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Frankston posted:Anyone familiar with Ardbeg Uigeadail?
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Jahoodie posted:Recommend me some Ardbeg, at a mid price (~$50) and higher end (~$80-100) I enjoyed Airigh Nam Beist as well which used to fit in the $100 range, but I think they replaced it. I haven't had the chance to try Alligator, Blasda, Corryvreckan or Supernova yet. If you see any of their limited (or just discontinued?) releases around, they're definitely worth picking up (see: Very Young, Still Young, Almost There and Renaissance).
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Nov 24, 2011 06:06
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Opened a Glenfarclas 25 for my 25th birthday  All I've been drinking lately are Laphroaig QC, Ardbeg and Caol Ila so it was quite a change of pace. I want more, but it's hard to justify at this time of day.
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Dec 17, 2011 18:56
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CubanRefugee posted:I'm trying to get my hands on a 12 or 18 yr Yamazaki for a late Christmas gift. Anyone have any recommendations for trustworthy online vendors, or anyone in the Seattle area able to recommend a store that's going to have a wider selection of scotch and whiskey?
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Jan 1, 2012 10:42
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Overholt is like, $12 for a 750ml so yeah, it’s kinda hard to beat at that price point.
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May 4, 2018 18:46
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Josh Lyman posted:Yeah and then Rittenhouse is my other favorite value buy. Yeah I like Rittenhouse a lot at that price point, but I haven't seen it around here lately. Wild turkey rye 101 also used to be ~$20 and one of my go-tos, but I can't remember the last time I saw it anywhere at all. Or the 101 bourbon for that matter.
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May 5, 2018 03:40
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Whistlepig like $90 here. I can get actual good whisky for that 
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Jul 10, 2018 05:48
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:Pretty sure the 18yr Allardice is what gets all the love. The last one I had was the 17yo px and that was pretty good from what I recall, that was probably also bottled in the ~55% range
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Aug 4, 2018 06:36
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:Ahh, you're right, this was it. I was just getting into sherried scotch and chose aberlour abunadah (sp?) Over a bottle of this. I would up loving the aberlour, but being bummed I missed out on this. Abunadh is p. good value for sure on the sherried end of things. Spilt milk and all.
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Aug 5, 2018 02:57
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wormil posted:WTF happened to Buffalo Trace? I could probably google it but I'm lazy. Last time I was there they were cranking out bourbon and had big plans to move into vodka. But I haven't seen a bottle on the shelves in 2 years.  now that you mention it
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Aug 7, 2018 15:08
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The buffalo trace thing is baffling to me because I used to see it at like gas stations and grocery stores here and now I couldn’t tell you the last time I saw it on a shelf anywhere.
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Aug 8, 2018 01:36
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costco has quinta ruban for like $40 and while I usually steer clear of sweeter whisky this is pretty good for the price port barrel is also less common
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Aug 13, 2018 03:01
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Mandalay posted:Where do you guys get good glencairn glasses on a budget? Sometimes the little gift sets have a decent scotch at the regular bottled price plus two glencairn glasses. I got some branded ones that way. But I bought a half dozen plain and a pitcher forever ago.
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Sep 14, 2018 01:47
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PT6A posted:Y'all said I could talk about sherry here, so I'm going to do: Where is that on the dry - sweet | light - dark | rest of the flavour spectrum? I like a good sherry once in a while, but I don't know much about 'em. I think I've mostly had manzanillas and amontillados, and I liked the drier or more acidic ones with nutty or apricoty notes.
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Sep 17, 2018 04:39
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Vox Nihili posted:Welcome to the craft bourbon experience, where you too can pay $40 for a fancy-looking bottle of $9 bourbon. see also: craft beer and really any other ‘craft’ spirit, I’ve had some awfulass gins that were $50/bottle fake edit: I’m just inherently skeptical of any new distilleries because time and experience are invaluable for that sort of thing
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Sep 26, 2018 19:26
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Halloween Jack posted:I recently picked up a bottle of Old Overholt Bonded on a whim, and was impressed. Puts some fire on your palate but isn't harsh. yeah for being like $12 it's pretty alright
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Dec 3, 2018 04:48
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nervana posted:Recommendations for some very simple recipes for hot whiskey based drinks? spankmeister posted:Hot buttered rum imo 
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Dec 3, 2018 18:08
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wormil posted:The label looks like a generic soda. the faygo of bourbon
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Dec 7, 2018 04:44
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DoctaFun posted:Asking for some scotch for am Christmas this year, but want to narrow the list down, what does everyone think of these bottles? Abunadh is p. good and I don’t even like sherried whiskies that much. From the others, nectar d’or used to be pretty solid as well, but it’s been a long time since I had it. Quinta was decent too though, I’ve been picking that up at Costco lately since it’s actually one of the cheapest decent scotches they have.
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Dec 9, 2018 09:31
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wormil posted:This is the only one on your list I've had and it was okay but my Scotch preferences tend to be common, Oban 14, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16. I just bought a bottle of Laphroaig 10, hadn't had it in ages, then I saw there is now a cask strength version. laphroaig quarter cask is one of my favourites of their regular bottlings and was pretty reasonably priced the last time i saw it
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Dec 10, 2018 06:35
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obi_ant posted:Anyone tried Flaming Heart or Juveniles by Compass Box? Flaming heart was great some years ago. I couldn’t speak to juveniles, never had it.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:12
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obi_ant posted:How does being aged in sherry casks affect the whiskey? I'm not too familiar with sherry, but from the sherry wines that I've tasted, I'm not a real fan. The ones I've tried were super salty, oily, viscous but more salty than anything. uhhhh were you drinking cooking sherry?
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Jan 29, 2019 16:23
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Mandalay posted:Better than blended, I'd think? I've never seen someone prefer blended over single malt. well, there are some not-very-good single malts and some fantastic blends, but they don’t tend to coexist at the same price point also laphroaig is kind of a reach from someone asking for something comparable to jw or monkey shoulder more seriously, I guess black grouse, pig’s nose, sheep dip, is black bottle still around? Compass box does great blends, and asyla/oak cross etc. used to be rather cheap but it’s been a while.
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Apr 26, 2019 19:00
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Enigma posted:Where are you that you find Laph at $30 and how is the nearby real estate market? I’m pretty sure Costco here has laphroiag 10 for $35. Median home price was 503 as of a couple months ago.
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Apr 26, 2019 21:44
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Errant Gin Monks posted:I’m running out of space. I think these glasses need to move I feel like you’re betraying your god-given username
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Jun 22, 2019 18:55
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Vox Nihili posted:I tried it not too long ago (the newish bottled in bond version) and was a bit let down. Nothing wrong with it for the price point, but Rittenhouse is noticeably less rough and pretty drinkable neat. old overholt isn’t anything to write home about, but it’s also like half the price of rittenhouse
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Jul 27, 2019 03:40
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Vox Nihili posted:Not to be too contrarian here, but the price difference is like $5 where I live, less if we're comparing the Bonded version of Overholt ($15/$19 versus $20 for Ritt). I'm a big Rittenhouse advocate in any case at that price point. I definitely prefer rittenhouse for what it is. I haven’t tried bonded old o, and but the regular bottling was like, $11 here, I’m struggling to think of anything else potable at that price. Ritt is typically $20-$22. I don’t know how much any of this matters unless you’re still in college or something though.
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Jul 28, 2019 05:27
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spankmeister posted:Talisker, Oban, Highland Park, Springbank, Glen Scotia are good options if they like black label will second the first four distilleries, never had glen scotia
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Aug 14, 2019 03:21
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Friend picked up the Nick Offerman Lagavulin 11 for my birthday, which is actually pretty solid despite the branding. A little more aggressive than the 16, but hits a lot of the right notes for me. Christmas brought Kilchoman Sanaig and Glenfarclas 17 which I just cracked with dessert and whoops, I think I have the scotch bug again.
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Dec 26, 2019 05:17
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mojo1701a posted:Yeah, I finally bought a bottle months ago, and I'm impressed by how good it is. Really nice spicy rye flavour. I just wish the LCBO would sell it for less than $50. christ, what? it’s like $22 here
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Feb 7, 2020 19:50
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sanaig is legit & good more at 11
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Feb 11, 2020 05:07
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I forgot how good Sanaig is
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I kinda miss Black Grouse in the “cheap but serviceable blend” category
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May 19, 2020 20:44
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Odd Mutant posted:oh poo poo now I need a fuckoff trump bourbon of my own 
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Jun 4, 2020 05:42
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Comb Your Beard posted:Why, what happened to it? Not around anymore? More expensive? oh, I dunno, but I haven’t seen it stocked anywhere locally in years now
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Jun 5, 2020 17:25
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Kalsco posted:Nikka makes a gin which is really something else. Very overtly citrusy and horrendously drinkable straight, let alone mixed. I've tried a bunch thanks to gin-inclined friends, and while I've liked a lot of em, Nikka is the only one I've bothered buying for my own supply. I like Suntory's gin a lot too sounds similar
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Jun 7, 2020 04:44
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Man I’d take the springbank, it’s been a while since I had it but those were p. good bottlings back when What kinda whisky do you like otherwise?
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Jul 8, 2020 04:45
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Stultus Maximus posted:Tests show levels >400x EPA limits after 5 years. It's poison. haha, holy poo poo i mean, i'd probably try a sip to sate my curiosity too, but uh... so how sweet do you think that is now?
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Mar 7, 2021 04:45
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Carillon posted:My dear Hauki, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day. But I have received a pipe of what passes for Cutty Sark, and I have my doubts. I was silly enough to pay the full Cutty Sark price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain. You jest, but let us proceed to the Cutty Sark.
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I think of their regular bottlings my favorite was the 15yo, but it's been a little while. The 18 was good, but I think the last time I had a bottle was when it was maybe $95-100. I like the 12 just fine though, especially for the price these days.
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