Whisky

[Cee Jay]

I've cracked tonight and poured myself a dram.

not touching owt till Feb....have consoled myself by buying Balblair 12 earlier

Amazon got it for £33 which is as cheap as ever seen it

 

[Chappers]

I've cracked tonight and poured myself a dram.

Rude not too. It's good for you.

 

[Old Prestonian]

not touching owt till Feb....have consoled myself by buying Balblair 12 earlier

Amazon got it for £33 which is as cheap as ever seen it

If that Auchentoshan is till on offer at Sainsbury's tomorrow then I'm getting a bottle.

 

[Cee Jay]

If that Auchentoshan is till on offer at Sainsbury's tomorrow then I'm getting a bottle.

the three wood is meant to be decent...better than the American Oak

 

[Old Prestonian]

the three wood is meant to be decent...better than the American Oak

I've had the staple stuff in the past and enjoyed it. At £20 a bottle for the American Oak it would be rude to refuse.

 

[Chappers]

If that Auchentoshan is till on offer at Sainsbury's tomorrow then I'm getting a bottle.

Is this it?

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[Crook]

Is this it?

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Looks like they've upgraded the packaging recently. I've got a 12yr and the Three wood, both in plain grey boxes, both very nice, both better than the American Oak.

 

[Old Prestonian]

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I think so but the packaging looks a little different. Are you tempted?

 

[Chappers]

I think so but the packaging looks a little different. Are you tempted?

Aye. £20 asda

 

[Crook]

not touching owt till Feb....have consoled myself by buying Balblair 12 earlier

Amazon got it for £33 which is as cheap as ever seen it

Cheers for the tip on Balblair, just ordered myself one.

I did the distillery tour there last year. I got myself a hand-poured bottle from the cask. You got to pour and label it yourself, felt like a youngster spending all his holiday money in the one shop.

Edit to say PS much better than the Glenmorangie tour just down the road in Tain. They were a bit tight in the tasting room.

 

[T S Garp]

Aye. £20 asda

Nearly bought a bottle today in Asda but didn’t as have still got Xmas and birthday presents left.

Wish I had done now, it’s not as if if goes off . Also, the size of some posters collections on here suggests to me it is more than acceptable to build up a handy sized drinks cabinet

 

[Chappers]

Nearly bought a bottle today in Asda but didn’t as have still got Xmas and birthday presents left.

Wish I had done now, it’s not as if if goes off . Also, the size of some posters collections on here suggests to me it is more than acceptable to build up a handy sized drinks cabinet

My thoughts, exactly.

 

[smoker]

I know loads on here don't like The Scotch, but are there any whisky lovers out there?

I'm partial to Ardbeg, but have a taste for most of it to be fair.

What's your New Year dram of choice?

I've been into it for 18 years.

I seem to have a surfeit of Talisker atm.

 

[Cee Jay]

Cheers for the tip on Balblair, just ordered myself one.

I did the distillery tour there last year. I got myself a hand-poured bottle from the cask. You got to pour and label it yourself, felt like a youngster spending all his holiday money in the one shop.

Edit to say PS much better than the Glenmorangie tour just down the road in Tain. They were a bit tight in the tasting room.

Looking to do that myself in Islay..Certainly Bunnahabhain allow you to do it, as do Lagavulin ( I think)

Not cheap but certainly a one off and something to remember

 

[Hulkenburger]

Meaning to get the Talisker 57° north at some point, I've tried it before and it's about as smoky as you'll ever get.

Glen Scotia is nice, but a little difficult to find.

Laphroaig is excellent value for money as mentioned.

 

[Chappers]

Still £20 in asda so auchentoshan has joined the collection. Wont be drinking whisky till sunday so will give it a shot then.

 

[GingerNick]

not touching owt till Feb....have consoled myself by buying Balblair 12 earlier

Amazon got it for £33 which is as cheap as ever seen it

I have one , its a really easy drinking drop, quite fresh and fruity

I bought it at the same time as a Tobermory 12 which is in my opinion a much more interesting dram, much more complex and full flavoured. its one of my new favourites I think, I am looking forward to my distillery trip later in the year to see if they have any distillery exclusives there

 

[Cee Jay]

I have one , its a really easy drinking drop, quite fresh and fruity

I bought it at the same time as a Tobermory 12 which is in my opinion a much more interesting dram, much more complex and full flavoured. its one of my new favourites I think, I am looking forward to my distillery trip later in the year to see if they have any distillery exclusives there

Have had their Ledaig which I really enjoyed

 

[Old Prestonian]

Still £20 in asda so auchentoshan has joined the collection. Wont be drinking whisky till sunday so will give it a shot then.

I've just got a bottle as well and will be sampling tonight. Laphroaig on offer in both Sainsbury's and Morrisons (slightly cheaper IIRC) with Bowmore also on offer here.

I bought it at the same time as a Tobermory 12 which is in my opinion a much more interesting dram, much more complex and full flavoured. its one of my new favourites I think, I am looking forward to my distillery trip later in the year to see if they have any distillery exclusives there

Tobermory 12 is also one of my favoured malts and I finished my bottle over Christmas.

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Talisker's my favourite, though no doubt it was part due to my da letting me have a nip or two over Christmas and Hogmanay when I was a teenager, as it was his favourite too.

I have a bottle of Glenfarclas 42 year old 1959. Bought for long term investment purposes years and years ago for around £300. I haven't checked it's current value but I know it was up above the thousand quid mark a while back.