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Cpt.Wacky posted:$135 for Lagavulin 16 Wait what? That sounds ludicrously expensive, that's usually in the 40/50 range here in northern Italy depending on the store, taxes included.  My little collection. The rums are mostly dad's as is the cognac, Jack and the Crown Royal are mom's, the rest are mine. Hm, peat... Ardbeg and Bowmore are the newcomers, bought those today. Missing here is the Caol Ila Cask Strenght, which I finished last month. I need to solve that. The Lagavulin 16 is also almost empty, which I also need to solve.
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Lagavulin 16 is $139.99 after tax at Downtown Spirits in Seattle after tax, FYI. http://www.downtown-spirits.com/collections/scotch/products/lagavulin (These guys quote prices including all taxes, which is unusual for WA state.) eta: looks like it's about $100 at Total Wine in Bellevue. Base Emitter fucked around with this message at 04:05 on May 18, 2013 |
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May 18, 2013 03:12
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Base Emitter posted:Lagavulin 16 is $139.99 after tax at Downtown Spirits in Seattle after tax, FYI. Wow. $88 at California's BevMo
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May 18, 2013 03:14
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Astor wine still the winner at 68. A couple summers ago it was 47. That was a nice summer.
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May 18, 2013 03:59
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And $52 at a California Costco whenever they get them. Usually ~$65-70 at the reasonable California boutiques.
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May 18, 2013 03:59
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kidsafe posted:And $52 at a California Costco whenever they get them. Do you have to buy a case of it at Costco? Not that I wouldn't, at that price, mind you
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May 18, 2013 04:01
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Does anyone know of a good resource that lists which bourbons are made with the same mashbill? I started compiling my own today and then realized that someone has probably put something together somewhere...
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May 18, 2013 04:04
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KhyrosFinalCut posted:Do you have to buy a case of it at Costco? Not that I wouldn't, at that price, mind you
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kidsafe posted:And $52 at a California Costco whenever they get them.  It's around $80 here.
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It seems to be about $80 at the PA state stores as well. I guess despite the mild annoyance of it we have okay prices. Plus I live close to a premium selection one so I get a decent set of choices.
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May 18, 2013 17:16
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AuxPriest posted:Wow the Glenfiddich 15 Solera is amazing stuff! Anyone have any recommendations for something that might be similar but more fresh and floral? The Solera feels a tad heavy for my likes. A Glenkinchie or a Glengoyne maybe? The latter one is completely peatless and probably the lightest scotch I've tried. Or a Hakushu 12 if you're feeling adventurous. Deleuzionist fucked around with this message at 23:21 on May 18, 2013 |
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May 18, 2013 18:43
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I happened to see the Lagavulin 16 for $55 at a Costco in California and tried it for the first time since I learned to enjoy the peat... drat this stuff is good. Makes the Macallan Director's Edition seem even stupider.
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May 22, 2013 02:36
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Glottis posted:I happened to see the Lagavulin 16 for $55 at a Costco in California and tried it for the first time since I learned to enjoy the peat... drat this stuff is good. Makes the Macallan Director's Edition seem even stupider. I really, really hate you people who can find Lagavulin 16 for that much. My local Costco doesn't carry anything worthwhile.
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May 22, 2013 04:20
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Toiwat posted:Ardbeg and Bowmore are the newcomers, bought those today. Missing here is the Caol Ila Cask Strenght, which I finished last month. I need to solve that. Just tried the Bowmore myself, very light tasting. Probably the least peaty Islay I've tried that's still identifiable as an Islay.
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May 22, 2013 05:44
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NightConqueror posted:I really, really hate you people who can find Lagavulin 16 for that much. My local Costco doesn't carry anything worthwhile. It's normally $80 when I see it there and I had to be 400 miles from home to see the instant rebate sale price of $55, if that makes you feel any better. Liquor selection drastically varies from Costco to Costco.
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May 22, 2013 06:14
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NightConqueror posted:I really, really hate you people who can find Lagavulin 16 for that much. My local Costco doesn't carry anything worthwhile. Lagavulin 16 is $90 here in Australia  Going to go get some Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban tomorrow, hope it lives up to the hype!
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Toiwat posted:Wait what? That sounds ludicrously expensive, that's usually in the 40/50 range here in northern Italy depending on the store, taxes included. Lagavullin 16 was probably my favorite whisky ever but holy gently caress it jumped in price from 55 to 70 euros per bottle and iirc last time it was 100+ wth happened? Did Ron Swanson drink it all?
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His Divine Shadow posted:Lagavullin 16 was probably my favorite whisky ever but holy gently caress it jumped in price from 55 to 70 euros per bottle and iirc last time it was 100+ wth happened? Did Ron Swanson drink it all? As far as I can tell pretty much everyone has jumped in price recently.
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May 22, 2013 12:09
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His Divine Shadow posted:Lagavullin 16 was probably my favorite whisky ever but holy gently caress it jumped in price from 55 to 70 euros per bottle and iirc last time it was 100+ wth happened? Did Ron Swanson drink it all?
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May 22, 2013 17:18
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Looked around for the latest finnish price and it was 70 somehing now. It's hard to tell because Alko our govt. monopoly booze store can't even display info about it's products that have more than 20% ABV something. Likewise I don't think it's allowed to buy alcohol from another EU countries even, without heavy duties imposed on it.
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May 22, 2013 17:57
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I thought I'd posted this already - for goons near Montgomery Cty., MD, Lagavulin 16 is ~$65 regularly. http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/dlcsearch/
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May 22, 2013 19:06
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its 90-100$ here in colorado 
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May 22, 2013 19:21
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I think It's $65-70 here in Illinois. Been seriously debating on grabbing a bottle, but I wish I could find a sampler or something.
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May 22, 2013 19:41
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If you enjoy peat at all you'll almost certainly enjoy Lagavulin. Go to a bar and try it if you don't wanna commit to a whole bottle taste untasted. Any place with pretensions towards a decent whisky list will carry it.
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May 23, 2013 03:58
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God I wish I had enough cash to get a bottle of it.
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His Divine Shadow posted:Looked around for the latest finnish price and it was 70 somehing now. It's hard to tell because Alko our govt. monopoly booze store can't even display info about it's products that have more than 20% ABV something. Likewise I don't think it's allowed to buy alcohol from another EU countries even, without heavy duties imposed on it. Alko also has Uigeadail for sale at Corryvreckan's price.  edit: had an Ardbeg Galileo and a Laphroaig 25 at a bar after work and after trying both without and with some water (tried both before too, just didn't drink anything else with the L 25 then), I'm not entirely satisfied with the 25 compared to how expensive it is. The Galileo, by no means my favourite Ardbeg although it does get quite good with a medium amount of water, was a better experience IMO. I'm now back home and nosing a Laphroaig 18 which I find to be much more aromatic and more memorable in both the nose and the flavour than the 25. The finish just seems that much more satisfying and richer in tone. Deleuzionist fucked around with this message at 19:15 on May 23, 2013 |
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Kenning posted:If you enjoy peat at all you'll almost certainly enjoy Lagavulin. Go to a bar and try it if you don't wanna commit to a whole bottle taste untasted. Any place with pretensions towards a decent whisky list will carry it. It's starting to grow on me. Unfortunately, the bars/restaurants I usually go to don't have the greatest whisky selection, just the usual Glenlivet, Johnnie Walker Black, etc. Maybe I'll take a risk and grab a bottle someday.
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So I've seen some of Lost Spirit's Leviathan I around lately, and it's certainly piqued my interest. I haven't really experienced any peated\smoked American spirits even though the numbers of them are growing (like Corsair Triple Smoke, Balcones Brimstone, etc). I know the distiller has gotten a bad rap, and I was just curious if anyone has tried it and what their opinions are. At $55 it's a hard sell, because I can get Ardbeg for less and Laphroaig Cask Strength at the same price. This K & L Spirits Blog about the distiller, Bryan Davis, was a pretty interesting read too.
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NightConqueror posted:So I've seen some of Lost Spirit's Leviathan I around lately, and it's certainly piqued my interest. I haven't really experienced any peated\smoked American spirits even though the numbers of them are growing (like Corsair Triple Smoke, Balcones Brimstone, etc). I know the distiller has gotten a bad rap, and I was just curious if anyone has tried it and what their opinions are. At $55 it's a hard sell, because I can get Ardbeg for less and Laphroaig Cask Strength at the same price. Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought Leviathan was undrinkable... Recall my post from a couple months back. I'd be hard pressed to give his products a second chance until I hear some actual positive feedback.
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Glottis posted:I happened to see the Lagavulin 16 for $55 at a Costco in California and tried it for the first time since I learned to enjoy the peat... drat this stuff is good. Makes the Macallan Director's Edition seem even stupider. Which loving Costco in California?
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Had to go visit an Alko store and look at some whisky since my laphroaig was out. I've had it two times in a row and lagavullin's too expensive at 72 euros so I picked up a bottle of Caol Ila for 47 euros. Never had that before but it's definitely an islay, I haven't had one yet I didn't like. Edit: drat you know I'm pouring a 2nd serving of these, don't normally ever go for a 2nd glass in one night, but this one is really working for me. His Divine Shadow fucked around with this message at 20:45 on May 24, 2013 |
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Politicalrancor posted:Which loving Costco in California? I have seen it at San Francisco and both South San Francisco stores for that price - although I think it was 65 on my last visit. Also the San Francisco store seems to have more premium liquor now and has a bottle of 1964 Glenlivet for $1750.00
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Picked up a bottle of the Laphroaig QC today, went to the top of my list to try after reading through this thread. Looking forward to opening it soon however I've been flying through bottles too fast so I decided to also get an economy bottle to drink. Bought a 1.75L of Teacher's for $30 as I've never tried that before but read a couple OK (for budget scotch) reviews online and thought that cost was decent. It's alright, balanced nose, I found the mouthfeel very smooth and creamy neat but it became almost oily with a little water. The taste is the simple basic blended scotch, I find it sort of grassy and nutty. A bunch of reviews said subtle smoke but I don't find that at all. Oh well, you get what you pay for and while I've had far worse this didn't meet my hopes of finding a quality bottle under $30.
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Though its not often brought up in this thread, The Knot Irish Whiskey is pretty delicious. A ton of vanilla and honey. Honestly, too sweet for extended drinking but still pretty good.
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Politicalrancor posted:Which loving Costco in California? I personally found it at the Signal Hill one, but it's apparently at others too.
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Stop drinking it all dammit!Growing appetite for American whisky straining supply posted:Fans of some American whiskies might soon be scrambling to find their favourite brand because of a seemingly insatiable demand for bourbon, rye and other styles of whisky that shows no sign of abating.
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Well, the trend sucks for us right now but maybe in a few years it will have moved on to tequila or some poo poo I don't care about and the bandwagoners will move on and the prices will come down again.
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Stultus Maximus posted:Well, the trend sucks for us right now but maybe in a few years it will have moved on to tequila or some poo poo I don't care about and the bandwagoners will move on and the prices will come down again.
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I'll stop drinking whiskey when it stops being so good.
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Stultus Maximus posted:Well, the trend sucks for us right now but maybe in a few years it will have moved on to tequila or some poo poo I don't care about and the bandwagoners will move on and the prices will come down again. Tequila had its big bump about 3 years ago and it's since tapered off a lot. Tequila production is even more time-hosed than whiskey because they have to wait 10 years to even harvest an agave. I'd say that Irish whiskey is the most likely thing to take the pressure off of American stuff. There's some minor chance that rum could get hot in the next couple years, but it just doesn't have the cachet of bourbon and rye. Also the flavor profiles of different rums vary too widely for a broad-based rum surge. Unfortunately American whiskey is still inexpensive and "sophisticated" enough that it probably won't cool off for a while. Booze trends man.
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