fokker4me Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 No hype here. I feel that they are a great example of a wheated Bourbon, 10 and 15 year are my favorite of the lot. I would never pay the prices on the secondary market, but was lucky enough to have a couple stores that will sell for the normal price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBANO Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 On last trip got these bottles Sent using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Some Ruinart Champoo for the holidays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Some Ruinart Champoo for the holidays And some Salmon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepea Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fokker4me Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 A bottle of High West Campfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fokker4me Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 A bottle of High West Campfire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The Speymalt 1991 Macallan bottled by Gordon & Macphail exclusively for the Japan Import System at 46%. This 21 year old sherry matured spirit comes from a time when the Macallan was still using predominantly the 'Golden Promise' variety of barley - a taste of the "auld Macallan" that first got me into whisky - with any luck, hopefully this particular barrel that had been selected is pure 'Golden Promise' stock. One more bottle for the collection, a remnant of an age past when whisky was more artisanal, less commercial, prices were more reasonable, individual tastes were more personal and less skewed by ratings - sadly no more. Flanked by a couple of others for the drinking stock. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM-US Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Some travel retail only juice. The QA cask gets mixed reviews; please put up your impressions when you open it.The Yamazaki and ***** are solid bottles. I wonder just how different the distiller's edition is from the regular expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM-US Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The Speymalt 1991 Macallan bottled by Gordon & Macphail exclusively for the Japan Import System at 46%. This 21 year old sherry matured spirit comes from a time when the Macallan was still using predominantly the 'Golden Promise' variety of barley - a taste of the "auld Macallan" that first got me into whisky - with any luck, hopefully this particular barrel that had been selected is pure 'Golden Promise' stock. One more bottle for the collection, a remnant of an age past when whisky was more artisanal, less commercial, prices were more reasonable, individual tastes were more personal and less skewed by ratings - sadly no more. Flanked by a couple of others for the drinking stock. There are several of these Speymalt bottlings. The one I've been seeing is the '90 or the '88, which is much cheaper than the OB 25 yr. I wonder how good to these are- the older Macallan is what made their name for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipher Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Added the bowmore to the ranks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Springbank 18 Year Old from the first batch that got bottled back in 2009. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 There are several of these Speymalt bottlings. The one I've been seeing is the '90 or the '88, which is much cheaper than the OB 25 yr. I wonder how good to these are- the older Macallan is what made their name for them. Yes the older Macallans are what made them famous. I think Stingmeadery, another fellow malt enthusiast recently tried a bottle of the Speymalt Macallan but of an older vintage. His feedback has been positive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The QA cask gets mixed reviews; please put up your impressions when you open it. The Yamazaki and ***** are solid bottles. I wonder just how different the distiller's edition is from the regular expression. The Yamazaki is the only one I had before - I really liked it. Similar to the 12Y but seemed sweeter and more rich, despite the NAS. Way too easy to drink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The Yamazaki is the only one I had before - I really liked it. Similar to the 12Y but seemed sweeter and more rich, despite the NAS. Way too easy to drink My impression of the Yamazaki Distillers is the same - a really good entry level Japanese if you want to get a feel for this 'genre' of malt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 My impression of the Yamazaki Distillers is the same - a really good entry level Japanese if you want to get a feel for this 'genre' of malt. Yes, even non-whisky drinkers like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REASON Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 This first one was a gift from a generous bolt (Brother Beach). The second one is something I got the other day. IMG_0519 by REASON29, on Flickr IMG_5086 by REASON29, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogus Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 FR Single B that and the Laphroig 1/4 are two of the best I've made 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM-US Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yes, even non-whisky drinkers like it. My impression of the Yamazaki Distillers is the same - a really good entry level Japanese if you want to get a feel for this 'genre' of malt.That description doesn't sound so good. I guess that means 12 and 18 are better, in the same vein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 That description doesn't sound so good. I guess that means 12 and 18 are better, in the same vein. The 12Y is also a beginners dram, if you ask me. 18y is vastly superior but the price is just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 That description doesn't sound so good. I guess that means 12 and 18 are better, in the same vein. I will clarify that I meant that in the context of: "if you are a scotch enthusiast who has never had Japanese malt before and would like to explore, then this would be a good starting point". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yes, even non-whisky drinkers like it.Yes - Japanese malt tends to be floral, fruity and easy-drinking while being smooth and delicate.If scotch is the 'masculine', assuredly Japanese malt is the 'feminine', I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fokker4me Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yes - Japanese malt tends to be floral, fruity and easy-drinking while being smooth and delicate. If scotch is the 'masculine', assuredly Japanese malt is the 'feminine', I feel.[/quoteso So I whiskey terms where does that place rye and bourbon? The redneck motorcycle driving sibling? Jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Today's haul... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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