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Teeling is good quality Irish whiskey. I've liked everything that I've tried from them so far. Most of their stuff came from the Cooley distillery, I suppose (but I'm not an expert on Teeling, nor on on Irish whiskey in general, so take with a grain of salt). But it's excellent stuff. However, I do feel qualified enough to strongly recommend Powers John's Lane 12 Year and pretty much any Redbreast Irish whiskey (except for the RB 80 proof 12 Year -- just skip that one because it's way too thin). It's simply hard to beat Redbreast Cask Strength 12 year.

I know, right? What was I thinking. Lol

"Dry day" ?? ... at first I thought you were referring to the kind of liquor "dry spell" that @Anwalt and myself have been referencing lately, .... and then I realized it was you markandrex, .... and then I came to my senses. Just razzing you! Lol

Lol

Have you seen the retail price of RRSiB private barrel pick bottles lately? I'm not so sure I agree with you, but I do respect your decision

Good pull, thanks for finding and sharing that. Now I remember the picture of that smoker on the label; however I didn't purchase that release.

Oh dang, I was hoping for another entertaining tale of an accidental masterpiece. That Four Roses story of the mutant yeast as shared with the public by Jim Rutledge is perhaps my favorite story in recent bourbon history.

That's a fair take. The new WT8 is definitely meant to be simply an "up-sell" item. I do expect quality of the NAS 101 to go down due to less older aged stock in the blend though. I assume we've already seen the best of $19.99 Wild Turkey, ... for a good while anyway.

Good call

The more recent Birthday bourbons are higher proof. I have at least a couple that are over 100 proof. That bump up in proof helps them. But I get your point.

2 wsr at 33$ 1 ER at 45$ seeing these everywhere now, again, but at these new prices, and these prices were far better than i saw elsewhere

Exceptional offerings by old forester

No, forgive me, I inadvertently placed this in the wrong forum

Is this a rye?

Very nice color. Solid, but not anything more that some of my other scotch whiskies bring. I’ve been working on this bottle for some time. Decently integrated and a pleasurable pour.

SHERRY BOMB! You get the youth on the finish but this is a great scotch! The nose is fruity and dense. Very sherry forward but in a more fruit forward way than I expected. The initial palate flavors are rich, but fruity, like fruit punch. Yum. Then all of a sudden - BAM - Deep and dense sherry flavor. Darker, raisin, fig, date, but still some lighter fruitiness. Drinks young, but not about 59% ABV. Very smooth and rich. Less malty than some might like although it is there. Additionally, not too much wood influence as the sherry takes over. This is intense. 8.5/10

Looks good. How is it? Finally some sun here in Connecticut. Still low 60s but at least it isn’t raining!

Update: She's given the JD tour the green light!

This one is 84.4. I’m a dumbass. I went in there without my reading glasses. It was the lowest proof 15 year I’ve ever seen. But I was already down the road before I realized the age. I certainly would’ve purchase more. I like these occasionally…

I was at the Monger’s earlier today, and noticed the New Riff Balboa Rye on the shelf. While, it may have been in Georgia for some time, I’ve never seen it. Couldn’t resist picking it up.

Chilly, drizzly, crappy day here, today. Starting the after With a Mortlach 15yr. Two reasons: I just like saying Mortlach, and Mortlach sounds like a descriptors of this weather. “What kind of weather are you having?” ”Mortlach…” ”Yuck”

“That’s what she said.”

Good pour. Impressed for Irish Whiskey. Very smooth (drinks like it is less than 55% ABV) but good flavors without being overpowering. I tend to like strong flavors but wasn't expecting that here. The nose is misleading. It is strong and initially smells like rum and raisin as the name says. After it opens up for a few minutes you get more of the PX notes - raisin, grape, fig, date, etc. however the rum notes are still present. If a traditional Irish Whiskey is a 3/10 on flavor, this is a 5.5/10. You get rum funk balanced with sherry sweetness without being to sweet. This is not a sticky sweet whiskey at all. A little sweet, but the rum notes pull away from the PX sweetness and not in a bad way. Overall, balanced and totally worth the price. I do not have anything like it, thus making it a worthwhile purchase. 7.75/10 overall, but as Irish Whiskey goes, it's a higher score.

Yup!

.....as well it should.