Are we finished with "finishes"?

[Pete Lamb]

you can see my thoughts on my blog under Arran / Bruichladdich new finishes.
 
I agree with all - some are good - looking forward to trying the Clynelish but when they start finishing it in a tomato sauce bottle! It is all going a bit too far.
 
Regards
 
Pete 
 
 
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Hear hear! 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul_Dejong at TELENET.BE
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Sent: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Are we finished with "finishes"?


My thoughts exactly, Rob...you hit the nail on the head!
Good whisky does not need finishing!!! 
I do think experienced ‘tasters’ will always revert to the original taste...
Even on whisky the saying: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ applies!

So “enhancement...”?  Bollocks!!!
It’s Just a change in scenery, and one that makes you realise damned well how good you had it before!!!!

Paul


On 07-11-2006 20:21, "Rob Stevens" <r.stevens at WHISKYKONING.NL> wrote:


Is it just me personally who had it with whisky finishes or ...?
In the past there were sometimes some great whisky finishes. Nothing wrong, some good excitement in tastes. Followed by a lot of so called "marketing-finishes", nowadays called "enhanced". Interesting for sales, only in the beginning, but don't taste them. Interested consumers are left with a "Is that all"?
I feel that nowadays consumers/customers seems to go back to whisky in its origin. Whenever a new normal release comes on the market, which tastes like old fashioned whisky, you see the traditional consumers come back for it. And so called finishes are left aside, just a one-off.
Is it just coincidental that old time whisky drinkers/lovers from the past tend to dive into the older bottlings? That they even appreciate old-fashioned blends more the the currents malts?
I always wondered why the old-fashioned whiskies weren't finished, in the real meaning of that word, if they were that good. And I wonder, am I the only one with these thoughts?
But then, I really appreciate the new Clynelish Distillers Edition. I hope that this one isn't finished to fast...
Rob

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