12-20T17:03:59.726-05:002012-12-20T17:03:59.726-05:00I think it was me, but perhaps I was channeling Mu...I think it was me, but perhaps I was channeling Murray's spirit. I would love to ghostwrite for that man.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-13221712867152359932012-12-20T14:18:30.588-05:002012-12-20T14:18:30.588-05:00Very nice review. I've been meaning to try th...Very nice review. I've been meaning to try this for ages - just never seem to get around... Now I'm going to have to put "The Bible" on my list too! Priceless...Josh Feldmanhttp://cooperedtot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-49129243425448360222012-12-19T20:21:12.616-05:002012-12-19T20:21:12.616-05:00Oh, man, that was awesome! "Rosebud" -...Oh, man, that was awesome! "Rosebud" - that killed me!<br />You've already gotten your money's worth from the Whiskybible - Now put it down, easy, and slowly back away.<br /><br />I've also tasted the Ballantine's 17 from a sample recently - and this is what I got: Nice, smooth whisky. Thin but oily body, with "yellow" notes (see Strathisla, Balblair). Pleasant, delicate, but by no means extraordinary.<br /><br />As you can see, similar spirit with your review, although it evoked different glens for me.<br /><br />Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-37053107532796519472012-12-19T14:34:34.259-05:002012-12-19T14:34:34.259-05:00What you felt was a minor case of Murrayitis. Don...What you felt was a minor case of Murrayitis. Don't worry though. Two bottles of Ardbeg Corryvrecken will clear that up in no time.<br /><br />Also, just be glad Richard Paterson didn't catch you cupping your whisky in your hand.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-73981383868633871002012-12-19T13:32:21.281-05:002012-12-19T13:32:21.281-05:00Ha! Outrageous! But, not so outrageous that it c...Ha! Outrageous! But, not so outrageous that it couldn't have come from Murray. In fact, it took me a while to realize that that really was your writing and not Murray's (it is, isn't it?). Maybe you can get a part-time job ghostwriting for Murray.Ryannoreply@blogger.com