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http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com/klwinescom-spirits-blog/2012/6/22/rocket.html Okay Ardbeg, the promos are getting a little ridiculous... Seen at the shop while contemplating overpriced spirits. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Jun 23, 2012 |
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Ardbeg seems to be the new "cool" whisky, especially with their more collector's minded releases like Ardbeg Day and Supernova. I just hope all this hububb doesn't drive prices up for their entry-level spirits. 
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Jun 23, 2012 05:00
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Yeah Ardbeg has been "cool" and "premium" for a while now and it annoys the crap out of me.
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Jun 23, 2012 08:30
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The Mandingo posted:I guess what I really want to know is if there are any special drinks that won't cost me an arm and a leg? Are there any 30 year olds in the $100-300 range that are worth picking up for a cliche 30th birthday drink? My vote would be for a bottle of Tomintoul 33. Its an easy to drink Speyside that pairs well with a nice cigar. (Note if you can only find the 27 in your area, its also fantastic)
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Jun 23, 2012 14:18
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The Mandingo posted:Awesome, a new thread since the last time I read about whiskey. Goons, I am in sore need of advice or a recommendation. I am turning 30 soon and want to get a scotch treat for myself. I have long craved the Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength and have actually found a bottle in stock locally for $99 usd. Plus, the only 30 year old I've seen in any liquor store near me is a Macallan 30, and I'll be damned before I drop $1200 on a bottle. The Glenfarclas 105 is exquisit. ( there is another similar glenfarclas bottling that I prefer, but that one is great.
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Jun 23, 2012 17:52
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So I finally did it - I grabbed the last Laphroaig Cask Strength bottle at the store.  And holy cow. Drinking it without any water is like letting a firework off in your mouth. Huge, sweet peaty explosion with a super long finish. Tapers off to light smoke and wood. I can say I was definitely NOT disappointed. For $60.00, I think this was a real steal. I don't think I've ever had a whisky with a more characteristic flavor. It might be fun to do a side by side with the little bit of quarter cask I still have left and compare. Thanks for the recommendations, guys!
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Jun 26, 2012 02:31
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The Costco by me has a bottle of 60 year old Macallan 4th edition in some kind of specially designed crystal decanter. 750 ML, $16,999.99 It's under about 4 inches of plexiglass. Who buys this poo poo at costco?
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Jun 26, 2012 17:20
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I've seen jewelry at Costco for more than that. But yeah you're right, thats the record for something consumable that I've ever heard of.
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Jun 26, 2012 17:54
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I've seen a €5500 euro Macallan in the liquor section of some small neighbourhood supermarket in Berlin. It wasn't a high-class neighbourhood or anything.
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Jun 26, 2012 17:55
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spankmeister posted:I've seen a €5500 euro Macallan in the liquor section of some small neighbourhood supermarket in Berlin. It wasn't a high-class neighbourhood or anything. Our local store has a bottle like that and a sign-up sheet of people who want to contribute to buying it and how much they'll pay. When the total sums to the cost of the bottle, they have a little gathering and share it.
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Jun 26, 2012 17:58
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I'm looking for a bottle of something in the $50-75 range for my uncle's birthday. His favorite scotch is Macallan 18, and last year I bought him Glenfiddich 15 which he enjoyed. I'm an Islay guy, so I have a bit of trouble picking something out from the less peaty scotches. Any recommendations?
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Jun 27, 2012 02:47
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Aberlour A'Bunadh!!! If he likes the Sherry of the Macallan 18, he'll love the A'Bunadh. Alternately, you could look for Glendronach or Glenfarclas in your range.
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Jun 27, 2012 03:06
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My description of Glendronach: Like Macallan, except better. Aberlour A'Bunadh is a bit too hot in general for me. I prefer the 18yr. I prefer Glendronach 15yr Revival to either of those.
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Jun 27, 2012 04:22
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Can anyone recommend a good bourbon? I'd like to try something new, besides my standby of Knob Creek 9-year. I'm open to a scotch suggestion too.
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Jun 27, 2012 04:56
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mr. pastry posted:Can anyone recommend a good bourbon? I'd like to try something new, besides my standby of Knob Creek 9-year. I'm open to a scotch suggestion too. What have you tried, and what have you liked? Do you want something "new" that is similar to things you've liked before, or something that is different from them?
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Jun 27, 2012 05:27
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Paramemetic posted:What have you tried, and what have you liked? Do you want something "new" that is similar to things you've liked before, or something that is different from them? I haven't really had a whole lot, I'd like to try something a little more different. On the bourbon side, I've had Knob Creek, Jim Beam Black Double Aged, Woodford Reserve, and Makers Mark. Out of those, I liked Knob Creek the best. As for scotch, I've tried Laphroaig 10 yr and Glenlivet 12. I really liked the Laphroaig. mailorder bees fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Jun 27, 2012 |
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Jun 27, 2012 05:41
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mr. pastry posted:I haven't really had a whole lot, I'd like to try something a little more different. On the bourbon side, I've had Knob Creek, Jim Beam Black Double Aged, Woodford Reserve, and Makers Mark. Out of those, I liked Knob Creek the best. As a first stop on the Scotch train if you like the Laphroaig would be the try the Laphroaig Quarter Cask, relatively ease to get and not catastrophically expensive for trying.
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Jun 27, 2012 09:16
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mr. pastry posted:Can anyone recommend a good bourbon? I'd like to try something new, besides my standby of Knob Creek 9-year. I'm open to a scotch suggestion too. My answer is always Blanton's  . I'd give Four Roses Single Barrel a shot too.
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Jun 27, 2012 16:13
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Buffalo Trace for Bourbon. Glenlivet 12 and Highland Park 12 are good places to start for scotch.
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Jun 27, 2012 16:43
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kidsafe posted:My description of Glendronach: Like Macallan, except better. That's a pretty good description of Glendronach! A'bunadh certainly needs a drop or two of water (I try to measure it down to about 45%).
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Jun 27, 2012 17:38
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DoctaFun posted:My answer is always Blanton's These!
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Jun 27, 2012 17:42
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I tried the Bowmore 9 year old recently and holy poo poo did I enjoy it, even though my friend said it tasted like antiseptic. What else should I try now? More Islay malts? My experience of whisky boils down to mostly blends like Famous Grouse and Teachers, Glenfiddich (I quite liked the 15 and 18 year when I tried them), and Jura Origin which I enjoyed but found slightly too harsh. Idealy I'd like something that costs less than £40 a bottle but I'll spend more if it comes highly reccommended. threat level tesco fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Jun 27, 2012 |
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Jun 27, 2012 23:36
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Banannah posted:I tried the Bowmore 9 year old recently and holy poo poo did I enjoy it, even though my friend said it tasted like antiseptic. What else should I try now? More Islay malts? My experience of whisky boils down to mostly blends like Famous Grouse and Teachers, Glenfiddich (I quite liked the 15 and 18 year when I tried them), and Jura Origin which I enjoyed but found slightly too harsh. Idealy I'd like something that costs less than £40 a bottle but I'll spend more if it comes highly reccommended. If you like Islay and peat, then I have to reccommend Laphroaig 10. It's a cheap(ish) entry level malt that really gets the peat thing down well. If you're willing to spend about $10 more, you can go for Ardbeg 10. It's pretty peaty, but not as blunt as Laphroaig and it's very good too. Also, Highland Park 12. It's very very good, with a touch of smoke, but a lot of really fruity, honey-ish character. In fact, if you're not 100% sure about peaty stuff, I'd just go with HP. It's a great whisky.
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Just had occasion to try a dram of Longrow 14 year Burgundy Expression. An excellent pour! Very smokey, firey even, but in a strange way not much like the peated Islays. The Burgundy only seems to peak through, to me, but I'm told it's readily present. I may have just lost it in the full body. I strongly recommend it to anyone who has occasion to try it.
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Jun 28, 2012 02:19
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Banannah posted:I tried the Bowmore 9 year old recently and holy poo poo did I enjoy it, even though my friend said it tasted like antiseptic. What else should I try now? More Islay malts? My experience of whisky boils down to mostly blends like Famous Grouse and Teachers, Glenfiddich (I quite liked the 15 and 18 year when I tried them), and Jura Origin which I enjoyed but found slightly too harsh. Idealy I'd like something that costs less than £40 a bottle but I'll spend more if it comes highly reccommended. As well as the recommendations already posted, I'd like to suggest both Talisker 10 and Springbank 10.
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Jun 28, 2012 08:55
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Thanks for the recommendations! The Highland Park 12 definitely sounds right up my street, and I think my dad has a bottle of Laphroaig I can pilfer for a taste.
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Jun 28, 2012 22:26
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DoctaFun posted:My answer is always Blanton's Thanks for this. I just bought some Blanton's based on this recommendation. Like the other guy, I've been drinking a lot of Knob Creek as my go to, so I wanted to try something else along the same lines. I'm looking forward to trying it out tonight.
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Jun 29, 2012 19:48
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Just wanted to stop in to report that last night at the bar I saw someone order six shots of Glenfiddich 12 year for him and his friends. 
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Jun 29, 2012 20:09
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DoctaFun posted:My answer is always Blanton's Thanks for the recommendations, I think I'm gonna pick up a bottle to celebrate my new job.
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I was gifted a bottle of ardbeg 10 and I really can't seem to get past the flavor of burnt bandages, is this common of islay whiskies?
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tim0mit posted:I was gifted a bottle of ardbeg 10 and I really can't seem to get past the flavor of burnt bandages, is this common of islay whiskies?
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My whisk(e)y collection is looking pretty great right now. Whiskey only from left to right: (there is other booze on this shelf) Macallan 12 Jefferson Rye Wooodford Reserve Leopold Bros small batch Makers Mark Ridgemont Reserve 1792 Redbreast 12 year what else besides Stranahans and Blantons do I need to try? I have had Buleitt (rye and regular)which I really like, Collingswood (which was ok) and Buffalo Trace (which I thought was super underwhelming). Of my current selection I think the Redbreast is my favorite for sipping, seconded by the Macallan.
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Old Man Pants posted:what else besides Stranahans and Blantons do I need to try? Highland Park 12 if you want to try more scotches. I finally picked up the Laphroaig Quarter Cask yesterday because the price dropped from the insane post-privatization ~$90 to a closer to pre-privitization $63. I was a little afraid that it might be too strong after reading the reviews but I found it to be just right. I also got a kick out of the friends of Laphroaig booklet that was included where you can claim your 1 square foot of land at the distillery.
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Mikey Purp posted:Just wanted to stop in to report that last night at the bar I saw someone order six shots of Glenfiddich 12 year for him and his friends.
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Yea, mostly I was just confused as to why anyone would shoot scotch. Ever.
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Mikey Purp posted:Yea, mostly I was just confused as to why anyone would shoot scotch. Ever. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Jul 2, 2012 |
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Mikey Purp posted:Yea, mostly I was just confused as to why anyone would shoot scotch. Ever. Well you kinda Pays your money takes your choice kinda thing. There's no right or wrong way to drink whisky, if you want to shoot it, fair enough. That said I've snorted whisky off someone before, this is definitely a wrong way to consume it though.
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Old Man Pants posted:
Is that Chamucos Reposado you have there? I love that tequila.
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kidsafe posted:Hazelburn 12 if you can find it and are willing to pay is also a fair mix of sherry sweetness plus heavy wood influence and seaside influence. Old Pulteney as well...it has a reputation for being 'salty,' but it's really not that extreme. Have you ever tried Hazelburn 8? Wondering how close it is to the 12. I just picked up a bottle at the store for $62 bucks and the guy working the aisle was raving about it. I am going to try it soon. *Edit* - It won't be the same, I just saw a review of the 12 which is not finished in the Sauternes Casks like the new 8 is. Check out about 8:10 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhnyjwYT6w4 Allantois fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Jul 9, 2012 |
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I tried the Hazelburn 8 and 12 at the last Whisky festival I was at, didn't think it was anything to write home about at all to be honest. It's quite fresh, spicy almost as I remember it. Though that was after sampling a dozen other whiskies so don't take my word for it.
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