What Foreign Whiskey/Whisky Are You Drinking 2022

[Marekv8]

12 hours ago, flahute said:

Whoaaaaaaaaaa.....I bet that was amazing.

 

Yes, quite.

 

It was followed up yesterday by a 1957 Gordon & Macphail Strathisla @ 49 years old-- the oldest and earliest Scotch I've ever sampled.

 

 

 

[smokinjoe]

9 hours ago, Marekv8 said:

 

Yes, quite.

 

It was followed up yesterday by a 1957 Gordon & Macphail Strathisla @ 49 years old-- the oldest and earliest Scotch I've ever sampled.

 

 

 

BigRich just spooged…

[BigRich]

15 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

BigRich just spooged…

A little bit.  I've had the early sixties from that G&M Strathisla releases and even the joy of previously owning a bottle of the '64.   No 50's though.  

[beasled]

No spooging here. Perhaps just half a mongrel..

 

 

[GaryT]

After grilling some burgers, needed something to match the smoke. Opted for Laphroaig PX, which is doing just nicely  

[beasled]

Sipping on a sample of Glengoyne 30 sent by a rather generous friend. Epic stuff. Too expensive for my tastes but it is rather good! 

[Kepler]

I tested my Scotch palate out with Glenmo original.  It was good so I poured some Balvenie 17yr doublewood.

[MM818]

Inspired by The Old Course. I guess I should be drinking something from the lowlands. But, this is doing just fine. I wanted to go this year but tickets were difficult. Hoping for Royal Liverpool next summer. 

[beasled]

Arrisker? Taliran? Either way, a 70/30 blend of Arran 10 and Talisker 10 is proving to be an excellent blend. Even better on the rocks in the summer haze. Cheers!

[mal00768]

Mortlach 16 year old.

[Kepler]

Taking these two recent pickups for a spin. 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2022 by Kepler

[Kjbarth]

15 hours ago, Kepler said:

Taking these two recent pickups for a spin. 

 

 

[beasled]

Ledaig 10 bites the dust.

[tanstaafl2]

On 7/19/2022 at 7:25 PM, Kepler said:

Taking these two recent pickups for a spin. 

 

 

Nothing new about the RB CS 12yo except the label. It is a fantastic whiskey!

 

But that KY Oak version could be interesting with those new toasted/lightly charred new oak barrels. Will have to look for that.

 

 

[Kepler]

On 7/20/2022 at 10:12 AM, Kjbarth said:

Lol

 

8 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said:

Nothing new about the RB CS 12yo except the label. It is a fantastic whiskey!

 

But that KY Oak version could be interesting with those new toasted/lightly charred new oak barrels. Will have to look for that.

 

 

Yes the CS is absolutely fantastic.  Shout-out to @fosmith for introducing me to this.  I can't believe I've waited this long to get a bottle.

 

The RB Kentucky Oak is a different animal but still quite nice.  Of course the difference is the oak note as you might imagine, and intended by the producer.  It's a well balanced pour and has quite a long oak finish for those of you who like that.  Speaking for myself, I do ... as long as it's in balance, which this is.  At the premium in price I can't say I recommend it compared to the 12CS, but for fans of Redbreast or Irish pot still whiskey, I say go for a bottle of the KO for the different experience if nothing else.

 

 

[Cibsie]

Just picked this up today at a local store.  It's always sold out at Costco so it cost me an extra $10, but well worth it.  I very rarely drink scotch, but this is great.

 

[mal00768]

I had several healthy pours of Port Charlotte 10 year heavily peated last night. Those Bruichladdich folk really make great Islay whiskies. The bottle had been open for a while so it had lots of air time to really open up. Coconut, vanilla custard, lemon honey combined with smoked oysters and sun baked salty sand. A great, well balanced whisky.

[beasled]

Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 4. 

[smokinjoe]

A very nice pour of Drumshanbo Irish while waiting for the coals on the grill to get ready.  Got a taste at Local 3 at Father’s Day dinner, and immediately liked it.  Found a bottle recently, and while trying it again, I find it much more assertive.  Very nice, and makes it even more enjoyable.  

[mal00768]

This is a strange one, if it didn’t say Speyside scotch on the label I would tell you that it’s EHT small batch bourbon. Maybe Costco got their labels mixed up. Or it was an extremely wet ex-bourbon cask. Or BT sources EHT from Scotland now. Googling hasn’t revealed many details. 

[Anwalt]

10 minutes ago, mal00768 said:

This is a strange one, if it didn’t say Speyside scotch on the label I would tell you that it’s EHT small batch bourbon. Maybe Costco got their labels mixed up. Or it was an extremely wet ex-bourbon cask. Or BT sources EHT from Scotland now. Googling hasn’t revealed many details. 

 

I had both the 23 year and the 20 year and I agree.  Well worth the money.

[Kepler]

On 7/28/2022 at 5:35 PM, mal00768 said:

This is a strange one, if it didn’t say Speyside scotch on the label I would tell you that it’s EHT small batch bourbon. Maybe Costco got their labels mixed up. Or it was an extremely wet ex-bourbon cask. Or BT sources EHT from Scotland now. Googling hasn’t revealed many details. 

 

That's really strange.   Should be easy to tell the difference.

 

[Marekv8]

On 7/28/2022 at 6:35 PM, mal00768 said:

This is a strange one, if it didn’t say Speyside scotch on the label I would tell you that it’s EHT small batch bourbon. Maybe Costco got their labels mixed up. Or it was an extremely wet ex-bourbon cask. Or BT sources EHT from Scotland now. Googling hasn’t revealed many details. 

Not sure that I understand the liquid situation, but the bridge depicted on the label certainly looks familiar. 
 

[B.B. Babington]

A Babington caught in the wild.  20+ asian whiskys on counter or around, most japanese,  Hakushu 18, Yamazaki 18, Hibiki 12, Yamazaki 12, also 3 Indian, Thailand, mainland China, Taiwan.

 

[Marekv8]

Dalwhinnie 15 from a well stocked bar…