ClydeSI Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Interesting read.I often go to the tastings at the good spirits Co. in Bath Street. You get 6 varied malts to try and they chat through them. Usually end up buying one at the end of the night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Arran 14. Balblair 2005. Talk to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 12 Y/O Yamazaki dram. Very sweet, don't know if I like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 hour ago, yoda said: Arran 14. Balblair 2005. Talk to me. Dunno about the Balblair. Arran 14 is decent. Quite dry and fruity. Not my favourite from Arran by any means but i would happily drink it. You can get any of their cask finish range for a similar price, I dont like the Sauternes but the port and Madeira are superb. If you can go another 20 quid its well worth the jump to the bothy quarter cask. Avoid the Machrie Moor at all costs. awful stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Asda are currently selling a 9yo sherry finish Bowmore. It won't be as good as the Bowmore Darkest that people on here have commented on but at £20 a bottle it still looks like a good buy if you like a peaty whisky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Opened a Laphroaig quarter cask last night. Smoked salmon on the side. Excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Arran 14. Balblair 2005. Talk to me. Balblair 05 is fine, I'd even say excellent value. Citrusy, light, zero smoke. A very safe bottle as a gift for someone you don't know that well. If you like a bit of peat, I'd avoid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I was in a couple of supermarkets today, and was very disappointed by the selection of 'sale' whiskies on offer at the moment. Usually November/early December is pretty good for quality bargains, but all I saw today was a lot of non age statement 'special editions' for a couple of pounds off, nothing worth buying really 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Bit early yet for the decent deals no? This is the time when people who know nothing about whisky are buying bottles as gifts for people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Question. Does old boxed, unopened whiskey have any kind of value? I used to buy my dad a bottle of whisky at Christmas and continued to buy a bottle each year when he was no longer around. So I have about ten or so in a cupboard (I'm not a whisky drinker myself) They are all single Scotch whisky that would have been around the £30 mark originally and the oldest will now be 10 years older than the box age. I have no idea - just asking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Couple of purchases from Asda. £13 from £18 for the highland queen, and £20 from £25 for the singleton. Not planning on opening the singleton anytime soon, already started on the other one though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Question. Does old boxed, unopened whiskey have any kind of value? I used to buy my dad a bottle of whisky at Christmas and continued to buy a bottle each year when he was no longer around. So I have about ten or so in a cupboard (I'm not a whisky drinker myself) They are all single Scotch whisky that would have been around the £30 mark originally and the oldest will now be 10 years older than the box age. I have no idea - just asking. Somebody with a better knowledge will tell you but I think it only ages in the cask and not the bottle. So your 12 year old will still be a 12 year old in 100 years time. I might be havering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Ya Bezzer! said: Question. Does old boxed, unopened whiskey have any kind of value? I used to buy my dad a bottle of whisky at Christmas and continued to buy a bottle each year when he was no longer around. So I have about ten or so in a cupboard (I'm not a whisky drinker myself) They are all single Scotch whisky that would have been around the £30 mark originally and the oldest will now be 10 years older than the box age. I have no idea - just asking. unless it is rare or the distillery shuts then no not really. And as the previous poster says whisky ages in the cask, not the bottle. Give us specifics and we can make you offers. 45 minutes ago, philpy said: Couple of purchases from Asda. £13 from £18 for the highland queen, and £20 from £25 for the singleton. Not planning on opening the singleton anytime soon, already started on the other one though. good idea not to to open the singleton. next step is to get receipt, take it back to shop and get a decent whisky. It's horrible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: unless it is rare or the distillery shuts then no not really. And as the previous poster says whisky ages in the cask, not the bottle. Give us specifics and we can make you offers. In that case they won't be worth anything as they are all supermarket bought and they are all active distilleries - Talisker, Old Pulteney, Laphroaig etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 No, they wont be worth anything. But if you have 10 x £30 quid its not a bad wee sum. Local boozer might take them off your hands if you dont want to drink them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Somebody with a better knowledge will tell you but I think it only ages in the cask and not the bottle. So your 12 year old will still be a 12 year old in 100 years time. You are indeed correct. A whisky gets a notable level of flavour from the cask it's kept in, hence it shouldn't come as much surprise that the longer you leave it in, the more flavour it will absorb from the wood, hence the age is often a good guide as to what the flavour will be (although, for example, a heavily peated dram from the word go will have various other factors). On the other hand, sealing whisky in a glass bottle for 20 years will have absolutely no effect on the taste, if kept in a cool dark place anyway. If you happened to get the 'cleric' (the 0 yr old colourless stuff straight from the still) for a malt you like then you'll appreciate just how much taste comes from the barrel, particularly those previously used for carrying sherry/port. I've got a pile of old, smashed up post-whisky sherry casks in my garage and I can smell the sherry in the driveway from the garage with the door closed. Imagine what that does to a whisky. Damn, I'm thirsty now. ****. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 In that case they won't be worth anything as they are all supermarket bought and they are all active distilleries - Talisker, Old Pulteney, Laphroaig etc. Don't be too hasty - Are the varieties of these bottles pretty common/still in production? If no, this could be a good thing. You can still make a no bad wee profit if you shop around for limited edition or more-so, small batch whiskies. The 'limited edition' bottles are a tricky market though. Just because it's 'limited edition' doesn't guarantee its value will increase with age. However, small batch whiskies are worth keeping an eye on. Following a bit of advice from my Papa, I bought a bottle of the special 1000 bottle run of MacAllan released to celebrate the wedding of William & Kate. Paid £200 for it in 2011. Last time I checked, it was going for about £1500 on the whisky auction sites. ETA: Just googled it and there's a bottle going for a little over 2K on Amazon. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, 8MileBU said: Don't be too hasty - Are the varieties of these bottles pretty common/still in production? If no, this could be a good thing. You can still make a no bad wee profit if you shop around for limited edition or more-so, small batch whiskies. The 'limited edition' bottles are a tricky market though. Just because it's 'limited edition' doesn't guarantee its value will increase with age. However, small batch whiskies are worth keeping an eye on. Following a bit of advice from my Papa, I bought a bottle of the special 1000 bottle run of MacAllan released to celebrate the wedding of William & Kate. Paid £200 for it. Last time I checked it's value Did you buy it for £30 quid out of a supermarket or were you just trying desperately to shoehorn a humblebrag into the thread? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 25 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: How would you go about doing this ? Just walking into the pub with these bottles ( I presume on a quiet day) or phone before hand ? a *friend* used to just walk into pubs/restaraunts in Glasgow selling wine that may or may not have been bought cheap on the continent. Usually deliver later on rather than wandering in with bottles in hand looking like they have just been liberated from tesco. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Did you buy it for £30 quid out of a supermarket or were you just trying desperately to shoehorn a humblebrag into the thread? Wtf you on about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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