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2 September 2021, 06:26 AM | #2641 |
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My area has been engulfed in forest fire smoke for the last 2 months, so I don't plan on retrying any smokey Scotch any time soon! Maybe one day, though. I liked the Balvenie 12 DoubleWood, it was a sweet and easy sipper. I will look for some Dalmore the next time I'm out in a bar. Thanks!
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3 September 2021, 01:59 AM | #2643 |
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My wife's uncle is a veterinarian and he accepted a bottle as part of a bartering for some services. The guy had taken a box of liquor from his parents when they died, and he knew my wife's uncle liked bourbon so he saved it for him.
This is a 1936 bottle of Bond & Lillard bourbon, aged 6 years. The tax stamp is still in place and sealed, and shows the bottle was purchased in 1936. The lighting was bad so my camera flash obscured the tax stamp. Upon close inspection, when tipping the bottle the cork still appears to be intact. There has been some evaporation, as you can see by the level of liquid remaining in the bottle, but it makes for a fun collection piece. He has no plans to open it. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk |
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Not a bottle. Admittedly my whiskey drinking goes down a bit in the summer months. However I spotted the Ardbeg Wee Beastie armored battle truck thing in front of my local liquor store and stopped and answered some questions and got some free gear. It’s not much but it’s one of my favorite scotches so thought it was pretty cool.
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I am easy Green label Weller.
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4 September 2021, 06:11 AM | #2648 |
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Friday happy hour tasting at the office.
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4 September 2021, 06:37 AM | #2649 |
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Hows the Weller?
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How’s the B521?
I was not impressed by the A121 at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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8 September 2021, 07:46 AM | #2655 |
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Weller Special Reserve (Green Label) is fine. The red label Antique 107 is my preferred bottle, though.
Either one seems to be ridiculous to find, as people draw similarities to Pappy... Not worth inflated prices, IMO, but I could drink Antique 107 every day, if I had an unlimited stock. |
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Lottery Season begins as it usually does...
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Agreed. I have Weller 12 and Weller Special Reserve. I prefer the latter. I buy two bottles whenever I see it in stock (that’s the limit they allow) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Agreed. I usually keep a bottle of W12 on hand only for blending into Antique 107 to make Poor Man’s Pappy. W12 on its own isn’t anything special, IMO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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9 September 2021, 01:39 AM | #2662 |
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I like the Weller 12 fine, but I find the Special Reserve to be just as good if not better. I definitely don't think the 12 is worth the difference in price. Of course, that assumes I can find either one - just got lucky enough to pick up a Special Reserve at my local - right place at the right time.
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9 September 2021, 04:25 AM | #2665 |
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I personally am not a huge fan of WSR, so it would be W107 > WFP > W12 > WSR. I find the WSR is too flavorless, and the W12 has just enough oak to give it some flavor. W12 is an easy sipper, but I just don't reach for it. I find the 107 is the perfect proof (which leads to flavor...), especially if you find some unique single barrels. Everything is subjective, and everyone's palate is different. the WFP I have wasn't a huge step up from the 107, so it's not worth hunting and definitely not worth paying a premium over. I would personally pay $90-100 for 107, if I had to.
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I've only had the 107 once, and it was a long time ago. I remember liking it, but I don't feel like I can judge it against the others until I try it again. As I've gotten older, I've had more of a problem with higher proof spirits. Lots of indigestion, no matter how good they may taste at the time. |
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I thought it was good but then again I'm not a true connoisseur. I mostly drink Blantons.
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Pappy 15 is my favorite bourbon with the little experience I've had.
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The Whisky Thread
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