Charlie Steiner
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Early on, I found The Whiskey Tribe on youtube, and their motto is that whatever you like to drink, and the way you like to drink it, is 'right'. When it comes to tasting notes, their guideline is to just find something familiar when you're tasting whisk(e)y and build your 'muscle memory' from there. I'm starting to get a little better at finding 'actual' notes, and having my daughter as an extra nose has been helpful as well. I've been on a bourbon kick for the last 4 years now and am starting to dabble in rye, so it's been a while since I've had this much scotch, but I think my experience with bourbon has been instrumental as well, even though it's a completely different assortment of flavors.And I appreciate your appreciation. Figuring out what I'm tasting is part of fun for me. I just hope to not come across as a snob or a stuffed shirt with my notes.I appreciate your dedication to the experience.***Sorry for the delay, I had to pick up my son late tonight, so I didn't want to drink until I wasn't driving anymore.***
Whisky Advent calendar day 8: Smoky Scot Islay 5-Year-old Single Malt.
Yes, you're reading that right, this is the same sample as last night. i think I can better describe what the first taste is like, as opposed to saying it split in two; rather, it was the infamous 'Kentucky hug' that bourbon sometimes gives you, but the burn started in my mouth instead of throat. Since water didn't really help last night, I'm going to finish it as is. Other than the description, nothing else changed, still a hard pass.
Not at all snobbish imo. I've enjoyed reading about your scotch journey and also appreciate you sharing your notes.
My neighbor gave me a gift box this past summer of a variety pack from https://drinksbythedram.com/ - 5 different scotches. I tried to take tasting notes but they're all just "Good, smooth" or "####ing good" or "smokey and really ####ing good"
FWIW, 'smokey' is a completely legitimate tasting note, as is 'peaty'. Looking forward to if/when you and other FBGs add their own notes and experiences.