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For Ardbeg Committee members, it was actually a couple of days early for the Committee release...

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...but of course there was never a hope in hell. Worse than 24:24!


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I'm not a committee member and I'm in California.

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This bottle will be deeply missed once emptied. 

This was really good

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38 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

If Barolo, you can sit it out and wait I suppose?  I like Giacosa better than Oddero and I don't think their Dolcetto is that far apart in price?

Many great dolcetto - I keep notes, but they are scribbled on scraps of paper on my desk :). I love nebbiolo (and really, Italians from pretty much every region and zone), but don't get to sample much top tier Barolo - the last being a '99 Scarpa (fantastic). I do have a single bottle of '04 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo which I pretend I don't have. 

I'm a fan of Vajra, ArPePe, Le Boncie, Vietti........ it's a long list   :lol3:

 

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Picked up my two bottles yesterday

I got some at the beginning of February and I missed the first two shipments.

I think they got in trouble for doing that, though.


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12 hours ago, BellevilleMXZ said:

A few good splashes of this tonight with a very good MC #2......Probably one of my top 3 now

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Someone gave me a bottle of that last month.  Great stuff.  My girlfriend blasted through that bottle like no time.  

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For Ardbeg Committee members, it was actually a couple of days early...


Shhh... it's supposed to be a secret... for the committee members only.
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An interesting single cask bottling of a 10 year old single malt at cask strength by the French distillery, Armorik. Bottled exclusively for Australia, this has been matured in an ex-sauternes cask.

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Impressive nose: sweet and winey with flowers, apricot and honey, a little smoke - very vibrant and fresh. Explosive palate with a profile that mirrors the nose - juicy and fruity with a nice spice underlay. The peat is quite mild which a tad disappointing as it appears to be drowned by all the intense sweet honey and fruit.

For me, my benchmark of this 'style' would be the bottling of Port Charlotte that was matured in a sauternes cask of similar age by independent bottlers: Rest and Be Thankful, probably from the Jim McEwen era. I recall this had more peat which helps to balance the sweetness and harmonise the profile most effectively.

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A few good splashes of Stalk and Barrel......A very nice whiskey if you lean towards a rye based one.

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Glenmorangie Lasanta Sherry Cask Finish


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Finished a bottle of the Glenfiddich 30 Year Old at a private "by invite only" club here in Melbourne.

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It's quite expensive but I suppose you pay a premium for the prestige.

Worth the experience but probably not for me.
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When on the island, we drink the ony local brew.... Seven Fathoms Rum

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