Specials

Single Malt Scotch - The Connoisseur's Choice

Doc Dylan's offers a comprehensive selection of the very best in single malt scotch. The wide range of taste in the best single malts can be attributed to the various regions of Scotland in which they are produced:

Speyside - Speysides are essentially sweet whiskies. They have little peaty character, although some have a whiff of smoke. They can be highly perfumed: scents of carnations, roses, violets, apples, bananas, cream soda and lemonade have all been discovered in Speyside malts.

Islay - Islay whiskies tend to be dry and peaty; behind the smoke, however, can be gentle mossy scents, and some spice. The southern Islay distilleries produce whiskies with aromas redolent of tar, smoke, and iodine. All Islays have a dry finish, the southern ones with quite a bite. Islay malts are among the strongest-tasting of all single malts.

Lowland - Lowland malts typically have a dry finish, which makes them excellent aperitifs. The lowland malts have certain sweet fruitiness in flavour. They are not strongly fragrant, tending to be grassy or herbal, with grainy and floral notes.

Highland - Highland whiskies vary greatly in tone and taste. The Northern malts tend to be light bodied, delicate whiskies with complex aromas and a dryish finish - some-
times spicy, sometimes with a trace of salt. Some are faintly peaty. Many Northern whiskies are medium - bodied, malty, slightly sweet, smooth, slightly smoky and with a surprisingly dry finish. The Southern malts are richer, more toffee - like, with suggestions of citrys, but still a whiff of smoke and still the dry finish. The Central Highland malts are a mixed bag. Generally they are lighter-bodied and sweeter than their cousins to the east. The are often fragrant, with hints of blossom, violets, elderflowers, heather, mint, spice, and pears in the aroma. They tend to have a dry finish.

Island - The Island malts, particularly Talisker, are much less peated than their southern cousins in Islay, although they all have at least a whiff of smoke, and hints of slat. They possess sweet start and a dryish, peppery finish.

Cigars - A Matter of Taste

A love affair with cigars is like most affairs of the heart. We swoon over the beauty and elegance, but we never really know what makes us love - and we donÕt want to. To overanalyze a cigar is to destroy the mystery. That being said, a good cigar can be differentiated from a bad one by observing the leaf, the color of the ash and the burn rate - and by tasting the smoke for complexity and richness. By doing these things, you will understand the quality of your cigar. This does not mean you must stop romancing the stogie; youÕll simply know your cigar better. And being more knowledgeable about what you love is, perhaps, the best definition of taste.

Doc Dylan's has a fine selection of cigars for you to choose from. Please contact us to find out current availability.

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