beasled Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Longrow 14 sherry finish is hitting the spot. There's a new Longrow 14 Sherry Wood out this week at a hefty 57.8%. Will see if I can pick some up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Here in the Garden State, if you have $40 and 1 bottle to buy this is the best you can do, though a handle of WT101 is pretty dang close. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Despite having consumed plenty of Ledaig, I have not to my recollection ever had Tobermory until now, I grabbed a couple of 50 ML's while on vacation this weekend and I am enjoying it quite a bit, too bad vacation is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad-proof Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Really enjoying the last few ounces in my bottle of Ardbeg 10 tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kevinbrink Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 Opening some bottles tonight, first up this Edradour Bottled a day before my 35th Birthday, was kind of expecting this to be a sherry bomb from the color but really is just enough Sherry to let the distillery character still be prominent. This is a really enjoyable pour, kind of wish I had another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 This 10 year old CS Caol Ila is unsurprisingly fantastic 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jeffrey r Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Enjoying some Old Pulteney 21 that I brought to the Jersey shore for a trip with the family. Fits the setting perfectly—nice maritime dram on a beautiful night by the ocean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 A dark side night this evening resulted in killing off of a spectacular Old Particular 28yr Glenturret. Threw in 3 Luxardos from an end of the week Manhattan earlier, and I’m a happy camper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Opened another bottle of the Balvenie 15 Single Barrel. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 22 hours ago, beasled said: So is it any good? I have always liked the Millstone Rye 100 but only had a little of their single malt and that was from a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 13 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: So is it any good? I have always liked the Millstone Rye 100 but only had a little of their single malt and that was from a few years back. I've had a few Millstones, they're very good indeed. Their sherry cask bottlings have been excellent (the 12 year sherry cask I found to be a more intense Glenfarclas 15). This bottling was through Facebook, and despite its age the peat and sherry are well integrated. So I'd say their malts are worth exploring, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Finally tried the Redbreast Lustau. Excellent stuff, nothing less from Redbreast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Finally over a @#$% cold that has been lingering for nearly 2 weeks, so decided to crack my two Irish acquisitions. Slane, which for only 80 proof and $35 (for a 1 liter bottle) is pretty damned tasty, and my Teeling 9yr CS/NCF Single Malt aged in Port - which is as delicious as you might expect. Port is a tad heavy handed (less so than sherry for my palate, but still pretty dominant), and I can see where some might think it isn't complex enough. To me, it's just f#cking delicious. But maybe it has been not enjoying a pour in 2 weeks too Looking forward to spending some quality time with these this weekend, and will share more detailed notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvW Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 12:30 AM, NDN98 said: Opened another bottle of the Balvenie 15 Single Barrel. Good stuff! You got the 1st Fill bottle which is an excellent pour compared to the refill variant; got 2 more bottles in the bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwshannon Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Purchased and opened HP12. First time trying smoky / peated since having JWB. Very nice dram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, kwshannon said: Purchased and opened HP12. First time trying smoky / peated since having JWB. Very nice dram. Haha, I don't particularly like HP but those two must be worlds apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 This exceeds expectations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeko Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I bought this bottle for the first time after reading some rave reviews. Has anyone had it before? I'm loving the taste, but I'm finding the taste to be very similar to lot 40. It's definitely a good rye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 6:27 PM, JvW said: You got the 1st Fill bottle which is an excellent pour compared to the refill variant; got 2 more bottles in the bunker. There is obviously something here I am missing [label or otherwise]. How did you know it is from a first fill cask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 This exceeds expectations Price point ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 4 hours ago, BigPapa said: Price point ? $45 so cheapest of the experimental series so far, for context the IPA and the XX were both $65-$80 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvW Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 2:52 PM, Madhatter said: There is obviously something here I am missing [label or otherwise]. How did you know it is from a first fill cask? When you look at the label of a First Fill Bottle it will state "...no more than 650 bottles...' (I assume more of the whiskey is pulled into the wood of the cask??), the Refill variant will say "...no more than 800 bottles..." The First Fill juice is much darker in color (I always hold it next to a Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bottle to make sure) and richer in taste, the Refill is a little disappointed compared to it. Ironically every time I take a Refill Bottle out of the Tube the label falls off (maybe it's just me). At least that has been my experience, Balvenie has not officially commented on that subject I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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