So, what are your recent acquisitions?

[Luca]

10 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

pete is a good mate so obviously i would not want to defame him too much but he is insane behind a wheel. it is a miracle that hundreds have not died screaming horrible deaths in the clare valley.

Haha!!!! Too funny!!!

[sengjc]

Visiting in-laws bought some duty free for me:

[TM-US]

I haven't added anything here in months. Here's a new one. Benriach 17 yr single Cask at Cask strength in PX sherry.



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[phlee]

Visiting in-laws bought some duty free for me:

Chita is one of my favorite regular drinks. Extremely good value for money when buying from Japan!

[BEVOSREVENGE]

Have not tried this yet but the opportunity came up yesterday, so I took a flyer and bought a bottle.  Will note that I have had the 21 year and it is very good and available at a much more reasonable price point than this 30 year.

[rxavier1979]

2 hours ago, BEVOSREVENGE said:

Have not tried this yet but the opportunity came up yesterday, so I took a flyer and bought a bottle.  Will note that I have had the 21 year and it is very good and available at a much more reasonable price point than this 30 year.

I have the 21 and I agree on flavor/value ratio. Let us know how that 30 ends up relative to the 21. 

[Fuzz]

Just picked these up at auction. Haven't had one in ages.

[Ken Gargett]

18 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Just picked these up at auction. Haven't had one in ages.

 

i remember going to a small lunched hosted by colin G late 90s i think. some hotel owner could not make it (on the gold coast) so he gave the spot to one of his staff. delightful girl. she was working in the bottleshop till the results of the miss indy came through (which, if memory serves, she either won or came top three) and also doing spreads for playboy. (she was, and i know how this will sound, surprisingly innocent). needless to say, i don't think any of us could have told you any of the wines served. but it was a fun lunch.

 

[sengjc]

Attended a Yarra Yering wine tasting today at the local wine shop with some mates and decided to go at it as a group for better discounts - can't say no to healthy discounts.



Got me:
- a couple of bottles of the 2012 Henschke Marble Angle
- a couple of bottles of the 2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1
- a bottle of nicely aged Rioja

[sengjc]

Just picked these up at auction. Haven't had one in ages.

Me neither - nice pickup, I should lookout for some.

[Fuzz]

59 minutes ago, sengjc said:

 

Me neither - nice pickup, I should lookout for some.

Oh great. Now I gotta fight you too for what is left out there?

Such a pity Ben Glaetzer never made any more after the 2004 vintage. It was around the time they were re-branding, and I guess it didn't fit with the rest of the range.

[Lant63]

Clynelish and Caol Ila


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[Frozen North]

Took a chance on a threesome.

[sengjc]

A few bottles of the ***** 12 Year Old Premium Blended Whisky.

[ThePolskiOgorki]

Won this in the LCBO (Ontario Liquor Mafia) Buffalo Trace Lottery. They had all the Pappy's and BT Antique Collection and bottles of this up for grabs. Hard to believe this needs to be in the lottery and out of everything I wanted it the least! It is better than nothing I guess. First world problems. 

[sengjc]

Mate returning from overseas and helped me to get a bottle of Auchentoshan Blood Oak from duty free:

[BellevilleMXZ]

19 hours ago, ThePolskiOgorki said:

Won this in the LCBO (Ontario Liquor Mafia) Buffalo Trace Lottery. They had all the Pappy's and BT Antique Collection and bottles of this up for grabs. Hard to believe this needs to be in the lottery and out of everything I wanted it the least! It is better than nothing I guess. First world problems. 

Ok, never heard of this lottery.....where do I go?

[BellevilleMXZ]

Nothing fancy, but I've never tried it. Only tried a taste so far, as tstste buds still bad from antibiotics/flu bug. Seems very good, a little sweeter than the Zacapa 23

[sengjc]

Some old and some new:
- 3 bottles of the 2001 Elderton Ashmead Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon
- 3 bottles of the 2010 Mitolo Serpico McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon



... and another bottle of the Sullivan's Cove Private Cask no. TD0347.

[Souperchi]

Picked these up last weekend on a quick trip south of the border for roughly 1/2 the price that the are at home!  Hopefully I'll have a chance to crack into at least one of them this weekend.

 

[Knilas]

[Knilas]

Won this in the LCBO (Ontario Liquor Mafia) Buffalo Trace Lottery. They had all the Pappy's and BT Antique Collection and bottles of this up for grabs. Hard to believe this needs to be in the lottery and out of everything I wanted it the least! It is better than nothing I guess. First world problems. 

Tried it yet? You may be surprised by how good it is. I personally think it's better than the 12.

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[Luca]

Apologies for the potato quality picture.

[JohnS]

Finally available at the major liquor retailer in Australia, Dan Murphy's (no, not the baseballer and only in very limited qualities...as in, six per store!), so I had to get this while on offer. What can I say? I love Rye Whiskey!

[Guest robertsccr5]

Finally available at the major liquor retailer in Australia, Dan Murphy's (no, not the baseballer and only in very limited qualities...as in, six per store!), so I had to get this while on offer. What can I say? I love Rye Whiskey!

I'm not sure how liquor distribution to Australia works, but if it's anything like the US, you'll see more soon. About two years ago Sazerac Rye was near impossible to come by and now it's everywhere and for about $25-30 a bottle too.

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