[MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead

Wed Oct 7 01:40:43 CEST 2009

And, there are almost certainly bottling codes on the bottle (I
haven't seen it) that would allow us, once we find a really good
batch, to make sure we get the same thing next time.
Davin

On 10/6/09, uscruise at mac.com <uscruise at mac.com> wrote:
>  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
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> >> >
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> >> Betreff: RE: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
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> >
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> >>
>
> >> Totally my thoughts (;o) ...
>
> >>
>
> >>
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> >>
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> >> -----Original Message-----
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> >> From: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net
> [mailto:mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net
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> >> ]
>
> >> On Behalf Of Whisky Jones
>
> >> Sent: 06 October 2009 08:53
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> >> 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
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> >> <mm-malts-l at grsnet.net>
>
> >> Onderwerp: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
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> >>
>
> >> 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
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> >>> <mm-malts-l at grsnetnet>
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> >>> Betreff: [MM-MALTS-L] Smokehead
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> >>
>
> >>> Hi all,
>
> >>>
>
> >>> anyone any idea what's in a bottle of Smokehead 18yo "Extra Black" ?
>
> >>>
>
> >>> GreeZ,
>
> >>> p.
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