What's your latest whiskey purchase?

[IainB]

Just back from the latest Celtic whiskey shop distillery tour. Fantastic as ever and picked up a few new gems:

BenRiach 1976 cask 2013 aged 37 years
Glenlivet French oak dist 1983 bott 2003
Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993 bott 2012 matured in virgin oak

What seemed to be new this year is that every distillery we went to was talking about using virgin oak - all 8 of them.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Only 30 years behind the same innovation by Irish Distillers, who have been practising the art with their B Zero's since the mid 1980s, first seen in their 1995 Jameson Special Reserve Marconi Radio bottling

[IainB]

Indeed. It was fascinating that it had rarely been mentioned on other trips and this year they all brought it up. Why only now I'm not sure when some of them had been in virgin oak for quite some time.

[JohnM]

Just back from the latest Celtic whiskey shop distillery tour. Fantastic as ever and picked up a few new gems:

BenRiach 1976 cask 2013 aged 37 years
Glenlivet French oak dist 1983 bott 2003
Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993 bott 2012 matured in virgin oak

What seemed to be new this year is that every distillery we went to was talking about using virgin oak - all 8 of them.

Very nice. The 1976 BenRiachs are very well regarded, whatever happened that year.

[varizoltan]

Just back from the latest Celtic whiskey shop distillery tour. Fantastic as ever and picked up a few new gems:

BenRiach 1976 cask 2013 aged 37 years
Glenlivet French oak dist 1983 bott 2003
Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993 bott 2012 matured in virgin oak

What seemed to be new this year is that every distillery we went to was talking about using virgin oak - all 8 of them.

Very nice. The 1976 BenRiachs are very well regarded, whatever happened that year.

they say it is because i was born in 1976, and they just wanted all the whiskey produced to the best quality in that year as a respect to me

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

A kind whiskey fairy sourced me a bottle of the the Powers Signature Reserve.

I also got a sample of The Paddy Limited Ed and the Redbreast 21yo

Bit of a cold so may leave them a while before relishing.

[JohnM]

Laphroaig An cuan Mor.

[Luke Gough]

Longrow Rundlets and Kilderkins 11 Years Old (51.7%ABV)
http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2013/04/tasting-notes-longrow-rundlets-and-kilderkins/

All I need now is an excuse to open said bottle...

[Alicja]

In Celtic Shop:
Knappogue 12YO
Teelings
Clontarf Trinity
Irishman Single malt and blend
and I got a sample of Teelings Single grain for free:)

[silliwilli]

Finally got a Barry Crockett Legacy! Has anyone tried the CWS twin rum cask Midleton? Is it worth a purchase?

[Luke Gough]

Finally got a Barry Crockett Legacy! Has anyone tried the CWS twin rum cask Midleton? Is it worth a purchase?

Yes, and it's marvellous, the best since the original CWS Single Cask Blend - definitely worth buying!

[zenmonk]

Have a few hours free on Wednesday before a meeting in Dublin, driving up from Clare in the morning. Was considering buying a bottle or 2 somewhere, should I go to Kilbeggan or Jameson in Dublin or the CWS?

[Luke Gough]

CWS.

Apart from the excellent new Celtic Casks there's new Stock of Glendronach Single Cask and Benriach Single Cask if you want to try something different.

[zenmonk]

Went for a GlenDronach 18 on the recommendation of the tall guy with glasses in CWS and a bottle of Writers Tears. GlenDronach is a smasher and the Tears is a personal favourite.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Jameson Gold, Elijah Craig & Booker Noe's. It shall be a merry holiday season.

[Alicja]

Greenspot and Hiram Walker Doble-V

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Paddy Centenary. I got them in Wexford would you believe. Green Acres in Selskar. They had the Spot Range and lots of Redbreasts.

I shall be reducing my carbon footprint from now on.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I got the latest Writers Tears Cask Strength. I think it's the 3rd on so far. I also got a nice bottle of 12 year old Yoichi. Very pleasant first sample.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

A few whiskyauction additions, 2005 Redbreast 15 and an old bottling of Jameson gold. €137 for the two, although P&P will add another €25/30 to it. It's still good value for the quality of the whiskey I believe.

[irish-whiskey]

Just bought a cask strength Redbreast and a bottle of Slaney 'Adelphi' Irish Single Malt 57% for NZ$275 = around 140STG

[varizoltan]

3 Jameson urban escape Paris, at calais eurotunnel, duty free shop

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I finally got a bottle of Redbreast 21. I've no plans for it yet but I'm waiting for that special occasion(excuse).

[IainB]

I finally got a bottle of Redbreast 21. I've no plans for it yet but I'm waiting for that special occasion(excuse).

I would have thought acquiring a bottle of redbreast 21 might be an occasion worth celebrating.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I would have thought acquiring a bottle of redbreast 21 might be an occasion worth celebrating.

I'll drink to that!

[Pudge72]

BenRiach Curiousitas 10 yo...a very nicely peated (sweeter, without too much smoke) Speysider...as a Christmas gift from my wonderful wife (sorry, just catching up on some posts).