Here is a recent whisky purchase

[Peat Sampras]

But, what did it taste like !!

The stuff is not bad. I only had one dram. No idea what it is but if I had to take a wild guess I'd say Linkwood.

[Willie JJ]

But, what did it taste like !!

Shards of wax and cork I'm guessing

[athlete cured]

A couple inexpensive bottles...
Buffalo Trace (Single Barrel for Zipps) 45%, $19.
Canadian Club 12yr, $15.

[cato]

Found a dusty bottle of Genfiddich 30 YO today sitting on a dark corner shelf. I think it is an older bottling because it is 43% ABV and it has an L3 bottle code. I recently polished off the last of my one and only '03, GF 30 and it was wonderful --sure hope I found another. In any case, I managed to convince the proprietor to give me a really good out the door price for his "dead inventory."

[bpbleus]

Found a dusty bottle of Genfiddich 30 YO today sitting on a dark corner shelf. I think it is an older bottling because it is 43% ABV and it has an L3 bottle code. I recently polished off the last of my one and only '03, GF 30 and it was wonderful --sure hope I found another. In any case, I managed to convince the proprietor to give me a really good out the door price for his "dead inventory."

Nice! I almost bought a Glenfiddich Pure Malt (NAS) in a tin box today. Maybe tomorrow.

I expect the MoS Tomintoul Angel's Share in about 10 days. I'm thinking of getting the 1970 Glenrothes of the same series.

[scotchio]

Found a dusty bottle of Genfiddich 30 YO today sitting on a dark corner shelf. I think it is an older bottling because it is 43% ABV and it has an L3 bottle code. I recently polished off the last of my one and only '03, GF 30 and it was wonderful --sure hope I found another. In any case, I managed to convince the proprietor to give me a really good out the door price for his "dead inventory."

Thats a result. I picked up one of the 20cl sets so I could try the 30. It really is an exceptional whisky. Incredible depth and development.

[Exciseman]

Going back to an earlier post, the TWE's packaging sounds like a pain in the neck. I know other firms that use polystyrene peanuts, but they always wrap the bottle/box in something. Also, interested in the perception that TWE's prices are high.

I've one personal quibble with TWE. On more than one occasion, I've telephoned Vinopolis to ask about the condition of a bottle/box. I've been told that a 'perfect' example has been put to one side for me. I've then made a 100-mile round trip to be greeted with a dented box or a stained label.

[robjohnston]

240 bottles of North British Grain
Single cask bottling
Bottled by a new company
Robbie Douglas Independent Bottlers
21yo 56.8%

It's going to be a fun year.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160756191908? ... 079wt_1270

[Pete Smoke]

240 bottles of North British Grain

Now that's just greedy.

[portwood]

Nikka Yoichi 10yo (180ml)

[Exciseman]

Rob

You could have 'gone the whole hog' and posted a link to your £55 a bottle E-Bay advert. After all, you've got plenty of bottles available on pre-order lol.

[vitara7]

I've one personal quibble with TWE. On more than one occasion, I've telephoned Vinopolis to ask about the condition of a bottle/box. I've been told that a 'perfect' example has been put to one side for me. I've then made a 100-mile round trip to be greeted with a dented box or a stained label.

i had same problem with royal mile whiskies, so simply stopped using them, i didnt have a round trip of 100 miles, but still misleading. used loch fyne ever since and find them accurate on everthing. although, after saying that, ive probably jinxed my next order

[robjohnston]

Rob

You could have 'gone the whole hog' and posted a link to your £55 a bottle E-Bay advert. After all, you've got plenty of bottles available on pre-order lol.

Just put it in my post, I didn't want to seem like an advert also if you are interested you can get it cheaper by contacting me directly.

[Exciseman]

Rob


Fair enough. Nice one. I'm intrigued by the label illustration. Again, years of self-manipulation have taken their toll on my eyesight. Is it a ghost, a sheep, or what?

Good that you're starting with "North British". The distillery is just a mile from where my father-in-law stays in Chesser.


Tim

[robjohnston]

Well I'm edinburgh raised so I felt it would a nice homage to the city that made me who I am.

That and its delicious.

Only .5 miles from where I grew up, didn't even know it was there, just knew there was a rail track.

I'm going to try get it in shops all over the uk.

It's a dancing pig!
The picture isn't great as it was just a sample picture that was taken to show me what it would look like.

I'm going re-take it when I actually have the bottles

Cheers

[C57]

Good luck with the venture Rob. Hope all goes well

[chrisg]

Rob, can you ship to the USA?

Well I'm edinburgh raised so I felt it would a nice homage to the city that made me who I am.

That and its delicious.

Only .5 miles from where I grew up, didn't even know it was there, just knew there was a rail track.

I'm going to try get it in shops all over the uk.

It's a dancing pig!
The picture isn't great as it was just a sample picture that was taken to show me what it would look like.

I'm going re-take it when I actually have the bottles

Cheers

[cato]

Nice! I almost bought a Glenfiddich Pure Malt (NAS) in a tin box today. Maybe tomorrow.

I expect the MoS Tomintoul Angel's Share in about 10 days. I'm thinking of getting the 1970 Glenrothes of the same series.

That MoS series looks very interesting. I have always found Glentrothes expressions to be so uninteresting, albeit consistent --maybe that is the beauty of their bottlings. Of course I have never had anything that old from that distillery either. Seems like a lot of money for a Glenrothes to me.

[Willie JJ]

I'm going re-take it when I actually have the bottles

Cheers

I thought you had them for a minute there. When is it coming?

I ordered some BF Glen Spey earlier.

[robjohnston]

I thought you had them for a minute there. When is it coming?

Just paid duty and tax so some point week beginning 19th

[les taylor]

In Waitrose Lagavulin double distilled down from £52 to £38.

[Trilo]

VAT 69 - Ralfy introduced it, plus it was so damn cheap!

[solera]

SMWS 123.7 Glengoyne 2001 10 yr old 59.6% Refill Port Pipe

[bpbleus]

4/5 of a pint Buchanan's Black & White, bottled in the mid-60ies (eBay trophy). I have been looking for a blast from the past since I finished a Dewar's White Label that had spent a half century in glass a few weeks ago (not great, but quite drinkable, unlike the current bottling - hard to believe there are actually people that drink that stuff).

[Johnny Murgatroyd]

Teachers Highland Cream

Grants Family Reserve