ChainWhip Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Hit seven liquor stores between Seattle and Tacoma and came up short (literally), with three 50mL Campbeltown bottles all labeled "NOT FOR RETAIL SALE." Had an enthusiastic Uber driver in both towns that really got into the hunt-- so it was actually quite a bit of fun, and packing for air travel will be a breeze. Welcome to my 'hood... not much in this area unfortunately and prices/taxes are a B!+€#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, ChainWhip said: Welcome to my 'hood... not much in this area unfortunately and prices/taxes are a B!+€#. Thank you-- yes, the taxes are insane. I'm an LSU grad, which I guess explains why I frequent this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thank you-- yes, the taxes are insane. I'm an LSU grad, which I guess explains why I frequent this site.Grew up in Louisiana so I'm a lifelong LSU fan... haven't been purchasing much these past few years - but glad there's still good whisky readily available that's not "Beanie-Bourbon" status. Love me some Springbank though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbon-n00b Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Auld Blow-In 14. Total impulse buy. I know nothing about it or the Port Dundas distillery but the price was good, so what the heck. I'm sure I've spent more for less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 13 hours ago, bourbon-n00b said: Auld Blow-In 14. Total impulse buy. I know nothing about it or the Port Dundas distillery but the price was good, so what the heck. I'm sure I've spent more for less. Does it state on the back where it was bottled? That's awfully young for Single Grain given the typically exhausted casks involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbon-n00b Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Marekv8 said: Does it state on the back where it was bottled? That's awfully young for Single Grain given the typically exhausted casks involved. Imported by Backbone Bourbon Company, Jarupa Valley, CA Good point, that I neglected to consider, about the casks. Oh well, expectations tempered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 54 minutes ago, bourbon-n00b said: Imported by Backbone Bourbon Company, Jarupa Valley, CA Good point, that I neglected to consider, about the casks. Oh well, expectations tempered. I’m just glad you’re taking the chance— a couple of my favorite bottles are Single Grains. If it doesn’t suit you, try blending it with a bit of similarly aged indie bottled Caol Ila (Signatory offers many well-priced examples) or Glenturret for grins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 The other OP21. This one seems to be a favorite at on-premise accounts, so I've drammed it many times in the past… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 The other OP21. This one seems to be a favorite at on-premise accounts, so I've drammed it many times in the past… How does that compare to the standard distillery version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, lcpfratn said: How does that compare to the standard distillery version? I don’t have the OB version here for a side by side, but I’m very much enjoying this first dram. These G&M Distillery Labels all seem to be very dialed-in drinkers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Bought a Redbreast 12yr CS as I couldn't pass up the price ($68 shipped). Hadn't seen it that cheap locally in years, and had been dreading when my open bottle gets finished. Crisis averted! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, GaryT said: Bought a Redbreast 12yr CS as I couldn't pass up the price ($68 shipped). Hadn't seen it that cheap locally in years, and had been dreading when my open bottle gets finished. Crisis averted! Yeah.... But that there's one o'them ....Irish Whiskeys (or are they Whiskys?)...no? EEEWWWwwwww! Edited April 24, 2019 by Richnimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Richnimrod said: Yeah.... But that there's one o'them ....Irish Whiskeys (or are they Whiskys?)...no? EEEWWWwwwww! The Irish typically use the E in whiskey as it was intended to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Branching out with a Hibiki 21 yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Branching out with a Hibiki 21 yr.Always a welcome pour that one - as with many expressions it seems this one is often out of reach (price & availability) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Just now, ChainWhip said: 4 minutes ago, flahute said: Branching out with a Hibiki 21 yr. Always a welcome pour that one - as with many expressions it seems this one is often out of reach (price & availability) It's a pricey one for sure. I don't reach for non-bourbon very often but I do like this one a lot. It will last me a very long time. Haven't seen you in a while! Hope you are well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Rob Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Heard good things about this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Birnam Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 4:59 PM, Richnimrod said: ....Irish Whiskeys (or are they Whiskys?)... The plural of both whiskey and whisky is whiskies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Rob Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Snagged some dusties yesterday, I believe their pre 2000s - or at least one of them is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auracom Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 feeling like i should get into another phase where i only buy Campbeltown’s... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 In Edinburgh for a couple of days, picked up these whilst out and about. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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