Time to revive this thread for the holidays. I've gone through several bottles since my last post and I've pretty much liked all of them, especially Bowmore 12 and Talisker 10. Both of these are fine, fine whiskys.
My Talisker was about gone though so yesterday I went to the liquor store to pick up some spirits for the holidays. I wound up buying another bottle of the Cragganmore Distillers Edition double matured. This whisky keeps calling to me. One thing I like about it is when you take a sip, it literally fills your nose and palate with presence. I like that in a scotch.
I think the Balvenie will be next on my list. I think I've tried it in the past but forgotten what it's like.
Balvanie 21 is nectar of the gods.The 12 and 15 are also very good.
I downloaded iMalt app for my iPhone and here's what it says about Balvenie: (BTW, it's a speyside)
"Medium-bodied, medium-sweet, with fruity, floral, honey, malty notes and spicy hints"
WTF, it tastes like practically "everything", apparently. I paid $4 for that "app".