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Swervin_Mervin said:
Tempted to get a Bowmore Tempest #4 though.
If batch 4 is half as good as batch 3 then you'll be getting a cracking whisky. I'm a big fan of the 3, and in reflection , it comes to mind as the best whisky find I've had for years. Plus of course , if vfm is high in the mind, then around £50 for such a great whisky is astonishing bang for buck in todays world. Mr Trophy said:
I've had several of them - very nice. It's way, way above the rest of their range, there's no comparison really. The Glengoyne 10 is really not very nice and the 18 is only marginally better. The 21 is pleasant enough (on a par perhaps with a £80 Macallan 12 year fine oak for example) but the 25 is really in a different league. It's quite sweet and clearly very sherried so you need to like this kind of whisky. There's no peat at all and no smoke. It's full of flavour but in a very smooth, balanced way - some of the Glendronachs are a tad too sweet, the 22 year old 1991 (I think, from memory) is really too sweet. The balance is quite exquisite - the nose is soft and full of fruit, the taste is deep and rich with no "sulphur" and no hardness from too much wood or spice, everything melds together beautifully and the finish is long and moderately spicy. My fiancée likes it and she's not a whisky drinker ! I've got about a fifth of a bottle left for my birthday in a few days and I'll certainly be ordering another, it's the only whisky over £200 which I feel comfortable enough buying on a regular basis.
Yeah my view too, I know £100 is a lot, just thought while Costco have the Alfred Dunhil bottle version for £101 inc vat it might be worth it.
I have a bottle of green label stuck away for the future, and more enjoy a black for an everyday tipple.
Last night aw me try my first Glenfiddich, a triple minature, of 12 year old, 14 yr Rich Oak, and 15 Solera, they had them in tesco for £6 a pack. I wanted to try the 12 yr old before I got a large bottle again in costco before the NAS comes in, and tbh don't think I will bother, nothing special for what I have liked so far.
The rich oak and Solera grew oon me, but again not to the point of wow I must buy one. Thank god for minatures. I always thought what is the point of a 50 ml trial, how much will I gain and be able to decide from that, but my view has now changed.
I have a bottle of green label stuck away for the future, and more enjoy a black for an everyday tipple.
Last night aw me try my first Glenfiddich, a triple minature, of 12 year old, 14 yr Rich Oak, and 15 Solera, they had them in tesco for £6 a pack. I wanted to try the 12 yr old before I got a large bottle again in costco before the NAS comes in, and tbh don't think I will bother, nothing special for what I have liked so far.
The rich oak and Solera grew oon me, but again not to the point of wow I must buy one. Thank god for minatures. I always thought what is the point of a 50 ml trial, how much will I gain and be able to decide from that, but my view has now changed.
Blown2CV said:
Maybe I'm being blend-o-phobic but I'd say no!
Try this blend, it's lovely:https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/nikka-all-ma...
vixen1700 said:
Blown2CV said:
Maybe I'm being blend-o-phobic but I'd say no!
Try this blend, it's lovely:https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/nikka-all-ma...
Anyone else tried the Laphroaig Select ? Thought I would give it a go as an alternative to the usual bottlings.
I would probably say its a peated dram for folks who say they don't do peat. Definitely better when its had some time to breath. If only they had dared to bottle at 46% and it might have been up their with some of the other bottlings. Someone has certainly robbed the Glencairn of its legs.
I would probably say its a peated dram for folks who say they don't do peat. Definitely better when its had some time to breath. If only they had dared to bottle at 46% and it might have been up their with some of the other bottlings. Someone has certainly robbed the Glencairn of its legs.
There does seem to be a push by the Suntory owned brands for NAS bottlings with special-sounding names, typically at a low-ish proof. The prices for these are usually a bit below the age statement bottlings too.
With my cynical hat on, these are obviously bottlings aimed at those who want the single distillery bottling but can't/won't stretch to what aged whisky is costing now. As a result they need to keep something back for the 10/12/15 year old bottlings, so are they becoming an easily identifiable entry to the brand? Is the hope to attract new drinkers with something of the distillery character and hoping they'll move onto the pricier stuff?
I've not been drinking whisky for that long, but I remember when a bottle of Ardbeg 10 or Lagavulin 16 was £30, and they're now creeping towards double that. My Dad baulks at paying £30 for a bottle of whisky, so are distilleries worried about pricing themselves out of people's hands? While people are happy paying the current prices, I'm sure they're making hay, but history has shown this all to be somewhat cyclical.
(On that tangent, if the bottom fell out of the whisky market in the next three years, and those carefully maturing stocks in the newly built warehouses were suddenly unlikely to achieve the expected prices, what happens? Production runs can be cut quickly, but you can't dump huge amounts of spirit onto the market without causing prices to drop.
How much old stock is there left? How much has already been sacrificed to existing bottlings?
I wonder who would blink first, start running down stocks with good value aged bottlings to avoid being left with potential liabilities, while others may sit and wait it out as long as possible...)
With my cynical hat on, these are obviously bottlings aimed at those who want the single distillery bottling but can't/won't stretch to what aged whisky is costing now. As a result they need to keep something back for the 10/12/15 year old bottlings, so are they becoming an easily identifiable entry to the brand? Is the hope to attract new drinkers with something of the distillery character and hoping they'll move onto the pricier stuff?
I've not been drinking whisky for that long, but I remember when a bottle of Ardbeg 10 or Lagavulin 16 was £30, and they're now creeping towards double that. My Dad baulks at paying £30 for a bottle of whisky, so are distilleries worried about pricing themselves out of people's hands? While people are happy paying the current prices, I'm sure they're making hay, but history has shown this all to be somewhat cyclical.
(On that tangent, if the bottom fell out of the whisky market in the next three years, and those carefully maturing stocks in the newly built warehouses were suddenly unlikely to achieve the expected prices, what happens? Production runs can be cut quickly, but you can't dump huge amounts of spirit onto the market without causing prices to drop.
How much old stock is there left? How much has already been sacrificed to existing bottlings?
I wonder who would blink first, start running down stocks with good value aged bottlings to avoid being left with potential liabilities, while others may sit and wait it out as long as possible...)
I must admit, I rarely buy Whisky for it's year, I buy because of the notes that come with it.
I've tried a range of Whiskys from three years to sixty. The tastes various indeed.
However, I've tried a ten year old, which tastes better than the 60 year old. So, I am open to this new brand of "NAS" we're seeing. But, without sounding like a loser, I do enjoy a Whisky with the thought of saying this is X year old.
Obviously IMO of course!
I've tried a range of Whiskys from three years to sixty. The tastes various indeed.
However, I've tried a ten year old, which tastes better than the 60 year old. So, I am open to this new brand of "NAS" we're seeing. But, without sounding like a loser, I do enjoy a Whisky with the thought of saying this is X year old.
Obviously IMO of course!
F-Stop Junkie said:
I've not been drinking whisky for that long, but I remember when a bottle of Ardbeg 10 or Lagavulin 16 was £30, and they're now creeping towards double that. My Dad baulks at paying £30 for a bottle of whisky, so are distilleries worried about pricing themselves out of people's hands? While people are happy paying the current prices, I'm sure they're making hay, but history has shown this all to be somewhat cyclical.
As a newer member to the family, what timescale are you thinking in regards to the prices being almost half? A lot of stuff has prices that rise very quickly - for cars think of how many complaints there are about a Golf costing x amount on PH for example. I'd say it's more the top end that has seen a bigger change, which relates to the companies trying to gain more of the profits that speculators having been making previously.bullies180 said:
£45 normally unless its on a deal i thought.
£36.34 on master of malt, with £5 delivery. I guess you'd need to buy two bottles to get it for £38 all-in, but just because it's touching £50 in the supermarket doesn't meant that's what you need to pay. I wouldn't get decent whisky from a supermarket, i don't think they buy enough of it to make it cheap. Unless it's on offer though as you say. Mr Trophy said:
I must admit, I rarely buy Whisky for it's year, I buy because of the notes that come with it.
I've tried a range of Whiskys from three years to sixty. The tastes various indeed.
However, I've tried a ten year old, which tastes better than the 60 year old. So, I am open to this new brand of "NAS" we're seeing. But, without sounding like a loser, I do enjoy a Whisky with the thought of saying this is X year old.
Obviously IMO of course!
i'd tend to agree. I've tasted a few older whiskies with a corresponding price tag, and was underwhelmed. I'm sure there are some fantastic ones out there that are worth the money, but aged does not inherently mean better.I've tried a range of Whiskys from three years to sixty. The tastes various indeed.
However, I've tried a ten year old, which tastes better than the 60 year old. So, I am open to this new brand of "NAS" we're seeing. But, without sounding like a loser, I do enjoy a Whisky with the thought of saying this is X year old.
Obviously IMO of course!
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