Spain Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 First of my annual work gifts from suppliers arrived on my desk today, Glenrothes Select Reserve. Never tried it before, but being a Speyside I'm sure it'll be fairly palatable for me. I'm expecting at least 3 more bottles to arrive over the next week and a half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, Spain said: First of my annual work gifts from suppliers arrived on my desk today, Glenrothes Select Reserve. Never tried it before, but being a Speyside I'm sure it'll be fairly palatable for me. I'm expecting at least 3 more bottles to arrive over the next week and a half. I've had a bottle of that gifted before also. Nothing to do with suppliers though. It was ok. Standard meh NAS bottle a la Glenlivet founders reserve etc. Better than a kick in the stones for free though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 32 minutes ago, GiGi said: Better than a kick in the stones for free though. Well I certainly wouldn't pay for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 21 hours ago, Spain said: First of my annual work gifts from suppliers arrived on my desk today, Glenrothes Select Reserve. Never tried it before, but being a Speyside I'm sure it'll be fairly palatable for me. I'm expecting at least 3 more bottles to arrive over the next week and a half. Glenfarclas 105 (I'm looking forward to cracking that one open as I do like the Glenfarclas 10yo) & a Glengoyne 10 yo. Might get another 1 or 2 after these. I like Christmas-time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka202 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 If you like Bruichladddich there will be some lightning deals on Amazon later. I'll be watching the Octomore one to see if it goes low enough to tempt me (the .3s are meant to be the bollocks) and the Islay Barley. Had the Port Charlotte Islay barley (twice) and it's lovely. Just bought a bottle of octomore 8.3. It is absolutely amazing. I normally go for quite an expensive whisky at this time of year, so I got that and a bottle of longmorn, both are excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka202 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Some good savings on whisky in Tesco. Glenfiddich, Jura superstition and glenmorangie £25. Auchentoshan £20. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I was in Aldi and thought I'd pick up a bottle of their Glen Marnoch Speyside since I needed a new bottle and at £17, it wasn't much of an outlay if it was crap.First night I wasn't too fond of the dram, it was a bit harsh and didn't have much in the way of flavour. But gave it another go the next night and found myself enjoying it a lot more, reminds me of a slightly mellower Aberlour. Obviously quite young, but it's definitely worth a pop at £17, much better for me than a cheap blend, but if definitely recommend leaving it 24 hours after opening, and I used a wee tad of water which I don't usually do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I was in Aldi and thought I'd pick up a bottle of their Glen Marnoch Speyside since I needed a new bottle and at £17, it wasn't much of an outlay if it was crap.First night I wasn't too fond of the dram, it was a bit harsh and didn't have much in the way of flavour. But gave it another go the next night and found myself enjoying it a lot more, reminds me of a slightly mellower Aberlour. Obviously quite young, but it's definitely worth a pop at £17, much better for me than a cheap blend, but if definitely recommend leaving it 24 hours after opening, and I used a wee tad of water which I don't usually do Had a bottle of sherry cask Glen Marnoch in the summer and loved it, picked up one of their 29 year old Glen Marnoch a few weeks back as a Xmas present to myself from the kids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Had a bottle of sherry cask Glen Marnoch in the summer and loved it, picked up one of their 29 year old Glen Marnoch a few weeks back as a Xmas present to myself from the kids.They had none of the 29 year old in stock when I was in, I'm hoping when I go in next week to get the Christmas food that they'll have a wee stock left. The Glen Marnoch seems a whole lot better than the usual supermarket "own brand" single malts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Lot of speculation online about the distillery behind Aldi's Glen Marnoch brand, anybody here have any thoughts on it ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Couple of Xmas presents to myself. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I've also treated myself to a couple of bottles. I got a Balvenie Caribbean Cask and a limited edition Bunnahabhain Moine Marsala finish. The Balvenie is so drinkable that it's dangerous. But I didn't enjoy the Bunna as much but I think that's because I didn't put enough water in it (it's bottled at 56.6%). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 It is, opened it last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Couple of Xmas presents to myself. Good work Philpy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Asda currently selling Singleton 12 year old reduced from £36 to £25 A decent wee dram 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I bought one (never tried it) but noticed it's £23 in tesco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, stuthejag said: I bought one (never tried it) but noticed it's £23 in tesco 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Asda currently selling Singleton 12 year old reduced from £36 to £25 A decent wee dram Which Singleton? It’s a brand incorporating several distilleries. Singleton of.... etcSanta brought me a bottle of Dalmore King Alexander III. I look forward to opening it in about twenty minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Which Singleton? It’s a brand incorporating several distilleries. Singleton of.... etc Santa brought me a bottle of Dalmore King Alexander III. I look forward to opening it in about twenty minutes. Never realised that Its Singleton of Dufftown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Never realised that Its Singleton of Dufftown It’s easy to miss. Singleton of Glen Ord is okay too, but they aren’t all up to scratch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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