HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, V.Aye.R said: Tough to rank them tbh, the standard was exceptional. Hazelburn 15yo, fully matured in sherry at Cask strength was a standout for me. The take home message just how good glen scotia are. It's mental there is cask strength stuff from them sitting on shop shelves at the price they shift it at. 1. Hazelburn 15 2. Glen Scotia PX 3. Springbank 30 4. Longrow 21 5. Hazelburn 21 6. Kilkerran Peated That's interesting ratings there. I'll have to look out for the Glen Scotia. I have a Hazelburn, sherry cask, 16 year old at 58% from Cadenheads. It's magic. Got it last year, about a 3rd left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, HeartsOfficialMoaner said: That's interesting ratings there. I'll have to look out for the Glen Scotia. I have a Hazelburn, sherry cask, 16 year old at 58% from Cadenheads. It's magic. Got it last year, about a 3rd left. The overwhelming favourite on the night was the 30yo. Being cynical folk just wanted it to flip. No level headed person is buying a £900 bottle for anything else. They balloted them based on your score so i think that corrupted things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, V.Aye.R said: The overwhelming favourite on the night was the 30yo. Being cynical folk just wanted it to flip. No level headed person is buying a £900 bottle for anything else. They balloted them based on your score so i think that corrupted things. It's silly money. The older one is not always the better one anyway. Some will flip, some will put it a shelf to look at. I prefer to have a taste. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Tough to rank them tbh, the standard was exceptional. Hazelburn 15yo, fully matured in sherry at Cask strength was a standout for me. The take home message just how good glen scotia are. It's mental there is cask strength stuff from them sitting on shop shelves at the price they shift it at. 1. Hazelburn 15 2. Glen Scotia PX 3. Springbank 30 4. Longrow 21 5. Hazelburn 21 6. Kilkerran PeatedThat's a tremendous selection. Do Springbank make Hazelburn? Was there some reason they had 3 out of the 6 you were tasting? A bit of a push from Springbank? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: On 03/07/2022 at 14:20, V.Aye.R said: Tough to rank them tbh, the standard was exceptional. Hazelburn 15yo, fully matured in sherry at Cask strength was a standout for me. The take home message just how good glen scotia are. It's mental there is cask strength stuff from them sitting on shop shelves at the price they shift it at. 1. Hazelburn 15 2. Glen Scotia PX 3. Springbank 30 4. Longrow 21 5. Hazelburn 21 6. Kilkerran Peated That's a tremendous selection. Do Springbank make Hazelburn? Was there some reason they had 3 out of the 6 you were tasting? A bit of a push from Springbank? Yeah they* (J&A Mitchell) make all of those at Springbank/Glengyle with the exception of Glen Scotia. Campbeltown malts being the theme but largely focusing on the recent Springbank distillery releases. Edited July 4, 2022 by V.Aye.R 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Cheers, looks fantastic. I've been at one of their whisky tastings before (and a cocktail one as well) - I take it from your photo this was a virtual tasting? How well does that work? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Archie McSquackle said: Cheers, looks fantastic. I've been at one of their whisky tastings before (and a cocktail one as well) - I take it from your photo this was a virtual tasting? How well does that work? Really well actually (I've done a load of them with V.Aye.R). I personally prefer the face to face but the virtual is decent. Only slight problem is the amount of losers on the call who think they know more than the experts but they're easy to mute. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Archie McSquackle said: Cheers, looks fantastic. I've been at one of their whisky tastings before (and a cocktail one as well) - I take it from your photo this was a virtual tasting? How well does that work? They're hoping to do the in person tastings again from the Autumn. If you're ever on one give us a shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Thanks guys. I really enjoyed the one I went to before but I think it was late afternoon and it felt a bit odd coming out into the bright sunshine from a basement after a good few whiskies! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 A wee retirement present from workmates, proof that even though it's an NAS whisky, nothing bad comes out of Aberlour. Really enjoying it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peedzy Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 hour ago, HI HAT said: A wee retirement present from workmates, proof that even though it's an NAS whisky, nothing bad comes out of Aberlour. Really enjoying it. Enjoy your retirement Hi Hat. I'm partial to Aberlour. Their core bottlings can be a wee bit thin at 40% though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Thanks Preedzy, this one is a nice we 48%, bit more body to it. Nice to tipple away at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, HI HAT said: A wee retirement present from workmates, proof that even though it's an NAS whisky, nothing bad comes out of Aberlour. Really enjoying it. Congratulations on the retirement, a decent wee dram to toast it too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Bairn Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, HI HAT said: A wee retirement present from workmates, proof that even though it's an NAS whisky, nothing bad comes out of Aberlour. Really enjoying it. Enjoy both! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peedzy Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 4 hours ago, HI HAT said: Thanks Preedzy, this one is a nice we 48%, bit more body to it. Nice to tipple away at. Aye, I enjoyed the Cask Annamh, and used to really enjoy the A'Bunnadh until the price went through the roof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 An article regarding the purchase of a cask of Ardbeg 1975 for £16m, or as I prefer to think of it, a mere £37k per bottle. The article explains well the rarity value of Ardbeg of this vintage, and mentions that £1m of the proceeds are being donated to the local community. I love Ardbeg, more so the location and the people at the distillery than the whisky itself to be honest, but this price tag could never sit well with my conscience. https://www.ft.com/content/9ef2353d-99d5-41de-ba21-e45df485495c 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 09/07/2022 at 16:59, Peedzy said: Aye, I enjoyed the Cask Annamh, and used to really enjoy the A'Bunnadh until the price went through the roof. A'Bunadh on Prime Day at 67 snaps delivered. Doubt you'll ever get it cheaper tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI HAT Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Picked up the A'Bunadh on Prime as well . Not much else jumped out at me though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 It's good it's still not £67 good imo. Only one I saw that caught my eye was the Compass Box one at £32. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 It's good it's still not £67 good imo. Only one I saw that caught my eye was the Compass Box one at £32.Off to look again [emoji102] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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