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Mark Master Of Malts

Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1632
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Just wondered what others thought about this as i dont think older and more expensive whiskies are always better.
IMO these whiskies are better than their older relatives:
Caol Ila 12 Year Old is better than the Caol Ila 18 Year Old
Laphroaig 10 Year Old is better than the Laphroaig 15 Year Old
Ardbeg 10 Year Old is better than the Ardbeg 17 Year Old
Highland Park 18 Year Old is better than the Highland Park 25 Year Old
Pulteney 12 Year Old is better than the Pulteney 17 Year Old
Glenlivet 12 Year Old is better than the Glenlivet 18 Year Old
What do others think
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William Administrator


Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 4056 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Hi Mark Nice idea for a topic.
Mark wrote: | IMO these whiskies are better than their older relatives:
Caol Ila 12 Year Old is better than the Caol Ila 18 Year Old
Laphroaig 10 Year Old is better than the Laphroaig 15 Year Old
Ardbeg 10 Year Old is better than the Ardbeg 17 Year Old
Highland Park 18 Year Old is better than the Highland Park 25 Year Old
Pulteney 12 Year Old is better than the Pulteney 17 Year Old
Glenlivet 12 Year Old is better than the Glenlivet 18 Year Old
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I definitely agree with the Caol Ila 12 Year Old being better than the 18 .
The Highland Park 18 is a better buy than the 25 year old.
As for the others you mention i would not say one is better than the other but they are certainly different and whether the older bottlings are worth the extra money is a whole other question.
When considering quality/price i do prefer quite a few younger bottlings.
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Big Mac Master Of Malts

Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 2202 Location: USA - Formerly Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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The Highland Park 25 year old is an excellent whisky and the 18 year old is equally as enjoyable and a lot cheaper. The fact you can get 2 bottles of the 18 year old for the price of the one 25 year old means i would select the 18 year old every time. To be honest, even if they where both the same price i would probably still take the 18 year old before the 25 year old.
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Davy Member


Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Kent, England
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Mark wrote: |
Glenlivet 12 Year Old is better than the Glenlivet 18 Year Old
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I prefer the older Glenlivet 18 to the Glenlivet 12
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Double Scotch New Member

Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Irvine, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Mark wrote: | Just wondered what others thought about this as i dont think older and more expensive whiskies are always better.
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Some younger bottlings are better than their older relatives for example the Glenmorangie 10 year old beats their older bottlings.
But the Macallan 18 year old is better than the Macallan 10 year old and the The Highland park 18 year old is better than the younger Highland Park 12 year old. I couldnt comment whether the HP 18 is better than the HP 25 as i havent tasted the HP 25.
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Iain New Member

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if you get used to a certain type of whisky. So if you normally drink young whiskies you may have a taste for the bite which is usually smoothed out of the older bottlings. So when you taste the older bottlings you may feel something is missing and therefore think it wasnt worth the money.
Then of course i can contradict myself by saying i normally would drink the Highland Park 12 year old but certainly think the Highland Park 18 year old is excellent. Also i normally drink the Macallan 10 year old but the Macallan 18 year old is better.
Interesting that a few of you rate the Glenlivet 12 better than the 18, I have had the Glenlivet 12 and enjoyed it and was considering purchasing the Glenlivet 18 but having doubts now.
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Danny Member

Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Mark wrote: |
Caol Ila 12 Year Old is better than the Caol Ila 18 Year Old
Highland Park 18 Year Old is better than the Highland Park 25 Year Old
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I would agree with the Caol Ila and Highland Park but i must say the HP 25 is still an excellent whisky but maybe not worth the price difference between the HP 18 + HP 25
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Graham New Member

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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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I think I prefer the Talisker 10 over the Talisker 18.
I also think that the Glenmorangie 10 year old and the Ardbeg 10 year old are bots hard to beat.
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Bill Member

Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 15 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:15 am Post subject: |
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To me the Laphroaig 10 year and Laphroaig Quarter Cask are better than the Laphroaig 15 year old.
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Whisky Pete New Member

Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I would say older and more expensive whiskies are not necessarily better but most of the time they are. As you can see from the above examples there has been no more than 6 or 7 examples where people think the younger expression is better.
I have heard it said that most whiskies peak aroud 18 to 21 years, due to the cost of whiskies over this age i couldnt really say if this is true. But most 12 year plus whiskies are certainly smoother.
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Frankie Master Of Malts

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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Mark from the examples you have listed i would say the Ardbeg 10 year old is an excellent whisky and very good value for money. But the Ardbeg 17 Year Old is also an excellent dram. I wouldnt like to put anyone off at least trying the 17 year because they think the 10 year old is much better.
I think maybe the word better is a little strong, the bottlings are different and so they should be.
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London Joe Member

Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 6 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Double Scotch wrote: | Glenmorangie 10 year old beats their older bottlings.
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I would certainly agree with you about the Glenmorangie.
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Sam New Member

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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Do You Think Older Whisky Is Always Better |
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Mark wrote: | Caol Ila 12 Year Old is better than the Caol Ila 18 Year Old
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I am quite partial to the Caol Ila12 year old, but i would agree it is a better buy than the 18 year old.
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Keith Master Of Malts


Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1513 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I am reasonably new to the world of malt whisky. I have always enjoyed malt whisky but have tended to stick to a specific few malts which i knew i enjoyed.
I had always assumed older would be better and find it interesting how many of you say this is not always the case. For example you mostly agree that the Caol Ila 12 is better than then 18.
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ColinL New Member

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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: Lagavulin 12 Cask Strength preferred over Lagavulin 16 |
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I have very often preffered a younger cask strength bottle to an older 40ish percent expression of the same malt. Macallan, and Lagavulin are two good examples. Especially in the case of Lagavulin 12. While the most recent release doesn't pack the same puch as previous bottlings, it's still more fun than the 16. |
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