ChainWhip Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Not enjoying a dram just yet, but enjoying this surprising, unsolicited gift from The Balvenie.[ATTACH]15015[/ATTACH]You updated your Warehouse24 profile didn't you? I guess I wasn't one of the first 1000 people to do so :-(Regardless, nice score!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingKY Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 From last night, but enjoyed a tiny pour of Dalmore King Alexander III. Really, really nice. They really pulled off the whole aging-in-six-types-of-barrels trick; the finish has a ton of complexity, especially some nice fruity wine notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 You updated your Warehouse24 profile didn't you? I guess I wasn't one of the first 1000 people to do so :-(Regardless, nice score!!! Now that you mention it I do recall doing something with their website. Guess I got lucky. It's a much nicer glass than the Glenfiddich Glencairn I've been drinking from for the last 4 years. Probably means it won't last 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Now that you mention it I do recall doing something with their website. Guess I got lucky. It's a much nicer glass than the Glenfiddich Glencairn I've been drinking from for the last 4 years. Probably means it won't last 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAINWRIGHT Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Michael Collins SM and a follow up of Powers John's Lane 12yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Is this your first taste of them? If so, what did you think? Haven't had the MC in a while but the John's Lane is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Tonight will be A Bruichladdich Laddie 10 and Ardbeg 10 night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAINWRIGHT Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Is this your first taste of them? If so, what did you think? Haven't had the MC in a while but the John's Lane is one of my favorites.I have had Michael Collins SM 10yr quite a few times in the past and bunked up a few @$24 and the Powers John's Lane is a recent purchase after a blind tasting and was blown away!I currently have one of the John's Lane and need to pick up a couple more for future enjoyment just great stuff!I did also notice that the MC has now lost it's age statement on the 10yr SM and is now in a new more stylized bottle,damn shame as the new stuff is not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black mamba Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Started my night with some Clynelish 14 yr and now enjoying some BenRiach 12 yr. The Clynelish really hit the spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I had some Longmorn 15yo 90° a little earlier tonight. This bottle is growing on me. The cork fell apart upon opening, but I was able to get most of it out with only a few bigger chunks falling in the bottle. I'm always paranoid about scotch begin tainted, especially something that sat around for years and years before I snatched it up for $60; for some scotch, taint is what they were going for . There is a weird, astringent off-note here, but other than that I'm finding a lot to like. A great hazelnut-cashew nuttiness with a little mushroom in there, making me think of sherried wood. It's sweet, but not terribly, and well balanced with some fig jamminess and very clean sugars. I know where another bottle or two of this stuff is... I might just have to pick them up next time I'm in the area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 The Balvenie.I plan on getting some Knappogue soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Went to a whisky tasting this afternoon which included 3 Balvenie bottlings (14yo Caribbean rum cask, 15yo Single Malt and the pricey 17yo peated cask finish) and the Benromach Peat Smoke. It was supposed to include the Bunnahabhain 12 and Toiteach but apparently those got finished off the evening before so the 14 and 15yo Balvenie filled in for them. The 3 Balvinie's were quite nice but didn't care for the Benromach. The 17yo was my favorite with the Rum cask finish second. A pleasant way to spend an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Islay night. Bruichladdich Laddie 10, Bunnahahbain 12, and Ardbeg 10. Three very different Islays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 The old standby, Dewar's White Label, with a lot of ice and some water in a tall tumbler. I once had a friend, he was a horse vet, who drank it this way. When it's hot and you're thirsty, it's almost like drinking cold Scottish beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Moved up a notch to The Balvenie 12 Double Wood. Just a couple of oz's on ice. It's delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 A few today to celebrate Easter.... Old Pultenay 12, a couple of Glenmorangie Signet, 4 Roses Single Barrel LE 2012, and Ardbeg 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 A few today to celebrate Easter.... Old Pultenay 12, a couple of Glenmorangie Signet, 4 Roses Single Barrel LE 2012, and Ardbeg 10Dang -- I have some catching up to do. I just poured a dram of Speyside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Dang -- I have some catching up to do. I just poured a dram of Speyside.Yeah I probably overdid it a bit....but it was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Glenlivet 18 years old, clearly sherry cask-aged, tasted at a friend's house, I think it was a duty-free bottle, 43% ABV. Light smoky notes, good sherry on the taste and nose, extremely good.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkersback Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm breaking my Lenten alcohol fast with a small pour of Powers 12. Quite good--you can definitely pick up that prickly pot still character. I'll have to delve in to it more, but I wonder if I might prefer the regular Gold Label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm breaking my Lenten alcohol fast with a small pour of Powers 12. Quite good--you can definitely pick up that prickly pot still character. I'll have to delve in to it more, but I wonder if I might prefer the regular Gold Label.The gold label is one of my favorites. It's really hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Parker I prefer the Gold Label over the 12 as I find the Gold better balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkersback Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Parker I prefer the Gold Label over the 12 as I find the Gold better balanced.Yes, I'm thinking so, too. The 12 is certainly not bad in any respect, but it's a lesson learned that for an Irish in the house I can go with the Gold Label ($28 for a 1L), or if I have the money burning a hole in my pocket, Black Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geereg Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Compass Box Great King Street, Compass Box Hedonism, Glenlivet 15, and an Ardbeg Day nightcap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEdwards Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well, for breakfast, it was this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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