Morning, all. Good times at the tasting last night. Really didn't care for any of the Auchentoshans. Liked most of the Laphroaigs. Only real dud of the evening was the Laphroaig Select, which the rep said was "selected" from other casks of the 10 Year, Triple Wood, Quarter Cask, etc, and blended together. To me, that sounds like scrap whiskey that didn't fit a profile so they just mix it all together and sell it cheap.
Has there ever been anything labeled "select" that was worthwhile? I avoid that word like the plague.
Morning, Joe.
Indeed. Always funny to see a rep try to spin something like that to a room that he KNOWS is knowledgeable and is reading between the lines. Just doing his job of course, and he knows it's bullshit, but whatever. I'm always alarmed when something is described as "smooth", "approachable", stuff like that. Screams "bland" and "flavorless" to me. Morning, Brett.