Show us your whisky! Vol 2

[TheLimla]

steveT350C said:

Arrived last week, ordered before Xmas....

nice! Just looked on Amazon and the 12 year old is going for over £100 now! Has anyone tried the hakushu?

[NRS]

Yes, it's good, but as you might expect not as good as the aged statements.

Crazy thing is that Amazon price is actual auction prices now, not one of the "stupid" ones.

Looks like someone is selling a Glenglassaugh collection off this month in one of the auctions. I remember few people liked them, although not sure what the feeling is after the issues with the casks! Might try and get a bottle or two.

[Rosedene]

My brothers collection, we help him drink it!

[Joat]

steveT350C said:

Arrived last week, ordered before Xmas....

Thought I'd recognised that bottle from somewhere, spent many a saturday working my way along the bar, was an expensive night!!

[steveT350C]

TheLimla said:

steveT350C said:

Arrived last week, ordered before Xmas....

nice! Just looked on Amazon and the 12 year old is going for over £100 now! Has anyone tried the hakushu?

It's yummy! Think Macallan 12 yr, then add some sweetness and some zen

[sjabrown]

TheLimla said:

ice! Just looked on Amazon and the 12 year old is going for over £100 now! Has anyone tried the hakushu?

Hakushu is very drinkable. Don't think my bottle will last much longer!

[krallicious]

Went through a bottle of Adnams Number 1 (2nd Release) over the Easter weekend with some friends. I'm still undecided on it and this is the second bottle that has been enjoyed. It would be nice to try some when it reaches 10 years old but I don't think that they have the capacity or space to leave anything that long. Still think the Number 2 is the better bottling and the second release should be released in 2016.

[whoami]

I tried it and thought it was vile.

[autofocus]

Hi there,

OK not technically my Whisky but my MD has had these delivered today.





He is a big fan of Macallan so when he was offered these he just had to order them in. Luckily we get them at cost price but that still doesn't stop the 1938 being well over £7000 inc the VAT. He has mentioned he might open it one day

All told he had 7 bottles delivered including: -

Macallan 1938
Macallan 1945
Macallan 1950
Glen Grant 40yo
Glen Grant 50yo (think he's had two of these, one to drink and one to store).
Linkwood 1970

Not a bad little selection.

Regards

Tim

[Lefty]

Wow, I'd love to be at that tasting!

I've not bought much whisky recently, still drinking down my collection after discovering one or two that had turned. I'm finishing a bottle or two a week just now. Down to about 40 bottles I think!

By the time they're finished I hope I'll be on to Glenglassaugh octaves... :wink:

[NRS]

Trying my first Indian whisky tonight. Amrut Fusion. Very nice, particularly considering the price.

[oldaudi]

Ive currently got :

Glenfarclas 17
Hakushu NAS
Hakushu 12
Hibiki 12 50cl
Hibiki 12 70cl (lovely stuff)
Hibiki 17 Unopened
2* Johnnie Walker Blue to see what all the fuss was about. I have no idea. 20 cl bottles
Taketsure Pure Malt
Taketsuru Pure Malt 12 sample (will remain unopened as its now discontinued)
Miyagikyo NAS
Caol Ila 21 20 Cl
Buruchladdich The Wee Laddie 20cl
Big Peat 20 cl Vile stuff

Drinks by the Dram: I get two drinks out of these samples and these are the one currently open!
Ardbeg 10
Various Jura
Yamazaki NAS
Hibiki Harmony
Glenfarclas 25

[NRS]

You're a fan of Japanese whisky then?

I tried the Aberlour A'bunadh batch #53 and Glengoyne cask strength batch #3. Have to say I preferred the Glengoyne.

[58warren]

My collection...

[krallicious]

Did someone say Japanese whisky

NRS, if you like the Fusion then try some Intermdiate Sherry and the Portonova if you can find some. And on the topic of Indian whisky, Paul John. I cannot remember what bottles I have tried but there has not been a dud yet.

[NRS]

krallicious said:

Did someone say Japanese whisky

NRS, if you like the Fusion then try some Intermdiate Sherry and the Portonova if you can find some. And on the topic of Indian whisky, Paul John. I cannot remember what bottles I have tried but there has not been a dud yet.

A friend is in Japan now and has picked up a bottle of something for me - no idea what but hopefully interesting!

Sounds good, I will try and pick them up if I see them. There was a Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique in my local shop that I picked up the other day.

[krallicious]

NRS said:

There was a Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique.

'Tis very nice.

Only 10 days until the Limburg Whisky Fair as well

[rsbmw]

oldaudi said:

Ive currently got :

Glenfarclas 17
Hakushu NAS
Hakushu 12
Hibiki 12 50cl
Hibiki 12 70cl (lovely stuff)
Hibiki 17 Unopened
2* Johnnie Walker Blue to see what all the fuss was about. I have no idea. 20 cl bottles
Taketsure Pure Malt
Taketsuru Pure Malt 12 sample (will remain unopened as its now discontinued)
Miyagikyo NAS
Caol Ila 21 20 Cl
Buruchladdich The Wee Laddie 20cl
Big Peat 20 cl Vile stuff

Drinks by the Dram: I get two drinks out of these samples and these are the one currently open!
Ardbeg 10
Various Jura
Yamazaki NAS
Hibiki Harmony
Glenfarclas 25

I tried the Hibiki 12 a couple of weeks ago and it's excellent stuff. Aged in plum liqueur barrels I believe?

[Lefty]

Aye that's right. Good stuff!

I found a bottle of Ardbeg Very Young that I must have bought new for about £35 in about 2005. I had a bottle at the time, can't decide whether to drink or sell!

[NRS]

Lefty said:

Aye that's right. Good stuff!

I found a bottle of Ardbeg Very Young that I must have bought new for about £35 in about 2005. I had a bottle at the time, can't decide whether to drink or sell!

I guess the answer is can you buy a bottle of something better or that you really want to try for the same price it would sell for? Unless you generally need money anyway of course.

krallicious said:

'Tis very nice.

Only 10 days until the Limburg Whisky Fair as well

Nice! Give an update on what you try (at least what you can remember, ).