It's a bit early in the day for most, but I admire your enthusiasm.Originally Posted by DamianM
I'm deliberately running my stocks down - rediscovering things at the back of the shelf that I'd forgotten about. Last night I had an Ardmore Legacy, then a Kilkerran Heavily Peated.
Hoping to end up with a decent amount of space to restock on an Islay/Cambeltown trip later in the year, or early next.
lol I like my whisky but couldn't have it before breakfast, unless your talking about Laphroaig bacon of course
Just as your talking about Islay, my brother and myself stubbled across a ferry service that runs direct from ni to Islay. I had always assumed we would have to travel via Scotland which made things more awkward.
We are planning to go when all this settles down, prob gonna be next summer but it will be something to look forward to.
Last edited by DamianM; 6th May 2020 at 09:25.
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old £30 amazon be quick
Thanks for that just ordered a bottle.
Me also, that is a decent price
Thanks for the heads up... Incoming!
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£36 a bottle now. Sigh.
Drink the good stuff first, you never know what's around the corner.
F.T.F.A.
That is a very good point indeed.
Can still be got for 30 as temp out of stock but will be honoured by amazon, hurry wont be there long
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Superstar Dek!
glad you got a bottle
This turned up from amazon today.
I have tried them all before apart from the blue label. That will change tonight.
A very impressive 5cl glass bottle sample set, delivered for less than 25 quid.
Thanks, ordered. Never tried before but one to add to the burgeoning collection of Islays.
Also, Eagle Rare is £30 for anyone who likes bourbon and hasn't tried or wants to stock up
I was once on a flight to Pakistan with my Father and his colleague (both work for the airline, so we were flying 1st Class), where we decided to try every whisky they had on board as a taste test - Pakistan is a dry country, it's a long flight, they wanted to get pleasantly drunk and have a sleep. My Father absolutely hates any JW, but we managed to slip the Double Black past him. His verdict "It's not bad but it tastes like an artificially peated blend. Is it Black Grouse?"This turned up from amazon today.
I have tried them all before apart from the blue label. That will change tonight.
A very impressive 5cl glass bottle sample set, delivered for less than 25 quid.
A couple of drams later we gave him the Blue, he literally spat it back into the glass. "Oh god, that's Johnnie Walker. Definitely. It tastes like someone's tried to disguise Red Label by mixing it with Macallan or Glenlivet, but it still has that horrid tang."
So it seems you either love it or loath it, even at £150 a bottle!
This was actually last Saturday and is a 'photo I took before a virtual online meet-up. I managed to polish off the Dalmore 18, not that there was much left anyway, and the Kilkerran 12 is a staple.
The black skull is an anejo tequila and didn't need the mixer next to it!
Saturday Night In by CardSharkLotus, on Flickr
Glen 18s, now opened and not as full!
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LovelyGlen 18s, now opened and not as full!
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I had the Glen 18 and Signet in a tasting with a LVMH brand bloke a few years back.
Both were lovely, but the 18 stood out as the nicer of the two
Also, if you drink your best stuff first, you’re always drinking your best stuff.
Thanks for the heads up, bottle of Eagle rare ordered.
I had set a very high expection bar for the blue label and it was not what I was expecting at all.
I had imagined some powerful, smoky, explosion in your mouth type of whisky. Instead it was silky smooth, super refined, extremely well balanced with just a hint of smoke. It's night and day from the rest of the core range and imo a massive step up from the 18 yr old.
It's certainly not cheap at about £135 a bootle atm but I have seen it around £100 on amazon from time to time and at that price I'd likely pick a bottle up.
The Signet is def inferior to the Glenmo18, but it’s half a dozen six of the other between these two. I find it’s down to mood and how hungry I am!
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Multitasking last night - whisky and a virtual GTG!
I share your taste in 18 year olds !Glen 18s, now opened and not as full!
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The Glendronach 18 is just superb although the price now gone crazy. The Bowmore 18 is a bit different to the others and is my winters night dram
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Hi, my local Morrisons seems to be selling a lot of spirits off, shelf label says it's end of stock,
Singleton dufftown single malt, reduced from £25 -£10, only 2 bottles left, well I had to.
Hard to go wrong at £10 a bottle.
Arrived, time to try itThanks for the heads up... Incoming!
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I bought one on the recommendation here too. Looking forward to it arriving tomorrow.
Still available tonight at £30, can't wait to try...
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Just bought 2 bottles of glenfiddich 18 reduced from £67 to £35 a bottle from tesco might be worth a look if you are near my local one had one left
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Bargain. My favourite Glenfiddich! Damn you SARS-CoV-2...I can’t just run into Tescos and buy a job lot!Just bought 2 bottles of glenfiddich 18 reduced from £67 to £35 a bottle from tesco might be worth a look if you are near my local one had one left
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Edit: ok the temptation of £35 a bottle Glennfiddich 18 was too much... I bravely ventured to my local Tesco. It was reduced to £57, and also out of stock. Sigh. I bought some pickled eggs instead.
Nice to see the supermarkets stocking toilet rolls again though!
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I did and it’s superb! Many thanks mate.
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That's a super price for that!
My local tesco doesn't really have anything at all over £40. Just all the general run of the mill stuff.
Doing the weekly shop yesterday at Morrison’s and came across Crabbie’s Yardhead single malt for £16 a bottle! Amazon do it at the same price I see but out if stock currently.
Never heard of it or seen it there before and at that price wasn’t expecting much at all but it was lovely and easily drinkable “vanilla and biscuit with apple and caramel flavours”.
It’s the cheapest single malt I’ve ever seen and will probably pick up another couple next week if they’re still there.
Cheers
Neil
Also tried it about two weeks ago. Very decent stuff indeed and excellent vfm. Very very young malt better suited for a highball IMO.
just opened the Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old recommended by dek10000. Thanks for the heads up, it's a very nice drop for £30 a bottle.
This brought memories flooding back.
Crabbies was a company that had their place in Leith (Edinburgh) and was more renowned for their ginger ales. This was where I was brought up and the adjacent street was Yardheads and a busy wee quarter in general.
Nice to see the name living on in an appropriate way.
Slainte!
Jim
It sure is, I've been enjoying it a little too much last couple of weeks
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+1It sure is, I've been enjoying it a little too much last couple of weeks
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Thanks Dek!
The bunna 12 is a great malt wont be many better under £50 imo, so at £30 its a no brainer glad you all seemed to enjoy it
In case anyone is wondering, as of tonight that deal is still live on Amazon - I've picked up a second bottle
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Excellent. I’ve just ordered ... & I had a £10 voucher - so it is indeed a bargain.
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Thanks - I think - just ordered another bottle....hic!
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We can have a whisky together at the next virtual GTG this Thursday!
Anything more peaty than Laphroaig, recommendations please.
I'm not a fan of laphroaig but sound like Lagavulin 16yrs would be up your street
Cheaper buying TCP though
Lagavulin 16 is definitely the one to try and maybe Coal ila which is fairly peaty.
Lagavullin
Ardbeg
Both peatier I’d argue (Lagavulin is my favourite single malt).
Bruichladdich's Octomore range is noted as being *the* peatiest on the planet though they're not cheap and not for the faint of heart, they're extremely powerful in flavour.
Arbeg's Uigealdail is an Islay I enjoy, it's heavy on smoke without the medicinal kick you get from Laphroaig's offerings.
Octomore doesn't use Islay peat though so it's less medicinal than other Islays. Ardbeg would be my choice too.
Thanks, will check out Ardbeg!
anCnoc if you really want peaty. Check the phenol range ....
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