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Title: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Andy B on 23 February 2009, 22:59:30
Has anyone bought any of this recently? I know it's not exactly the most expensive single malt you can buy but I've just opened a bottle of it and the best thing I can compare it to is ..... TCP! :-?
I've had the 12 year stuff before & thought it was not bad, but this 10 year old  :o  :o  :o

edited to get shut of the childish word filter altering out a perfectly acceptable abreviations!
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Vamps on 23 February 2009, 23:04:48
Keep it, bring it to York and I will happily give you my opinion. :y :y
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: hotel21 on 23 February 2009, 23:24:43
If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Andy B on 23 February 2009, 23:41:12
I'm sticking with it .......  ;D
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Vamps on 23 February 2009, 23:45:07
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: hotel21 on 23 February 2009, 23:59:03
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

Imagine your watching Oz Clark & James May doing the British Drinks thing on the telly....  Or Jilly Goolden waxing lyrical about some far flung distant flavour in whatever she is currently drinking.

Sometimes I 'taste' TCP when drinking some of the Island malts but its only my brain/memory kicking in reminding me of what it smells like, if you follow....  ;)

Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Vamps on 24 February 2009, 00:04:31
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

Imagine your watching Oz Clark & James May doing the British Drinks thing on the telly....  Or Jilly Goolden waxing lyrical about some far flung distant flavour in whatever she is currently drinking.

Sometimes I 'taste' TCP when drinking some of the Island malts but its only my brain/memory kicking in reminding me of what it smells like, if you follow....  ;)


Hmm :-/ Regardless, I will drink what I like, and I will happily drink Andy b's Tesco Islay whisky to give an opinion, mind I am slow to give an opinion though :y
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: hotel21 on 24 February 2009, 00:06:26
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

Imagine your watching Oz Clark & James May doing the British Drinks thing on the telly....  Or Jilly Goolden waxing lyrical about some far flung distant flavour in whatever she is currently drinking.

Sometimes I 'taste' TCP when drinking some of the Island malts but its only my brain/memory kicking in reminding me of what it smells like, if you follow....  ;)


Hmm :-/ Regardless, I will drink what I like, and I will happily drink Andy b's Tesco Islay whisky to give an opinion, mind I am slow to give an opinion though :y

Bit like me....  Normally a few glassfulls.....   ;D
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: The Barge Captain on 24 February 2009, 00:07:03
Laphroaig is the one malt I don't like.
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Andy B on 24 February 2009, 00:13:00
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

Imagine your watching Oz Clark & James May doing the British Drinks thing on the telly....  Or Jilly Goolden waxing lyrical about some far flung distant flavour in whatever she is currently drinking.

Sometimes I 'taste' TCP when drinking some of the Island malts but its only my brain/memory kicking in reminding me of what it smells like, if you follow....  ;)


Hmm :-/ Regardless, I will drink what I like, and I will happily drink Andy b's Tesco Islay whisky to give an opinion, mind I am slow to give an opinion though :y

Bit like me....  Normally a few glassfulls.....   ;D

It could very well be gone by May while I try to make my mind up!  :y
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 24 February 2009, 01:20:12
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

What you aren't understanding is these guys think it is Medicine, to be taken three times Daily  ;D :P
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Andy B on 24 February 2009, 01:24:51
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If you taste TCP then thats the seaweed/salt/iodine element.  Quite common with the Islay malts, I find....

Try Laphroaig.  Dearer, but certainly gives you TCP.....   ;)
TCP? what are we saying, I like the Islay malts and I like Laphroaig, am i not understanding something here?

What you aren't understanding is these guys think it is Medicine, to be taken three times Daily  ;D :P

I think I'm getting a taste for it now ....... 4 glasses later .... or is that 5?  :-/  :y
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Jimbob on 24 February 2009, 07:36:56
Lagavulin


The marmite of whisky's, love it or hate it  ;D

I Love it  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 February 2009, 11:20:49
Glenfiddich...........is a very poor malt............commercial crap ..........that is just well promoted and advertised. :-/ :y :y
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 24 February 2009, 11:30:06
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Glenfiddich...........is a very poor malt............commercial crap ..........that is just well promoted and advertised. :-/ :y :y


It is not Optimist when it is fresh out of the vat at the distillery!! Hic. hic :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;)

So pass any bottles you don't want to me ! ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Tesco's 10yr Islay single malt
Post by: The Red Baron on 24 February 2009, 11:33:25
10 or 14 year old oban malt for me anytime.  :D