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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 29 2015 04:35 yokohama wrote: Here is my collection since the holidays~ How are the Macallans? I'd like to try one, big Speyside fan here, but sadly they don't have the Macallans with age statements here ;( Macallan "Gold" for $65... meh | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On January 29 2015 05:17 Djzapz wrote: How are the Macallans? I'd like to try one, big Speyside fan here, but sadly they don't have the Macallans with age statements here ;( Macallan "Gold" for $65... meh I went to a tasting for Macallan's new line and was not impressed. The Macallan 12 is one of my favourite whiskys but that taste is only available in the $250+ bottles in the new line. The lower ones were pretty light and not that interesting imo. | ||
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
Now, here is someone who drinks their whisky! Love it. Just a pet peeve of mine. Someone shows a nice photo of their collection on the internet, has about 30 bottles, and all are open missing only 2 drinks!! Seriously?!!?!? The thought of all that good whisky just oxidizing away just gives me the willies. I have at least 2, sometimes 3 or 4 bottles open at 1 time. Never more than that. Only after I finish one can I open another. Just enjoy a wee dram or 2 every other night, it only takes a bit over a month to get through a bottle. My reserves: + Show Spoiler [Bottles I have Open] +
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zatic
Zurich15366 Posts
Even after oxidation sets in, it doesn't mean at all that the whiskey will go bad. It will gradually, very slowly change. And again this will hardly be noticeable to most people. Even if it is noticeable it's simply a change first, not necessarily for the worse. The bottle might even taste better. If you are super concerned get a $5 nitrogen can and spray that into your most expensive bottles. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
By the way, I'm not a big fan of rye whiskies. I have a bunch of opened bottles of ryes right now and they won't change to be better, sadly. But a good one is the Alberta Premium Dark Horse. A strange whisky, I haven't tried anything like it before. | ||
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yokohama
United States1116 Posts
On January 29 2015 05:17 Djzapz wrote: How are the Macallans? I'd like to try one, big Speyside fan here, but sadly they don't have the Macallans with age statements here ;( Macallan "Gold" for $65... meh The 12 year and 15 year Macallan I have are amazing! The 12 year is a good enough price to drink whenever I want, and the 15 year for special occasions is as smooth as velvet. I love the hint of buttery taste I get from them when they first hit my tongue, and it turns into a sweeter almost cherry taste at the end. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 30 2015 07:11 yokohama wrote: The 12 year and 15 year Macallan I have are amazing! The 12 year is a good enough price to drink whenever I want, and the 15 year for special occasions is as smooth as velvet. I love the hint of buttery taste I get from them when they first hit my tongue, and it turns into a sweeter almost cherry taste at the end. Excellent, maybe I'll have to travel to pick them up  | ||
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zatic
Zurich15366 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 30 2015 23:59 zatic wrote: Really all Macallans are great and they scale pretty well with price. But even the 12yo is already excellent. Is the NAS "Gold" Macallan any good though? I've read pretty mixed reviews and I'm not a big fan of categorizing scotch based on the color of the artificial color that's put in it... Hell, no age statement + categorization by color, I can't morally justify buying that product. I'll have to find the 12 or 15 years. Sadly the Macallans with age statements are not available anywhere close actually  | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On January 30 2015 23:59 zatic wrote: Really all Macallans are great and they scale pretty well with price. But even the 12yo is already excellent. I consider Macallans to be the gold standards at their respective ages. They all are consistently excellent. You do pay a little bit of a premium for them, though. Frankly, if you want to get a whiskey-lover a nice gift (particularly professional colleagues), Macallan should be your go-to single malt. Everyone knows what it is and likes it. | ||
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Zess
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
Bottles only really get bad after you're over half-way done with it, at which point I make a concerted effort to finish it off. I know some people will split it into smaller containers at this point, or cork it with an inert gas, but I think finishing it in fine company does an old bottle much more justice. | ||
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
On January 29 2015 21:44 Djzapz wrote: Also if someone has 30+ bottles, they're probably not all opened. But yeah, seeing how a bottle changes over time is pretty fun. By the way, I'm not a big fan of rye whiskies. I have a bunch of opened bottles of ryes right now and they won't change to be better, sadly. But a good one is the Alberta Premium Dark Horse. A strange whisky, I haven't tried anything like it before. It's true sometimes they are better after being open for a couple weeks or more ... especially for Glenfiddich 15 ... so interesting. I think the most change I've seen from start to finish in a bottle is Benromach Peat Smoke. The thing starts of with a kind of sour, lime type taste. The smoke starts to come out more as it oxidizes and the sour taste fades. At a month or so you really loose a bit of the smoke and start to get a really rounded sweetness. Man that's a fantastic bottle every time. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On February 01 2015 10:51 CursOr wrote: It's true sometimes they are better after being open for a couple weeks or more ... especially for Glenfiddich 15 ... so interesting. I think the most change I've seen from start to finish in a bottle is Benromach Peat Smoke. The thing starts of with a kind of sour, lime type taste. The smoke starts to come out more as it oxidizes and the sour taste fades. At a month or so you really loose a bit of the smoke and start to get a really rounded sweetness. Man that's a fantastic bottle every time. Good to know :D multiple experiences in one bottle, it's a great deal ^^ | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I like Glenlivet and I'm thinking of picking up the limited edition of Glenlivet Guardian's Chapter. Any opinions? I'd be surprised if anybody here had tried but but there you go! | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On February 09 2015 21:50 OminouS wrote: Tried the Black Art 04.1 yesterday. It was nice but I enjoyed the Black Art 3 more, and that one was much cheaper. Overall a very nice whisky though. Bruichladdich is a close second to Ardbeg for me, and if they keep this up they might surpass them. Out of interest I went to see what the internet has to say about Bruichladdich and that particular edition. Google Black Art 3. On the official site: + Show Spoiler + THE “BLACK ART” OF DISTILLER JIM MCEWAN:EVEN WE DON’T KNOW HOW JIM HAS CONJURED-UP THIS SUBLIME DRAM – THIS IS SOMETHING HE ALONE HAS CRAFTED (IN DEAD OF NIGHT?) A DARK, SENSUOUS WHISKY, VERY FINE, INCREDIBLY ELEGANT, DECADENTLY HUED, PERPLEXINGLY COMPLEX, MISCHEVIOUSLY PREPARED AND SUBTLY PROVOCATIVE. BEGUILING, OTHER-WORLDLY... INSPIRED What color is it? Moroccan sunset (Morocco specifically, not any other bitch ass sunset) And how is the finish? The finish is heart-warming, lasting long into the night. The flavours are like friends who listen and never disagree; who give comfort and companionship when there is no one else around; or in company, they bring out the best in all who partake of the Black Art. Far from me to be dissuaded from buying something because of silly marketing (we're all human), this description is annoying the fuck out of me. Paul bring me the great book of adjectives. The guy who writes on the Bruichladdich site should go write high fantasy | ||
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IgnE
United States7684 Posts
On January 29 2015 17:24 zatic wrote: You can easily keep a bottle open for a year without anyone being able to tell the difference to an unopened bottle. Even after oxidation sets in, it doesn't mean at all that the whiskey will go bad. It will gradually, very slowly change. And again this will hardly be noticeable to most people. Even if it is noticeable it's simply a change first, not necessarily for the worse. The bottle might even taste better. If you are super concerned get a $5 nitrogen can and spray that into your most expensive bottles. I disagree. Are you the kind of person who will leave a bottle of wine open over night and drink it the next day though? | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On February 10 2015 13:49 IgnE wrote: I disagree. Are you the kind of person who will leave a bottle of wine open over night and drink it the next day though? You are outright wrong . If you want to drink the whisky in its "original" form you have to do it quickly, but you can leave it for months and it'll change gradually, without going bad necessarily. If your bottle is almost empty, then it'll oxidize quickly and you keep it for too long, but if you still have say 375ml in a 750ml bottle, it'll stay "good" for a few months. Whisky doesn't break down quite as fast as wine does. | ||
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Ulumulu
Germany10 Posts
Delicious stuff! Protip: If u want to party without headache the next day, try german beer (Reinheitsgebot), preferably a bavarian one and quality single malt. Don't combine it in a drink, lol :D one after another. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I only had a tiny little sample sized glass but oh my god. Sweet, powerful arrival with the dark fruit notes of the Elijah Craig, except with twice the intensity, with a slightly harsh but not unpleasant finish that would possibly go away given a few more years (I believe an older version is available and I bet it's fantastic). | ||
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