Hmm

[bellinghman]

I'm currently sipping a 3 year old single malt whisky.

Yes, 3. Not 30, this was distilled in 2007 and bottled last year, which makes me feel like a child molester.

And yet it's not bad at all. Damn, I think this may be the Lolita of Whiskies.

It's 46% strength, matured in Bourbon barrels, delightfully pale. Designed by a former distiller from Laphroiag, but not peaty.

Oh, and it's English, from Norfolk.

I'll be intrigued to see how they develop over the next few years - I trust they're keeping some of the casks to age a bit longer.

Comments

[silly-swordsman.livejournal.com]

The St George distillery? We did a Viking show in the village next door last year, and the distillery got a lot of strangely dressed visitors. I think they said they will offer a range of ages, so you can examine its maturation.

I only had a taste, but liked it quite a lot.

[oldbloke.livejournal.com]

Isn't it interesting how much of a whisky's taste is from the barrel it's aged in?

Oh, and: Maker's Mark barrel #802830 will bear the name of Dave Oldbloke Budd.

[lagilman]

*perks up and makes note*

[gmh.livejournal.com]

I have a bottle of the stuff downstairs, courtesy of uitlander!

[uitlander]

Its interesting stuff, isn't it? I have a few bottles knocking around the house of both the spirit and the malt.

[j-lj.livejournal.com]

We have some of the spirit and the malt from St George too. Very nice it is too.