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

[Old Lamplighter]

When the wife wakes from the after-work catnap, will be headed to the local package store for her weekly wine tasting & weekend stock. So, I may be adding to the Johnnie Green Label I already got earlier today....don't need to though...wallet is weary seeing whisky store counters.

[jtexaslonestar]

I found these on the way home from Christmas shopping today!

I know that I love Islays so the Laphroaig won't be a deal. Never had Springbank though, only Macallan 12.

[portwood]

Never had Springbank though, only Macallan 12.

I know some love Macallan but I would take one bottle of the Springbank 10 instead of 2 Macallan 12's.

[Vosgar]

Found a Laphroaig 15 today. I haven't had this one but since I love Laphroaig and have heard great things about the 15, it came home with me.

[WAINWRIGHT]

Found a Laphroaig 15 today. I haven't had this one but since I love Laphroaig and have heard great things about the 15, it came home with me.

It is a very good find and I quite prefer it to the current 18yr. release and I'm sure you will to.

[jtexaslonestar]

I know some love Macallan but I would take one bottle of the Springbank 10 instead of 2 Macallan 12's.

After an hour or so with it, I would have to agree. This was a very good buy for me!

[Clavius]

Contemplated buying a bottle of Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban but ultimately ended up with my old favorite, Laphroaig 10yr.

[compliance]

Finally found an Ealanta. Looking forward to it after hearing all the good reviews.

[tanstaafl2]

Finally found an Ealanta. Looking forward to it after hearing all the good reviews.

Enjoyed my bottle so far and debating adding another. Haven't pulled the trigger yet though.

[tanstaafl2]

Picked up a Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve thanks to a heads up from one SBer and the delivery to me by another from out of state. Would be surprised if I see this locally. A NAS unpeated Caol Ila presumably picked by Billy Stitchell who is retiring after 40 years. NAS was a bit disappointing but it is cask strength at 119.2 proof. Supposedly matured in a combination of American oak, rejuvenated American oak and European ex-bodega casks (sherry I presume?).

[Max Power]

Finally found an Ealanta. Looking forward to it after hearing all the good reviews.

[unclebunk]

Clynelish 14. Impulse buy. Still a great deal at 46% for $50 but I would prefer it be non-chill fitered and natural colored. My biggest gripe is that I just hate Diageo. I hate to support their enterprise. Ah, well. Can't wait to open this up and see what the Brora style is like.

[theglobalguy]

Stumbling to the dark side for the holidays... Benromach Origins #3, store had it $20 off, how could i refuse? :cool:

[Old Lamplighter]

Posting a bit late...arriving Monday via UPS: Talisker DE '13 & Nikka Taketsuru 12

[Old Lamplighter]

Let us know what you think of the Phoenix. I passed on that in favor of a 12 year Cooley by AD Rattray but I am interested in it as I've enjoyed Tullamore Dew in the past.

Cracked open the Phoenix today. Initially, even after bringing on the water, I found it leaning heavily to the alcohol & bitter side...hard to pick up the expected flavors on the nose & mouthfeel. However, added about another teaspoon and let it sit in the glass for a while. Upon my return, found a much better nose & taste with the expected sherry, vanilla & creamy notes. Of course, it is CS @ 55 proof, so, I likely just did not give it quite enough water + time in the glass with some air. I have a much harder time with the Irish than Scotch in terms of getting the water level right. Overall, I would say I like it a lot and the longer it sits in that glass the better it is getting. In comparison with Redbreast CS, I don't think it quite measures up. Maybe after a few more drams, it will inch closer.

[chrisg]

My brother-in-law got me a bottle of Glenmo 18 for Christmas. Looking forward to this one.

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[dean_martin]

Ardbeg 10 has become my favorite cold-weather grilling pour. My bottle was getting a little low due to all the grilling/smoking I did for Christmas, but Santa came through with an Ardbeg 10 gift pack w/glass! I'm ready for New Year's Eve/Day.

[MtnDew]

Finally getting around to showing some recent arrivals to my place. There are a few more that did not make the pic as well, but these are the fun ones. Most of these are thanks to fellow SBers who helped with either obtaining them or pointing me in the right direction.

[compliance]

Bought a Lagavulin DE with the money from my xmas stocking

[Old Lamplighter]

Longrow Rundlets & Kilderkins arrived today and picked up another JW Green Label for good measure.

[tanstaafl2]

Stopped in a nearby store in Honolulu and not surprisingly given the local Japanese influence saw more Japanese whiskey than was typically available at home. But don't know enough about them to know if they are worth trying or how much the "island" tax is!

akso no idea how to turn it around using only my phone.

[oke&coke]

Tax on Oahu is about 4.7%. Maybe chainwhip can sound off and help you decide what is good.

[squire]

Unfortunately it's the nature of Japanese whiskys to be higher than average cost. They're good, no question about quality, but they are after copies of Scottish whiskys and at those prices I'd rather have the original.

[ChainWhip]

Squire is correct in that Japanese whisky prices tend to be a little higher... But the prices aren't that bad actually (better than WA state) B. If that's a "1" for the first digit on that Taketsuru 21, I'd get that one (4.7% tax is pretty sweet IMO) - it's a vatted malt and is intended to compete head-to-head against the Hibiki 21 (I actually prefer it to the Hibiki 21). I'm actually a fan of the Yoichi line as it is peated (if lightly compared to the Islay monsters) and Nikka has taken great pains to utilize the most traditional Scottish techniques (even to the point of using coal-fired stills) at that distillery.

Edited December 30, 2013 by ChainWhip

[tanstaafl2]

Tax on Oahu is about 4.7%. Maybe chainwhip can sound off and help you decide what is good.

Sorry, didn't mean the actual tax but how much more it is because it is in Hawaii, rather like gas and milk! But perhaps some gets dropped off on the way to the mainland and so it isn't as much as other things are.