Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today - Spring/Summer/Fall 2013

[ChainWhip]

Stay tuned, you just might be a happy camper tomorrow.

oh... Totally forgot about that... Woohoo!

[LostBottle]

I added another Tun 1401 #3 to the stash.

[Jwilly019]

Picked up anothe Balvenie sampler pack, plus bottles of Aberlour 10, Balvenie 10, and an old label Glendronach 15.

[Alden]

Picked up anothe Balvenie sampler pack, plus bottles of Aberlour 10, Balvenie 10, and an old label Glendronach 15.

[tanstaafl2]

Picked up anothe Balvenie sampler pack, plus bottles of Aberlour 10, Balvenie 10, and an old label Glendronach 15.

[Jwilly019]

Sounds interesting, especially the Aberlour. Big fan of that one.

Never had the Glendronach... never ever heard that name before.

I left a bottle of the Aberlour on the shelf, thought I had spent enough for one day. As to Glendronach, they mainly produce sherried scotch, with a few cask finished bottles released as well.

Would be interesting to try the old label Glendronach against the new 15yo Revival, as I believe that was the one they were trying to recreate.

I actually have a sample of the 15yo Revival and plan on tasting them side by side.

[squire]

30 years or so ago Glendronach 12 was a stock item on the shelves of our local, my how times have changed.

[Variable]

Picked up bottles of Ardberg 10 and Glenmorangie Lasanta. Should have probably picked up a Laph 10 as well. Maybe next time.

[Yeti]

Heads up for those interested, Master of Malt just released a 15 year single cask Macallan - http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/the-macallan/macallan-15-year-old-single-cask-master-of-malt-whisky/

53.7%, refill sherry hogshead, 227 bottles. I bet it doesn't last long.

[Yeti]

Grabbed my 2 Bere Barley from TPS today, and grabbed a Glenmo Ealanta as well.

I'm very interested for your thoughts on Ealanta. It seems to be another that's a little all over the place in terms of opinion. I guess the wood influence might be too much for the pure scotch drinkers, so I'd like to know how another "hybrid-drinker" feels about it.

[MyOldKyDram]

The wood influence is obviously what attracted me, as a predominantly bourbon drinker. Will post notes when I get around to opening it.

[ChainWhip]

The wood influence is obviously what attracted me, as a predominantly bourbon drinker. Will post notes when I get around to opening it.

But it's just so d@mned pricey! It's 1/3 of the way to an early '80s bottle of Karuizawa (queue sarcasm).

Really though, I almost got a bottle but put it back when I thought about the purchases I have lined up - may tip the scales back to adding it to my "buy" list if it garners some more positive feedback.

[MyOldKyDram]

Pricey, yeah. But what the hell isn't these days? Didn't give me pause as it was something I simply wanted to try. Could very well be a better value than the Bere's, truly. Won't know until I open it though I suppose.

[MyOldKyDram]

Well, I can only speak for myself, but I'm finding this Ealanta to be pretty great. It's got the vanilla creaminess and orange peel that you'd expect, but then this lovely cinnamon kinda comes out of nowhere and just builds and builds and..taken altogether it's almost like a pretty great cocktail. And it all leads up to a sort of sweet yet dryish (why settle? I want romaction), bourbon/scotch hybrid finish. Diggin it.

[ChainWhip]

Thx MOKD. The use of new barrels makes this malt very interesting to me.

What's a "romaction"?

[tanstaafl2]

Thanks to the assistance of a fellow SBer I should be getting a bottle of the Knappogue Castle 17yo Twin Wood pretty soon. It is a Bushmills 15yo or so single malt aged first in bourbon casks and then finished in sherry casks for an additional 21 months or so. Only down side is that it is an 80 proof whiskey but it certainly sounds tasty!

[geereg]

Springbank 16 year rum wood

[ChainWhip]

Springbank 16 year rum wood

Oh man... That sounds good - I'm keen to read your impressions when you open it :-)

[TBC]

Ardbeg Uigeadail, I know, i know, it's all over the place but for whatever reason, the price dropped to $55 USD, even though I already have a bottle, I couldn't turn that down. It was either that or take a chance on something else I've never tried and get burned like I did with the unimpressive Glendronach Revival.

[ChainWhip]

Pcked up a Benriach 4-pack sampler:

Curiositas (10yr)

12 yr

16 yr

Authenticus (21yr)

I've been looking forward to trying Benriach for some time now and this is just about the perfect way to go about it.

[Alden]

[onewman]

Got out of town this past weekend and brought home a Longmorn 16, Bowmore 17 and Dalmore 21.

[TBC]

Pcked up a Benriach 4-pack sampler:

Curiositas (10yr)

12 yr

16 yr

Authenticus (21yr)

I've been looking forward to trying Benriach for some time now and this is just about the perfect way to go about it.

What did you think of them? Even though I'm on a BenRiach kick, I'm on the fence with ordering a bottle of the Authenticus.

[ChainWhip]

What did you think of them? Even though I'm on a BenRiach kick, I'm on the fence with ordering a bottle of the Authenticus.

I haven't opened my mini yet but will do so in the near future - timd had a little bit of a mixed review of his Benriach 21 (I think his was also the Authenticus - Peat&Sherry):

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=343764

Edited May 22, 2013 by ChainWhip

[ChainWhip]

Also, scored some Balvenie TUN 1401 Batch 3 due to the generosity of a fellow SB member who let me ride the coattails of his finely honed hunting skills. :-)