garbanzobean Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) A few interesting bottles, but mostly standard stuff. I did see that Compass Box The General has started to come down in price from $450 to a much more reasonable $299. Lagavulin 16 @ $49, and Laphroaig 18 @ $69.Edit: Also passed up an Octomore Orpheus @ $175. I enjoy every Octomore release I've had, but I'm still hesitant to pull the trigger on something that young. Edited June 21, 2014 by garbanzobean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Forgot to add: passed up Brora 35 @ $499. It's tempting to buy this one and try to sell it at auction later to finance a year's worth of purchases, but I would just end up drinking it . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 A few interesting bottles, but mostly standard stuff. I did see that Compass Box The General has started to come down in price from $450 to a much more reasonable $299. Lagavulin 16 @ $49, and Laphroaig 18 @ $69.Edit: Also passed up an Octomore Orpheus @ $175. I enjoy every Octomore release I've had, but I'm still hesitant to pull the trigger on something that young.the 2.2 is the best of the Octomores I have had to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Forgot to add: passed up Brora 35 @ $499. It's tempting to buy this one and try to sell it at auction later to finance a year's worth of purchases, but I would just end up drinking it . . .so... thats a steal - 2013 or 2013? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 so... thats a steal - 2013 or 2013? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Went hunting at the "honey hole" I stumbled upon a couple of weeks ago. I passed up a Longrow 15 not thinking much of it, but I can't find much of anything online about a 15 year bottling. Anyone heard of this? Also passed on a Glenmo 10 with a paper wrapping on the seal with Gov warning & no tax strip. I figured this was a somewhat older bottling given that the current one has a foil seal. (Second edit - I keep forgetting what I saw!) Also passed on a Balvenie 17 Mediera CaskI did pick up a Yamakazi 18 super cheap though. Edited June 23, 2014 by jvd99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Went hunting at the "honey hole" I stumbled upon a couple of weeks ago. I passed up a Longrow 15 not thinking much of it, but I can't find much of anything online about a 15 year bottling. Anyone heard of this?Are you sure it wasn't a Longmorn 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Are you sure it wasn't a Longmorn 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutton Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 If it was a Longmorn 15, you should grab it anyway. I think that one is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 If it was a Longmorn 15, you should grab it anyway. I think that one is long gone.I'm very curious now. I'll swing by this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It was the Longmorn 15 after all and there are 2 sitting on the shelf. As pointed out by Sutton, looks like this expression was discontinued a while back. I'll be picking one up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Passed on a Murray McDavid 13yo Bunnahabhain 1997 from a few years ago that had been finished in Chateau Lafite cask. Had a nice color and I can probably get it at a bit of a discount. Tempted but wasn't sure. The few reviews I found seemed positive. Might still go back for it. Only downside was 92 proof. Would have been nice to find it at CS. Don't suppose anybody has tried this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsOnTheGround Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Aberlour A'Bunadh for $49.99. Think it was batch 47. Whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2014, Samaroli 1980 Caol Ila, and Bunnahabhain Toiteach were all considered and passed on today. Ralfy seems to enjoy the Loch Gorm, and I've heard good things about the Toiteach, so I will probably grab both of those eventually. The Caol Ila I am probably going to pass on, due to price ($359) combined with anemic abv (46%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'm not a scotch drinker, but I saw, and passed on a Laphroaig 25 year at the store yesterday.Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 so... thats a steal - 2013 or 2013?I stopped in today and confirmed that this is the 2013 release. There are 3-4 of these behind glass at the store, priced at $499. I'm sorely tempted given MSRP, but I have concerns about paying $500 for a bottle of whisky. I was hoping to find an older peated whisky to open up later this year for an extremely special occasion, but I have concerns about Brora's overall flavor profile. It's probably silly, but I have trouble shaking the Brora/Clynelish association, and Clynelish is not really my favorite malt these days. Any thoughts from those better versed in old and extremely exclusive malts, preferably Brora? I realize this is a rare opportunity, but I've never regretted NOT buying whisky (when it wasn't Islay, anyway).Also, I'm not willing to ship a bottle that expensive, but if anyone lives fairly close and wants either the location or would like me to hold a bottle for the next time they are in the MD area, feel free to shoot me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.mx Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Passed up a Black Bowmore at $7K today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne81 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Passed on Talisker 25 the other day. It's probably pretty good, but not $300 good. Edited July 10, 2014 by Wayne81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD 335 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Went to Coscto and passed on this again. Dropped by a local shop and was super tempted by the decanter, but ultimately passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad_scientist Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I passed up another Bowmore Devil's Casks for $99, since I just got one. Bowmore will be releasing another edition, so hopefully the hype will go away and people can open the bottles they bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Bowmore Black and Bowmore Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Saw several Ealanta's on the shelf today. Was a bit surprised to still see them. I recall a few posts here recently from members who had not been able to find it. Considered getting a back up but at $124.99 decided to pass. Something else caught my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Yesterday was eye-opening for me. A fellow on MM&F group in FB announced he had extra bottles of Ardbeg Day 2012 and SMWS 33.120 (8 yr old Ardbeg) for sale or trade. Given that we only live about 20-30 minutes away from each other, I PMed him, hoping to do a bottle swap (which as far as I am aware, is 100% legal in Maryland/anywhere). He was extremely polite, and informed me that he already had an offer of $500 for both, but would consider a slighly lower offer from me due to the lack of shipping and/or customs issues. I thanked him for getting back to me and said I didn't think I could beat that offer. At this point it's important I note that I'm not criticizing the seller, or anyone really. He was extremely polite and as personable as one can be on the internet. What this experience made me realize is just how lucky I am for living in an area where special edition scotches (even Islays) just don't fly off the shelves like their counterparts in the bourbon world do. Basically anything scotch costing $80 or more is guaranteed to sit on shelves for weeks, if not months or years. I see IBs of tons of great living and dead distilleries for mostly reasonable prices (even Port Ellen occasionally). I could walk into a store right now and buy Black, White and Gold Bowmore, or pretty much any of the Diageo annual releases. I can even afford to wait for all of that stuff to go on sale, because I know it's not going anywhere.So while I did miss out getting to try Ardbeg Day (wasn't really super interested in the SMWS release), I am grateful today for having access to good non-limited edition bourbon as well as all the scotchy scotch I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Yesterday was eye-opening for me. A fellow on MM&F group in FB announced he had extra bottles of Ardbeg Day 2012 and SMWS 33.120 (8 yr old Ardbeg) for sale or trade. Given that we only live about 20-30 minutes away from each other, I PMed him, hoping to do a bottle swap (which as far as I am aware, is 100% legal in Maryland/anywhere). He was extremely polite, and informed me that he already had an offer of $500 for both, but would consider a slighly lower offer from me due to the lack of shipping and/or customs issues. I thanked him for getting back to me and said I didn't think I could beat that offer. At this point it's important I note that I'm not criticizing the seller, or anyone really. He was extremely polite and as personable as one can be on the internet. What this experience made me realize is just how lucky I am for living in an area where special edition scotches (even Islays) just don't fly off the shelves like their counterparts in the bourbon world do. Basically anything scotch costing $80 or more is guaranteed to sit on shelves for weeks, if not months or years. I see IBs of tons of great living and dead distilleries for mostly reasonable prices (even Port Ellen occasionally). I could walk into a store right now and buy Black, White and Gold Bowmore, or pretty much any of the Diageo annual releases. I can even afford to wait for all of that stuff to go on sale, because I know it's not going anywhere.So while I did miss out getting to try Ardbeg Day (wasn't really super interested in the SMWS release), I am grateful today for having access to good non-limited edition bourbon as well as all the scotchy scotch I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Have you had Ardbeg Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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