Pistonheads whisky cask

[krallicious]

I missed the bit about the percentage.

I would prefer cask strength but if we need to add a little water to even things out then that would be fine but if we can keep it above 50% that would be ideal in my opinion. I will go with the general concensus though.

As for casks, I think Podie has the right idea

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Crikey not looked at this thread for months and all of a sudden we are talking bottles etc.

Happy with the move, can't get up to sample it at Easter but am holidaying in Scotland in August so if we do decide to leave it I would certainly want to try it then.

If you want a better range of bottles then why not try Saverglass

http://www.saverglass.com/en/catalog/spirits

I for one would rather pay a bit more for a special bottle given its going to be 'our' casks and definitely something to keep as well as drink.

In terms of labels as I work in the drinks industry we could drop this guy a line, see if he will do something for not a lot of money.

http://www.unitedcreatives.com/

Strength wise, cask strength for me please, as people have said you can always water it down but making it stronger would be impossible.

Regards

Tim

[ClassicMercs]

Sorry - absent without leave for the last 24 hours.
Fully approve - good move !
Back to a small committed independent, which is what we bought into - together with a few other important factors.

[ClassicMercs]

Sorry forgot to mention (apart from the usual 'is it ready yet') let us know if there are any small amounts due to you out of the move - you are not (yet) a registered charity.

[TFatC]

Sorry, been away for a few days.

Very happy with the move (especially after GG "hospitality" at the last meet/tasting! Strength and bottles - happy whatever the consensus decides.

Easter meet sounds good and I should be home. Will try and crack on with the Cobra and take it for a wee outing! :-)

[Balmoral]

Has there been any official communication from Lefty with an update for us? or is this thread it? I'm not too clear on what's happening.

[Lefty]

I haven't sent an email out, no. I thought it easier to have one discussion rather than 30 separate ones.

The casks won't actually be moved until next week sometime do there's still time for us to change our collective mind if anybody has a strong argument against.

To be clear, we're taking about £15 per cask for bonded transport plus a one-off fee of £20 for insurance. So it's £140 in total, £1.75 per share.

The benefit is that WB will allow us to visit and sample at any time plus their bottling fees are considerably cheaper than the distillery. WB have bottled dozens of octaves so far and moved many, many more to their own bonded warehouses.

Cheers
Lefty

[ClassicMercs]

Lefty said:

To be clear, we're talking about £15 per cask for bonded transport plus a one-off fee of £20 for insurance. So it's £140 in total, £1.75 per share.


Cheers
Lefty

So for me and Pete who generously agreed to halves due to my tardinees on the first (THANKYOU!!) - 8*£1.75 x 1/2 = £7. I assume your bank details are unchanged but await confirmation.

[Lefty]

Don't worry about it honestly, when we sort out final payment including bottling, duty and the vat (cheeky fkers, tax on tax!) I'll add the WB costs.

[crmcatee]

Lefty, You know my position on this. Move them. I'm looking to move my own personal casks from them.

[hidetheelephants]

Get them shifted, it's quite clear Glenglassaugh give exactly no sts about us beyond offering money for the good stuff.

Coneyhurst Blue said:

In this month's Scotch Whisky Auction it looks like somebody is auctioning a bottle from their Octave.

https://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com/auctions/96_t...

Just thought you'd be interested ?
Let's not all bid against each other though ?

£125!! Woof! Even allowing for the chancellor's and the auction house's share, easily the best investment decision I've ever made, although it's intangible and I fully intend to it.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Sunday 21st February 21:20

[ClassicMercs]

Cheers Iain - just so we know your efforts are not taken for granted.

[F-Stop Junkie]

Sounds like moving is the best bet for sure. Happy to go with the majority on bottling too.

Any word on progress of the casks other than number 1? Maybe a sampling is in order once they're all moved?

[Lefty]

Thanks chaps

[krallicious]

ClassicMercs said:

So for me and Pete who generously agreed to halves due to my tardinees on the first (THANKYOU!!) - 8*£1.75 x 1/2 = £7. I assume your bank details are unchanged but await confirmation.

No problem and cheers Iain for taking your time to sort this out.

[Lefty]

F-Stop Junkie said:

Sounds like moving is the best bet for sure. Happy to go with the majority on bottling too.

Any word on progress of the casks other than number 1? Maybe a sampling is in order once they're all moved?

Last time I tasted them the only one mature enough to consider bottling was PPX1.

A sampling is definitely in order - we have to go to Creetown though!

[David A]

Was there ever any findings into another distillery / other octaves? After all this lot won't last forever !

[Podie]

David A said:

Was there ever any findings into another distillery / other octaves? After all this lot won't last forever !

It's basically new distilleries who want the cash flow for the first few years... so not many about.

[krallicious]

It is alway possible to buy a cask but is dependant on cost which, unless they need cash, is prohibitive. We (Iain) was in the right place at the right time.

[Lefty]

Many distilleries will still sell you a new cask and they're not generally that expensive...you just have s far greater liability for duty/vat/bottling from a barrel, hogshead or butt.