I'm going to be home in half an hour and I've got a brand new bottle of Yamazaki just waiting for me, and my crystal whiskey glass right beside it.
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I'm going to be home in half an hour and I've got a brand new bottle of Yamazaki just waiting for me, and my crystal whiskey glass right beside it.
Good to know, I've been wanting to try the 18 but haven't been able to find any around town. If I had a few spare thousand dollars, I'd get a bottle of that 50yo they just put out. I'm finding lately that I prefer the Yamazaki to Glenlivit or Glenfiddich 12s. It really is good stuff.
Enjoying some of this, just wish I had a nice cigar to go along with it.
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No pic but I did have some Glenlivet 18 year last night!! Not to bad :)
I have spent the past two days this weekend enjoying a nice bottle of The Glenlivet 12YO bottle, as well as my trusty standby Johnny Walker Black label. A great one to Check out is Johnny Walker Double black, it's truly a wonderous drink. I can't get enough of the stuff!
I have to agree on the Double Black. I really enjoy the taste. I bought two bottles last time and was thinking about
buying a case if I can get a good deal. Don't know how long they will keep making it, but I certainly enjoy it. For those who enjoy a prater taste, give it a try.
For my taste, Glenlivet is tops for smooth sipping scotch.
I tried Dalmore Scotch recently. I dumped it down the kitchen sink. Terrible stuff.
Jerry
Hi everyone, got a quick question, grabbed 2 litre bottles of red label of ebay for £35, pretty amazing price, but I'm just wondering some things about them. First the walking man is walking the wrong way, which tells me its before 1999 these bottles were made because they changed the logo, but are these bottles uncommon or rare now, ill attach a pic to show what they look like
Are you sure this is the real McCoy?
the bottle on the left has a barcode sticker on the back which when scanned with shop savvy shows johnnie walker red label, so that ones the real mccoy, but the second one on the reverse has a big sticker saying DUTY FREE FOR EXPORTATION ONLY and explains the alcohol content and such, but I haven't seen in my time, as Im only 21 a bottle where the walking man is walking to the left not the right, so was wondering if these bottles are hard to come by now, if so ill hold onto them, shame though if they are, they've been giving me the eye all day since they were delivered :P
I bought a bottle of the Double Black tonight and am sipping some now. Seriously, except for the alcohol heat and lack of hop bitterness, it reminds me a lot of a German Rauchbier (smoked beer). It's a different smoke flavor entirely from that of peat used to kiln the malt and is very charcoaly. Bet it would go great with charbroiled foods!
Here's a quick update. I had another dram of the JW Double Black last night, and the charcoal smokiness was less pronounced than it was when the bottle was first opened. I'd read that whisky changes its flavor and becomes softer and less intense over time as the bottle slowly empties, and this appears to be true. Strangely enough, my Shackleton and Cragganmore 12 actually got a little smokier over time.
My buddy bought the Aberlour A'bunadh on a suggestion from the guy at the liquor store. This is batch release, cask strength. The bottle he got was batch 38 and 60.3%ABV
This is a relatively inexpensive scotch and I was surprised at how good it was. I will be buying myself a bottle when I get the chance.
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Yeah that stuff is my favorite, and every batch is a little bit different. Delicious!
Sipping Glenlivet Nadurra as I write this. Non-chill-filtered, cask strength (54.2 % ABV), bottled in November of last year. Yummy!
I also have a bottle of Abunadh from batch 37, 59.6% ABV. Great stuff. Anyone who's a fan of The Macallan should definitely try it!
+1 for A'bunadh. That is a tasty, tasty whisky. It is also one of the more complex ones I have had for a while. Try it, add a few drops of water, try it again, wait for 5-10 mins, try again. You'll probably find you have experienced three very different drinks. Very nice stuff. :)
I used to stick mostly to macallan 18, oban, and balvinies, but lately I prefer laphroig quarter cask as an all around scotch, the 18 for something a bit more conservative, and the triple cask for something extremely peetey. Its so amazingly rare I prefer one of the cheaper offerings, so thats nice.
I'm sipping the triple cask as we speak.
I find you can never go wrong with Laphroaig as long as you like a healthy dose of peat and smoke :)
I had a few shots of Maker's Mark last night, and it was smooth.
I did the Macallan thing last night. I enjoy that stuff way too much!
I'm currently working on a bottle of Highland Park 18 year old. Wonderful stuff (I've also had their 12 and 15, and loved them). I may have found my favorite Scotch distillery...:)
I've been dipping into Tullamore dew and Jameson lately.
gonna pour me a Talisker
After the Thanksgiving meal, I've got a bottle of Glen Goyne 21 to open. ;)
Finally got around to my Bruichladdich 18 year bourbon cask last night. Fantastic!
Got try Oban that my friend shared with me for Thanksgiving. Very good, but I still prefer my peaty Islay Scotches.
Having a nice lagavulin the wife brought back from JP .
+1 on Islay Scotches! Loves me some Laphroaig
Those Islay ones are just too much for me. I like the Highlands and the Speyside. I'll keep trying the Islay now and then, but man are they intense.
The intensity can be tempered with just a bit of water. With a dram of Laphroaig it really brings out the sweetness and just backs off the phenolic flavor. It doesn't take the edge off it, which is what makes me love it, but it really opens it up.
I'm not sure if anyone has asked about this before.
But have any of you tried the whiskey stones? I see them around a lot lately and wondering if they are actually any good.