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

[Old Dusty]

Powers John's Lane on the advice of multiple posters.

[Old Lamplighter]

Knappogue Castle 12 to whet my appetite for some Irish :drink:

[WAINWRIGHT]

Powers John's Lane on the advice of multiple posters.

Let us know what you think......I know there was lots of peer pressure involved and all.:grin:

[Old Dusty]

Let us know what you think......I know there was lots of peer pressure involved and all.:grin:

Will do. It might accompany me to the Sampler if it lasts that long.

[snifred]

Picked up a Talisker Distillers Editions for $60. There aren't many scotches that I'd buy, even though I do like sampling at my buddy's house. I reserve my liquor money for bourbon. But a good price on any Talisker will force my hand.

[AaronWF]

a good price on any Talisker will force my hand.

Yep. That's a great price for a savory treat.

[Brisko]

I've always shied away from the Talisker DEs in favor of the 10. I can get a couple different DEs for about $10 more than the 10. Worth it?

[Max Power]

Aberlour 16, Glenmorangie 18 and Balvenie Doublewood 17. I popped the Balvenie tonight. Superb...especially if you like Balvenie.

[AaronWF]

I've always shied away from the Talisker DEs in favor of the 10. I can get a couple different DEs for about $10 more than the 10. Worth it?

If you like the 10, I think you'll love the DE. The only one I've had is the 2001 (which is current, I believe, bottled 2012) but I really think the finish works beautifully with the Talisker profile.

[Virus_Of_Life]

Given the recent angst over fall limited releases from 4R, BTAC, VW, etc., I've decided to settle for a consolation prize:

Lagavulin 21 / 2007 - while there may not be any unicorn piss in it, this bottle was cheaper than paying B*X* prices for PVW20

Hhmmm, let's see Pappy overrated bourbon, or one of the greatest Single Malts ever produced (so I hear, I haven't had it)? That's a no brainer decision and I have a couple of very rare bourbons I may cut loose to try and get one (or two) of those Lag 21s myself.

As for what I purchased recently, a similar Lagavulin and a Brora.

[ChainWhip]

That Brora was filled 1977? Killer bottles!

[sutton]

If you like the 10, I think you'll love the DE. The only one I've had is the 2001 (which is current, I believe, bottled 2012) but I really think the finish works beautifully with the Talisker profile.

+1 - some of the bottlings from the early- mid- 2000's were also a bit older than the Talisker 10, maybe 12 or 14 years IFRC. Only had one of these but can't remember as it was years ago, but it was nice to get the finished whisky and at an age that you wouldn't find in an OB.

[ChainWhip]

May have to go back and pick up that TaliDE I left on the shelf.

[unclebunk]

I managed to find some Old Pulteney 12 for $25 so made my way home with two bottles. The Highland Park 12 at $38 was calling me too but I already had a decent stockpile of bourbon and rye in the cart, so I had to pass. Fortunately, I've got several HP12 and HP18's bunkered away from a few years back which should hold me nicely when I crack them open this winter.

[unclebunk]

Aberlour 16, Glenmorangie 18 and Balvenie Doublewood 17. I popped the Balvenie tonight. Superb...especially if you like Balvenie.

I can never get enough of the Aberlour 16 which is one of my regular pours when the weather turns cool.

[chrisg]

Forgot these that came w/ my Lagavulin 21:

These 100ml samples are from the Tokyo International Bar Show 2012 bottles

Very jealous of those samples.

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[Parkersback]

I managed to find some Old Pulteney 12 for $25 so made my way home with two bottles...

That's a great price for a quality malt.

[ChainWhip]

Very jealous of those samples.

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Very jealous of your Japanese whisky collection. ;-)

[Max Power]

I can never get enough of the Aberlour 16 which is one of my regular pours when the weather turns cool.

Sale around here made it $47. I couldn't pass it up. I might have to get another bottle to bunker before the sale is over.

[unclebunk]

Sale around here made it $47. I couldn't pass it up. I might have to get another bottle to bunker before the sale is over.

That's a great price compared to the $70+ I'm used to seeing. Bunker away!

[Wall Eye]

Was outside my normal hunting area and stopped by a little mom and pop liquor store I'd never been to. I found an older looking Glenlivet 18 that definitely had some dust accumulating on it. The box and bottle were not the same as what I normally see - and it was marked $79 so I had to go for it.

Not sure it qualifies as a dusty since research found that Glenlivet just changed their bottles and packaging in 2011. (Of course, this one looks like it might have been there longer than that.) But since the same bottle is normally $99 around here, I still feel like I got a deal.

And I wasn't disappointed in the whisky either. Wonderfully balanced, fruity, with a great creamy smoothness.

[Old Lamplighter]

Sale around here made it $47. I couldn't pass it up. I might have to get another bottle to bunker before the sale is over.

[LostBottle]

You guys are going crazy with the Lagavulin. I'm jealous, I hope to stumble on one of those older bottles some day.

[ChainWhip]

You guys are going crazy with the Lagavulin. I'm jealous, I hope to stumble on one of those older bottles some day.

[tanstaafl2]

This one I believe.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-17955.aspx

Looks like what you describe.