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

[ChainWhip]

To be honest, I haven't had the 9 yet so I I don't know if it is any good - I'm hoping it is at least on par with 6 but may be far fetched to think it will be like 3... Only 3 Sherry casks in the 9 it would appear.

[MtnDew]

To be honest, I haven't had the 9 yet so I I don't know if it is any good - I'm hoping it is at least on par with 6 but may be far fetched to think it will be like 3... Only 3 Sherry casks in the 9 it would appear.

Whoa, 9 is out? I have still been looking for 6! My bottle of 3 is still sealed, I need to find a special occasion to open that. Guess I need to start looking for a bottle of 9 to order, there is no way my local stores would have that at a decent price, if at all!.

It's interesting that they are using more casks for that release, weren't the previous releases only like 9 or 10 total casks? Guess they are going for bigger batches? This would be somewhat odd since Tun 1401 itself, the actual mixing tun, has a fixed capacity (2000 liters?) and it sounded like previous batches maxed it out.

[portwood]

Ex-sherry butts are more "traditional" yet they call ex-bourbon barrels "traditional whisky casks"

[Trey Manthey]

There's a little bit of me in every bottle of Batch 9! I had some alone time with the Tun when I was in Warehouse 24 last month.

Seriously though, it's a great one based on my tasting. I'm in for a bottle at least. Since they used fewer sherry (600 L) vs traditional casks (200 L) than in past releases, it stands to reason that they would need more casks to fill the tun for this release.

Edited October 1, 2013 by Trey Manthey

[ChainWhip]

I'm hoping those fewer Sherry casks were syrupy, sticky-sweet, full-bodied, thick PX butts :-)

(cue Sir Mix-a-Lot)

Edit: I'm just glad TUN9 didn't come out at the rumored $750

Edited October 1, 2013 by ChainWhip

[bigtoys]

So I signed up for Liquor Barn's newsletter and got a 5% off coupon. Hmmmm, I think. Back to the store for these:

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Funny thing was another Tun Batch 9 was placed in the cabinet to replace the one I bought about an hour earlier.

[geereg]

The Glenlivet XXV...for $159.99. :grin:

[ChainWhip]

The Glenlivet XXV...for $159.99. :grin:

He shoots... He scores!!! Nice pickup!

[snifred]

I have only found a few scotches that I like, one of them being Talisker. I was in Europe this summer and planned to buy the Distiller's Edition at Duty Free, but then my last airport where I could get it didn't have it. Found it a bunch of places around here for $85-90 but couldn't pull the trigger. Found it this week on sale for $59. Excited to try it.

[bigtoys]

The Glenlivet XXV...for $159.99. :grin:

the 21 yo Archive is also quite good at around the same price

[portwood]

The Tweeddale Blend batch #3, 12yo. Two for myself, 3 for a friend.

a well crafted blend that is as good or better than many single malts of similar age.

[Trey Manthey]

Found a semi dusty Mac 18 today.

[ChainWhip]

Found a semi dusty Mac 18 today.

Nice one Trey... I'm curious how the old ones taste - I'll get to find out soon :-)

Edited October 5, 2013 by ChainWhip

[sutton]

Found a semi dusty Mac 18 today.

I was gifted the 1985 vintage 18 y.o. about 6 months ago - haven't opened it yet ... too many opened bottles. If you start posting notes, that might convince me to open 'er up ...:grin:

[Guest]

Been some good dusty hunting recently, also found myself a semi-dusty in a 2006 release Caol Ila Distillers Edition Moscatel Finish 13yr, a big 1liter bottle too! Might hold onto this one for the Christmas break with friends at the beach..."might"

[Brisko]

Buchanan's 18. If I tasted this blind I'm confident I wouldn't have pegged it as a blend. It's a great example of that old Highland style (smoky, oily, etc) that Springbank and JW green aspire to.

[bigtoys]

Got a back-up bottle. Just the right amount of peat. And a cool wooden stand.

[LostBottle]

Without going into specifics: YOLO

[ChainWhip]

Ken- that's a good looking bottle (keep one upstairs will ya?)

Edited October 9, 2013 by ChainWhip

[LostBottle]

I picked up a Clynelish, figured I should celebrate Foreign Whisky of the Month.

[zillah]

Forgot to mention I purchased a bottle of Green Label a few days back. It is currently on closeout in PA. Waiting next month if they drop the price because they have so much inventory. I'll pick up a few bottles if that happnes.

[tanstaafl2]

I picked up a Clynelish, figured I should celebrate Foreign Whisky of the Month.

[AaronWF]

I picked up a Clynelish, figured I should celebrate Foreign Whisky of the Month.

[tanstaafl2]

Stepped into the eye of the Storm. Talisker Storm that is. Too damned expensive for a mystery NAS blend that probably includes a lot of younger whisky but no way to know if I like it without at least giving it a fair try. Supposed to be a bit more in your face than the 10yo with more smoke (to help cover up the young whisky perhaps...) Reviews have been generally decent and I figure one bottle won't kill me!

Apparently there is also a Talisker Dark Storm too. Apparently even more smokey and peaty than the regular Talisker or even the standard Storm and currently only available in Duty Free stores.

[tanstaafl2]

Also saw a note on the Redbreast 21yo on Serges website whilst digging around for info on the Storm that suggested retail price was around 180 euros (about $245).

YIKES!

I guess that shouldn't really be such a big surprise but still...