BellevilleMXZ Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 23 hours ago, canadianbeaver said: Time for a sip of our special bourbon, purchased by lottery with Vintages. And... lovely. Sweet and salty! How does one find out about these lotteries? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatypusMaximus Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Time for a sip of our special bourbon, purchased by lottery with Vintages. And... lovely. Sweet and salty!I am going to have to search this one out. I am a big bourbon lover ... but not familiar with this one. Sweet and salty sounds delicious!Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 17 hours ago, BellevilleMXZ said: How does one find out about these lotteries? Join the group on Vintages.com Watch for monthly special sales by lottery, wine or other products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellevilleMXZ Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 2 hours ago, canadianbeaver said: Join the group on Vintages.com Watch for monthly special sales by lottery, wine or other products. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellevilleMXZ Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Was out of the favorites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Some everyday drinkers that could do with some medium term cellaring:- a bottle of the 2012 Lavau Gigondas- three bottles of the 2012 Rockbare Tideway Shiraz- three bottles of the 2015 Bowen Estate Cabernet SauvignonAnd some more premium bottles for cellaring:- a bottle of the 2010 Henschke Cyril Henschke- a bottle of the 2012 Henschke Cyril Henschke- a couple of bottles of the 2015 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Biggest local liquor is closing to focus on their importing and distribution arms. Went crazy picking up their hard to find stuff like Paolo Bea. Bea is a cult Italian wine that is hard to find and usually sells out quick. Pick up over a dozen of them, but here are the three different ones I bought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnS Posted March 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hibiki 12 and Yamazaki 12, picked up for a great price. Again, I was fortunate to find these together, at the moment! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lotusguy Posted March 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2017 My Kelpie allocation and a couple of others. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoking Ninja Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 1:45 PM, JohnS said: Hibiki 12 and Yamazaki 12, picked up for a great price. Again, I was fortunate to find these together, at the moment! I love the Yamazaki 12!! It's been my go to drink every time I go to a whisky bar in Japan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Bladnoch Talia 25 Year Old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SirVantes Posted March 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2017 A few Irish in time for St Patrick's DaySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamera Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Lotusguy said: My Kelpie allocation and a couple of others. Is that from K&L? I LOVE the Baraillon Armagnacs. I ordered a bottle of the '87 but haven't received it yet but am very much looking forward to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM-US Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 My Kelpie allocation and a couple of others. Wow, independent Talisker?!?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Is that from K&L? I LOVE the Baraillon Armagnacs. I ordered a bottle of the '87 but haven't received it yet but am very much looking forward to it. Yeah K&L Wines. I spend way too much money there... And yes, it's an independent Talisker. Only the second one I saw so far. First one was a cask strength 5 year old that was finished in some wine cask and was very pink. It hit HARD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Attended a wine tasting featuring the new releases from Torbreck Vintners but walked away with another bottle of the 2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2 and another couple of bottles of the 2015 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier.Weird... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnS Posted March 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2017 Four Pillars Solera No. 6 Barrel aged Gin. This release took a little longer to mature, 9 months. As per usual, I have no doubt this will soon unavailable/sold out due to demand. I picked up the second bottle on behalf of my friend, Jason. As Stuart Gregor at Four Pillars Gin stated when first released, "Is it a Barrel Aged Gin or is an Old Tom? Well...it's a bit of both!" The serving suggestion is to enjoy it neat, or in an Old Fashioned cocktail. It's also recommended for a Martinez, Tom Collins or Negroni cocktails too. The Solera No.6 release had the following notes: 'For our sixth solera release we gave the barrels a little bit longer to mature than usual, about nine months this time. And the development of the barrels continues to amaze, with each barrel showing significant differences. Some have developed an intense preserved ginger character with pale straw colour, others are spicy and rich with much bigger oak and colour. We still want to taste the gin though. Solera No_6 has obvious developed juniper characters before the subtleties unravel into ginger, crushed coriander, citrus oil, with light vanillin and cinnamon from the French oak. On the palate there is a ‘line of spice’ with big cassia, chewy anise and luscious juniper. The colour is a bright mid-gold. Best sipped neat, over ice, or in a classic Old Fashioned'. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Picked up some aged wines. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethernut Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 On 2/24/2017 at 4:45 PM, JohnS said: Some stock is harder to source than others. My next acquisition I'm working on, Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, is currently not available in most major liquor retailers where I live, for example. However, I'll find a way tjo acquire it!p Happy to ship some to you if you think it'd make it through the Aussie Post Mafia. I live 30 minutes from the distillery and have quite the collection of their wares. What you really want is their Single Barrel Barrel Strength variants (Particularly OBSK or OBSV). It'll have you thinking, Pappy Who? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 36 minutes ago, Ethernut said: Happy to ship some to you if you think it'd make it through the Aussie Post Mafia. I live 30 minutes from the distillery and have quite the collection of their wares. What you really want is their Single Barrel Barrel Strength variants (Particularly OBSK or OBSV). It'll have you thinking, Pappy Who? need to be careful this end. i have had bottles of spirits shipped from the States. some came through no problem at all. then all of a sudden, i got hit with massive taxes, duties and anything else they could think of. made it completely unfeasible, though if you take into account the ones that did make it, not too bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Another bottle of the Bladnoch Talia 25 Year Old.Now the first one will have a mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethernut Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 11:47 PM, Ken Gargett said: need to be careful this end. i have had bottles of spirits shipped from the States. some came through no problem at all. then all of a sudden, i got hit with massive taxes, duties and anything else they could think of. made it completely unfeasible, though if you take into account the ones that did make it, not too bad. Good advice Ken, but seeing @JohnS's acquisitions lately I'm certain a little duty tax wouldn't hit the budget too hard ;-) Cheers Gents! John, I'm serious, happy to help - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Some odds and sods bin end wine for the casual fare drinks:- a bottle of the 2011 Clos la Gaffeliere- a bottle of the 2009 Yarra Vale Reserve Pinot Noir- a bottle of the 2006 Journeys End Arrival Shiraz- a bottle of the 2011 La Fleur de BouardSome value wine for the medium term cellaring- a couple of bottles of the 2015 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz- a bottle of the 2015 Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir- a bottle of the 2013 Voyager Estate Girt by Sea Cabernet MerlotMore premium wine for longer term cellaring:- another couple of bottles of the 2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1- another bottle of the 2014 d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz- another couple of bottles of the 2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc2001 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Happy to ship some to you if you think it'd make it through the Aussie Post Mafia. I live 30 minutes from the distillery and have quite the collection of their wares. What you really want is their Single Barrel Barrel Strength variants (Particularly OBSK or OBSV). It'll have you thinking, Pappy Who?Agree. On E's recommendation I got some OBSV Single barrel at a local, and have been quite impressed with it, very, very smooth. I'm more a scotch drinker, but this is a bourbon I could drink any day.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethernut Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, Philc2001 said: Agree. On E's recommendation I got some OBSV Single barrel at a local, and have been quite impressed with it, very, very smooth. I'm more a scotch drinker, but this is a bourbon I could drink any day. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Hat tip for the kind words Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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