The Whisky Thread

[Johny]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Oh yeah, we stole wood as well

The word is reive...

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Ballzzz

Whats the retail on the non US distributed blantons - good data for when i'm abroad?

So, I found the Gold for about $104 and the SFTB for about $115. Those were both in Poland and I brought them through US customs easily.

Must Have Malts is a great option, prices were not much different, but shipping isn’t cheap...


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[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by V25V

First time seeing this must have malts. Looks like they are abroad, what is the shipping time like?

Shipping was quick, via DHL. I think I got it delivered at my office (signature required) within 2-3 days. Much faster than expected, but it was £70 for two bottles.


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[V25V]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

Shipping was quick, via DHL. I think I got it delivered at my office (signature required) within 2-3 days. Much faster than expected, but it was £70 for two bottles.


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Thats awesome, they seem to have a lot of hard to get stuff that I do not see locally. Nice find, thanks!

[dkg1616]

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[Ballzzz]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

So, I found the Gold for about $104 and the SFTB for about $115. Those were both in Poland and I brought them through US customs easily.

Must Have Malts is a great option, prices were not much different, but shipping isn’t cheap...


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Ty

[Ballzzz]

Love my blantons!




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[DrewYoung]

Originally Posted by imperio

I haven't been able to find a thread on whisky (there's one for wine), and surely there're some whisky lovers here!?

I am the biggest lover of it. But I don't have its picture to share with you all. But not every time, but while watching some series or movies I like to have it with me.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Ballzzz

Love my blantons!




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Nice haul! Blanton's is definitely up in my Top 3 favorites, as well. I have two Golds, three SFTB (one with a dump date close to my kiddo's birth, so I'm saving that one), and another 4-5 standard Single Barrels. I'm slowly running out of room, Blanton's bottles take up a lot of space!

[Ballzzz]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

Nice haul! Blanton's is definitely up in my Top 3 favorites, as well. I have two Golds, three SFTB (one with a dump date close to my kiddo's birth, so I'm saving that one), and another 4-5 standard Single Barrels. I'm slowly running out of room, Blanton's bottles take up a lot of space!

I got lucky and picked up the case, I never had the non us variants though, would love to try. If anyone has a lead or wants to do a swap trade I dunno a TRF type brotherly love type deal. Just cracked bottle #4.

[Ballzzz]

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[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Ballzzz

I got lucky and picked up the case, I never had the non us variants though, would love to try. If anyone has a lead or wants to do a swap trade I dunno a TRF type brotherly love type deal. Just cracked bottle #4.

Check out Must Have Malts, out of the Netherlands. I picked up the Gold and SFTB from them (750 ml bottles out of Japan, not the standard 70 cl bottles for ROW). They're about the cheapest I've found, but shipping wasn't cheap. That said, they were wrapped for Armageddon... no chance of breakage in transit.

[Vishy26]

Sunday afternoon drink

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[Ballzzz]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

Check out Must Have Malts, out of the Netherlands. I picked up the Gold and SFTB from them (750 ml bottles out of Japan, not the standard 70 cl bottles for ROW). They're about the cheapest I've found, but shipping wasn't cheap. That said, they were wrapped for Armageddon... no chance of breakage in transit.

Thank you, I will keep an eye out during international travel, since i'm flush with the standard for the time being.

[uperhemi]

Tullamore does just fine for me most of the times...

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[Dr. Robert]

Happy Old fashioned Sunday (rittenhouse rye)

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[Malak]

my new Laphi

[ashbaug2]

Tried a few Scotches that I'd never had at a nice bar in Poznan, Poland, while I was there last week. They are obviously bigger on Scotch than on Bourbon, so I had to be adventurous and try a few I might not have otherwise. I'm happy to say that I enjoyed them all!

1) Loch Lomond Inchmurrin 12 Year
2) Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year
3) Glenfiddich 18 Year

Of these, my favorite was the Loch Lomond, although the Balvenie was a close second. I've looked and can't find the Loch Lomond Inchmurrin, so I will probably pick up the Balvenie Caribbean Cask to have around the house. My Scotch repertoire is not that big. I enjoy Oban, as my dad got me on to it before he passed. The Highland malts are definitely easier for me to drink, as a Bourbon enthusiast, than the smokey-peaty Islays.

I also picked up two Bourbons yesterday (my first day off since traveling...). My local spot finally got two cases of Old Ezra 7 year Barrel Proof, so I got one to try.

They also had a smoking deal on the 9-year Knob Creek 120 proof, so I picked that up, too. I plan to do a side-by-side tasting of several Jim Beam offerings to compare. I currently have the Basil Hayden 10 Year, a couple of different Booker's, Baker's 7 107-proof, Old Grand Dad 114, two different Knob Creeks, and a Jim Beam Bonded. Should make for an interesting flight!

[mmutte]

What would be a fair price to pay for pappy 15 and VW family reserve 12?

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by mmutte

What would be a fair price to pay for pappy 15 and VW family reserve 12?

You won't find one. Prices have exploded and are marked up way past their worth. If you're looking to put it on a shelf and show it off, I guess it doesn't really matter what you pay. If you're going to drink it, the only option is find one at retail (around $125-175). Unfortunately, the gross majority of those bottles are being picked up and flipped for 10x their retail.

On top of that, many say that Pappy isn't what it used to be since Buffalo Trace picked up their production. I can't really argue the point as I haven't had any of the old stuff. I do know that if I had $1500 to spend on a bottle of booze, it wouldn't be on Pappy...

EDIT: If you DO happen to find a bottle of 15 year Pappy higher than retail but in the sub-$500 range, I would be very, very suspect of its authenticity. With the internet, it's very easy to find the current market value, although I'm not sure many are actually selling at the inflated prices. If you see someone with a bottle listed for some crazy amount, it wouldn't hurt to make a reasonable (to you) offer and see what they say.

[mmutte]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

You won't find one. Prices have exploded and are marked up way past their worth. If you're looking to put it on a shelf and show it off, I guess it doesn't really matter what you pay. If you're going to drink it, the only option is find one at retail (around $125-175). Unfortunately, the gross majority of those bottles are being picked up and flipped for 10x their retail.

On top of that, many say that Pappy isn't what it used to be since Buffalo Trace picked up their production. I can't really argue the point as I haven't had any of the old stuff. I do know that if I had $1500 to spend on a bottle of booze, it wouldn't be on Pappy...

EDIT: If you DO happen to find a bottle of 15 year Pappy higher than retail but in the sub-$500 range, I would be very, very suspect of its authenticity. With the internet, it's very easy to find the current market value, although I'm not sure many are actually selling at the inflated prices. If you see someone with a bottle listed for some crazy amount, it wouldn't hurt to make a reasonable (to you) offer and see what they say.

I should’ve put this in prior post—I have an acquaintance with the above two bottles looking to sell. I don’t know him personally, only through business. No reason to suspect fake bottles. I haven’t asked what his prices are, was going to try and find a realistic number before I moved further in the possible purchasing process.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by mmutte

I should’ve put this in prior post—I have an acquaintance with the above two bottles looking to sell. I don’t know him personally, only through business. No reason to suspect fake bottles. I haven’t asked what his prices are, was going to try and find a realistic number before I moved further in the possible purchasing process.

You should probably ask him what his price is first, because if he's selling and even remotely knows what he has, he's no fool and probably wants the "market" price for them. Which is all subjective, by the way. Anyone can go online, see what people are asking and think they can get that much; I would make the point that virtually none are selling at those prices.

Depending on how he got them (secondary market or retail/lottery), he may have a minimum he's looking to get, with some possible wiggle room just to be able to offload them. If that's the case, I would personally shoot for no more than $1000 for both. But I'm cheap.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Just got home from Scotland (camping with Johny, fellow TRF member.) and I went to my favourite distillery, Lagavulin!
Johny and his wife wouldn't even let me pay for the tour, they're very kind and generous

Now some pictures

Also had a quick look at the Tobermory distillery in Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Didn't do a tour there but I'd definitely like to try some of their Scotch!

[mmutte]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

You should probably ask him what his price is first, because if he's selling and even remotely knows what he has, he's no fool and probably wants the "market" price for them. Which is all subjective, by the way. Anyone can go online, see what people are asking and think they can get that much; I would make the point that virtually none are selling at those prices.

Depending on how he got them (secondary market or retail/lottery), he may have a minimum he's looking to get, with some possible wiggle room just to be able to offload them. If that's the case, I would personally shoot for no more than $1000 for both. But I'm cheap.

Thanks—very helpful info
I’ll let you know how it shakes out!

[Tommyk]

^ Love the smokey peat of the Lagavulin 16. Looks like an amazing trip

[rolexinfl]

Originally Posted by mmutte

I should’ve put this in prior post—I have an acquaintance with the above two bottles looking to sell. I don’t know him personally, only through business. No reason to suspect fake bottles. I haven’t asked what his prices are, was going to try and find a realistic number before I moved further in the possible purchasing process.

VW Rye is going for $1500, and PVW15 is going for the same.

YMMV on what he wants to sell it for.

[dkg1616]

Originally Posted by rolexinfl

VW Rye is going for $1500, and PVW15 is going for the same.



YMMV on what he wants to sell it for.

I would say a little hot on these prices. I am very active in MeWe / Facebook secondary markets.

PVW15 is fetching 900-1200; depending on year, condition, etc.

VWFR Rye is fetching $1100-$1250 depending

Risk with these groups is it’s all trust based and it’s not like you are buying from an established company or face to face person most of the time. I have done a decent amount of deals on the pages and always get references, etc. However, I haven’t dealt with any bottle above $300.


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[dkg1616]

New to me today! Traded Wild Turkey Cornerstone for the KO Rye Batch 1 and Michter Toasted Bourbon!

Toasted vertical is now complete!



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[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Just got home from Scotland (camping with Johny, fellow TRF member.) and I went to my favourite distillery, Lagavulin!
Johny and his wife wouldn't even let me pay for the tour, they're very kind and generous

Now some pictures

Very jealous Bas, looks like a blast!!!

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by Tommyk

^ Love the smokey peat of the Lagavulin 16. Looks like an amazing trip

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Very jealous Bas, looks like a blast!!!

It was great!
I tried the 12yo and distillers edition, both are excellent and I will get them once I've cleared a few other bottles