[MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead

Wed Oct 7 00:08:37 CEST 2009

For my 2 cents -
I enjoy trying the "off brand" or "no name" malts.  If they are good  
I buy more, if not - it was cheap.
But it IS fun to try to figure out what it might be.
Walt
in San Diego

On Oct 6, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Bert Bruyneel (WDWS) wrote:

> Serge,
>
> That's why it's for me quite redundant to know what exactly would  
> be in it ... you never know what you will get every time you buy a  
> bottle of it.
>
> You are a marketeer yourself. Just take a look at it as a product:  
> it is what it is: a cheap way to sell peatheads their peated  
> whisky, and the real target group will never even wonder what would  
> be in it, because they are just looking for ... a cheap peated whisky.
>
> I repeat it again: WE are the 0,000X% of the whisky-enjoying  
> population who wants to go and find out what whisky would be in  
> that bottle. People who want to look beyond this type of product,  
> and want to 'explore' the whisky, will anyhow encounter the things  
> they like during their journey along the Water of Life.
>
> Only my 2p of course, but as Astrid suggested: where is the  
> discussion ;-) ??
>
> Cheers,
> Bert.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net [mailto:mm-malts-l- 
> bounces at grsnet.net] On Behalf Of Serge Valentin
> Sent: dinsdag 6 oktober 2009 10:39
> To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
> Subject: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
>
> Err, right, Astrid, the simple fact that the bottlers may change the
> 'recipe' with any new batch makes the discussion quite difficult,
> unless each batch is clearly identified somewhere on the label...
> Indeed...
>
> Serge
>
> Le 6 oct. 09 à 10:23, Astrid Kathrine Ohl a écrit :
>
> > Well, then let's start discussing. :-)
> > And maybe we should also take the young Smokehead into
> > consideration, because I think it has changed style "dramatically"
> > from the "first batch" till now.
> >
> > Young Smokehead: the first tasted exactly like a Ardbeg Still Young
> > reduced in alc.strength
> > the last one I had was more like young Caol Ilas
> > in a norwegian forum they also had Lagavulin on their "list".
> >
> > Black Smokehead: seemed to me more like a Caol Ila
> >
> > Astrid
> >
> > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> >> Datum: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:58:48 +0100
> >> Von: "Kraaijeveld A.R." <A.R.Kraaijeveld at soton.ac.uk>
> >> An: "MaltManiacs operated former \'MALT-L\' Whisky List" <mm- 
> malts-l at grsnet.net
> >> >
> >> Betreff: RE: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
> >
> >>
> >> Totally my thoughts (;o) ...
> >>
> >>
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net [mailto:mm-malts-l- 
> bounces at grsnet.net
> >> ]
> >> On Behalf Of Whisky Jones
> >> Sent: 06 October 2009 08:53
> >> To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
> >> Subject: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
> >>
> >> "Important"? In the grand scheme of things, no.
> >>
> >> But isn't knowing and caring about such things as the provenance of
> >> a dram
> >> what makes this interesting as a hobby and an experience?
> >>
> >> Maybe he likes it so much that he would love to explore more from
> >> the same
> >> distillery.
> >>
> >> Would that be a more "legitimate" motivation for asking a question
> >> that
> >> occurs to most of us here every time we run into a "mystery malt"?
> >>
> >> Al Jones
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bert Bruyneel (WDWS)" <bert at weedram.be>
> >> To: "MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List"
> >> <mm-malts-l at grsnet.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:39 AM
> >> Subject: RE: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
> >>
> >>
> >> Totally my thoughts ...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> >> Van: Astrid Kathrine Ohl <whiskywitch at gmx.de>
> >> Verzonden: dinsdag 6 oktober 2009 8:32
> >> Aan: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
> >> <mm-malts-l at grsnet.net>
> >> Onderwerp: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
> >>
> >> Hi Pascal,
> >>
> >> is that really important? As long as you like it, go and buy and
> >> drink it.
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> Astrid
> >>
> >> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> >>> Datum: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:06:35 +0200
> >>> Von: Pascal De Schepper <pascal.deschepper at telenet.be>
> >>> An: MaltManiacs operated former \'MALT-L\' Whisky List
> >>> <mm-malts-l at grsnetnet>
> >>> Betreff: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> anyone any idea what's in a bottle of Smokehead 18yo "Extra  
> Black" ?
> >>>
> >>> GreeZ,
> >>> p.
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