dangolf18 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 How much different it the private barrel vs. the standard 10 year?[/quote Hard to explain. It's a bit more vibrant and has a certain twang to it. The caramel and vanilla notes are a bit more integrated than the standard 10 year. Don't get me wrong though, I think the 10 year is fantastic stuff and definitely one of the best bourbons under $30 imo.
dangolf18 Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 It's my birthday. I deserve a big pour! Damn freakin good stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
JohnS Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 It's my birthday. I deserve a big pour! Or two! Happy Birthday...enjoy! 1
dangolf18 Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Or two! Happy Birthday...enjoy! Thanks John! 1
Tan1801 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 @sengjc what was your favorite at the japanese whisky tasting? How is the MWR and the Glenlivet guardians?
Tan1801 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Here's what's in my glass today, a Courvoisier Napoleon which I picked up duty free a while back. Haven't seen it since. Not anything super special, but decent for the price. Has a price tag of $90 AUD but I think I paid around $40 on clearance. Can't figure out how to rotate the image so on it's side it will stay. 1
sengjc Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 @sengjc what was your favorite at the japanese whisky tasting? How is the MWR and the Glenlivet guardians? The Chichibu Peated is probably the best of the lot. The MWR is quite good compared to others in the line-up and heaps better than the Mars and the Iwai. These two I found to be a little bland. The Glenlivet Guardians I found to be a good and fresh sherried malt. There's some youngish spirit in there and because of this, for the price, maybe the current batch of Aberlour 12 would be better value, I think. 1
sastrooper Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Lil tasting of a few drams i picked up recently. loving the arran! 1
RDBM Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Wasn't sure which one to have, so had one of each ?
fokker4me Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Sundays lineup with a Blasphemous use of Elijah Craig 18 at the end. The Sazerac 18 was the best to me, my friends thought the Compass Box was insanely good. 2
dangolf18 Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Long day at work. My local store finally got in a Thomas H Handy and George T Stagg but they were $299.99 and $399.99 respectively. Only if they were $100 cheaper. Anyway this will do for now. Great qpr. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3
skalls Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Had 2 pours from an independent bottling of a 7 year old Caol Ila that was 7 years old at cask strength (61.4%). The first pour of that bottle was beyond fierce. THe last couple were just delightful though. Fruity and very smokey. So much better than the standard releases. May have to try to snag another bottle of that my next order. Enjoying some 2014 Kilchoman Machir Bay. I literally cannot say enough good things about Kilchoman. They are just wizards, how they can put out something as good as they do so young is beyond me. Wonderful. Going to finish the night with some Ardbeg Perpetuum, mostly because the bottle is open and I love me some Islay. Can't say that it is a good value, but its reminiscent of the 10 year but on steroids. So whats not to like about a peat monster? 1
cris77 Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Kavalan port cask and a partagas aristocrat 2
TM-US Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Epic Turkey Day whisky flight: Clynelish 1998 Signatory bottling, 14 yr. at 46%. Daluaine 28 yr. Old Malt Cask. Springbank 17 yr. single sherry cask, cask strength. Ardbeg Uigeadail. I didn't expect the Clynelish to be peated and did not know Daluaine is smoky. Very nice, though. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
Camshaft83 Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Highwest Distillery's A Midwinters Night Dram with dinner at their saloon. Pictures were to dark to post. If you ever get to Park City Utah, I suggest going to the distillery for dinner and a drink. Sent via my Note 2
sengjc Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Benriach 17 Year Old Solstice Second Edition. Relaxing post-dinner and enjoying the warm weather after having been out the whole day.
sastrooper Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Big night with me wine tasting group, 31 bottles in all between us 9 blokes, it was a good night, pick of the bunch was the 06 mt ed, 03 cullen madeline and the 05 vat 1 2
sengjc Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Big night with me wine tasting group, 31 bottles in all between us 9 blokes, it was a good night, pick of the bunch was the 06 mt ed, 03 cullen madeline and the 05 vat 1 xmas tasting 2015.jpg How does the Thomson Family compare in the lineup?
sastrooper Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 How does the Thomson Family compare in the lineup? the guy who's place we were at brought this out after we had finished about 20 bottles so i was in no shape to appreciate the wine for what it is, i was totally shocked he bought out such a big hitter @ that stage tbh, so i cant really give it a fair assessment. The 3 i mentioned were my standouts.
JohnS Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 This weekend...a Grand Sidecar Cocktail (made with Grand Marnier and Courvoisier XO Cognac) An Espresso Martini (made with Kahlua, caramel-flavoured espresso coffee and Wyborowa Vodka) and finally a 'go to' Remy Matin VSOP Cognac in my humble tulip glass. 4
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