[MM-MALTS-L] Good & Bad whisky

[Davin de Kergommeaux]

Hi Peter,
To me the two are not mutually exclusive.  I love the variety, but
among the gems be they Allt A'Bhaines or or Black Bowmores, I do have
a favourite.
Davin

On 11/13/07, Peter Wood <st.peter at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> When any discussion turns on what is the best or worst malt whisky ever
> bottled, the arguments about which are the best are legion. Applying
> reductionist principles, the definition of the worst usually oscillates
> between the infamous Talisker and the FWP Bowmore. I take it we are all old
> enough to understand FWP, if not in practice, then by association (think
> Newquay, Grimsby, Peterhead)? I was unfortunate never to have had the
> Talisker, and have led a pure enough life not to have fully appreciated the
> Bowmore perfume. But the great range of bottlings that lie within the reach
> of normal people (those that spend less than 35% of their disposable income
> on malt whisky) are acceptable.
>
> I respect the Cadenhead attitude of "if we bought it we bottle it" because
> that increases the available range of maturations in varied casks of varied
> ages. Maybe most people wish to find the perfect malt and stick with it,
> but I would have hoped that those on a list such as this would think beyond
> the trivialities of perfection, and take pleasure in the endless variabilty
> that single cask bottlings provide - crap to sublime. Anything beyond that
> and we are engaging in religious sophistry.
>
> Peter Wood
>
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