kevinbrink Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Store put this on sale for $55 since the box was banged up, I'm glad the box took that damage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emr454 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Website price showed $26, actual price $56. Store manager honored the (incorrect) website price. An early Christmas gift for me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I know they are not everyone's bag, but I like Arran, couldn't stop myself from picking up these two dustyish bottles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Took one last ditch effort to nab some BTAC that fell through so grabbed a few more consolation prizes. John Barr 17 was a dusty curiosity for $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Picked this up in NYC on Tuesday-- highest ABV I've seen from an official bottling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianBourbonLover Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Found the 17 and gave myself an early Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Got this as an early Christmas present from the wifey (although since I pay the credit card bills, felt like this thread still applies lol). She wanted me to be able to play with my whiskey before we travel for Christmas, which was very thoughtful! Unfortunately a @#$%^ head-cold and travel have had me sidelined about a week, so may have to wait a little longer. Wanted this mostly to try JW Blue (figure a pour in a bar tends to run $40-$50, so for $100 having 200 mL allows multiple studied tastings, not to mention 600 mL of the other stuff). Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 The Delta Sky Club offers a single pour of JW Blue Label for $20.00 and a double for $30.00. Lowest I've seen on-premise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 15 hours ago, GaryT said: Got this as an early Christmas present from the wifey (although since I pay the credit card bills, felt like this thread still applies lol). She wanted me to be able to play with my whiskey before we travel for Christmas, which was very thoughtful! Unfortunately a @#$%^ head-cold and travel have had me sidelined about a week, so may have to wait a little longer. Wanted this mostly to try JW Blue (figure a pour in a bar tends to run $40-$50, so for $100 having 200 mL allows multiple studied tastings, not to mention 600 mL of the other stuff). Looking forward to it! Nice! I don't care for JW but SBSing those sure would be fun. I've been eyeing this set myself for some time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) On 12/14/2017 at 9:27 AM, Marekv8 said: Picked this up in NYC on Tuesday-- highest ABV I've seen from an official bottling. My Bunna is bigger than yours! Soon to be in my glass... Edited December 18, 2017 by Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Kane said: My Bunna is bigger than yours! Soon to be in my glass... Looks delicious. Any idea of its age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Marekv8 said: Looks delicious. Any idea of its age? No idea, unfortunately. Peat is quite vibrant, obviously on the younger side. Delicious nonetheless, very heavily sherried and there is no heat to be found in that 60%. I liked it enough to buy this second bottle as a xmas gift to family. My next purchase is still going to be the 18yr, though. I haven't yet tasted a special release Bunnahabhain that is better than the regular lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Kane said: My next purchase is still going to be the 18yr, though. I haven't yet tasted a special release Bunnahabhain that is better than the regular lineup. Can't go wrong with the 18YO, although I haven't tried the new release with the blue label and Bluto-esque helmsman. I wonder why they're killing off the Roman numerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 16 hours ago, Marekv8 said: Can't go wrong with the 18YO, although I haven't tried the new release with the blue label and Bluto-esque helmsman. I wonder why they're killing off the Roman numerals. Maybe the average Joe Blow numbnut couldn't figure out what it meant! After all most of the time changes like this are driven by marketing research... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Rochelt finally made it to the shelves in Louisiana-- I've never seen the Wild Raspberry in the wild before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 On 18/12/2017 at 9:53 PM, Kane said: My Bunna is bigger than yours! Soon to be in my glass... Picked one of these up this week myself. Should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Along with a few other odds and ends I picked up today in London (which I will post later), I grabbed this 21yo Glen Elgin from the Cadenhead’s shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just took Delivery from St. Louis, surprisingly the Alexamder Murray (Highland/Deanston) appears to be NCF and uncolored since it is really cloudy right now (it's 16 degrees at the moment). $45 for a CS Deanston 12 was worth a gamble as I'm a fan of OB Deanston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Came across Highland Park Full Volume, which appeared to be 18 years old, a nice proof, had lots of nice info on the box, and was just under $100. Figured it should come home with me. Was then at Costco, and saw their 18 year old single malt from Alexander Murray for $55, and two of those came home with me as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 9 hours ago, jeffrey r said: Came across Highland Park Full Volume, which appeared to be 18 years old, a nice proof, had lots of nice info on the box, and was just under $100. Figured it should come home with me. Was then at Costco, and saw their 18 year old single malt from Alexander Murray for $55, and two of those came home with me as well. I cracked my Full Volume on Thursday, I have to say I like it quite a bit, love all the info on the box and really enjoyed having an HP that was all Bourbon Cask, great whisky and the price is pretty great considering what things sell for these days. Also gets my vote for best closure on a bottle as a cork inside a screw top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtoys Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 2 recent arrivals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hope you find that Bowmore 23 to be enjoyable. After falling in love with a Bowmore 16yo port matured I looked forward to this one with high expectations. But it just wasn't quite up to the 16yo to me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, tanstaafl2 said: Hope you find that Bowmore 23 to be enjoyable. After falling in love with a Bowmore 16yo port matured I looked forward to this one with high expectations. But it just wasn't quite up to the 16yo to me for some reason. OB Bowmore in general is usually not my bag, but indie Bowmore can be really spectacular. On the plus side there are plenty of people who don't feel the same way as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emr454 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 25 minutes of indecision at the liquor store ended with me picking up a Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. Something about the port finish kept calling to me, and finally I answered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 25 minutes of indecision at the liquor store ended with me picking up a Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. Something about the port finish kept calling to me, and finally I answered. I think you'll like it. For the money, it's pretty good stuff. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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