ebo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Definitely the #12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motomag Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks for the input guys. I will grab a No12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Let us know what you think when you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserhog Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) I agree with you. I had my first bottle of GD12 this year and when I finished it, I bought another. I suggest you do the same before you miss out on that $12 deal! I also agree about the scotch. The only scotch I can remember liking was auchentashen and I liked it because I thought it tasted like bourbon. what does that tell you? :cool: Edited April 3, 2013 by kaiserhog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Dickel is a good all round whisky which I believe is under appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiffchainey Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I really like the Dickel, but around 45-50€ per bottle, I think it is too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserhog Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I really like the Dickel, but around 45-50€ per bottle, I think it is too expensive. That is terrible. Are all American Whiskies that expensive? Dickel is one of the most reasonably prices whiskies here in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiffchainey Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 No. You get usually good deals. Like a bottle of OGD is around 16 €, Evan Williams around 19€. Don't know why Dickel is so expensive. Probably because no one buys it. Here you can look up the prices: https://www.getraenkewelt-weiser.de/search.php?q=dickel&x=-1120&y=-133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Never tried it. I don't like Jack at all, so I just naturally figured they were pretty similar. #12 is now on my list. I have heard good things about their Rye too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Oh, and peated scotch tastes like band-aids to me. Never cared for JW Black all that much for that reason. There are a lot of very good scotches out there that have little or no peat flavor in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGarrison Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Oh, and peated scotch tastes like band-aids to meYES! I'm so glad to see someone else say that too. I hear about the smoky taste, but all i get is band-aids. My buddies tell me to just give it time and I'll develop the palate for peated whisky. Till then that bottle of Laphroaig scotch will just sit on my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Peat flavor in scotch whisky (not all of them have it) is just one of those accidents of history that is now done intentionally in order to maintain a flavor profile. No reason why we should have to train ourselves to like it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNovaMan Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 YES! I'm so glad to see someone else say that too. I hear about the smoky taste, but all i get is band-aids. My buddies tell me to just give it time and I'll develop the palate for peated whisky. Till then that bottle of Laphroaig scotch will just sit on my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I tried for probably a couple years to like scotch, and I had myself fooled for a while, but then I was honest with myself: bourbon is infinitely better. I'll never go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I tried for probably a couple years to like scotch, and I had myself fooled for a while, but then I was honest with myself: bourbon is infinitely better. I'll never go back.That should read.... "I like bourbon infinitely better." "Better" is a very subjective term. I would guess there are many whisk(e)y fans that feel the opposite way you do. Just sayin'. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Some of my best friends drink peatey scotch but I respect them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Some of my best friends drink peatey scotch but I respect them anyway.Some people love chewing on band aids too. Let them, I always say, let them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNovaMan Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I have friends on this very board who love heavily peated scotch... which is one of the reasons I have to bag on scotch every now and then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Planning to pick up a bottle of the #12 this evening. Will post some brief notes of my first impression of it, if I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black mamba Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I like Bourbon, rye, Irish, Scotch (both heavily peated and otherwise), Cognac, Armagnac and añejo tequila. I guess . . . if it's brown, I'm down!My palate seems to go through phases. Sometimes I don't drink Scotch for months at a time, but when it sounds good, it usually tastes good. I rarely go more than 3-4 days without Bourbon, the others are all less consistent. I think variety is important to keep from getting stale or burned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGarrison Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 picked up some George Dickel Barrel Select today for $36, pretty much exactly the same price as JD single barrel. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up. I liked Dickel #8, so I have high expectations for the barrel select. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I had both the #12 and the rye the other night and I think they are both fantastic, especially considering what I paid for them.The bourbon is softer and has more subtle flavors than the rye, which is more "in your face" but I like them equally well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 This is really tasty, good whiskey. Straight Bit-O-Honey! Sorry it took me until now to try it.Just taking my first sip of this tonight and the Bit O' Honey description is spot on. Great sipper for a changup from the "regulars" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGarrison Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Just now polishing off the George Dickel Barrel Select I bought about a month ago. I really think it got better the longer the bottle was open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 This is really tasty, good whiskey. Straight Bit-O-Honey! Sorry it took me until now to try it.Great call on the Bit-O-Honey! Hitting on the #12 tonight, and while the vitamin is still there, the B-O-H note you detected is definitely there. Nice sweet note to this whiskey. :toast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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