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Inspired by how much I liked the gifted to me Glenfiddich 18 I decided to go out and buy the 14yr aged in ex bourbon casks and the 15yr aged in new oak and ex sherry casks. I really like them both. Now the search begins  for the 21yr plus.

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Was a rare oddity on a couple fronts when out and about I spotted a liquor store I hadn't been in, and the wife said "Why don't you go check it out?"  After asking to see some ID, we did just that - and again the surprises continued when she pulled a Kilkerran 8yr CS out of its tube and said "Oooo - I like the color on this; I want to try it - get this!"  I didn't see anything that excited me in the store (had some dusty Baker's 7yr, but at $58 I wasn't interested), but since I think this is maybe the 2nd or 3rd time my wife has picked out a bottle of whisk(e)y she was interested in - wasn't going to discourage that.

 

Cracked it shortly after arriving home, and neither of us were disappointed.

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It's been quite a while since I've seen NYC this alive-- it was a positive day. The GlenDronach was an arranged marriage- the Glenmorangie was more of a dusty hunch. Now I've got to get these guys home.

 

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Always seems easier to find Scotch in Kentucky than interesting bourbon…

 

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My son was able to grab me two of these while TDY in California. I haven't seen one in N. Fl for quite awhile. Crazy that it's $30 cheaper in California per bottle as well. 

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An odd mix… strange that the official Glenturret surfaced Stateside after a couple of years.

 

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Over ten miles of walking with some heavy packaging... 

 

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The liquor store was out of Blanton's, so I had to improvise…

 

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On 7/2/2022 at 12:06 AM, MM818 said:

This is everywhere right now. 

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About time.  It was nowhere for quite a while. 

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Local did a select of an Indi bottling of a Craigellachie.  It’s a big whiskey.  Part of that is surely that it is cask strength, but there are some serious guts to it’s components, as I taste it now.  That said, I’m OK with it, but I need more time to decide if I go for another.  

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19 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

Local did a select of an Indi bottling of a Craigellachie.  It’s a big whiskey.  Part of that is surely that it is cask strength, but there are some serious guts to it’s components, as I taste it now.  That said, I’m OK with it, but I need more time to decide if I go for another.  

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Craigellachie is one of those 'meaty' pours, lots of character in the distillate, this looks ace! 

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On 7/1/2022 at 11:06 PM, MM818 said:

This is everywhere right now. 

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On 7/6/2022 at 9:27 PM, FasterHorses said:

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For anyone who has had both, how do these compare/contrast?  They are close in price so wondering the differences, pros/cons...

 

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My traditional mixed bag... we opened a couple at the store. I'm so out of space, I sense another drain pour session in the very near future.

 

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picked this up today at a store a get to 3 or 4 times a year. may have to go back tomorrow as they had some nice whisky in stock at very resonable prices

 

 

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I successfully donated, drained-poured or otherwise disposed of over 600 bottles this past two weeks-- so got a little carried away at the shop. The screw-cap Weller 12 has a 2022 laser code etched on top of an earlier code, but for $49.95 I wasn't asking questions.

 

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I was killing time during lunch today and popped into a store that I hadn't been in for a while.  Toward the end of my window shopping, I came across of a bottle of Tullibardine 25 yr at the original 2013 price.  Well that went home with me.  Ya know, because of the savings.  ;)

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