Grant, have you had a go with the Naked Grouse ?I have heard good things and it is available here for $30.00 a bottle.
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskie...grouse-whisky/
https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/sc...1&igrules=true
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Grant, have you had a go with the Naked Grouse ?I have heard good things and it is available here for $30.00 a bottle.
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskie...grouse-whisky/
https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/sc...1&igrules=true
Not tried it Jeff. It's a vatted Nas malt. Supposedly glenturret and some macallan and something else vatted up in a butt for 6 months. I guess it will be fairly inoffensive, and may be quite pleasent. At price it might be worth a try.
Just picked up a bottle of Ballechin 10 y.o. it's from the Edradour distillery, had a bottle 4 years ago while visiting the distillery, dry July is over at midnight Friday. I think I will enjoy this weekend.
End of the 10yr old Edradour.
Great stuff this
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Having a drink early.. Might settle my breathing, or that's my excuse
Lochranza Arran Bodega sherry cask.
This is a young but potent dram at 7years in sherry and out of cask at 55.8%.
Lots of sherry in this and some strong floralness on nose too behind it.
Strong so will get a little water but what a nose
May improve with air this too
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This bottle is very hard to find so I picked it up when I had the opportunity.
It was being held for someone who never picked it up.
It is harder to find than Weller and like Weller always demands a premium on top of retail.
Very nice. Great find.
Just checking, it's £90 a bottle here. So a fair investment
It's funny but you would think it would be easy to find in the U.S. but so much of our top shelf bottles go to export.
Japan and Europe buy a lot of whiskey.
This is a problem too.
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/fo...168039568.html
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/fo...168039710.html
$100.00 for Weller SR. it's a $50.00 bottle, $150 for Blanton's a $60.00 bottle full retail.
I would like to try Weller Antique 107 but not from these guys at $140.00 to $150.00 a screw top bottle. It should be $60.00 to $70.00 a bottle.
Noah's Mill IS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD ALTHOUGH NOT AVAILABLE HERE AT LEAST
Neck is away again arthritis wise. It's a real pain in the.. [emoji23]
Anyway, another open bottle..
Glenfarclas 15.
Finished a bottle of this earlier but replaced it.. A quality whisky for the money.
Lots of sherry in this. Great distillery Glenfarclas. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...143fbe1a25.jpg
When putting flour away I found a near full bottle of drambuie and a good half, 2/3 of bicardi.
Will be OK but I won't drink them
Need to find a home for them. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...52e076d6fd.jpg
having a second :D gorgeous stuff this; imo better than the 25
I know the Yellow is much better but I’m rather partial to the Green Apples [emoji4]
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Current unopened list is here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing
I had a bit of a clear up yesterday and am in a state of shock.
I bought myself a bottle of Glenmorangie "midwinters night dram 2017" in Morrisons for about £20 three years ago:
https://www.glenmorangie.com/en-gb/a...ghts-dram-2017
forgot about it and find that it is now selling for about £100 :eek:
Note to self: buy a few bottles of limited edition whisky when on offer and put them in a cupboard, one hell of an investment
Not tried it but sure it'll be nice n spicy as a Winters dram.
Always nice to get a whisky to be worth more later. Improves the taste
makes me worried about opening it now :)
Grant,
A nice read on Glenfarclas ages.
https://malt-review.com/2019/05/28/g...d-25-year-old/
The 15 is not available here it goes C.S. 12,17,21,25.
Hence my 16 year Anniversary present from my lovely wife Nosheen .
She got me a bottle of Glenfarclas 21 year and a 12 year old bottle of Dominican rum.
Grant, between you and my friend Brad ,I have been inspired to enjoy a good whiskey again.
I only drink 50ml. on Friday and Saturday nights so I am going with the good stuff.
I will have a nice rum to at some point but my favorite is whiskey.
Sadly here in the U.S. I will never know what a 15 year is,but I can try a 17 year .
I'm sure it will be different though.
It was your comments in the 15 that got me interested in the G.F. brand. This is the first review I have seen that was not happy with the 15 year.
Mabey one day they will do a special run here. I'll send an email to G.F. and ask if they can do that for Christmas !
the 17 here is 100 pound plus.. twice the price of the 15, so i wont be trying it
A new one to me from Jeff's side of pond.
Few Bourbon from Evanton, which was the last place to lift prohibition apparently.
Toffee, and spices.. Long warm finish. Spicy and fairly dry this.
I like it... I like it a lot.
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Ancnoc 15 today. Lovely dram this. Might get more of this.
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a quick redbreat 15 to keep up the age class:lol:
Ever like something when you where young ,taste it later and say to your self thats piss what was I thinking.
I used to drink JB rare blended scotch when I was a teen into my 20's then moved on.
I wanted to put something in my 2 liter cask to keep it from drying out so I added 1.75 liter bottle of JB and gave it a taste.
Peat & piss, No self respecting Scotsman would drink this, it has to be export only.
This is to Scotch what Thunderbird is to wine. I'll leave it in the barrel permanently.
On the bright side I uncorked the GlenFarclas 21 and I am amazed how good it is, it's a real fruit basket of flavors that just linger on and on.
Redbreast 12.one of my all time favshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8c7bb85196.jpg
Also decided to open this from the newly opened Wolfburn distillery.. Langskip at 58% is potent, and young.
Lots of light fruit and ginger on nose. Nuts, more nuts and fruit. Then spices.. Pepper and ginger again. Something else too but can't place it.
A teaspoon of water is a big plus. Smoother again, and spices under control. More nuts, almonds I think.
Damn good this for a very young lassie.
Can't wait for this distillery to get some older stock.
Fabulous stuff for age.. 5 star consideringhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...913c99ac8b.jpg
A long finish with this.. This I think would go down a storm in usa.
two teaspoons and the fire returns but it opens up even more.. heavier fruits... more oak spice.. really is stunning for a very young whisky, age i dont know but cant be old..great wood.
yup very impressive.. having another:eyebrows:
It was $120.00 here and that is very reasonable for it's age and quality.
I plan to stash one away for when Conner graduates collage as a gift. By then it may be unobtainable here.
It was to long ago I had McClellan 21 but I don't remember it being this good to be honest. I remember it being darker in flavor more leathery.
92 was awhile back,but I do love this GF 21. Both light fruits and darker fruits like mango and papaya the 21 is just an assortment and it stays in your mouth for a good long time.
I used a straw to put 3 to 4 drops of water in a generous pour and it got even better,I let it sit in the Tuath glass for 25 min. before tasting.
The finish was like Indian Mango and chocolate, This and the Redbreast 15 are my favorites to date,
The 15 is not for export, but If I ever get the chance believe me I wont pass on it.
As for the Wolfburn. https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/sc...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
you'd like both im sure... wolfburn dont have a huge amount of spirit at moment so it mostly for jhome market, but i think if the trump penalty to scotch is lifted it might become available in a year or two.
scotch here is having a bit of a renaisance i think, with many new distilleries producing exciting stuff.. think on small scale, some/masny newish american distilleries are too.. the old "pushing the envelope" :lol: god i wish i hadnt typed that ;)
I was wrong to assume Wolfburn was not imported here, but looks very limited . I edited my post after finding it.
I really eye the shelves in the scotch section over and over reading bottles ,trying to educate my self.
I feel the GF21 to be the best integration of a Sherry cask into a scotch I have ever had. It never dominates at any point in the from my lips through the long finish.
It really takes you on a flavor ride.
It is here but not in my neighborhood.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/w...lands+scotland
This was rather nice on a second visit to bottle, which shows clearly never to fully judge a bottle on first glass, whatever the reason. Initially I wasn't overly enamoured, but whether it was me, or maybe some air in bottle made the change, I don't know.. Was rather good tho
I opened a bottle of Fettercairn 12 year old the other day.
Not as complex a flavour as I am used to, but after the first glass, perfectly acceptable.
It is quite light in colour, similar to honey. Nose is supposed to be Vanilla and pear, with soft spices, it I struggled to find it.
Taste: refreshing nectarine and tropical fruits, with a subtle roasted coffee, clove and ginger. A memorable finish of sultanas and black toffee.
Again, I didn’t get all of that, I certainly found the tropical fruits, and the coffee, and fortunately did not find the clove, as I am not keen on clove.
The thing I found odd was it seemed aggressive on the tongue at first. I am hoping that as it now has had a bit longer to breathe, the taste will be better.
may well do.. a teaspoon of water might work too
We went to Costco today , they have their own store brand Kirkland .
They go to top sellers like Mcallan , GrayGoose ect.. and they sell Gray Goose for example right nest to their brand of vodka . The 1.75 liter was $19.99
I got a 1 liter bottle premium 100% Agave Anijo Tequila 1 liter $19.99.
I just wanted to add some variety to the cabinet.
https://www.thekitchn.com/costco-kir...spirits-258029
https://drinkhacker.com/2008/12/18/r...y-cask-finish/
nice to have other drinks for the others.. keeps them out of the redbreast :eyebrows:
A new to me one today. I've been waiting for the mood to be on me lol.
Hellyers Road Pinot Noir Cask Nas whisky from Tasmania.
This is very interesting stuff, even if youngish. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...774e34b816.jpg
And a dead but mightily brave soldier.. Fought many bigger boys and held his own.
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I had an Islay tonight that I was wanting to try for a while.
The Bottyist. An Islay gin. It was really nice with the fever tree tonic water.
Maybe too much gin? [emoji23]. The botanist, not the bottyist