drunk Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Grabbed a Benriach Heart of Speyside, Glendronach 12, and a Highland Park Dark Origins. Some grumpy jagoff in Binny's caught me looking at some Kavalan and 10YO Willett in one of their glass cases and said "you're not gonna buy anything in there are you? What are you rich?" What an ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Grabbed a Benriach Heart of Speyside, Glendronach 12, and a Highland Park Dark Origins. Some grumpy jagoff in Binny's caught me looking at some Kavalan and 10YO Willett in one of their glass cases and said "you're not gonna buy anything in there are you? What are you rich?" What an ass! Nice one Steve. :lol: Just curious, which Binny's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Oh Binny's 10% off sale has made me a poor man. Funny how that works? Since it's the FWotM, I'll get the Benriach open this week so I can comment on it. The Clynelish was aged in a sherry cask, nice ruddy color to it. More expensive than it should be but I've missed out on sherried Clynelish in the past and at 19 years this would seem to be well-aged. I have to hand it to Blackadder for squeezing every penny they can out of their casks, but I can also say that everything I've had of theirs has been top notch. Edited September 15, 2014 by AaronWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunk Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Nice one Steve. :lol: Just curious, which Binny's? It was the Naperville store. I was so annoyed that I didn't get the story on the Willett. I've been staring down the Kavalan Solist Sherry for the last few visits (especially after Aaron's review), but even with the 10% off, it's still a bit out of my price range right now. Nice grabs Aaron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zillah Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Beautiful whiskies Aaron. I too just made a purchase at Binny's, but before I did I was eyeing that Blackadder Clynelish you got there. Unfortunately, it was too much for my wallet so I went with the Clynelish Distiller's Edition. Also picked up a North British 16 year old Grain whisky. Can't wait to see what good Scottish grain whisky tastes like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s8ist Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Got a Glen Grant 10yr today. Had a pour recently at a bar and quite like it. Definitely on the sweeter end of the scale. Great price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolph Lundgren Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oh Binny's 10% off sale has made me a poor man. Funny how that works? Since it's the FWotM, I'll get the Benriach open this week so I can comment on it. The Clynelish was aged in a sherry cask, nice ruddy color to it. More expensive than it should be but I've missed out on sherried Clynelish in the past and at 19 years this would seem to be well-aged. I have to hand it to Blackadder for squeezing every penny they can out of their casks, but I can also say that everything I've had of theirs has been top notch. So, that Clynelish is going to be open this weekend, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Ordered a Scott's Selection Sherry Wood Ardmore 1977/2003. Had a discount code so the total price was less than $150 + shipping. I'm taking a bit of a gamble with this, but Serge seems to regard older Ardmores extremely highly, and has rated either this or its sister cask highly. I figure it's peated whisky from the late 1970s from a heavily blended distillery . . . Pretty good bet. The non-whiskyfun reviews I was able to find refer to it as "Caol Ila-like" in character, so I'm tentatively hopeful I didn't just waste my money.Well, rats. The store contacted me to let me know they had "lost" the bottle in their recent move and had to cancel my order. Anyone want to bet they checked wine-searcher and discovered it was going for like $400 elsewhere? I'll check back on the site a few more times and see if it magically goes up in price (and comes back in stock).In other annoying news, I never was contacted by that bottle shop to come pick up my Ardbeg Supernova. I know other stores have gotten it locally, so I may still buy a bottle. The hesitance here is that I know of a few mid-late teens Springbanks that are languishing, totally unloved. Specifically, 15, 16, and 17 yr old cask strength stuff. Sure, those aren't the same thing as teh super rare Ardbeg or old school Ardmore, but I am thinking they might be just the cure for what ails me . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oke&coke Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Good whiskey always cures what ails you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmark Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014 finally arrived and I got the last bottle on the shelf. Should be more showing up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ordered the new Supernova and a Benriach Solstice this morning. Should be delivered Monday or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Beautiful whiskies Aaron. I too just made a purchase at Binny's, but before I did I was eyeing that Blackadder Clynelish you got there. Unfortunately, it was too much for my wallet so I went with the Clynelish Distiller's Edition. Also picked up a North British 16 year old Grain whisky. Can't wait to see what good Scottish grain whisky tastes like.That North British is very tasty stuff for the price; sweet and creamy. I'll look forward to your report! I hope the Clynelish DE goes over better for you than it did for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmark Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Kavalan Soloist ex-Bourbon Cask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 A Compass Box Delilah's bottle. Haven't hit on it yet, but am pretty sure that it will more than feed my Dark Side appetite, as the CB portfolio has done for me since my discovery of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 A Compass Box Delilah's bottle. Haven't hit on it yet, but am pretty sure that it will more than feed my Dark Side appetite, as the CB portfolio has done for me since my discovery of it.The abv is a bit low, but I think you'll enjoy it quite a bit. It's very much a bourbon/scotch/more-ish blend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylermke Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Picked up a few bottles of Kavalan Sherry Cask (57.8%) over the weekend. It's a bit pricey given the age, but very solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s8ist Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Found these on my current trip... Such a lovely color on the Oban... As you can see...already enjoying the Caol Ila. :70358-devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD 335 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hibiki 12 for $50 at Costco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavius Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Bought a bottle of my favorite, Laphroaig 10. Thought about trying the new Triple Wood but ultimately passed on it since I've never had it before and a bottle was about $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Clynelish 14 from my local shop. I had never tried it before and was reading a website that had it grouped with Springbank & HP (2 of my favs) as being similar tasting. Opened it last night and really liked it. Reminded me of Springbank for sure, more so than HP. The price was very reasonable. I think I'll have to pull the trigger on that Blackadder from Binny's that Aaron splurged on recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooneygoogoo Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Passed on the Beam Quarter Cask. Not too fond of the previous signature releases or Beam in general but thought about it for a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Impulse buy while buying cooking beer. Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso cask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooneygoogoo Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Passed on the Beam Quarter Cask. Not too fond of the previous signature releases or Beam in general but thought about it for a minute.Sorry, not sure why this posted in here and it won't let me delete it. See what happens when I accidentally venture into the Dark Side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Picked up a 2014 Laphroaig Cairdeas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Couldn't pass up a Yamazaki 18 @ $109.99. I figured it may be my last chance to grab one at a price I can somewhat afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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