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Vindicare605
United States16127 Posts
On November 20 2014 23:54 Chewbacca. wrote: Having my local liquor store order me a bottle of Balvenie DoubleWood 12, love that stuff. I gave a bottle of that to my father for Christmas. It was on sale at BevMo for 47 dollars. Pretty cheap for what it is. | ||
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MilkDud
Canada73 Posts
On December 29 2014 13:21 wptlzkwjd wrote: I bought a bottle of JD's Tennessee Honey. That stuff is amazing when mildly chilled. Any recommendations for anything similar? Evan Williams Honey is similar and about 30-40% cheaper. I do like the Jack Honey a bit better but can't really justify the cost. | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
Gonna get me a Balvenie Tun 1509, Bruichladdich Black Art 4 and Octomore 7.2. Also gonna try a shitton of whisky without getting shitfaced. Wish me luck!  | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
This is what I have at home right now: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Ka7CX8O.jpg) Ardbeg Kildalton, Ardbeg Supernova 2014, The Balvenie Tun 1509, Bowmore Tempest Batch V, Bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley, Bruichalddich Black Art 4.1, Octomore 6.2 and Octomore 7.2. Also tried a lot of nice whisky like Caol Ila 25 years old, Bunnahabhain 25 years old, Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask among others. | ||
Liquid`Zephyr
United States996 Posts
edit: and also the ardbegs...actually all of them T_T! | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
On January 18 2015 08:13 Djzapz wrote: I'm very jealous also. I'm also unable to buy the more expensive bottles here because they're already expensive and the liquor board loves its disproportionately high taxes. The same is pretty much true for Sweden as well. It sucks tbh. | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 18 2015 11:15 Gamegene wrote: favorite mixers for TL users? I've mostly stuck with ginger ale but I would like to take up some suggestions The following is a personal opinion and not necessarily a popular one. I don't usually mix unless it's really, really horrible. So the only thing I mix with right now is the Johnnie Walker Red piece of garbage with coke, but I actually throw in very little JW because if you put too much it ruins perfectly good coke. (Yeah, I do very much dislike JW Red, but you know....) But I've never found whisky particularly interesting to mix with. Although I guess in the US you can get bourbons for less than $10 I guess, here it's flat out more expensive than say vodka of rum. I find that cheap rum and vodka mix better than whisky for cheaper anyway. Screwdrivers are awesome if you want something powerful and pleasantly sweet, you can do pretty much anything you want with rum. Mixing good whisky is a sacrilege because you lose too much of the depth, and mixing bad whisky (or a whisky without much character) is, I would argue, pretty underwhelming. That said, I'd be glad to be proven wrong  | ||
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Liquid`Zephyr
United States996 Posts
On January 18 2015 11:15 Gamegene wrote: favorite mixers for TL users? I've mostly stuck with ginger ale but I would like to take up some suggestions Pretty much agree with Djzapz. If I'm at a club tho I also use ginger ale. For mixed drinks, birddog makes a nice/cheap blackberry whiskey and mixes well with the tres leches liqueur (half parts each) | ||
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Powerpill
United States1693 Posts
On January 18 2015 15:19 Liquid`Zephyr wrote: Pretty much agree with Djzapz. If I'm at a club tho I also use ginger ale. For mixed drinks, birddog makes a nice/cheap blackberry whiskey and mixes well with the tres leches liqueur (half parts each) I've been experimenting with cocktails recently and found that seltzer, blue curacao, and a nice scotch tastes wonderful. (I do have odd taste buds though). | ||
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aseq
Netherlands4025 Posts
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IgnE
United States7684 Posts
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
another favorite of mine is scotch and kahlua (same ratio as above) | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
On January 19 2015 19:57 aseq wrote: Ominous, your opinion on Octomore 6.2 vs 7.2? I've splashed out and got myself a bottle of 6.2 for E 130 (in a sale). I'm really liking it, especially after a few tries, so it's money well spent. Are all of them similar to each other? I read somewhere the 7.2 is a little sweeter... I haven't tried it yet tbh, so I don't know. But I can post here as soon as I've tried them, preferably side by side. What I can say is that the Octomore's I have tried, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2 are pretty similar, with 4.2 being the one that stands out a bit more than the others. 4.2 is also my favorite so far. I got the 6.2 and 7.2 for €100 each. Pretty ok price. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I'm still picking up a few of the more affordable bottles while waiting for the deep discounts on the more expensive stuff, I got a Jim Beam Sour Mash a while ago and it was ok but not good enough to buy it again, there's something unpleasant to me in the finish. I intend to pick up the Bulleit Frontier when it goes in stock, I would also like the Maker's Mark which is $44 here so it's a bit expensive for what it is, and some of the Four Roses stuff which is not available here from the SAQ. That being said, I was wondering if the Jim Beam Black Sour Mash and the Jim Beam Devil's Cut are decent. Secondly, here are (most likely) the next few bottles I'm going to pick up: Chivas Regal 12 yr (to compare with the 18 yr I got as a present) Laphroaig Quarter Cask Glenlivet 18 yr and 21 yr (big Glenlivet fan, I want their regular lineup) GlenDronach Revival 15 yr GlenDronach 12 yr Glenfarclas 12 yr Aberlour 10 and 12 Bulleit Frontier Kilbeggan Any suggestions, warnings? The selection here is rather limited, and some products are overpriced for no particular reason =(. I desperately want the Ardbeg Uigeadail but it's $160 here and that haunts me. | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
On January 21 2015 12:52 Djzapz wrote: Hey guys, this post is going to be about a lot of different products but here we go. I'm still picking up a few of the more affordable bottles while waiting for the deep discounts on the more expensive stuff, I got a Jim Beam Sour Mash a while ago and it was ok but not good enough to buy it again, there's something unpleasant to me in the finish. I intend to pick up the Bulleit Frontier when it goes in stock, I would also like the Maker's Mark which is $44 here so it's a bit expensive for what it is, and some of the Four Roses stuff which is not available here from the SAQ. That being said, I was wondering if the Jim Beam Black Sour Mash and the Jim Beam Devil's Cut are decent. Secondly, here are (most likely) the next few bottles I'm going to pick up: Chivas Regal 12 yr (to compare with the 18 yr I got as a present) Laphroaig Quarter Cask Glenlivet 18 yr and 21 yr (big Glenlivet fan, I want their regular lineup) GlenDronach Revival 15 yr GlenDronach 12 yr Glenfarclas 12 yr Aberlour 10 and 12 Bulleit Frontier Kilbeggan Any suggestions, warnings? The selection here is rather limited, and some products are overpriced for no particular reason =(. I desperately want the Ardbeg Uigeadail but it's $160 here and that haunts me. $160? That's expensive. And I thougth Sweden was bad. It costs $100 (Canadian) here. Reasonable price for what you get. $160 is way to much imo. I'm not a big fan of Laphroaig so I can't recommend that one. The GlenDronach 15 yr is very nice in my book. The others I haven't tried so can't comment on those. Best of luck my with the purchases my friend! | ||
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aseq
Netherlands4025 Posts
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On January 21 2015 12:52 Djzapz wrote: Hey guys, this post is going to be about a lot of different products but here we go. I'm still picking up a few of the more affordable bottles while waiting for the deep discounts on the more expensive stuff, I got a Jim Beam Sour Mash a while ago and it was ok but not good enough to buy it again, there's something unpleasant to me in the finish. I intend to pick up the Bulleit Frontier when it goes in stock, I would also like the Maker's Mark which is $44 here so it's a bit expensive for what it is, and some of the Four Roses stuff which is not available here from the SAQ. That being said, I was wondering if the Jim Beam Black Sour Mash and the Jim Beam Devil's Cut are decent. Secondly, here are (most likely) the next few bottles I'm going to pick up: Chivas Regal 12 yr (to compare with the 18 yr I got as a present) Laphroaig Quarter Cask Glenlivet 18 yr and 21 yr (big Glenlivet fan, I want their regular lineup) GlenDronach Revival 15 yr GlenDronach 12 yr Glenfarclas 12 yr Aberlour 10 and 12 Bulleit Frontier Kilbeggan Any suggestions, warnings? The selection here is rather limited, and some products are overpriced for no particular reason =(. I desperately want the Ardbeg Uigeadail but it's $160 here and that haunts me. Good old Canada. Looking at the prices, looks like you live in Ontario too, where alcohol is literally 2x the price lol Looks like you are chasing after peat. I've had a lot of different Laphroaigs. Quarter Cask is okay. It's a little mild, and the flavour is not ver complex. I'd recommend triple wood, which is much thicker, and tastes more oily in a good way (i.e. more taste). If you can find PX Cask, get that, best Laphroaig I've had probably. Best Whiskey I've had all year last year was probably The Laddie 16. This is an unpeaty whiskey, but it's so flavourful and complex, the taste keeps on going for a good five seconds after you drink it. Wonderful stuff if you can find it. | ||
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