tanstaafl2 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 In between rums lately I have been sampling a bit of a Cadenhead bottling of Bruichladdich 22yo Cask Strength (53.3%) from bourbon casks that picked up on my own little journey across Scotland last fall. Little to no peat in this one as is the usually the case with Laddie's. Really rich with a lot of fruit and caramel as the prominent notes on both the nose and palate to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 About halfway through a bottle of AnCnoc 16 and it is really good. One of those understated drams that improves and improves. Gonna hunt down some more! Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 A bit of This Is Not A Luxury Whisky followed by a Signatory Mortlach from K&L while catching up on season two of Bosch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Longrow 18 tonight (2015). Terrific stuff. Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Oban 14 is up after dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Lagavulin 8 year. Great dram so far. It's a more "naked" rendition of Laga 12, which I love. Lots of hershey's chocolate, saline, ashy peat, and some slight minerality on the finish. Perfect. Young but not immature. Glad I picked up the second, and I might pick up a third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Still a bit stuffy, but couldn't hold off pouring some recent acquisitions on Thursday. Started with the Aultmore 15yr (from The Single Malts of Scotland, NCF, cask strength 51.3%). Definitely enjoying this one - rich and creamy mouthfeel with honey stewed fruits. While not "high" proof, it drinks to me like it is lower. Very happy with it, and look forward to a more proper introduction! Moved to the Port Dundas 25yr (from the Sovereign, NCF, cask strength 51.9%). As a single grain, I expected it to be lighter and more delicate (although I was hoping the extra aging might help give it a bit more oomph). While not offensive in any way, it is a bit more delicate/subtle than I would have liked - but perhaps not being stuffy will change that perspective. It may be a while before I can find out - yesterday my shoulder started acting up, and the meds prohibit drinking (and the wife has already gave me that "If you sit here in pain all weekend just so you can enjoy some whiskey, you stupid stubborn sonofa . . . " look). Hopefully next week will bring better fortune (and thankfully, it will keep!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Having a pretty massive Sky Club pour of Macallan 15 while waiting for my connection to Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 10 minutes ago, BigRich said: Having a pretty massive Sky Club pour of Macallan 15 while waiting for my connection to Glasgow. Have a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I had one healthy pour of Compass Box Great King Street Artist's Blend while watching the CWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I had a lovely dram of these two stellar beauties last night at the pub across the street....which just happens to be the famous Highlander Inn. The drive up to Speyside from Glasgow about killed me, my wife's nerves, and our rental car but it has been glorious since we got here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Touring today included Balvenie and Glenfiddich today. There were ten measures between the two (only Balvenie's would I actually call dram size pours) but it was their normal ranges. The one exception was the "members" dram for Balvenie Warehouse 24 members on the tour. We picked a 34 year only first fill sherry cask for our drams that came out around 48% abv and it was spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 49 minutes ago, BigRich said: Touring today included Balvenie and Glenfiddich today. There were ten measures between the two (only Balvenie's would I actually call dram size pours) but it was their normal ranges. The one exception was the "members" dram for Balvenie Warehouse 24 members on the tour. We picked a 34 year only first fill sherry cask for our drams that came out around 48% abv and it was spectacular. Damn, 34yo is a lot older than what they had in Warehouse 24 when we were there last fall! It was maybe 20's at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Come to think of it, it was well less than 20 years as I recall. Maybe early teens. This was the one they bottled for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Opened a Springbank 12 year Burgundy. Liking it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Come to think of it, it was well less than 20 years as I recall. Maybe early teens. This was the one they bottled for you? Nope. We picked from three to self bottle in Warehouse 24. I picked the 13 yr first fill sherry cask, my wife got the 13 yr refill bourbon cask, and there was also a 14 yr first fill bourbon cask. The 34 yr was for Warehouse 24 club members. It's free to join on their website and when you do a tour members get to choose from one of two casks to pull a dram from. One was a 42 year old bourbon cask that was damn near empty. The only members on our tour were me and three local fellas and we were all sherry heads so we went with the 34 yr sherry cask. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Last nights drams at The Quaich Bar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That private section Craigellachie for the hotel was fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, BigRich said: Nope. We picked from three to self bottle in Warehouse 24. I picked the 13 yr first fill sherry cask, my wife got the 13 yr refill bourbon cask, and there was also a 14 yr first fill bourbon cask. The 34 yr was for Warehouse 24 club members. It's free to join on their website and when you do a tour members get to choose from one of two casks to pull a dram from. One was a 42 year old bourbon cask that was damn near empty. The only members on our tour were me and three local fellas and we were all sherry heads so we went with the 34 yr sherry cask. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, we tried the members cask as well but I didn't remember the member bottling that we got to try being that old. Perhaps it was! The ones we got were likely similar to the ones you did. Mine was a 12yo first fill sherry at 125.4 or there about. I think Jat got one of the Bourbon cask bottlings. Edited June 14, 2016 by tanstaafl2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Tours of Aberlour and Macallan today. With some great distillery only drams from Aberlour and some Macallan bottlings that don't make it across the pond. Tonight's drams were a bit of a theme... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Met a buddy at Jack Rose tonight for dinner and couple drams. Ended up having a Springbank Local Barley 16 yr and a SMWS 33.143 (8yr sherry cask Ardbeg). The Springbank Local Barley was the first disappointing Springbank I've ever had. It's fine, but does not make sense for the price. In terms of pure bourbon cask Springbank, I preferred the Green 12 year. It was more spirit driven (not immature), but I prefer that with bourbon cask Springbank. Could have just been my palate tonight, but the Local Barley was a bit harsh for the fairly low cask strength. The Ardbeg, on the other hand, was outstanding, though the sherry cask was pretty active. Lots of bacony goodness and fruit leather in the nose, with the palate walloping you with ashy Ardbeg spirit and red fruits. My friend ordered a Springbank 15 Oloroso sherry cask and a teenage Signatory Glen Scotia sherry cask of indeterminate age. I had a sip of both, and both were very good. I can see why Glen Scotia maybe isn't the most beloved spirit, but this particular cask was really good. Like a brackish, fishier, more herbal Bunnahabhain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Started with some 2012 Flaming Heart before taking a short pour of The General as I'm watching the 1926 movie which inspired it's name (wasn't sure I could sit through a silent movie, but it hooked me with the start in Marietta, GA!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Yesterday's distillery touring took us to Glendronach and Strathisla so when I made it back to the Quaich Bar last night I had these lovelies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 18 minutes ago, BigRich said: Yesterday's distillery touring took us to Glendronach and Strathisla so when I made it back to the Quaich Bar last night I had these lovelies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wow . . . so what does 40+ yr old Strathisla taste like? Are there words? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Wow . . . so what does 40+ yr old Strathisla taste like? Are there words? Mouthgasm is the closest I can find. It was stellar. I've loved older Strathisla for a long time but very little makes it to the states. These old G&M bottles always make me go gaga. I've never plunked the coin for one so when I saw it on a pour list I had to try it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Many interesting pours Saturday night at the GBS Intl Whisky Night but a 31yo 1978 Longmorn from what appears to be a relatively new independent bottler was certainly one of the highlights. Once the party got rolling I didn't manage to get any pictures so this is a link to the same bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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