The Scotch Thread

[msommers]

Tis' the season for advent calendars! What's your guys' take, worth the cost (or not), Willow Park, Zyn, KWM, Coop?

[DTTB_36]

Bought a couple bottles of Dalmore 15 at Coop for $115 each with double stacking deals, normally priced at $210 (though that's a ridiculous price for it). I know peoples opinion of Dalmore are low but with this price I figured I'd give it a go.

[RX_EVOLV]

$210?! wtf...

[2Legit2Quit]

$194 at Willow, $115 a good deal. Dalmore isn't my bag.

[Eride]

@msommers
I was out of town but I have one of the bottles, it's really solid stuff. Come for a taste sometime!

[msommers]

Sold!

[Brent.ff]

A delicious fishing trip treat

[davidI]

Dammit. Wasn't going to buy any more whisky for a while but I couldn't resist a sale on HP18 (one of my all-time favourites) and Glenfiddy 15...

Cracked into the JD Rye today. Great valuye for the money...

[2Legit2Quit]

Costco has lagavulin 8 year, wish it were 16 year at $100 or below but first time seeing lag there in a good while.

Pretty sure it was $70 a bottle, not bad

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Costco has lagavulin 8 year, wish it were 16 year at $100 or below but first time seeing lag there in a good while.

Pretty sure it was $70 a bottle, not bad

Have you tried any of the Octomore options since you like the smokey ones, so much?
I've tried one that was amazing and one that was meh. Both were a shit pile of money though

[2Legit2Quit]

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Have you tried any of the Octomore options since you like the smokey ones, so much?
I've tried one that was amazing and one that was meh. Both were a shit pile of money though

Haven't tried any Octomore yet, shit is pricy.

Latest bottles I picked up were Bowmore 15 and Tallisker Storm. The Bowmore is a pretty nice mix of sherry and peat.

anCnoc Stack is a bottle I enjoyed for a Speyside with some smoke

[RX_EVOLV]

Octomore is a bit hit and miss imo, especially the 8.x series and later. That's when I stopped buying them. Currently have a 6.1 opened and its so peaty. My wife won't let me drink it if she's in the same room.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Octomore is a bit hit and miss imo, especially the 8.x series and later. That's when I stopped buying them. Currently have a 6.1 opened and its so peaty. My wife won't let me drink it if she's in the same room.

Yeah, I think I might agree.
The first one I bought was incredible! Something like 63% but balanced with the intense smoke.
The second one was almost the same price, but nowhere near the same balance.
I guess it makes sense because of their varieties, but it was frustrating for a non-expert.

[bjstare]

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Octomore is a bit hit and miss imo, especially the 8.x series and later. That's when I stopped buying them. Currently have a 6.1 opened and its so peaty. My wife won't let me drink it if she's in the same room.

Sounds to me like you need a different wife.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Sounds to me like you need a different wife.

It's funny, because I've heard this "Holy fuck - is there a peat bog fire in that thing" before, and they just don't want to sit near you because of the potent smell. But this is easily remedied.

[davidI]

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Pretty sure it was $70 a bottle, not bad

$70 for Lag 8 is a great price!

[davidI]

Classic Laddie is on for $63 at Co-op world of whisky. Great price for a great Scotch.

[vengie]

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Classic Laddie is on for $63 at Co-op world of whisky. Great price for a great Scotch.

God damn...

Anyone downtown want to grab me a bottle?
This is my current go-to sipper.

[davidI]

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God damn...

Anyone downtown want to grab me a bottle?
This is my current go-to sipper.

I think you can order online and go pick it up. I did that from Spain and Raven, the manager, held it until I was back in Canada.

[2Legit2Quit]

Willow has their advent calendars available now

https://www.willowpark.net/collectio...KYpc%3D.VgeCwB

https://www.willowpark.net/collectio...dvent-calendar