NDN98 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 3:13 PM, Tennessee Dave said: Early birthday gift from my bride. Wish you all had one like her. This one is mine . An excellent pour. Congrats on the whisky and the good wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 This one was gifted to me and I just opened it tonight and I really like it. Might have to add it to the rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 This one was gifted to me and I just opened it tonight and I really like it. Might have to add it to the rotation. I received a bottle of that for my birthday recently, and I agree with you...it's pretty good stuff. The price makes it a pretty good value too. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I've been a good boy so Saturday night i treated myself with the below three drams in order from left to right. All are special drams for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I haven't had the first two, but I love the last one! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Trying to shift a cold. Having some Talisker 10 and watching Donnie Darko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 A pour of my "oldest" whisky by date of purchase as well as opening...Mortlach 16 Flora and Fauna. A very nice sherried Speyside bottling that was discontinued quite a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Arran 12 Year CS, Batch Number 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Yamazaki 12 this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Monkey Shoulder was on clearance and I couldn't find anything else that I didn't have or wanted. Edited July 24, 2017 by Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clingman71 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Wife and I had a celebration of sorts this weekend, so we popped the cork on a 23year Cadenhead's Ardbeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Found this guy sitting lonely on a shelf discounted to $50 figured it might be worth a taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/24/2017 at 1:28 PM, clingman71 said: Wife and I had a celebration of sorts this weekend, so we popped the cork on a 23year Cadenhead's Ardbeg. interested in hearing about that one! I love me some Ardbeg. Is that the 93? That would have been the year I got married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Healthy pour of Glenfarclas 15 this evening. Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Drinking Compass Box Spice Tree Extravaganza. I like it, but in my opinion, it isn't worth double the pice of the regular Spice Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'm mixing it up a bit tonight with a Glengoyne 18 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Amrut Peated Cask Strength, truly enjoying this pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonDude Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Bowmore 15 yr. darkest sherry cask and the Jura 12 yr. Probably haven't had the Jura in 20 years given that it's sorta overshadowed by the other Islays, not to mention Talisker, but it was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonDude Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 6/7/2017 at 2:48 AM, lcpfratn said: Went through several smallish pours this evening. Glendronach 12, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, Highland Park 12, Talisker 10 and then finished with a decent pour of Laphroaig 10. They're all good in their own way. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Nice lineup there. It would make a good introduction to single malts for the uninitiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Nice lineup there. It would make a good introduction to single malts for the uninitiated.Can't argue with that!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 13 hours ago, BourbonDude said: Bowmore 15 yr. darkest sherry cask and the Jura 12 yr. Probably haven't had the Jura in 20 years given that it's sorta overshadowed by the other Islays, not to mention Talisker, but it was fine. I know Bowmore Darkest gets a bad rap sometimes, but I enjoy it. I've never tried anything from Jura (which incidentally is on Isle of Jura, not Islay). How did you like it? Does anyone have a recommended expression from their standard bottlings? We've got most everything up to the 30 year out here, though I have no intention of buying that particular wooden case and glass display bottle that comes with liquor in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Some Glenturret 28 yr after dinner is getting it done. Creamy and delicious. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonDude Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 hours ago, garbanzobean said: I know Bowmore Darkest gets a bad rap sometimes, but I enjoy it. I've never tried anything from Jura (which incidentally is on Isle of Jura, not Islay). How did you like it? Does anyone have a recommended expression from their standard bottlings? We've got most everything up to the 30 year out here, though I have no intention of buying that particular wooden case and glass display bottle that comes with liquor in it. Oops, just poor wording about Jura--my bad--which of course is from Jura. :-) I can only speak of the 12 yr. sherry cask. In the old days I could only find the non-sherried version. I'd be interested in anyone's thoughts about the more advanced ages, as the standard 12 yr. Jura, although perfectly drinkable, just doesn't seem to have enough overall character and intensity of flavor so that I'd be curious to find out what some extra aging would do to it. But getting back to the 12 yr. sherry cask, I find this Jura to be a medium bodied malt, perfectly drinkable, but without any great character or intensity to otherwise grab my interest. I guess I just expect malts produced on North Sea islands to pick up more iodine, sea salt and briny-ness, and peat given that so much of the water flows thru the local peat bogs. But the peat, although not strong, is certainly there and adds to the experience, and helps to balance the sweetness of the sherry. It's definitely more intense than Bunnahabvain, which comes in at only 3 ppm of peat, vs. Ardbeg at 55. As far as flavors go, nothing really jumps out me, except a pleasant cereal grain maltiness, which is where all single malts basically start before they get really interesting. So for me, basically, a nice, drinkable malt with enough sherry and peat to make up for a rather unremarkable flavor profile. Others mileage may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonDude Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 3 hours ago, lcpfratn said: Can't argue with that! Yes. In fact, we recently hosted a tasting with about 20 people (mostly beginners) where we used most of those malts, adding the Springbank 12 yr. and the Oban 14 yr. to round out the evening. And for those who already had and liked the Laphroaig 10 yr., we had the Ardbeg 10 yr. and Caol Ila 12 yr. to try. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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