GiGi Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 10/07/2019 at 19:07, GiGi said: https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/50097/bunnahabhain-2007-12-year-old-signatory Gimme dat. Not bought any new whisky for about 6 months. Had one of these last night and it's very good but nothing at all like as advertised. Smells like a fruit basket in a sweet shop. Honeydew melon, creme brule, sweet cherries and all that good stuff. Very little earthiness that I was expecting, and nothing even resembling peat. Drinks well at cask strength too, little water needed and it's lovely and thick and oily on the tongue. Overall a 4/5 anyway it's delicious. A bit of weight and earth on the palate and it would be a worldie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTidy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 20 hours ago, HI HAT said: Was anybody tempted by the Amazon prime offers?? I got a Cragganmore 12 and the Dalmore 12. Was hoping that the Dalmore15 would be on offer but no such luck. Overall was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a stand out deal. Picked up the Oban 14 for £39. About a tenner off, not an amazing deal but I was looking for something else in that price bracket as a sipping whisky. Might pick up a Glengoyne 12 if I see one going anywere then something a bit more special at the Whisky Fringe in a couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I'm distraught. My Talisker Port Ruighe is finished and I want it back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Bought the Lagavulin 16 because at £39 it seemed like a pretty decent deal. Not a huge whiskey drinker so it'll last me at least six months, hopefully. Last bottle was a Ledaig 10, lasted best part of a year! I'd say £40 is decent, it's $80 over here and it's been over $100 in the not so distant past - I think it became very desirable in the wake of Parks and Recreation going there and the price held up for at least a couple of years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Peedzy said: I'm still enjoying a bottle of that, good price at £39. Couldn't convince myself to pay an extra £25 for the Distillers Edition. Anyone tried it? Did I make a mistake by being too stingy to pay £64.50? Is it £25 nicer then the standard 16 yo? Yes it is and i love the 16 yo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: Yes it is and i love the 16 yo Prefer the 12 , at cask strength , however I can’t get my head around the 8, 9 or 16 pricing , where the oldest is often the cheapest or they are presented at essentially the same price peedzy - see if you can find some Balblair 12, it’s a lovely sipping dram 40 to 45 of the English pounds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 DEANSTONITES ASSEMBLE! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Did you buy that and if so how much was it? Even if you just tried that on the tour I'm still jealous. I got a 20 year old port matured a couple of years ago up there for bang on £100 and it was worth every single penny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, GiGi said: Did you buy that and if so how much was it? Even if you just tried that on the tour I'm still jealous. I got a 20 year old port matured a couple of years ago up there for bang on £100 and it was worth every single penny. Not my pic just a release one. Yet to buy as working up in Orkney but will once home as I dont stay too far from Deanston. Its 150 quid but I have to have it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, gannonball said: Not my pic just a release one. Yet to buy as working up in Orkney but will once home as I dont stay too far from Deanston. Its 150 quid but I have to have it. Godspeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Anyway been having a massive clear out of my empty bottles and cataloguing them, threw away over 30 and just counted over 80 still left.. Just have nowhere to put them. I've pulled out 10 of them down to the last quarter of the bottle or less and getting them biffed. I've definitely bought less than 10 this year so the rest of them have been accumulated in the last 3 years. Could have saved a fortune to buy a bigger house to keep the fucking things in if I wasn't a rocket. A toast to the fallen legion with some Glenfarclas 25, soon to join them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 9 hours ago, GiGi said: Anyway been having a massive clear out of my empty bottles and cataloguing them, threw away over 30 and just counted over 80 still left.. Just have nowhere to put them. I've pulled out 10 of them down to the last quarter of the bottle or less and getting them biffed. I've definitely bought less than 10 this year so the rest of them have been accumulated in the last 3 years. Could have saved a fortune to buy a bigger house to keep the fucking things in if I wasn't a rocket. A toast to the fallen legion with some Glenfarclas 25, soon to join them. I'm in much the same boat. Used to try and leave quarter/fifth of each bottle but now just making my way through them and relenting against opening any new ones. Was looking for a decent small cask to put the dregs and meh ones in to but have given up as I work away for weeks at a time so if there was even a wee leak it would most likely empty and I would be a sobbing mess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 17/04/2019 at 17:03, Honest_Man#1 said: For anyone in the Edinburgh area I’d recommend a visit to Brauhaus Lauriston Place. They do a “break even malt” that’s a bit rarer/pricier but sold at cost price and changes every month I think (or maybe when it runs out). Had a Linkwood 25 year old (pretty good) today. Arran 21 Lochranza Castle is the current one on offer. Delicious and great value at £4 a dram. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 3 hours ago, gannonball said: I'm in much the same boat. Used to try and leave quarter/fifth of each bottle but now just making my way through them and relenting against opening any new ones. Was looking for a decent small cask to put the dregs and meh ones in to but have given up as I work away for weeks at a time so if there was even a wee leak it would most likely empty and I would be a sobbing mess. That's actually a good idea, I should stick the dregs in an infinity bottle. Space saver and might even end up being good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) Just discovered that my favourite whisky glass/tumbler of choice, which I have used in preference to a heap of Glencairns and others, used to be a candle holder. FFS The all new Yankee F***ing Candle Whisky Glass Eta: pretty chuffed that the new Brechin shirt sponsor is a malt whisky distillery (Glencadam, located behind the hedge). Yassss. Edited July 27, 2019 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I started a couple of infinity bottles tonight. We shall see. Both starting off about 50% tesco Speyside and 20% craigellachie. One topped up with Edradour Caledonia and Highland Park Harald the other Dalwhinnie winter gold and a drop of very young single cask Caol Ila. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 21 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Just discovered that my favourite whisky glass/tumbler of choice, which I have used in preference to a heap of Glencairns and others, used to be a candle holder. FFS The all new Yankee F***ing Candle Whisky Glass Eta: pretty chuffed that the new Brechin shirt sponsor is a malt whisky distillery (Glencadam, located behind the hedge). Yassss. Glencadam tasting next Friday in stoney , and Loch Lomond on Saturday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Just been given a bottle of Glenfiddich IPA Cask. Anyone familiar with it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just been given a bottle of Glenfiddich IPA Cask. Anyone familiar with it?Yeah its decent. Quite enjoyed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just been given a bottle of Glenfiddich IPA Cask. Anyone familiar with it?It’s okay. Got one on the go now. Underwhelmed at first, but it’s actually a reasonably tasteful dram. The hops taste isn’t very deep, but it’s definitely there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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