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Bape Culture posted:How do people feel about macallan 12 double cask? IMO their sherry cask is the way to go but it's now priced so stupidly high that I don't ever actually buy any.
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I'm a retail store owner. Some scotch prices are in the process of taking HUGE price increases right now. Here is a notification I just got: Abelour 16: $14 increase Abelour 18: $15 increase poo poo's wild.
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Dec 3, 2021 23:01
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wraith_5_ posted:I'm a retail store owner. Some scotch prices are in the process of taking HUGE price increases right now. I'm not surprised Aberlour 18 is getting a bump, it's been priced below equivalent competition for as long as I have been paying attention
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Dec 4, 2021 05:24
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Vox Nihili posted:IMO their sherry cask is the way to go but it's now priced so stupidly high that I don't ever actually buy any. I actually really like the Triple Cask/Fine Oak 12 also, but definitely there's a reason the Sherry is so much more expensive than the other 12 year options.
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Dec 4, 2021 16:13
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Nimmy posted:I actually really like the Triple Cask/Fine Oak 12 also, but definitely there's a reason the Sherry is so much more expensive than the other 12 year options. They literally make the sherry, barrel it, and then dump it in the garbage for those first fill casks (some of it goes to be made for vinegar) No one drinks sherry
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Dec 4, 2021 16:37
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What, you mean I bought all these puffy-sleeved tunics for nothing??
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Dec 4, 2021 16:39
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*Looks at my several bottles of amontillado* Don't worry, I would never pour you out.
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Speaking of sherry, this article is a good overview about what "sherry cask" means in the whisky world. Just saw it on my feed yesterday. https://malt-review.com/2021/12/03/a-whisky-beginners-guide-to-sherry-casks/
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Dec 4, 2021 22:53
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KozmoNaut posted:*Looks at my several bottles of amontillado* You know, I have recently purchased some myself but I'm not sure if it is legitimate. Will you come taste it to assure me it is real?
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Dec 5, 2021 17:11
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Went to the Stranahan’s Snowflake release thing yesterday, kind of fun but was mostly just waiting in assorted lines for about 10 hours. Came home with four 2020’s and four 2021’s signed by the head distiller. Keeping most of them but are there any top reselling websites these days? There are a ton up on the Denver Craigslist already.
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Dec 5, 2021 17:15
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Nth Doctor posted:You know, I have recently purchased some myself but I'm not sure if it is legitimate. Will you come taste it to assure me it is real? Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in sherry casks from Montresor's cellar
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Nth Doctor posted:You know, I have recently purchased some myself but I'm not sure if it is legitimate. Will you come taste it to assure me it is real? 
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Dec 5, 2021 18:50
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Nth Doctor posted:You know, I have recently purchased some myself but I'm not sure if it is legitimate. Will you come taste it to assure me it is real? Goddammit I was really looking forward to making a Cask of Amontillado joke! 
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Dec 7, 2021 04:07
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I'm not on board the Buffalo Trace hype train, but a liquor store here just released a single barrel pick and it's goddamn delicious. Especially cuz it's priced at $28. :edit:  I was just able to nab a bottle of EH Taylor Single Barrel at MSRP.
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Dec 7, 2021 20:56
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Well, I'm a loving idiot. I was wondering why my Laphroaig was a hundred bucks instead of fifty. I accidentally bought the cask strength version. No wonder I got so hosed up that night. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
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Dec 10, 2021 03:40
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Dec 10, 2021 03:42
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laphroaig quarter cask is great imo, if that’s what you picked up
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Dec 10, 2021 04:35
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Green Spot: tasted like a fine but unremarkable Irish Jack Daniels Single Barrel Rye: like if JD made a rye. I expected more and think it’s inferior to their single barrel bourbon Kentucky Owl: decent but not worth the secondary price Brenne: aged in cognac casks, tastes like a dessert wine. Really interesting but strictly speaking not good
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Dec 10, 2021 07:34
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Hauki posted:laphroaig quarter cask is great imo, if that’s what you picked up There's also a cask strength edition. I think it's just the regular 10 but CS.
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Josh Lyman posted:Green Spot: tasted like a fine but unremarkable Irish I get some really interesting smells and flavors from my bottle of Green Spot — coconut and lime and something else tropical. Notes that I’ve never picked up in any other Irish. I like Yellow Spot better though, lots and lots of buttery vanilla shortbread. Probably my favorite Irish after Red Breast 21, not that I can afford either regularly.
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Dec 10, 2021 17:40
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The Cask Strength Laphroaig is so, so much better than the standard 10. It's not even in the same zipcode.
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Dec 10, 2021 17:41
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Lawen posted:I get some really interesting smells and flavors from my bottle of Green Spot — coconut and lime and something else tropical. Notes that I’ve never picked up in any other Irish. I've always found Green Spot to have green apples, coconut and wintergreen. Pretty fresh flavors. Try the Redbreast 12 cask strength if you can, it is also in a league of its own.
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Dec 10, 2021 17:43
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spankmeister posted:I've always found Green Spot to have green apples, coconut and wintergreen. Pretty fresh flavors. I have a bottle of regular Red Breast 12 and it’s great but haven’t tried the cask strength. I’ll definitely check it out.
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Dec 10, 2021 17:48
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Red Breast 12 Cask Strength is in my top 5 of whiskies I've tasted. Just delightful.
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Dec 10, 2021 18:51
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KozmoNaut posted:Red Breast 12 Cask Strength is in my top 5 of whiskies I've tasted. Just delightful. Yeah I think it's great too. I've found Irish whiskies to be underwhelming overall but that one is an incredible dram.
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Lowness 72 posted:There's also a cask strength edition. I think it's just the regular 10 but CS. cool, I'll have to try that, I've liked pretty much every cask thing I've had from them same with the Redbreast, that's one I haven't tried yet but I think Costco had it here last winter
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Dec 10, 2021 21:01
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Quick public service announcement Recent Barrell Single Barrel store picks with "distilled in Kentucky" on the label (6-8 years age stated) are Willett distillate and comparable to purple top Willett bourbon around the same age statement The one I got is fantastic, and I'm really struggling to hold myself from getting another of these
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Dec 11, 2021 02:57
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Deceptive Thinker posted:Quick public service announcement I tried a sample of one of these Wednesday (currently shopping for barrel picks) and my goodness it was great. I got to try the entire Barrel lineup too, they make some really interesting stuff. Some I loved, like Dovetail.
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wraith_5_ posted:I tried a sample of one of these Wednesday (currently shopping for barrel picks) and my goodness it was great. I got to try the entire Barrel lineup too, they make some really interesting stuff. Some I loved, like Dovetail. All three of their named finishes are fantastic, I think Seagrass is the best and one of my favorite whiskeys this year Some of their single barrel finish releases are bonkers as well, like the cognac ones
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Dec 11, 2021 04:30
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Deceptive Thinker posted:All three of their named finishes are fantastic, I think Seagrass is the best and one of my favorite whiskeys this year Dovetail and Seagrass are both incredibly well done. I didn't love the Armida. I didn't love their single malt, but I'm still acquiring my taste for scotch and scotch-like whiskeys. Some of their single barrel offerings are indeed bonkers, and I'd love to use them for a store pick. Im just a little concerned about their price point. My store can generally handle higher end products but 85-90 retail price is a lot for a 750 of bourbon. I love what the company is doing and hope we see more folks trying their style of making booze. I will say, trying 10+ cask strength whiskeys and then eating jalepeno pizza after leads to a BAD time haha.
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Sorry to Kramer in here. But one of my friends (I live in Europe) is a real basic bitch and has literally said that if I get him a bottle of 'Pappy van Winkle' he will rename his firstborn after me. This is no joke, his wife is the one who suggested it. I cannot stress enough how basic my friend is but the fact remains if I bring him a bottle of Pappy van Winkle, I will have a child named after me, of a different gender nonetheless. I have an enormous ego so this is something I'd really like. Anyway, I'm just curious what my options are out there. I probably should have come to you guys sooner, but I've been busy. Sorry if this question is out of line, btw, but I am just sort of casting lines around to basically anyone I know who even remotely enjoys whiskey.
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Dec 12, 2021 22:04
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Time to get yourself to every single liquor store within like 100 miles and hope they have a raffle going for allocated bottles
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Dec 12, 2021 22:05
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If your ego is that big, just buy one on the secondary market.
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Dec 12, 2021 22:07
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Plenty floating around stores and secondary for 2 grand
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Dec 12, 2021 22:07
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Buy an empty bottle off ebay and fill it with whatever ransom wheated bourbon you can find
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Have your own kid and name them after yourself while you drink
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Sorry to interrupt weird child abuse chat but I just wanted to say I'm having the last dram of a bottle of Rare Breed and I think I liked it best just adding a few drops to beer. It made some otherwise pretty ordinary bottles (or cans) very nice.
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Quiet Feet posted:Sorry to interrupt weird child abuse chat but I just wanted to say I'm having the last dram of a bottle of Rare Breed and I think I liked it best just adding a few drops to beer. It made some otherwise pretty ordinary bottles (or cans) very nice. 
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From child abuse to alcohol abuse. This page is hopefully soon forgotten.
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Quiet Feet posted:Sorry to interrupt weird child abuse chat but I just wanted to say I'm having the last dram of a bottle of Rare Breed and I think I liked it best just adding a few drops to beer. It made some otherwise pretty ordinary bottles (or cans) very nice.  
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