aberfeldy Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 A guy came in to the Distillery Bar and ordered two nips of Craigellachie 31 yo. We sell for £21 a nip and that's it on offer. It's a fantastic whisky but at £600 a bottle, it's out of my range 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I noticed the al convenience store had balvennie portwood . I think it was for £55. I will check again next time I'm in , 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Willie adie said: I noticed the al convenience store had balvennie portwood . I think it was for £55. I will check again next time I'm in , If so that's literally half price. Dive on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I noticed the al convenience store had balvennie portwood . I think it was for £55. I will check again next time I'm in , Where is this fabulous establishment? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I will check again when I'm passing through on Tuesday morning, I can't believe it I'm keeping quiet on location, until I can be sure and get my own bottle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Is aberfeldy a yey or ney? got given the 12 as a pressie. Im sure Ive had it before but I cant remember if I liked it or not. It was either that or the Glenrothes I wasnt a fan of but I think it was the latter. Dont know whether to open it or not or keep as a shit gift to someone. Monkeys mouthwash 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seats waiting for an update of the whiskies I tried so here's the list. Balvenie Triple cask 12yo Benriach 15yo Pedro Ximenez Balvenie 21yo Portwood Glenlivet 18yo Dalmore Cigar malt reserve Macallan 12yo Double cask Benromach 25yo Kilkerran 12yo Benriach 20yo Kilchoman Port Cask Matured The best (or at least the one I enjoyed most) was the Balvenie Portwood, whilst the least impressive was the Dalmore Cigar Reserve. However all of them were very enjoyable. I'd never heard of Kilkerran (I think it may be made by Springbank) and only had it as a guy at the bar reccomended it. The most remarkable was the Kilchoman port Cask as it's only 3 yo but was easily a match for most of the whiskies on the list. Edited January 23, 2017 by Ziggy Drunk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I was away on business last year and the hotel I was billeted in had the Glenlivet 15, 18, and 21. So naturally, me and my co-worker skipped dinner and instead worked our way through the ages and stuck it on the expenses. The 18 was the only one I was disappointed with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 The said convenience store appesrs to either have no portwood left or i was imagining it.fair ruined my whole day! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 For a measly £35,000, you could have your very own Dalmore Constellation, 1964 bottle of whisky. Aged for at least 43 years. [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Dalmore are up there with Macallan in terms of overpricing ordinary whisky and it just goes mental into the higher aged stuff like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Dalmore are up there with Macallan in terms of overpricing ordinary whisky and it just goes mental into the higher aged stuff like that. Dalmore 18 is up there with my favourite dram but when you're into territory like the constellation batches then I'd agree with you.Wonder what it tastes like... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, SweeperDee said: Dalmore 18 is up there with my favourite dram but when you're into territory like the constellation batches then I'd agree with you. Wonder what it tastes like... Probably pretty good but would not be surprised to find something better at 1/35th of the price. For comparison, the 40yo Glenfarclas is £675 on the whisky exchange, the 50yo sharply up at £1850 but it's night and day on how they price it. They are the cheap end of the scale though and probably the best value bottles from the 17 upwards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 That's why I get my Dalmore's through people I know that work there... normally around 2/3rds of the price I daresay it's the same with most distilleries TBH though, for a while I could get Balblair cheaper too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Morrisons currently have ardmore legacy at £20. I see tenner cheaper. Than everywhere else i can find will have to go in past when in Thursday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Found a few good deals in Morrisons in the past too. That's as cheap as you'll get any decent malt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I think 20 single malts will be more common in future. Supermarket buying power, Whisky undergoing a self correction with the likes of maccallan and glenfiddich having committed to massive over production and challenging export conditions unless post Brexit trade deals can be negotiated quickly. There will be a few casualties but hopefully the days of distilleries pumping out a new NAS or port/Sherry finish every year will be done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Ardbeg 10 yr old down from £47 to £23.50 in tesco "to clear", bought the last three bottles in Alloa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeSI Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Ardbeg 10 yr old down from £47 to £23.50 in tesco "to clear", bought the last three bottles in Alloa Interesting. Will pop round later to mine. Need another peaty one for my Cask. Picked up Rattrays Islay Cask today at the good spirits co. £33. Will probably crack it open later.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Ardbeg 10 yr old down from £47 to £23.50 in tesco "to clear", bought the last three bottles in Alloa Sold out in my local tesco as well.They did have their Tesco Finest 12 yo speyside single malt reduced to clear at £12.50 so grabbed a bottle of that. Not tested as yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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