Trey Manthey Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Received my order of Glenfarclas 40, Springbank 12 CS, and Port Charlotte PC7.Very bummed to see the Glenfarclas was leaking when I opened the tin. The cork also fell apart, and now I'm scared to find out what's inside. After years of receiving orders, I have two bad corks in a week! One was a bottle of Don Julio 1942 that smells/tastes WAAAAY off (terrible musty funk) from what it usually tastes like. This GF40 was supposed to be my "wedding bottle", so I'm hoping the retailer can help me out in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Hope you can get the leaking bottle resolved!Picked up a Talisker 18 at $80 because I wanted to try it before the price goes through the roof. Also decided to try the Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or sitting nearby on the shelf on a whim because the sauternes finish sounded interesting, most reviews have been pretty good here and elsewhere and I like a touch of sweetness... Edited February 1, 2013 by tanstaafl2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I haven't had the Glenmorangie 18, but with that said the Nectar d'Or is a runaway favorite from that distillery for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 That Nectar D'Or goes down way too easy - good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Had just a taste of the Talisker last night. Has been a while say I had much of the more briney scotches. Will be interesting to work through this one! Looking forward to trying the Glenmorangie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Butting in for a quick question. I used to love the Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish. But, I don't think they make it anymore? Is that right? I think there were a couple of other finished ones, as well, that I found enjoyable. Those still made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Butting in for a quick question. I used to love the Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish. But, I don't think they make it anymore? Is that right? I think there were a couple of other finished ones, as well, that I found enjoyable. Those still made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I just noticed Florida ABC has Wiser's Legacy Pot Still Rye on the available list. Have any of you FL guys seen this on the shelves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I think that is the Quinta Ruban - saw it at the store last time I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Butting in for a quick question. I used to love the Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish. But, I don't think they make it anymore? Is that right? I think there were a couple of other finished ones, as well, that I found enjoyable. Those still made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I should add that at least one review said the former Port Wood Finish was different from the current Quinta Ruban port finish bottling. I have no personal experience to say one way or the other of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Good info as I didn't realize it wasn't a description but an actual expression name - thanks! The one I really want to try is Signet but not sure I'd want to drop that kind of coin on a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Dave Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Bruichladdich Laddie 10, Lagavulin 16 and Redbreast 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I just noticed Florida ABC has Wiser's Legacy Pot Still Rye on the available list. Have any of you FL guys seen this on the shelves?Squire, You got my attention on the Wiser's Legacy and this is great news. This has not been available here in good old America. Gary Gillman brought a bottle over the border to the Bardstown gazebo maybe two years ago and it was mighty tasty. I recall a lot of red berry fruit, excellent rye spice, subtle wood and the heft that comes from pot still. And I'm lucky I remember that much :grin:.Doing a little internet research and I see that Corby entered into a distribution agreement with the old WT owners, Pernord Ricard USA, on July 1, 2012. Wiser's was previously distributed here by McCormick Distilling. The President of Pernod USA promised greater marketing and distribution and he's delivering obbviously (still doesn't make up for how they f***ed up WT though).Here's some other information on it. Aged in toasted barrels too.http://www.canadianwhisky.org/reviews/j-p-wisers-legacy-canadian-whisky-review.htmlhttp://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?16476-Canada-Border-Crossing/page2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Squire, You got my attention on the Wiser's Legacy and this is great news. This has not been available here in good old America. Gary Gillman brought a bottle over the border to the Bardstown gazebo maybe two years ago and it was mighty tasty. I recall a lot of red berry fruit, excellent rye spice, subtle wood and the heft that comes from pot still. And I'm lucky I remember that much :grin:.Doing a little internet research and I see that Corby entered into a distribution agreement with the old WT owners, Pernord Ricard USA, on July 1, 2012. Wiser's was previously distributed here by McCormick Distilling. The President of Pernod USA promised greater marketing and distribution and he's delivering obbviously (still doesn't make up for how they f***ed up WT though).Here's some other information on it. Aged in toasted barrels too.http://www.canadianwhisky.org/reviews/j-p-wisers-legacy-canadian-whisky-review.htmlhttp://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?16476-Canada-Border-Crossing/page2IMO, The top two Canadian whiskies* currently on the shelves here are both Corby products: Wiser's Legacy and Lot no 40! The top end products from Forty Creek are close in quality but not worth the $20-$30 premium.*Not including those that are distilled and aged in Canada but bottled in the USA (the 10 year olds from Whistlepig, Mastersons, and Jeffersons) Edited February 3, 2013 by portwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Squire, You got my attention on the Wiser's Legacy and this is great news. This has not been available here in good old America. Gary Gillman brought a bottle over the border to the Bardstown gazebo maybe two years ago and it was mighty tasty. I recall a lot of red berry fruit, excellent rye spice, subtle wood and the heft that comes from pot still. And I'm lucky I remember that much :grin:.Doing a little internet research and I see that Corby entered into a distribution agreement with the old WT owners, Pernord Ricard USA, on July 1, 2012. Wiser's was previously distributed here by McCormick Distilling. The President of Pernod USA promised greater marketing and distribution and he's delivering obbviously (still doesn't make up for how they f***ed up WT though).Here's some other information on it. Aged in toasted barrels too.http://www.canadianwhisky.org/reviews/j-p-wisers-legacy-canadian-whisky-review.htmlhttp://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?16476-Canada-Border-Crossing/page2They indeed must be making headway, Thad. I saw Legacy on the shelves in either Tennessee or South Carolina last month. I remember Gary's bottle as being quite nice, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad_scientist Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I just noticed Florida ABC has Wiser's Legacy Pot Still Rye on the available list. Have any of you FL guys seen this on the shelves?I was in Ocala for Christmas, and I saw the Legacy and 18 year in every ABC store. The Legacy was on sale for $35 and the 18 year was $55. I picked up two of the 18 years - a very subtle but delicious and complex whiskey - but no Legacies, a decision that makes me weep with regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Got a big box from The Whiskey Place this morning. 4 bottles of the Laphroaig 2012 Cairdeas Origin, and two bottles of Amrut Fusion. The Cairdeas is amazing. I had a bottle in the fall and wanted to bunker up before it was gone forever. I really think Laphroaig is my favorite distillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Plan to pick up a bottle of Seagram's Gold later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Eye Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 The Laddie Ten - have heard good things about this one.. but an unpeated Islay? Should at least be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It is, well, I haven't had that expression, but the lightly peated Bruichladdichs I've had in the past were quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It is not as uncommon as one might think. Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila and even Ardbeg, with their Blasda, have had an unpeated or very low peated expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Bunnahabhain is another of the lightly peated Islay style whiskys. Haven't had that one in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Bunnahabhain is a nice dram. Unfortunately, I don't have any, and I can't find it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewman Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Worked on filling out my blended collection:Chivas Regal Stone of DestinyDewar's SignatureJohnnie Walker Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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