Penderyn

[Stan_Lite]

After trying Penderyn one time in Swansea and proclaiming it to be sh*te, I was concerned I hadn't given it a fair chance. I saw it in Tesco yesterday and decided I'd give it another chance so, I bought a bottle.

I'm man enough to admit I was wrong and would like to upgrade it from sh*te to .........




...... unpleasant :p

I found it not to be the disgusting drink I originally thought, it's just not very good. I'm not sure what it is but I suspect it's the Madeira casks it's matured in. About two seconds after drinking it one detects a slight oaky vanilla taste which is pleasant but very short-lived and is swiftly followed by an unpleasant bitterness which I put down to the Madeira which is a singularly unpleasant drink.

I wouldn't mind trying another expression - looking at their website, I see they do a peated version and a sherry cask matured version. These, I feel, may be drinkable - the Madeira version, sadly, is not :(

Overall impression is that it's not actually sh*te - but bloody close.

[Will]

I still remember that clear as day! ;D;D;D

[Goose]

Stan, you and I have argued about this a fair amount!

[Mark]

I hereby do proclaim myself to be Disappointed of Newbury! That incident has to be one of the most memorable meet moments - even though I didn't witness it (I was at the table upstairs, you were at the bar downstairs). Therefore, Penderyn can't possibly not be sh*te. :p

PS - I actually don't mind Madeira - but only in small quantities and it has to be the proper stuff, from the island (i.e. Blandy's).

[Jonny69]

I I had a Glenmorangie that was madeira casked and I remember it being not as nice as the other casks. The flavour didn't seem to suit malts. Saying that, they stick so much crap in wines to force flavour into them it wouldn't surprise me if they were doing the same to whiskies. Whatever the equivalent of carbonic masceration would be, soaking flavoured woodchips to force a woody taste. Just spoils what would otherwise be an honest young (and probably quite drinkable) malt or wine in my opinion.