Sampling a new find tonight: Glenmorangie. A Highland single malt.

[Aristus]

Harrison Ford is their grumpy but loveable new spokesman. And Glenmorangie distilled a special new whiskey in his honor.

I don’t have the Harrison Ford version. I bought a bottle of their flagship whiskey and am giving it a try. Unlike Islay single malts, there’s no smokiness or peatiness in it. Instead, it’s smooth and fruity. My first sip had a nearly overpowering peach note.

Yummy!

Nothing will ever replace the peaty Heaven that is Lagavulin. But this is a nice whiskey; softer and less direct than the Japanese whiskey I use mainly as a mixer. And a bit of a departure from the sweet, cinnamon-y goodness of Washington State’s own Woodinville bourbon.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend…

[niyad]

1. You will have to tell us if there is a change in the Woodinville whisky,

now that Moet Hennessy owns it.

Glenmorangie is lovely.

[Aristus]

2. It is!

Möet-Hennessy I’m not too worried about. If it was InBev, that would be a different story.

[niyad]

3. I am not familiar with InBev, but I have been reading about all

the craft distilleries being bought up by the conglomerates.

I did read several fascinating articles on some of the heirloom corn craft distilleries, although WA was not mentioned. However, one article was about Victoria, and the craft distilleries there.

[bottomofthehill]

4. I am still a big Laphroaig fan

I find it the peatiest of scotches. While sipping when you exhale through your nose, you feel the taste of the Bog. It is my guilty pleasure

[Aristus]

5. I like hearing other perspectives.

To me, Laphroiag is more smoky and less peaty than Lagavulin. But I still like it very much. For about a year, the price of Lagavulin jumped through the roof, so I kept Laphroiag in the house until the price came down.