daggersarge Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Picked up 2 of my favorite sipping rums today to go with my Best of June Sampler. Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 years and Zaya Gran Reserve 12 years
Habana Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Picked up 2 of my favorite sipping rums today to go with my Best of June Sampler. Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 years and Zaya Gran Reserve 12 years 2 of my favorites as well. Have you tried the Zafra 21 year old Master's Reserve Panama Rum? It's from the same guys that originally marketed the Zacapa and actually at a lower price point than either right now. Very enjoyable to me.
daggersarge Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 2 of my favorites as well. Have you tried the Zafra 21 year old Master's Reserve Panama Rum? It's from the same guys that originally marketed the Zacapa and actually at a lower price point than either right now. Very enjoyable to me. I'm hearing some very good things about it. Will try to find some this week and let you know what I think Mike. Thanks for the heads up. Sarge
sengjc Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 One representative of each of the three Springbank distillery groups and a Glenrothes 1995. Nice, the Glenrothes is a good drop that one.
Tan1801 Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Scapa 16. Not yet sampled Nice. Was this through singlemalt, because I just got mine from them recently ?
ZinZan Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 More sherry matured malts: Hows the Arran? Been seein it a lot on duty free. Was just a bit afraid to go out of my comfort zone whiskey choices Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
sengjc Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 Hows the Arran? Been seein it a lot on duty free. Was just a bit afraid to go out of my comfort zone whiskey choices Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD My first Arran purchase and I am yet to have it but I have read that it is a very balanced sherried malt and smooth. Not sure the other Arran malts but again it seems the general reviews indicate that this young distillery is good overall.
marty922 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Nice. Was this through singlemalt, because I just got mine from them recently ? It certainly was :-) Only my second bottle from them. Have too many bottles on the go at the moment so will save this for a while. Btw, I still owe you a sampler too (from cigaraus). Will be in touch over the weekend, been both busy and slack:-)
jimb2u Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 I received a couple of bottles from TWE to share at my local cigar lounge..the Glenfiddich Age of Discovery (a 19 y/o bottling which I had not tried previously ) and one of my favorites- a Mortlach 16. The Glenfiddich was a nice dram with a lot of sweetness from the Madeira casks it was aged in but nothing that made anyone want to get another bottle fast. As expected, the Mortlach was hands down the favorite and was the bottle everyone went back to for seconds ( and some thirds...) Attached Images
sengjc Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 ... a Mortlach 16... Nice. It looks like its from the discontinued Flora and Fauna series too. Nice find.
Lotusguy Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Kilchoman Loch Gorm - curious what sherry cask maturation did to their great spirit. Also another bottle of wine from my birth year - been buying those up as I see them for reasonable prices while I can for future birthdays.
orangedog Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Kilchoman Loch Gorm - curious what sherry cask maturation did to their great spirit. I liked the sherried Kilchoman. A shop had a bottle open to sample but had ran out of bottles for sale. Would've bought one - the sherry isn't overpowering.
Lotusguy Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 I liked the sherried Kilchoman. A shop had a bottle open to sample but had ran out of bottles for sale. Would've bought one - the sherry isn't overpowering. It's not cheap at $80+Tax but still less than the single cask Kilchomans available at KL Wines...
BigVaTechDude Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Got another bottle of my favorite working mans bourbon, Eagle Rare 10yr. Should help me keep my hands off of the Crown XR.
sengjc Posted July 10, 2013 Posted July 10, 2013 A test purchase from a new overseas source finally came through:
sengjc Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 Bought on a whim, an older bottling of the Auch 10 YO.
Habana Mike Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 Picked up the Deanston Virgin Oak today as it's been looking interesting the last few perusals at the bottle shop and quite the deal as well. It's an un-chillfiltered Highland at 46.3% aged in unused charred American oak casks, length unspecified... In the process of sampling my first dram with an Edicion Especial La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro Robusto at hand I find it light and smoothish with a citrusy sweet nose, solid mouthfeel for what I discern as a young whisky with toffee, honey and oak. Finish is medium with spice and oak. Suits well with the cigar and quite enjoying it. *please, anyone - how do I get my images properly sized?
Habana Mike Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Picked up an Arran Malt yesterday Single bourbon cask 11yo (filled 7/09, bottled 11/10) - bottle #77/206 from cask #77, true cask strength at 57.1% abv. Light golden dram, vanilla and oak nose, medium body with caramel and toffee notes, dry spicy finish. At this proof a few drops of spring water were called for which opened this whisky up nicely. Arran's a young distillery having just opened in 1995 and they're starting to really hit their stride. I was fortunate to pick up one of their first offerings, a rum finished single cask expression, at Robert Graham's Whisky shop in Edinburgh back in 2006, that was an outstanding bottle as I recall, wish I still had some remaining.
LLC Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Looking forward to trying this. Picked it up in Denver airport duty free today.
sengjc Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 Something Irish that Matt helped me to get last week: Also a bottle of sherry matured cask strength malt:
sengjc Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 A few bottles of Glenmorangie Astar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
ZinZan Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 A few bottles of Glenmorangie Astar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Wow, you have an amazing bar.
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