EPTThe Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask is $120 here which is criminally expensive, it should be like $80-90 tops (and I know I often complain about local prices, sorry about that). Looks like it draws the vanilla from the rum casks which is great. I'll need to travel x_x
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Djzapz
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The Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask is $120 here which is criminally expensive, it should be like $80-90 tops (and I know I often complain about local prices, sorry about that). Looks like it draws the vanilla from the rum casks which is great. I'll need to travel x_x | ||
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CursOr
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Poll: Which 'peated' whisky should I open next? Longrow Peated (0) Finlaggan Old Reserve (0) Connemara Peated Cask Strength (1) Benromach Peat Smoke 2005 (3) Johnnie Walker Green Label (0) 4 total votes Your vote: Which 'peated' whisky should I open next? (Vote): Longrow Peated I would be happy with any of these, and they would ALL be a first for me except the Benromach which is probably my favorite of all time. I am just curious to see what the results are, then I'll do a super short review of it once I've had a few glasses. Thanks! (these are all the exact bottlings) https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/springbank/longrow-peated-whisky/ https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/finlaggan-old-reserve-whisky/ https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/connemara-peated-cask-strength-whiskey/ https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/benromach/benromach-peat-smoke-2005-whisky/ https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/johnnie-walker-green-label-15-year-old-whisky/ | ||
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I consider the green label good, though somewhat displaced between black label (still my main blend) and gold label (which is really good.) I keep some whiskies for different occasions; but I never purchased another bottle of green label again even though I enjoyed the taste. It is different from the black label. I can recommend the green label in the sense that this blend is somewhat different. Perhaps because it is a pure malt blend. | ||
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Djzapz
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On July 26 2015 10:04 CursOr wrote: I'm trying to decide what to open next, since this is my only bottle open at the moment I'd say Benromach because you've got to appreciate the honesty and the quality, and life is short man. That thing looks natural colored, you know the phenoms ppm on the label, you have the date it was distilled. I'd keep the Connemara to kill off the chill of winter. Not that the Benromach wouldn't do that. Also guys right now I'm hesitating between picking up a bottle of GlenDronach 21 Parliament or 2-3 other more affordable bottles. Poll: Which should I get (1) 1x GlenDronach 21 Parliament (3) (2) 1x Connemara Peated, 1x Benromach Peat Smoke 2005 (2) (3) 1x Glenfarclas 12, 1x Aberlour 12, 1x Macallan Gold (1) (3) 1x Connemara Peated, 1x Glenfarclas 12, 1x Glendronach 12 (0) 10 bottles of Jack let's get fucked up hooo (0) 6 total votes Your vote: Which should I get (Vote): (1) 1x GlenDronach 21 Parliament | ||
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CursOr
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Yeah the Benromach is always, always amazing. Enjoy dude! | ||
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On July 26 2015 10:26 [F_]aths wrote: I had a bottle of Green Label once. The best thing I can say is that I discovered the Talisker through it. I consider the green label good, though somewhat displaced between black label (still my main blend) and gold label (which is really good.) I keep some whiskies for different occasions; but I never purchased another bottle of green label again even though I enjoyed the taste. It is different from the black label. I can recommend the green label in the sense that this blend is somewhat different. Perhaps because it is a pure malt blend. Fair enough. Thanks for taking the time for the input. Green Label has so many good reviews that I have to give it a go. I heard it's their peatiest (I love that). Also, pure malt blends really interest me for some reason (I love Monkey Shoulder). Thanks for voting sir  | ||
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On July 26 2015 10:47 CursOr wrote: Fair enough. Thanks for taking the time for the input. Green Label has so many good reviews that I have to give it a go. I heard it's their peatiest (I love that). Also, pure malt blends really interest me for some reason (I love Monkey Shoulder). Thanks for voting sir Yes, I do remember some moss / grass notes. Green label indeed. (It still is a scotch, of course.) Don't expect too much peat, though. As far as I remember (it was 2008 or 2009 when I finished my bottle) the green label is distinctive, yet a balanced drink. | ||
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Djzapz
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On July 26 2015 10:44 CursOr wrote: Ez vote there! lol Yeah the Benromach is always, always amazing. Enjoy dude! I try to be careful with smoke, I've previously had whiskies with very medicinal smoke and it's not really my thing, I prefer the woody smoke. So I've been staying on the safe side, buying fruity/spicy whiskies and dabbling with "safe" peated whiskies for the whole family like Talisker. Recently picked up a Caol Ila 12 which should be nice. And now my new problem is I can't open new bottles because I currently have like 18 bottles simultaneously open (of all kinds of stuff, mostly affordable stuff, brandy/cognac, rum, whisky, vodka, most of which won't really be too damaged by oxidization). Still I find it difficult to open new bottles at this point. No opinion on the Glendronach 21? Not peaty enough for your taste I'd assume  | ||
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On July 26 2015 10:58 Djzapz wrote: I try to be careful with smoke, I've previously had whiskies with very medicinal smoke and it's not really my thing, I prefer the woody smoke. So I've been staying on the safe side, buying fruity/spicy whiskies and dabbling with "safe" peated whiskies for the whole family like Talisker. Recently picked up a Caol Ila 12 which should be nice. And now my new problem is I can't open new bottles because I currently have like 18 bottles simultaneously open (of all kinds of stuff, mostly affordable stuff, brandy/cognac, rum, whisky, vodka, most of which won't really be too damaged by oxidization). Still I find it difficult to open new bottles at this point. No opinion on the Glendronach 21? Not peaty enough for your taste I'd assume hehee I have tried the Glendronach 15 yo revival, and that is it! Good stuff, but I just do not find sherry to be as interesting as I thought. I have also tried Aberlour A'Bunadh and Glenfarchlas 12 to try to get a sampling of sherried whiskies, and I just do not think I am a fan. My favorite was the Glencarchlas 12 because I was getting some really strong like cocoa powder or chocolate flavor out of that and I found it awesome, but I still think I am more of a bourbon barrel guy... for the most part. If you get into a 21 year old please do tell - honestly it's too rich for my blood, I can't afford that for recreational drinking at the moment. I'd try samples though (master of malt drinks by the dram are great for that) ... let us know! | ||
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Djzapz
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On July 26 2015 11:07 CursOr wrote: hehee I have tried the Glendronach 15 yo revival, and that is it! Good stuff, but I just do not find sherry to be as interesting as I thought. I have also tried Aberlour A'Bunadh and Glenfarchlas 12 to try to get a sampling of sherried whiskies, and I just do not think I am a fan. My favorite was the Glencarchlas 12 because I was getting some really strong like cocoa powder or chocolate flavor out of that and I found it awesome, but I still think I am more of a bourbon barrel guy... for the most part. If you get into a 21 year old please do tell - honestly it's too rich for my blood, I can't afford that for recreational drinking at the moment. I'd try samples though (master of malt drinks by the dram are great for that) ... let us know! Canada's great socialist wonderland wouldn't want me to import liquor so unfortunately samples are not happening. And the Benromach Peat Smoke is $80 which is quite expensive too considering it's fairly young. Interesting to hear about chocolate/cocoa notes in a whisky, I don't really usually taste it even when it's in people's tasting notes, but I did for the first time recently (properly, anyway) in a $13 beer from a local microbrewery, the Porter Baltique by Les Trois Mousquetaires. It's a beer aged for 3-5 years here in Quebec. It was one of the best beers ever, with an intense yet not overwhelming chocolate taste. It was something else. I know a porter hardly compares to how a whisky would convey that kind of taste but now I'm even more interested in the Glenfarclas 12. And yeah I'll definitely report back if I end up trying a 21 year old whisky, you can be sure about that. But they're expensive for me too, so if I end up getting one it'll be on my shelves for a while before I find a good reason to crack it open! | ||
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Not a huge fan of gin (though it's okay), tequila or absinthe myself. And vodka's obviously super boring. | ||
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-ive never had a grappa, or a calvados ... sorry m8 | ||
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But as I see you already opened the other one and quite like it. Very nice  And yeah, if anyone ever comes around the Glenlivet Founder's Resever, dont buy it. I've tried it several times but find nothing to it but the pear in the nose. | ||
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On July 28 2015 23:45 Djzapz wrote: I wonder if this whole no age statement ordeal will make the whisky industry even worse, I mean if they're already starting to blow through the young stock it won't be long before aged products become outrageously expensive due to rarity. They'll just continue to peddle 3 year old spirits aged in 4th fill barrels with caramel added until there's no stock left. I just hope that there are smart producers who will continue to make their standard bottling's, and are pacing themselves accordingly. I do believe production has been ramped up, and the NAS bottles represent an attempt to cash in right now. I hope they are not dumb enough to compromise the cornerstones of the industry. Things like The Glenmorangie Original (10y) and Laphroaig 10y and Old Pulteney 12 better always be there. If those ever went NAS or were compromised somehow it would really be a tragedy. I honestly could care less about Macallan or Auchentoshan or Glenfiddich (aside from the Glenfiddich 15yo solera which is probably one of the top 5 scotches period) ... so really I'm hoping that collectively the producers are not dumb enough to shoot themselves in the foot 5-10 years from now. Unfortunately that is always a risk though, with the constant corporate focus on upping next quarters profit, to hell with 5 years from now. I think the concern about a shortage of "quality barrels" is slightly overstated - being that whisky production in the US is more than adequate to supply the single malt producers, being that single malt is only a small percentage of Scotch sales volume, which I believe itself is only a small percentage of US whisky sales (from the large suppliers like Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Evan Williams and Makers...) we should honestly be in no short supply for good single malts. | ||
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