A new blended malt from Douglas Laing, using only
Highland whiskies including Dalmore, Glengoyne and Glen Garioch. This
has the classic heathery Highland notes and rapidly became a favorite of mine - at 46.8% Alc/vol it gives a lift to my 'sun over the yard-arm' time of day
(SUN IS OVER THE YARDARM - "(time
for happy hour to begin). This expression is thought to have its origins in an
officers' custom aboard ships sailing in the north Atlantic. In those latitudes,
the sun would rise above the upper yards - the horizontal spars mounted on the
masts, from which squaresails were hung - around 11 a.m. Since this coincided
with the forenoon 'stand easy,' officers would take advantage of the break to
go below for their first tot of spirits for the day. The expression washed ashore
where the sun appears over the figurative yardarm a bit later in the day, generally
after 5 p.m., and the end of the workday.")
as I posted on TheWhiskyExchange.com:
"Great blend - taste is an iffy thing for sure but to give my take on
things I rate Lagavulin 16 year old as my single malt of choice followed
by 10 year old laphroaig and then other similar single malts BUT I find
Monkey Shoulder blended malt to be a great taste and the best buy for
the money that I have yet to try - all this said I got the Timorous
Beastie for Christmas and each time I try an ounce or so, neat and at
room temperature, I am more impressed - and the bottle is positively
overwhelming to see on my whisky shelf - I will definitely buy another"
and tonight's little tipple confirmed a blend I am sure to keep on hand.
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