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Just picked up a bottle of Balvenie 17 Rum Cask before I went out of town last weekend and tried it last night. Have to say that I love the sweetness imparted from the rum casks; being an avid rum drinker I have to say that I find it delicious.
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Oct 12, 2011 14:48
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A Winner is Jew posted:Sup Balvenie Rum Cask buddy. They've released both 14 year and 17 year bottles. Haven't personally tried the 14.
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Oct 14, 2011 03:33
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kidsafe posted:I expect the 17yr to be significantly more candied and almost saccharine sweet since it's derived from 15yr single barrels that didn't make the cut. Yeah, like I said I have not tried the 14. But the 17yr is very sweet as you described. I personally enjoy it since I'm a big rum drinker/sipper and a lot of the sweetness found in some of those rums has been imparted on it.
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Oct 14, 2011 13:55
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I tried a glass of Ardbeg's Alligator last night and it was very interesting. It had sweeter notes than most Ardbegs, while still having some of the peatiness. While I thought it was decent, I probably won't be going out of my way to have it again unless I come across a bottle for cheap (which is very doubtful).
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Oct 20, 2011 13:44
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Tried a glass of a 13 year old rye whiskey that was distilled in Baltimore, MD back in 1913. Never mind the fact that I was having this at 9:30AM (one does not say no when offered regardless of the time). It was incredibly sweet with some fruity aromas and an overall well rounded finish I thought. The guy that let me try it is so generous it's ridiculous; I was in his house to pick up some free rocks, martini, and snifter glasses that he had just lying around. Here's a picture of the bottle: 
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Oct 31, 2011 18:22
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Oldsrocket_27 posted:I don't know if anyone else did, but I just finished watching "Shakleton's Whisky"on Nat. Geographic. Apparently, a scotsman and antarctic explorer named Ernest Shakleton made some whisky and abandoned it on Antarctica in 1909. It was recently discovered, well over 100 years since being distilled. I read an article on this a while back in the New York Times, am going to look for the show now at some point. Very curious as to what it'll be like.
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Nov 4, 2011 14:53
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So I tried the Port Charlotte 6 year old last night, and oh man, was it delicious. It was very peaty, but at the same time had lots of nice sweet/fruity undertones to help balance it out. Easily the best scotch under 10 years that I've ever had, and it's really up there for one of the best I've had period.
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Dec 7, 2011 06:48
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Bought my dad a bottle of the Glenfiddich 19 year old Age of Discovery as a present from the Heathrow duty free, can't wait to try it with him when I get down there for the holidays.
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Dec 13, 2011 17:13
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kidsafe posted:I don't know though...I think I'd choose the Glenlivet pack based on bang for the buck. $100 for three bottles vs. $115 for two. Glenlivet 18yr is no slouch and the 15yr French Oak is an interesting diversion (much like HP 15yr, too bad it isn't included in the gift pack.) Yeah, I mean it doesn't seem like $115 is any sort of special deal for the HP 12 & 18. Still though, I love love love HP 18, so I think any time someone buys a bottle of that is a good call.
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Dec 28, 2011 16:31
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I had lots of Maker's with ginger ale and do not remember most of the night
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Jan 1, 2012 17:44
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Citizen Insane posted:The A'bunadh is a personal favourite of mine, very very peppery with a sweet, honeylike finish. Tried a shot of the Lagavulin 16 and it was okay, but I didn't like the tail end of it at all. YMMV, of course. I'm a fellow Laphroaig fan, for the record. A'bunadh is pretty good, but it really varies by batch. I've had some fantastic bottles of it, while also having some that were pretty bad  .
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