whisky lovers

[Ziggy]

45 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said:

Managed to get another bottle of Springbank 12 cs today in the Green Welly in Tyndrum, at the original price of under 60 quid too. Still maintain there is no better whisky available under 100

I haven’t tried it but that’s a bold claim.

I want to try it.

[Ziggy]

I’ve gone back to have another try of a Tobermory 20yo Sherry finish that I bought a few years back.

It’s good (better that I remember) but I still prefer Ledaig (Peated Tobermory).

[invergowrie arab]

27 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

I haven’t tried it but that’s a bold claim.

I want to try it.

Talisker 57 north runs it close but more complexity and flavour in the springbank

[GiGi]

1 hour ago, invergowrie arab said:

Managed to get another bottle of Springbank 12 cs today in the Green Welly in Tyndrum, at the original price of under 60 quid too. Still maintain there is no better whisky available under 100

Said that a while back when I tried my first couple of batches. Stupidly cheap. I will always want a bottle in my cabinet. 

I would maybe nominate Macallan Edition 4 as better and is under 100 but the stuff is like gold dust so i couldn't get another bottle now if I tried.

[Bairnardo]

Got a couple of distillery only Aberlours recently. 1000 bottle runs of a 13 year old sherry cask and bourbon cask.

I am highly likely to just tan them tbh, specially the sherry one, but are these the sort of bottles to go up in value? I know a couple of guys who bought them as keepers.

[GiGi]

1 hour ago, Bairnardo said:

Got a couple of distillery only Aberlours recently. 1000 bottle runs of a 13 year old sherry cask and bourbon cask.

I am highly likely to just tan them tbh, specially the sherry one, but are these the sort of bottles to go up in value? I know a couple of guys who bought them as keepers.

They might well do as all limited batches tend to. But there are better ways to invest money with quicker returns than whisky so I have yet to buy a bottle for the purpose of selling it later. Get them tanned.

[Bairnardo]

They might well do as all limited batches tend to. But there are better ways to invest money with quicker returns than whisky so I have yet to buy a bottle for the purpose of selling it later. Get them tanned.

Yeah I am running low on bottles currently so theres no way they will survive. Its not something I have ever considered getting into for making money since I couldnt afford the initial outlay required.

My cash spent on whisky is balanced purely against "how much do I want to try that bottle". Collecting it is a whole other hobby.

[GiGi]

Just now, Bairnardo said:

Yeah I am running low on bottles currently so theres no way they will survive. Its not something I have ever considered getting into for making money since I couldnt afford the initial outlay required.

My cash spent on whisky is balanced purely against "how much do I want to try that bottle". Collecting it is a whole other hobby.

That's the right way to look at it IMO. The only bottles that would make worthwhile investments will already cost thousands to begin with and will go up in value more to collectors. 

The bottles you're talking about look very nice indeed but if you look at it this way, if it's worth a tad over £100 a bottle now, in 5 years it might be worth £300. Is £200 profit a good return for waiting 5 years? 

To me the answer for bottles I can actually afford will always be no. I much prefer to be the guy in the conversation who says "I had a bottle of that and it was worth every penny" than the guy who made a few quid by keeping it off someone else who wanted to drink it.

PS gies some of that sherry one, sold out by the time I seen it. 

[Bairnardo]

That's the right way to look at it IMO. The only bottles that would make worthwhile investments will already cost thousands to begin with and will go up in value more to collectors. 
The bottles you're talking about look very nice indeed but if you look at it this way, if it's worth a tad over £100 a bottle now, in 5 years it might be worth £300. Is £200 profit a good return for waiting 5 years? 
To me the answer for bottles I can actually afford will always be no. I much prefer to be the guy in the conversation who says "I had a bottle of that and it was worth every penny" than the guy who made a few quid by keeping it off someone else who wanted to drink it.
PS gies some of that sherry one, sold out by the time I seen it. [emoji38]

Fortunately I know 2 lads who live in Aberlour. When I learned of its existence, text to transaction took about 20 minutes

[GiGi]

2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Fortunately I know 2 lads who live in Aberlour. When I learned of its existence, text to transaction took about 20 minutes

Lucky bassa. 

[Le Tout P'ti FC]

And the winner of the first bottle of whisky bought from a service station on the advice of P&B goes to...

(Had to dig about back cupboards to find one!)

[bishopburn boy]

On 13/09/2018 at 21:18, GiGi said:

I've just pre-ordered a bottle of Glenfarclas 105... 22 year old. 

Hold me.

Now you have my interest ! , though i’m Guessing that will weigh in at a decent wedge

 

[bishopburn boy]

20 hours ago, invergowrie arab said:

Managed to get another bottle of Springbank 12 cs today in the Green Welly in Tyndrum, at the original price of under 60 quid too. Still maintain there is no better whisky available under 100

I would argue the toss , a bit , but the spring bank is a damn fine dram

What else , 

 

glenfarclas 105 , all day long at a 50 quid point

glendronach 18 at 80 is fantastic 

hell supermatket Lagavulin 16 at 50 is just great , though the 12 at cask is slipping out of the 100 range, sadly

i paid 58.50 for 1.207 a single cask farclas from  smws , it is fantastic 

hanging on the edge of the pricing the Daftmill summer at 95 is a good whisky 

 

What are other folks price point Vs ValueVs taste selections ?

 

[throbber]

Got this for my bday:

[8MileBU]

Got this for my bday:

Happy birthday Throbs.

[throbber]

Thanks mate, I tucked into the Ileach last night, was tremendous.

[gannonball]

On ‎15‎/‎09‎/‎2018 at 10:45, GiGi said:

That's the right way to look at it IMO. The only bottles that would make worthwhile investments will already cost thousands to begin with and will go up in value more to collectors. 

The bottles you're talking about look very nice indeed but if you look at it this way, if it's worth a tad over £100 a bottle now, in 5 years it might be worth £300. Is £200 profit a good return for waiting 5 years? 

To me the answer for bottles I can actually afford will always be no. I much prefer to be the guy in the conversation who says "I had a bottle of that and it was worth every penny" than the guy who made a few quid by keeping it off someone else who wanted to drink it.

PS gies some of that sherry one, sold out by the time I seen it. 

I started going down the buy one keep one route. However the ones I end up really liking I end breaking in to the second one. I am now left with a stock of average whisky.

[HI HAT]

After reading about the Springbank cs, just taken the plunge. The whisky shop £59:99 plus a fiver postage, was amazed at the price difference between stockists, some wanting £100 for the same bottle. Just finished a Craigellachie 21year old from SMWS, wasn't overly impressed to be honest, looking forward to the Springbank.

[HI HAT]

Wrong shop, The Whisky World site. Only allowed one bottle per person, don't know if that's per visit to the site or not.

[Shaggy Jenkins]

Looking forward to a couple of nips of this over the weekend