brockagh Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 If anyone wants to try one of the greatest whiskey ever made outside the U.S. - Midleton 25 for sale on eBay.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1351&item=6187179107&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 But look at the opening price and buy it now price. YOWZER! I paid less for my first car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 Yeah, you're right. This usually goes for more than that over in Europe, though. You should sell you car and buy this whiskey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Now THAT's a hearty recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 Soon petrol prices will be higher than Midleton 25, so the selling your car option could save you a fortune...Seriously, though, you should try some kind of pot still Irish whiskey. There are some around at reasonable prices - Redbreast and Green Spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I have been meaning to try Redbreast as it is readily available in my area. I do like the Irish whiskies I've tried, being Bushmill's, Black Bushmill's, Bushmill's 10 yr Single Malt and Bushmill's Millenium Malt. I guess I should broaden my horizons a bit and stop "beating around the Bush" so to speak. Maybe I'll pick one up while I'm beating about today on my day off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 The pot still whiskeys will be different to the Bushmills brands. Incidentally, Bushmills has been bought by Diagio, splitting up Irish Distillers.Anyway, I hope you enjoy the Redbreast if you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Well, bought a bottle of 12yo Redbreast yesterday and cracked it open last night while chatting in the forum's chat room. Granted it had been a LONG day after mowing the lawn, going shopping with some friends that came in from Nova Scotia, and sitting in the very top row of Busch Stadium to watch my Cards get hammered by the Pirates, so I may have been a bit off my game as far as tasting was concerned. I kept getting a hint of a taste from long ago every time I breathed in through my mouth after a sip. I finally tracked it down to be Grape Laffy Taffy. Unusual but there. Tonight I may try a side by side with my Bush Millenium Malt but just wasn't up to the task last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I think that's a sherry barrel taste you're getting there, Dane. I must say I find it hard to like Redbreast, it has a waxy-like taste which I believe is very Irish "pure pot-still" but seems weird to me. I blend my Irish to get just a bit of that taste. E.g. Power's offers a hint of it with a rich malty body but with Redbreast it is fully-loaded. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I'm a big fan of both current and ancient Irish Pot still whiskey. I've never had a chance to try the M25, but would like to get a bottle--even at close to these prices.I do have a Midelton 26, which is one of my all time favorate Irish Whiskeys. It's different from the 25, have been finished in port pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Blackeno - I might be able to get you one for about 450 euro - which is about $550. I don't know what shipping and insurance would cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I appreciate the tip. A contact from the Irish site on Yahoo mentioned he might be able to source one. It will probably be a few months before I could purchase though. BTW, where is it located?Thanks,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Hi BlackenoI am the contact from the Irish Yahoo website (john), so it's located in Ireland!This is the price I paid for it. I also might be able to get one cheaper, as the box is not in brilliant condition. I'm not sure if this one is still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I should have known! I appreciate your assistance and will keep in touch.Thanks,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yeah. Of course, there's no problem if you don't want it. Have you seen the price of the new Old Midleton whiskeys, by the way? An absolute rip-off. I don't know who's buying this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Not just the new Midleton's. At least they're from a closed distillery and old (and cask strength). The New Greenspot is also outreagous. I would REALLY have liked all of them. But...In any event, I've very interested in your M25. I hope to be able to arrange a purchase in a couple months.Thanks,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 I tasted the Green Spots, and they're very good, but not worth anywhere near the money. Irish distillers are also putting up the price of regular Green Spot by 11%. Apparently, they're very difficult to deal with. You'll almost never seen an independent bottling of their modern whiskey. There is on bottled for a German magazine labeled Old Midleton. I am getting a few bottles of this. It's a 75% potstill contain whiskeys of 12 to 20 yrs. Again, it's a bit of a ripoff, but I suppose it's a rarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Is the German bottling officially a 12yo blend? I hadn't heard of it. What are they asking for it?Thanks,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Yes, it's a blend. 75% potstill and 25% grain. They are asking 69 euro per bottle. 996 were made. I will see can I find the website again. Here's a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 When I first purchased Green Spot, 5-10 years ago?, I think it was about 20 Irish. Last summer when I purchased one it was about 30 Euro. What is it going for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 It's about 34 euro at the moment, but will be going up to about 38 euro now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Man, that ain't right. What are the prices of Redbreast and Connemara? Those are the other two I really enjoy a lot. I had some Jameson 1780, or whatever the 12 YO is called these days, this weekend and didn't like it as much as I remembered. Drinking all of this bourbon might be messing with my taste buds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 The Redbreast is about 34 euro, as is the Connemara. However, the Connemara 12 yr old is about 70 euro!!Personally, I love the Jameson 12. It was called Jameson 1780, but is now called Jameson 12. Some say it has changed a bit, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 The Redbreast is about 34 euro, as is the Connemara. However, the Connemara 12 yr old is about 70 euro!!Those prices are pretty much in line with what I'd pay here - Redbreast is about $40, Connemara NAS is about $40, and the 12yo is about $88. The cask-strength (60% ABV) Connemara is also available at about $60.I haven't tried the 12yo Connemara, as I'm not sure if it's worth the price premium. The standard and CS bottlings are wonderful, though. Connemara is rather Islayesque with its peat, but there's a slight grassy note to it that's very different from any Islay.The Redbreast is also a very fine whiskey, and the only traditional Irish pot-still whiskey that I can afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockagh Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 I think there's clearly a market for pure pot still, so I think they should release some more affordable ones. Maybe they'll have to do this once they are competing again with Bushmills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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