beasled Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Good day today. Picked up an older bottling of Longbow 18, a Cask Strength Clynelish (G&M) and a Macallan 18 (G&M bottling) which was under £60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Picked up a CB Eleuthera, and a Clynelish Distiller's Edition (2012). Looking forward to hopefully trying both this long weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Ledaig 10, Kilkerran 12 and Springbank 12 CS acquired over the weekend. Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I found a good deal on some Glendronach so I added an 18 and two 21's to the bunker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Lucked out on another Kilkerran WIP 7 Bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiwez2 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 did a little traveling a couple of weeks ago and picked up the attached. Anyone have any info on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, skiwez2 said: did a little traveling a couple of weeks ago and picked up the attached. Anyone have any info on them? I tried the Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold this spring while in the UK, and the bartender was nice enough to pour a 1/2 oz taste of the Dalwhinnie 15 so I could do a side by side. I enjoyed it, and thought it was a half-notch above their standard (maybe a tad deeper, more rich), but still a very mellow and understated pour for my palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiwez2 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 thanks got all 3 at the duty free. still dabbling my toes in single malts. got the bug when I went to Scotland last year. mostly a bourbon fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 7:48 AM, portwood said: Quotepocalypse! On 9/4/2016 at 7:16 AM, beasled said: Ledaig 10, Kilkerran 12 and Springbank 12 CS acquired over the weekend. Cheers all! I know the rest of this forum is chomping at the bit for the fall releases of "the good stuff," and I totally would be if I thought I could get any of it. Particularly Mr. Elliott's first take on FRSmBLE, as it looks to be a good one. No, my friends, I have given up on that. The majority of the stores around here have given up on lotteries and are doing camp out events, marking up to secondary, or selling to big spenders. I don't have the time or the money for any of that. No, my friends. I want to know two things: when the heck is Kilkerran 12 going to land on the east coast, and why do I want to spend $220 so badly on that single cask of Hazelburn 18 that K&L just got in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 hours ago, garbanzobean said: No, my friends. I want to know two things: when the heck is Kilkerran 12 going to land on the east coast, and why do I want to spend $220 so badly on that single cask of Hazelburn 18 that K&L just got in? Can't answer the first, but the second makes complete sense to me! The value prop there is way more grounded in what's in the @#$% bottle than the "fall insanity" with our native spirits. I also have zero expectation of getting any LEs for the same reason. When there will be 13k+ bottles of WLW (12+ yr CS wheater) that would cost me double that 18yr CS single malt (of which the bottle count is . . well, significantly less than 13k!), I'm not interested. I'm sure it is delicious whiskey, but who cares if you can't get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 hours ago, garbanzobean said: I know the rest of this forum is chomping at the bit for the fall releases of "the good stuff," and I totally would be if I thought I could get any of it. Particularly Mr. Elliott's first take on FRSmBLE, as it looks to be a good one. No, my friends, I have given up on that. The majority of the stores around here have given up on lotteries and are doing camp out events, marking up to secondary, or selling to big spenders. I don't have the time or the money for any of that. No, my friends. I want to know two things: when the heck is Kilkerran 12 going to land on the east coast, and why do I want to spend $220 so badly on that single cask of Hazelburn 18 that K&L just got in? According to Kilkerran's Facebook post on Sep 2, "the first shipment is somewhere on a boat between Campbeltown and the USA at the moment so it should be available next month." I'd be all over the Hazelburn 18 too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auracom Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's nice to have some Campbeltown fans to relate with :). I could go broke even just diving into Springer's random single casks that are available in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Speaking of which I couldn't resist picking up a second bottle of the Springbank 12yo Burgundy Matured yesterday since, a bit surprisingly, it was still on the shelf. Will have to give some thought to the Hazelburn 18. Going to be pretty spendy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Took my car in for routine maintenance, walked out with a loaner and bill for $2k worth of repairs, plus another $1600+ of repairs that will need to happen in the next year. We were hoping to make my car last another year to 18 months, but it looks like I'll be getting a replacement for Christmas. Yay . . . A more expensive thing that gets me from point A to point B . . . With that and my solo trip to Kentucky next week, I should probably not be spending any money, but I stopped by a liquor for a six pack of beer on the way home from the service center (for obvious reasons), and discovered that a giant shipment of new Signatory and G&M whiskies had made it into the state. Almost bought a G&M Cask Strength hoggie Caol Ila 9 yr, but noticed a Signatory Vintage (fancy decanter bottle) First Fill Sherry Ledaig. Decided to see what all the hype was about. Cask 900170, 61.3% ABV, Nov 2004 - Feb 2015, in case anyone was curious. If I hadn't just opened that IB sherried Bowmore, this would be getting opened tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Took advantage of Astor's 15% off scotch sale for a local delivery to my office. Nothing crazy, but picked up some Oban, Lagavulin and Talisker Distillers Editions, another Glendronach 15 Revival (can't have too many imho once it goes away for good) and an Ardbeg Corryvreckan (picked up a Uigeadail during their last 15% off sale, and it's great). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Last purchase for a while (he says), Tobermory 15. Paid slightly more than I would have liked, but less than I would have elsewhere. One to savour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Picked up a Glendronach 21 year and a Millstone barrel proof from TWE. The Millstone is the older version of the two they had for sale. Looking forward to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 5 hours ago, Spade said: Picked up a Glendronach 21 year and a Millstone barrel proof from TWE. The Millstone is the older version of the two they had for sale. Looking forward to both. The 21 yr is spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Purchased the new Macallan 12 Double Cask yesterday. I couldn't resist a new AGE STATED Macallan. Opened it it up last night with a friend who is a Scotch drinker. We both liked it very much. Very easy drinking and a well balanced Sherry influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 16 hours ago, Spade said: Picked up a Glendronach 21 year and a Millstone barrel proof from TWE. The Millstone is the older version of the two they had for sale. Looking forward to both. I have a bottle of the Millstone, let us know what you think. I've had the 100 Rye which was spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auracom Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 A local SB'er (you know who you are, thank you again!) graciously passed along a few Mac CS and I grabbed the burgundy Springer. Good stuff for this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 38 minutes ago, Auracom said: A local SB'er (you know who you are, thank you again!) graciously passed along a few Mac CS and I grabbed the burgundy Springer. Good stuff for this winter. Wow never see Macallan Cask Strength in MN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auracom Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, BigPapa said: Wow never see Macallan Cask Strength in MN Discontinued for some time now. The only reason I was offered these is because my friend had a fair number of them bunkered away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 5 hours ago, Auracom said: A local SB'er (you know who you are, thank you again!) graciously passed along a few Mac CS and I grabbed the burgundy Springer. Good stuff for this winter. That Mac CS is some dark looking whisky! Since I know what the Springer Burgundy looks like I know it is a little darker than normal in the pic but still, pretty dark! Isuppose the boxes behind it is part of the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Recently picked up the Springbank 13 Green which I like a lot and CB Circus was a b-day gift and as yet unopened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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