Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today?

[Megawatt]

Picked up Canadian Club Reserve for a cheap mixer, and two bottles of the new Alberta Premium 30 year old. Can't wait to get into this stuff.

Then when I got home I discovered an early birthday present: Hazelburn 8 year old. Guess my wife wasn't expecting me to dive into the liquor cabinet so soon...

[lrochau]

Haven't bought a bottle of scotch for ages but I found a bottle of Dalmore Cigar Malt. Only have read about it, can't wait to try it. From what I understand I can try it bottled as Grand Reserve now, my buddy swears by that stuff.

[BigRich]

Haven't bought a bottle of scotch for ages but I found a bottle of Dalmore Cigar Malt. Only have read about it, can't wait to try it. From what I understand I can try it bottled as Grand Reserve now, my buddy swears by that stuff.

[Brisko]

Some tidbits of Power's history and characteristics from the interweb:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~whiskey/pajos/powers.htm

I agree with the writer except I think Jameson's regular blend is excellent: it's a good contrast to Powers, but I'd give the edge to the latter. I made my own "super-Jameson's" blend by adding Green Spot to it, about 3:1, and this makes a more even comparison to Power's, although each will always have its own character. Jameson's is minty-like, Power's is warm/buttery, in a word.

Gary

I bought a Powers gold today based on your descriptions. A very solid pour, in my estimation, with a good amount of pot still firmness evident, and not over sherried. There are some herbal hints in the background that I'll have to tease out later when I'm more patient and less thirsty.

All in all, an exceptional value at $15. I can't think of a foreign whisky that can compete at that price.

[Megawatt]

I got Hazelburn 8 year old as an early birthday present. It is a nice whisky that not many people seem to have tried.

[TBC]

Lagavulin 12 year on Friday. Good stuff.

[BigRich]

The wife gave me a bottle of Glenlivet XXV for my birthday on Saturday.:grin:

[boss302]

One of the last bottles of Balvenie 17-year Madeira Cask in the state of PA. Just picked it up. Now, I have to find some kind of excuse to crack it open...

[JamesW]

Picked up some Ardmore Trad. Cask and Arran 10 yr.

[Megawatt]

Picked up some Ardmore Trad. Cask and Arran 10 yr.

Let me know what you think of that Arran. I love most of their whiskies and this one impressed me, especially for the price. There are some nice ones at the LCBO right now, including a single sherry cask and the new 14 year old.

[The Boozer]

2 bottles on Lag 16 yr on sale. Was a good day

[Special Reserve]

2 bottles on Lag 16 yr on sale. Was a good day

Lag on sale in Michigan?

[unclebunk]

Auchentoshan 12 and a dusty bottle of Aberlour 10. I've read that the latter has been discontinued in favor of the 12 year old, yet it still appears on their web site. Anyone else with info on this?

[ebo]

Lagavulin 12 year on Friday. Good stuff.

[ebo]

Auchentoshan 12 and a dusty bottle of Aberlour 10. I've read that the latter has been discontinued in favor of the 12 year old, yet it still appears on their web site. Anyone else with info on this?

[The Boozer]

Lag on sale in Michigan?

No I was in DC over the weekend. was $59 a bottle.

[unclebunk]

No info. I've had one bottle of the 10 yo. I thought it was good, but the 12 is better.

Have you ever had the Auchentoshan Three Wood?

Aberlour 10 no longer appears on Binny's or Park Avenue Liquors' web sites but seems to be readily available when viewing European web sites. Maybe they're still producing it but just don't send it here anymore. I agree that the 12 year old is better, but it concerns me that "age-ism" is causing the disappearance of 10 year olds in favor of 12's, 12 year olds for 14 year olds, etc. And with each age jump, there's a price jump as well.

Haven't had the Auchentoshan Three Wood yet but it's on my buy list. The 12 year old is very nice, I must say.

[Special Reserve]

No I was in DC over the weekend. was $59 a bottle.

Great deal! Hope you bought two!

[The Boozer]

Great deal! Hope you bought two!

[BFerguson]

Picked up a very dusty, literally, Forty Creek Confederation Oak the other day.

It looked like it had absolutely not been touch since it came into stock in the store judging by the dust coating on it.

Looking forward to trying something a bot different from north of the border.

B

[Megawatt]

Picked up a very dusty, literally, Forty Creek Confederation Oak the other day.

It looked like it had absolutely not been touch since it came into stock in the store judging by the dust coating on it.

Looking forward to trying something a bot different from north of the border.

B

Great whisky, enjoy. Try not to judge it too fast; it was a creeper whisky for me.

[IowaJeff]

I picked up a Glenmorangie "Discovery Pack" for $39. It has a regular bottle of 10 yo glenmorangie and three 5ml bottles of the three 12 yo extra aged varieties. Great way to compare different finishes without spending a fortune.

[BigRich]

I picked up a Glenmorangie "Discovery Pack" for $39. It has a regular bottle of 10 yo glenmorangie and three 5ml bottles of the three 12 yo extra aged varieties. Great way to compare different finishes without spending a fortune.

Nice! I wish I could find one of those in Georgia.

[ThomasH]

Got a bottle of Ballantines Christmas Reserve at the Windsor, Ontario duty free on the way back from Canada. I like Ballantines in general and had never seen this version before!

Thomas

[Motomag]

I just picked up a bottle of the new Compass Box Great King Street blend.