The Scotch Thread

[Eride]

I've got a bottle of the winter storm, it's too sweet for my taste buds but a really cool story about how it came to be with a Canadian connection.
I've been sipping this one lately, coming onto the market here in the next week or so, really worth picking up if you're a HP fan!
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[bjstare]

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I feel left out.
This is going back a few weeks but that Storm was bad while the Kensington one was delicious! I don't understand fully the Kensington one, but however they selected that, it was a good choice.
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The Kensington caol ila is great.

More importantly, is that a 550 maranello wheel?

[RX_EVOLV]

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Anyone try this?

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Yep. Really smooth and not as sweet as you might think. Price aside, I think it's the best tasting one out of the Experimental Series.

Bang for bucks though the XX is the way to go. If you have the XX, add a tiny bit of salt to the dram and you'll thank me later.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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The Kensington caol ila is great.

More importantly, is that a 550 maranello wheel?

It is good!
Pffft, no. Who's that E-peen flex that sort of nonsense?
Dat lip though. I'm guessing that kind of lip comes from a modified sort of rim. Just guessing.

[RX_EVOLV]

Just curious, how are you guys posting pictures to the post?

I have to take a picture on my phone, email it to myself, resize (so it's not offensively big), then attach to post. So much work. Is there an easier way?

PS. Just to keep this post relevant, sipping on Glenfarclas 511.19s.0d Family Reserve right now.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Just curious, how are you guys posting pictures to the post?

I have to take a picture on my phone, email it to myself, resize (so it's not offensively big), then attach to post. So much work. Is there an easier way?

PS. Just to keep this post relevant, sipping on Glenfarclas 511.19s.0d Family Reserve right now.

Good question.
You click this button that I'm showing hyear:

Then select from computer and files and recent from your telephony. Then upload.
Profit.

[bjstare]

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It is good!
Pffft, no. Who's that E-peen flex that sort of nonsense?
Dat lip though. I'm guessing that kind of lip comes from a modified sort of rim. Just guessing.

OK, so 575M then. You have to admit I had a pretty good guess.

[cyra1ax]

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Anyone try this?

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Yep, I have a bottle. What do you want to know about it?

Edit: It's been a while since I've touched that bottle, prices for it went through the roof after I bought it. Great excuse for me to have a dram! From what I remember, it's kind of like a more mature version of the Nectar D'Or.

[ganesh]

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Yep, I have a bottle. What do you want to know about it?

Edit: It's been a while since I've touched that bottle, prices for it went through the roof after I bought it. Great excuse for me to have a dram! From what I remember, it's kind of like a more mature version of the Nectar D'Or.

I was at Crowfoot liquor couple of weeks ago and the sales person talked me out of buying this and I ended up getting Glenmorangie Extremely Rare 18.

[RX_EVOLV]

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I was at Crowfoot liquor couple of weeks ago and the sales person talked me out of buying this and I ended up getting Glenmorangie Extremely Rare 18.

I think that's fair. No scotch is really worth (taste wise) >~$300 IMO unless you are also buying into the story/history of the particular distillery or that specific bottle. In this case, it's either it being aged in an Ice Wine cask (rare), or the idea that the casks are from a Canadian Producer, or the cermaic bottle, or the concept behind the Experimental Series. Taste alone there are MUCH better scotches to be had for that price, like what Im drinking now: First Edition Ben Nevis 23yo.

Shit.. just checked and it's already sold out! It was released < a week ago... https://kensingtonwinemarket.com/products/837507

[adamc]

enjoying a wee dram of this bad boy tonight, the beast of dufftown.

super full bodied, rich, heavy baked fruit and spice, vanilla. one of my favourite speyside offerings.

[RX_EVOLV]

Been into IB of Glen Moray lately. Drinking these two right now.

[ganesh]

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enjoying a wee dram of this bad boy tonight, the beast of dufftown.

super full bodied, rich, heavy baked fruit and spice, vanilla. one of my favourite speyside offerings.

I really enjoy this one. I picked up a bottle this Feb in LHR. For the price you can't go wrong.

NW Costco Liquor has The Old Malt Cask 22 Years Distilled At Glen Moray for $154. I think it is a very good price. I picked up a bottle last night.

[Neil4Speed]

Sorry guys if this gets compressed down too much, and they were pretty hasty photos at Costco/Superstore last week but maybe its helpful to others. I thought the Glen Moray was a very good price as well.

[RX_EVOLV]

The Old Malt Cask bottling of Glen Moray 21 was what kicked off my recent interests and ultimately opening the 2 bottles of IB Glen Moray in the past few days. That OMC GM21 was goodddd

I bet the OMC Glen Moray 22 at Costco is good too. That cask is bottled exclusively for costco (or costco bought all the stock.. can't remember which one), so you'll only find it there. I haven't tried it yet.

[davidI]

Some gals and a couple of Iraqi/Syrian guys at my hostel the other night were drinking Red Label and Coke (puke) so I picked up a bottle of Caol Ila 12 to try and show them the ways of the single malt.

Ended up drinking most of the bottle but thankfully saved a bit for my new hotel which has a fantastic view over the Bosphorus.

For the price it's a pretty enjoyable dram - I was socializing and didn't write a formal review yet but it had nice light peat, brine, and citrus (lemon/orange). Not overly complex but for the price it's certainly an easy drinking Islay!

[89coupe]

Trying this, was a Christmas gift.

[90_Shelby]

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Bday present
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I went to the Talisker distillery in 2009!

[OTown]

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Trying this, was a Christmas gift.

Tried this the other day. A bit on the smoky side... I found it quite decent!

[davidI]

My first go at a Kavalan. Pretty nice "scotch-like" whisky. Had a bit of a Canadian whisky taste to it actually - lots of caramel to it.