http://www.waitrosewine.com/230220768/Product.aspx
@£25 Bargin :shock:
it is honeslty one of the best CS spey's aroudn
If you are looking for Laphroaig Triple Wood they have it up for sale in 70cl bottles instead of the previous litre bottles on the Friends of Laphroaig website.
http://www.waitrosewine.com/230220768/Product.aspx
@£25 Bargin :shock:
it is honeslty one of the best CS spey's aroudn
Picked up a bottle of batch 36 from my local Waitrose just this lunchtime. They had no Red Breast thoughOriginally Posted by j17ykp
I've even corrected all your spelling mistakes lol
Myself and spelling have never quite seen eye to eye :lol: probably the reason why I deal with numbers now.Originally Posted by reecie
Red Breast is being discontinued hence the reduction in price; I hope this isn’t the case for A'bunadh.
A quick Google seems to indicate that Redbreast may be £22 at Sainsburys until 18/10/11. So the local weekly shop might get more interesting for the wife.
Are they really discontinuing Red Breast? That is a shame :(Originally Posted by j17ykp
Sainsbury's have 20% off all spirits just now. I just picked up a bottle of Glenfiddich 18 Yr old for £32.39 :)
Back on the Lagavulin today - lovely.
Don't think this one really counts here but I love it and it's whisky..
Fireball cinnamon whisky
Great for getting drunk, drink as is or pour in coffee :lol: :lol:
That's quite a well made video, but it looks like quite an interesting crowd they're playing to :lol:
Interested to see what you think of the Tassie whisky. We've got a friend from there who designs golf courses both there and around the world. He's into whisky too, and is in the process of setting up a distillery in Kingsbarns in Fife ( http://www.kingsbarnsdistillery.com/ ). It'd be interesting I reckon to compare the Kingsbarns stuff and see if he's brought any of the Tassie spirit over here (although that might be a few years away yet :roll: )
Originally Posted by ktmog6uklots of stuff
interesting site! i've joined the mailing list..... :DOriginally Posted by twhp101
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
No, I don't think that's correct so nothing to worry about. In fact, they just released a cask strength Red Breast 12 yr old.Originally Posted by dowsing
Cheers!
Waitrose is trying to bankrupt me. After getting the A'bunadh & Bowmore, I went in last night and they'd reduced The Macallan 10yr Old by £15 to £19.99 so I bought one, tonight they have knocked £15 off the Glenfiddich 15 yr old "Solera" cask, well it would've been s(t)illy not to get it as well.Originally Posted by chrisb
Below is grabbed from a thread I started last year, and the same applies with a couple of changes -
Is maltventory a real word? I doubt it, but I just did one. This wintry weather caused me to check on my malt supplies for the coming darkness, and here they are............
..........they are...........
Aberlour 10yr old
Glenmorangie, Portwood Finish
Talisker 10yr old
Caol Ila 12yr old + 15yr old already open
Old Pulteney 12yr old
Bruichladdich 10yr old
Bruichladdich 1993
Glenkinchie 10yr old
Cardhu 12yr old
Jura 10yr old x 2
Highland Park 18yr old
Highland Park 12yr old
Connemara single Irish peated
F.T.F.A.
Thanks for that, good news and with Cask Strength added that's one for me to look out for.Originally Posted by Dr.Brian
current stock for me...need to get to a more specialist outlet soon to try and bag a laphroaig cask strength and a triple wood....
arbelour - 16 y.o. double matured
glenlivet - 12 y.o.
glenlivet - 16 y.o. nadurra cask strength 57.7 %
ardmore - quarter cask fully peated
glenmorangie - 10 y.o. traditional
glenmorangie - 12 y.o, lasanta
caol ila - 12 y.o.
laphroaig - 10 y.o.
dalwhinnie - 15 y.o.
glen moray - classic
redbreast 12 y.o pue pot still irish
connemara peated
sainsburys islay single malt 12 y.o. (i'd bet my house on this being a bruichladdich - used to be caol ila but it's changed recently)
jack daniels
bells 1litre (it was a pressie)
before you all shout "whisky hoarder" or "alkie" quite a few are almost empty and it was my birthday last week....
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
Current for now.
A'bunadh x 4
Glenlivet 12 yr
Glenfarclas 10 yr
Glenmorangie Sonalta PX
Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or
Ardbeg 10 yr
Bladnock 10 yr x 2
Poit Dubh 12 yr
Glenfidich 12 yr (open)
Glenfidich 15 yr
The Macallan (sherry) 10 yr (open)
Bowmore 15 (open)
Glen Marnoch 18 x 2 (Aldi)
:drunken:
^^^
oops forgot
Laphroaig 10 yr x 2 and a Quarter Cask
Originally Posted by chrisb
Wow
My current stock.
Aberlour 10yr
A'bunadh
Asda Speyside 12yr (a present)
Bushmills Malt 10yr
Dalwhinnie 15yr
Glenfiddich 16yr
Glenfiddich 18yr
Glenlivet 12yr
Glenmorangie La Santa
Jack Daniel's Silver Select, release date 18/04/02
Jameson 12yr
Laphroaig 10yr
Longmorn 16yr
Maker's Mark
Mortlach 16yr
Whyte & Mackay
Sadly don't have any Aberlour 16 & 18yr old, Johnnie Walker Gold label, or some other nice whiskies I've had, left :( It was nice drinking it though :drunken:
That reminds me to get some more Cardhu and Jura, I had a couple of bottles of these but they didn't last long. I had the Jura Superstition, a present from my brother and it was lovely.Originally Posted by magirus
Here's what I've got open as of today.
Aberlour A'bunadh
The Dalmore 12
Glenfarclas 21
Wild Scotsman 15
Laphroaig 15
Johnnie Walker Swing
Bruichladdich infinity
Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or
The Macallan Cask Strength
Talisker 10
Highland Park 12
Crown Royal Reserve
Compass Box Orangerie
Makers Mark 46
4 are almost done, then it's time to open the:
Yamazaki 12
Yamazaki 18
Bruichladdich Rocks
Johnnie Walker Green
and 4 single cask bottles from the SMWS.
On order:
Laphroaig sherry cask
Bowmore 15 Darkest
Hibiki 12
Good times my friends! :D
Sláinte!
interesting how many times a'bunadh is cropping up in the malt sotc's!
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
Just read on another forum that Sainsburys has 20% off their whole range of whisky. Might just be in Scotland though. Not sure on the ordinary pricing but sounds like it might be a good deal :)
The current sotc for me is as follows
2 x A'bundah batch 32 1x batch 31
Glenfarclas 15
ardbeg uigeadail
Ardbeg 10
'laddie 17 , pc6 and 8 and infinity second edition
Oban 14
Mortlach 16
talisker
Laga 16 and 12
'fiddic 15 and 12
Laph quater cask
That's about it with some more soon I hope
Well I'm sat drinking a good old common Glenfiddich 18 and it's going down a treat.
Sometimes, you can't beat an old favourite.
Lovely!
On a not so positive note, that's four bottles in as many days I've finished off (end of bottles rather than alcoholics anonymous time) and no replenished stock.
the glenfiddich 12 is a bit insipid but the 15 and 18 are pretty good!
Originally Posted by Tahiti
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
I've had the 15 some time back and don't recall being impressed to be honest. The 18's nice though. It's a top three ordinary whiskey for me - alongside quarter cask Laphroaig and Lagavulin 16.
There are some new ones on me within this thread though so I may sell a cheap watch or two and stock up!!
Try the 15 y.o. Distillery Edition at 51 o/o a.b.v.! Massive stuff! (Who'd've thought it from Glenfiddich?)Originally Posted by ktmog6uk
As for finishing of large numbers of bottles, that's just called 'housekeeping' or (for the technically minded) stock control :drunken:
Time for a small bit of Clynelish :)
No, it's here as well. Picked up a bottle of highland park last week @ 20% off.. Not sure what I think of it yet, it's definitely drinkable though :drunken:Originally Posted by twhp101
Been taking a stock take after picking up a few recently. Maybe got a bit carried away :drunken:
- Aberlour 10 Year old - light and a nice alternative to the peat that makes up most of the shelf
Aberlour A'bunadh (1 open, 1 sealed) - this is frequently on offer in Waitrose and I picked up a couple of bottles a while ago. At first I found it a bit overpowering, but with a little water this one is lovely and much more robust than the 10 year old
Bunnahabhain Darach Ur Batch 5 (sealed) - just picked up in duty free so yet to crack open
Bowmore 12 Year old - to many different variations of Bowmore to try them all, but I like this one
Canadian Club - always have a bottle on hand for a Club and Dry
Caol ila 12 Year old - really enjoying this one, and will definitely pick another up when this one runs dry
Caol ila Cask Strength - just like the 12 year, a really enjoyable drink
Glenfiddich 12 Year old - not really for me, but good to have for those that like it
Glenlivet 18 Year old - this was on a great offer, and even without the saving its great value, very nice
Glenlivet 16 Year old Nadurra (sealed) - just finished a bottle of this recently and yet to open the reserve bottle. Bought this originally when my father was coming to stay, and was very pleasantly surprised liking it a lot more than I expected
Glenmorangie 10 Year old - quite enjoy this
Highland Park 12 Year old - great stock whiskey
Jim Beam - it is what it is 8)
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old - picked this up after hearing a few good reviews and seeing it on a good offer. Not had a lot of it, but I have enjoyed it so far
Jura 16 Year Old - a solid enough bottle, not outstanding but worth having
Jura Superstition - not overly impressed with this, but its certainly not unpleasant
Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition (2007 bottling x3, 2008 bottling x2, sealed) - liquid gold, I absolutely adore this one. Not got any of this years batch yet and never seen it on offer to stock up on. Very disappointed Newcastle Airports duty free didn't have any recently. Can't imagine ever being anything short of in awe of this
Lagavulin 16 Year old (1 open, 1 sealed) - one of my favorites, will always have a bottle of this on the shelf
Laphroaig Quarter Cask (1 open, 1 sealed) - always been a fan of Laphroig and enjoyed all the bottles I have tried, and this one doesn't disappoint
Laphroaig 10 Year old - the first proper whiskey I ever drank, and one that left a lasting impression, this is another one which is always on the shelf
Nikka from the Barrel - picked up a few years ago, and didn't like it so much at first, but its grown on me
Oban 14 Year old - another of my early favorites that's always enjoyable
Oban 1992 Distillers Edition - not as good as some of the other distillers editions, but different enough to worth trying along with the 14
Talisker 10 Year old - another on the repeat purchase list
Talisker 1999 Distillers Edition (sealed) - not tried this one yet, but thought I would keep onto it for a while
Talisker 57º North - just opened, nice and powerful, will need to try some more to be sure, but first impressions are very positive. Probably should crack open the DE and compare it with that and the 10 year, but not tonight
Tobermory 10 Year old - was given this as a present, and wouldn't buy another, but its not unpleasant
Wild Turkey 8 Year old - lovely with ginger ale, served with a lot of ice, in a pint glass :D
It's not the most original collection, with lots of obvious choices, but I just can't help picking up a nice bottle if I spy one on offer when getting a big shop in. Need to get myself into town before xmas and treat myself to some more independent bottles, to flesh out the collection.
That's quite a stash you have there :drunken:Originally Posted by gamingdave
I worked in the wine/whisky trade for 6 or so years and people often used to ask "which one's the best?". I always said that there isn't one, but that the Lagavulin Dist. Ed. was as close to it as I could think of. We were always hearing rumours it would be discontinued, and stock would dry up occasionally, only for it to (thankfully) reappear. It's hard to choose, and my taste varies according to mood etc. but you're absolutely right it's one to be in awe of.
I think you'll enjoy the Talisker too when you open it. It's similarly epic 8) The Lagavulin wins, but the Talisker's not far off.
My Mum gave me a (litre) bottle of Glen Garioch Founders Reserve Highland Single Malt this evening...
Just having a snifter now, straight, no ice and WOW - it's powerful stuff (48%).
Bloody lovely it is too :D
Thanks Mum !!!
Just sipping the lovely Connemara 12 year old single malt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-15423862
Whisky of the year. Nice to see Old Pulteney get an award, not had this one but other stuff they do is very nice.
You beat me to it, I was going to post this also :)Originally Posted by Dazzler
HaHa, you both beat me to it. I laugh as it is about 500 yards from my door :-)Originally Posted by dowsing
I have been told the "Isabella Fortuna" Ltd edition is better or should you be in the town The MacKays hotel has a private edition that is Very tasty, It might be available as " No 1 Ebenezer Place " but i think it is only available in the Hotel.
Just picked up a bottle of caol ila 12 for 25 pound in waitrose that's 10 pound off
Might be of interest to some , it's a great introduction to islay.
Just bought a bottle. Will let you know - unless I think I can lay it down and make some money in a year ;)Originally Posted by Dazzler
It's not cheap having just checked!Originally Posted by doctorj
Well, it was on offer in Waitrose so I picked another bottle up and cracked it open tonight. Loving it, and probably had too much already :DOriginally Posted by twhp101
I don't have the most sophisticated palette so I am not going to try and tell you what I can taste, but I can tell you its delightfully smooth and yet pungent and ripe. I have tried it with and without water, and for me, just a drop brings it to life without taking anything away. Its got the peaty tones of the Lagavulin, but possibly sweater, though that may be the lingering taste from the raisin and oat biscuits my sister made and delivered this afternoon!
Think I will have to get another bottle at some point before the year is out.
Lol - probably was cheap last week!! :lol:Originally Posted by reecie
Sniff I'm in saudi Arabia - £160 for Johnnie Walker Blue Label if you want to get it :cry:
Cheers for that. Will pick one up on the way home.Originally Posted by j17ykp
Cheeky wee (early) Christmas Present to myself :wink:
Top tip, get someone to send you some. Wash out some shower gel or similar containers very carefully, fill with the tipple of your choice and send in the post. A method used by squaddie's in various locations all over the world :)Originally Posted by Dazzler
Bruichladdich, one of the lighter Islay's. I like it that much I've got a barrel sat in their warehouse; it was nine years old last week. It will be quite a party this time next year :drunken:
will you be bottling it? if so and you decide to part with a couple give me a pm, always up for private bottling!
Originally Posted by Abe Gethin
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
A TZ bottling would be brilliant, even if just 50cl ones so we can all try it at the same time.Originally Posted by ktmog6uk
TZ private bottling? Sounds good to me! Make it so. 8)
Big fan of Laphroig, love the peaty taste. Would liek to try a few other similar ones though (would I be right in thinking Islay Malts have all have similar qualities), if anyone has any recomendations...
I was gifted some Bruichladdich (5ml bottle) last week. Not bad, but way too light for my tastes.