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Old Pulteney is a distillery on the northernmost tip of the Highland region. It's owned by conglomerate called Inver House, which also owns AnCnoc, Balblair and Speyburn. I find all of them to have a similar base profile (sweet, syrupy, stone fruits like honeydew) as if their malting and fermenting processes are identical. Old Pulteney tastes like it has a hint of brine which can perhaps feel effervescent on the tongue. Balblair is generally richer, darker, candied. AnCnoc is fruitier, sweeter. Speyburn is like a younger, less intense AnCnoc. That you had an 8-year-old makes me think you had an independent bottling. Often I find independent bottlings to taste more one-dimensional or 'generic' -- maybe a byproduct of them reusing exhausted oak barrels.
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you should know that the OP 17 is one of the best whiskies I've ever had
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kidsafe posted:Old Pulteney is a distillery on the northernmost tip of the Highland region. It's owned by conglomerate called Inver House, which also owns AnCnoc, Balblair and Speyburn. I find all of them to have a similar base profile (sweet, syrupy, stone fruits like honeydew) as if their malting and fermenting processes are identical. Old Pulteney tastes like it has a hint of brine which can perhaps feel effervescent on the tongue. Balblair is generally richer, darker, candied. AnCnoc is fruitier, sweeter. Speyburn is like a younger, less intense AnCnoc. Thanks for the info - what does independent bottling mean though? Google Butt posted:you should know that the OP 17 is one of the best whiskies I've ever had 
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Was at an upscale place the other night for a nightcap, saw the Hibiki 12 at the bar. Glad I asked how much it was for a dram, $26! I was like no thanks, Mr. Bartender, gently caress that. He agreed that it was way, way overrated (as posters here advised) and instead gave me a gratis sip of Clear Creek. I hadn't heard of it before, and am no expert, but my buddy and I both found it smooth and enjoyable. Seek it out if you get a chance.
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Mar 30, 2016 01:26
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$26 per DRAM? What the gently caress
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Mar 30, 2016 02:52
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At dinner the other night Hibiki 21 was 110 aussie dollars a dram... My buddy ordered a double on the rocks and the waiter politely advised him of the price and suggested 2 bottles of sake to share at the table for the same price...
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My wife just bought me a rather nice wedding day present. I am exceedingly happy with this - full of flavour, especially with a drop of water. A lovely drink.
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Amrut is great. It's bold, but it has an amazingly floral bouquet and initial grab. Intermediate Sherry is still my favorite from their line.
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I've never seen Amrut in D/FW area liquor stores. I would love to try it.
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Stumbled upon Eagle Rare at Total Wine today, I guess I'm now boarding the hype train.
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GEEKABALL posted:I've never seen Amrut in D/FW area liquor stores. I would love to try it. Total Wine sometimes carries it. I've seen it at the Plano store on 75. Their website says they seem to be out now, but it looks like Denton might have some.
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A friend of mine gave me a bit of Lagavulin 16 a while ago and I friggin' loved it, so I went to the LCBO to pick up a bottle in celebration of finally finishing school after 8 years. Then I saw the price and picked up Glenfidditch 15 instead because holy drat. I'm still happy that I have a bottle of something older than 12 years though - I can say I have a "special occasion" scotch now 
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ChickenWing posted:A friend of mine gave me a bit of Lagavulin 16 a while ago and I friggin' loved it, so I went to the LCBO to pick up a bottle in celebration of finally finishing school after 8 years. Lagavulin 16 is a much better whisky than Glenfiddich 15. Like, not even about taste but intrinsic quality.
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spankmeister posted:Lagavulin 16 is a much better whisky than Glenfiddich 15. I completely believe that, I just can't rationalize spending ~$130 on a bottle of scotch right now. Besides, I enjoy glenfiddich 12, I figure the 15 is probably the same but better, for only about $80
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ChickenWing posted:I completely believe that, I just can't rationalize spending ~$130 on a bottle of scotch right now. Besides, I enjoy glenfiddich 12, I figure the 15 is probably the same but better, for only about $80 Where are you that Lagavulin 16yr costs more than 80 bucks? Hell, there's a county owned store in the DC area that occasionally sells it for 60. EDIT: Never mind, saw that you're in Canada. That would explain it.
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Here in Oregon Lagavulin 16 is currently $90. Luckily I have a friend who drives a truck/trailer down to California about once a month so I just ask him to stop at one of the discount liquor joints right near the border with Oregon. Don't think they had Lagavulin last time, but I did get Woodford Reserve for around $20/bottle so I loaded up on that!
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ChickenWing posted:I completely believe that, I just can't rationalize spending ~$130 on a bottle of scotch right now. Besides, I enjoy glenfiddich 12, I figure the 15 is probably the same but better, for only about $80 Wow that's quite expensive!
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Welcome to goddamn ontario. I just spent 180 dollars on Bunnahabhain 18 because I'm mentally ill?
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Mahler posted:Welcome to goddamn ontario. I just spent 180 dollars on Bunnahabhain 18 because I'm mentally ill? Yep that sounds about right 
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Laguavulin 16 was $63.xx around here for the longest time, then about 2 years ago went to $67.xx, and is now $73.xx. And unfortunately Laphroaig 10 has gone from $35.xx to $45.xx in the same amount of time.
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I don't know that much about Japanese whiskey, but here I am in Japan and it seems a waste to go back without using my duty-free limit. Does anyone have suggestions as to interesting Japanese whiskies to pick up that are unavailable in the US? Bonus points if it's easily available at Haneda or a shop in Tokyo that's not at the rear end end of 11 obscure train lines.
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ChickenWing posted:Yep that sounds about right For around the same price as you paid for 15 year old Glenfiddich, you could have gotten Aultmore 12 year old. 46%, unchillfiltered natural color and Ralfy recommended (89/100) with good availability right around now. Other "reasonably priced" drams in Ontario (this is totally relative) are Glendronach 12 and Tobermory 10. For lightly peated there's Ledaig 10 as well. Honestly though, the whisky market is a total poo poo show and I kind of wonder why I bother sometimes. Seriously look at the friggin price points on Whiskybase and tell me the lcbo isn't rolling in verdant pastures of 20 dollar bills. Mahler fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Apr 9, 2016 |
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Reiterpallasch posted:I don't know that much about Japanese whiskey, but here I am in Japan and it seems a waste to go back without using my duty-free limit. Does anyone have suggestions as to interesting Japanese whiskies to pick up that are unavailable in the US? Bonus points if it's easily available at Haneda or a shop in Tokyo that's not at the rear end end of 11 obscure train lines.
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Mahler posted:For around the same price as you paid for 15 year old Glenfiddich, you could have gotten Aultmore 12 year old. 46%, unchillfiltered natural color and Ralfy recommended (89/100) with good availability right around now. Other "reasonably priced" drams in Ontario (this is totally relative) are Glendronach 12 and Tobermory 10. For lightly peated there's Ledaig 10 as well. Honestly though, the whisky market is a total poo poo show and I kind of wonder why I bother sometimes. Seriously look at the friggin price points on Whiskybase and tell me the lcbo isn't rolling in verdant pastures of 20 dollar bills. welp tbh I don't know poo poo about scotch and tend to not be good at straying from my comfort zone so I was basically condemned to re-buy something I knew the name of I'll try to remember these names when my Auchentoshan runs out though
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Inspector 34 posted:Here in Oregon Lagavulin 16 is currently $90. Luckily I have a friend who drives a truck/trailer down to California about once a month so I just ask him to stop at one of the discount liquor joints right near the border with Oregon. Don't think they had Lagavulin last time, but I did get Woodford Reserve for around $20/bottle so I loaded up on that! Wow that's a nice price on Woodford.
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In an attempt to jumpstart my bourbon education I tried Four Roses Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and the Maker's Mark that I already had on hand (never knew it was a wheat bourbon). Of all these I distinctly preferred Four Roses, which had a mildly spicy, mildly sweet, and overall quite pleasant character. The Eagle Rare had an odd oily flavor, though I tried it immediately after opening the bottle and it may change with some oxidation. Setting up a blind tasting next weekend with a buddy and hopefully some more bottles.
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God *drat* rittenhouse rye makes a good old fashioned.
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Vox Nihili posted:The Eagle Rare had an odd oily flavor, though I tried it immediately after opening the bottle and it may change with some oxidation. Did you notice the similarities between Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace? They use the same recipe/mashbill.
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Reiterpallasch posted:I don't know that much about Japanese whiskey, but here I am in Japan and it seems a waste to go back without using my duty-free limit. Does anyone have suggestions as to interesting Japanese whiskies to pick up that are unavailable in the US? Bonus points if it's easily available at Haneda or a shop in Tokyo that's not at the rear end end of 11 obscure train lines. Go to any department store and look around. I would not recommend getting it at the airport since they are usually out of stock or only have very expensive bottles left.
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That Works posted:Wow that's a nice price on Woodford. Yeah, I was amazed to see it so low. That was nearly a year ago though so no idea if it's changed. Luckily I'm road tripping down to Sonoma in a couple months so I'll have an excuse to hit the discount liquor barn or whatever it's called again. Hoping they have a better selection of scotches by now.
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Has anyone tried the Nikka Whisky Single Mat line - the Single Malt Yoichi and Miyagikyo? http://www.nikka.com/eng/products/single-malt/index.html Or the Suntory Chita? I never heard of it before but saw a bottle of it at the local super market when I was in Japan - http://www.suntory.com/brands/chitawhisky/ Busy Bee fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Apr 13, 2016 |
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I'm new to whisky. Didn't even really care to get into it but my stepbrother bought me a bottle of Laphroaig Select for Christmas because he thought I was into whisky. This assumption was based on the fact that at parties I usually drink Jack Daniels and Coke. But whatever, it's the thought that counts, and since I now own proper whisky I figured "well, I'll do the first glass the proper way, in a brandy glass neat, and if I can't stand it then the rest is going to drown in Coke". As it stands I am now halfway through the bottle and it has never once been mixed with that poo poo! It's pretty good. After googling it extensively it appears that nobody online has anything good to say about the Laphroaig Select but I enjoy it well enough; it's my first scotch so I've got no real comparison. However, I assume I've got nowhere to go from here but up. Should I try a Laphroaig with a stated age? Or just move onto other kinds of whisky to narrow down what qualities I'm probably into?
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I've recently got into whiskey, here are some amateur observations: Bushmill's 10 - Smooth and delicate, somewhat sweet aftertaste? Laphroaig 10 - Overwhelming taste and smell, "medicinal" is correct Laphroaig Quarter Cask - Overwhelming like the 10, but predominantly peaty. I should try the two side-by-side, I think I marginally prefer the 10. Redbreast 12 - Smooth like the Bushmill's, I'm not certain I could tell them apart. Very nice though. Johnnie Walker Black - I had low expectations because this was "only" a blend, but it was pleasant if a bit bland. Wild Turkey 101 - Intense flavor, although I'm not so fond of the vanillia (?) aftertaste. Good but bourbon might not be my thing. Maker's Mark - Much worse than the Wild Turkey, harsh and lacking flavor. Laphroaig is great but I'd like to try a more balanced scotch next. I'm feeling some sticker shock over prices, especially in comparison with bourbon or the blends. Are there any obvious "good value" options on the lower side of the price range? I was thinking I'd get Lagavulin 16 but it's ~$73 here which is hard to justify.
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Nocturtle posted:Are there any obvious "good value" options on the lower side of the price range? Balvenie doublewood 12 is pretty commonly recommended and is something like $50
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That's a good price on the Lagavulin. I hereby give you permission to buy it.
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Nocturtle posted:I've recently got into whiskey, here are some amateur observations: I wouldn't say QC is more peaty...It's smokier in a way, but it's more of a wood smoke. I also wouldn't characterized Redbreast 12 as anything like Bushmills, but it's your tongue I guess.
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gwrtheyrn posted:Balvenie doublewood 12 is pretty commonly recommended and is something like $50 Thanks, I'll look out for it. kidsafe posted:I wouldn't say QC is more peaty...It's smokier in a way, but it's more of a wood smoke. I also wouldn't characterized Redbreast 12 as anything like Bushmills, but it's your tongue I guess. This is probably correct, I did have the Bushmill's a while ago. I remember it was pretty satisfying for the price, which isn't to say Redbreast isn't great.
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Nocturtle posted:Thanks, I'll look out for it. Highland park 12, is another well balanced scotch for under $50. It has more peat to it than the balvenie as well.
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Dropped in to my local whisky pushers for a new Glelcairn glass, after cracking my last one. He was sold out. So I accidently ended up with a 20cl bottle of this instead;  (The Benromach, not the Appletons) Not a bad little whisky for the price (NZ$34 for the small bottle, NZ$80 for a 70cl) Nice brown sugar/vanilla/slightly peaty nose, just a touch of smoke on the tongue. Drinking it out a small-ish brandy balloon will have to suffice until he restocks his glassware.
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