So, what are your recent acquisitions?

[Markspring1978]

Buying liquor in Montana stinks. No selection, (only about 18 people and 480,000 cows in this state). High taxes. My dad took a road trip and picked this up for me in Nevada. 

@Cayman17 nice to score some of that ‘16 Port. 

 

[LGC]

Just inexpensive mixers and first time sipper

[Frozen North]

  On 2/18/2019 at 6:01 AM, Markspring1978 said:

Buying liquor in Montana stinks. No selection, (only about 18 people and 480,000 cows in this state). High taxes. My dad took a road trip and picked this up for me in Nevada. 

@Cayman17 nice to score some of that ‘16 Port. 

 

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You should move to Canada if you think YOUR taxes are high.

[BrightonCorgi]

  On 2/18/2019 at 6:39 PM, Brandon said:

Just inexpensive mixers and first time sipper

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Taylor 20 is great.  One of the best easy to find 20's out there.

[LGC]

  On 2/19/2019 at 2:24 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

Taylor 20 is great.  One of the best easy to find 20's out there.

Picked it up at Costco. They also had a “special reserve” fancy bottle in a wooden box for slightly more. I passed since I never finish a bottle quickly unless I’m hanging out with other port drinkers. There wasn’t any age statement on the bottle.

[BrightonCorgi]

  On 2/19/2019 at 3:32 PM, Brandon said:

Picked it up at Costco. They also had a “special reserve” fancy bottle in a wooden box for slightly more. I passed since I never finish a bottle quickly unless I’m hanging out with other port drinkers. There wasn’t any age statement on the bottle.

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Tough choice, but I'd buy the 20 for similar money.

[Ken Gargett]

  On 2/18/2019 at 9:47 PM, Frozen North said:

You should move to Canada if you think YOUR taxes are high.

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and then try australia and see what a bargain canada is!

[Ken Gargett]

  On 2/11/2019 at 7:07 PM, prodigy said:

I wasn't a huge fan of that one, but they do have the coolest bottle I've ever seen.

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just saw it offered here at around $90 a bottle. not tried it but i see jim murray raves about it. 

[Frozen North]

  On 2/20/2019 at 12:13 AM, Ken Gargett said:

and then try australia and see what a bargain canada is!

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Ken, if what you’re saying is true. I feel sorry for you. As we are bled dry by our lousy Government. Yours must be just awful 

[Frozen North]

These were on sale today.

[mtd057]

Picked this up on Saturday, the wife and i just finished it tonight.  Lovely bottle, I will look for another to hopefully last a bit longer.

[irratebass]

Local store had a giveaway of some bourbons, but had to have your receipt in by a certain day to be entered. Was looking at some stuff when a guy comes running in and goes "ah, there it is!" grabs it and trucks to the cash register.

 

I look over to see what he was so excited about, then I notice there is only 2 more on the shelf. So I pick it up and look at it, hmmm made by WT, I like WT. I glance at the price, hmm not bad. So I say what the hell.

 

 

BTW I didn't win the giveaway.

 

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[FatherOfPugs]

  On 2/26/2019 at 4:21 PM, irratebass said:

Local store had a giveaway of some bourbons, but had to have your receipt in by a certain day to be entered. Was looking at some stuff when a guy comes running in and goes "ah, there it is!" grabs it and trucks to the cash register.

 

I look over to see what he was so excited about, then I notice there is only 2 more on the shelf. So I pick it up and look at it, hmmm made by WT, I like WT. I glance at the price, hmm not bad. So I say what the hell.

 

 

 

 

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A friend gave me a bottle of that for my birthday last year. I've enjoyed it. Solid bourbon with a nice smokey note.

[irratebass]

  On 2/26/2019 at 8:20 PM, FatherOfPugs said:

A friend gave me a bottle of that for my birthday last year. I've enjoyed it. Solid bourbon with a nice smokey note.

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Yeah, mine was a bday gift too......in 2017

 

Whoops was referring to my Little Book......the Longbranch was an impulse buy, and yes I liked it  as well. 

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[BrightonCorgi]

  On 2/26/2019 at 2:51 AM, mtd057 said:

Picked this up on Saturday, the wife and i just finished it tonight.  Lovely bottle, I will look for another to hopefully last a bit longer.

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Never seen that bottling of Sandeman before.

[Ken Gargett]

  On 2/27/2019 at 9:58 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

Never seen that bottling of Sandeman before.

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nor i. best i can find out is that is seems to be a one-off anniversary release. 

i see you also checked on a port forum, unless someone else really likes corgis.

trying to dig out a pic from lunch tuesday. had a cracker. 

[mtd057]

  On 2/27/2019 at 9:58 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

Never seen that bottling of Sandeman before.

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The store I bought it from had one bottle left on the shelf.  Hopefully it will be there when I go back on Friday.  

It is an anniversary bottling, and a decent one at that.  

[Ken Gargett]

no idea why some of these pics go on their side.

this was a bit special - 1960 Noval Nacional under the original family label. 

and a few other things for a small lunch with a few mates. 

 

 

 

 

[SirVantes]

Good lord! What vintage Pichon Lalande? And nice to see an Elio Altare in such exalted company.

[Ken Gargett]

  On 2/28/2019 at 4:20 AM, SirVantes said:

Good lord! What vintage Pichon Lalande? And nice to see an Elio Altare in such exalted company.

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don't have the notes with me so going off memory for thoughts and vintages - 

pol roger sir winston 2002 - as good as one could hope.

gosset celebris 2004 - fair, thought it would be better. shown up by those around it.

philipponnat clos des goisses 'les cintres' 2008 - spectacular. first time any of us had ever seen this. 

trimbach 'clos st hune' 2012 - as good as any clos st hune i've ever seen. amazing. 

the next two were blind (but served in the bracket with the clos st hune).

trimbach geisberg 2012 - decent. probably would have looked better by itself, rather than being shown up by the clos st hune.

rene renou 'Anne' Bonnezeaux 1997 - rich, old, sweet, complex. a few of the guys dismissed it on arrival but they all keot their glasses and finished the lot. 

next bracket - 

bouchard meursault geneveries 2005 - opened a bit dull but soon came around and was lovely. 

bonneau du martray corton charlemagne 2012 - a very good Bonneau but not one of the greats. at least not yet. 

reds -

bouchard 'Le Corton' 2005 - again, very good, but i am never convinced that corton deserves elite grand cru status. may be, with a lot of age. 

Elio Altare Brunate Barolo 1999 - as good a Barolo as one could ever wish for. amazing. i'd read Altare considered this his best and now see why. 

Pichon Lalande 1986 - okay but seen better days. 

latour 2004 - i have mates who are fans of 2004. you could see why from this one but i suspect it is the best of the vintage.

Magnum of Yquem 1989 (i won this from a mate in a bet - and yes, he was there to share it). wonderful. a fantastic mature Yquem.

quinta do noval nacional 1960 - best of the nacionals i've seen (70 was another fave). i think it is also the oldest. a few from the 80s i think are overrated. okay but nothing close to the rep and price. this one was a beautiful mature port. just so close to perfect. 

not a bad day. 

[BrightonCorgi]

  On 2/27/2019 at 11:11 PM, Ken Gargett said:

nor i. best i can find out is that is seems to be a one-off anniversary release. 

i see you also checked on a port forum, unless someone else really likes corgis.

trying to dig out a pic from lunch tuesday. had a cracker. 

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Good eye.  I've been caught.

[FatherOfPugs]

Got this from a friend of my mother-in-law yesterday as a house warming gift. I'll never look a gift horse in the mouth. Not my usual for whiskey. 

[FatherOfPugs]

Got these from a friend as a house warming gift.

[LGC]

An inexpensive mixer and an inexpensive sipper

[shadowACE]

Latest pickup.

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