What's your latest whiskey purchase?

[varizoltan]

I've had some corking Caol Islas recently. LOVED the 12 yo, smokey as a campfire pit though it may be, when I took one on tour on holiday recently.
But that DE is something else too. The DE Talisker is now looking like a compulsory purchase.
Dammit, I'm trying to save to go to Hungary and here ye are tempting me to buy Diageo DE's!

You can probably but them cheaper in Hungary. Z probably has a case stored away somewhere!

[varizoltan]

The Laga you could nearly pour over your ice cream

Didn't you previously suggest I do just that?
I did, you know. And it was absolutely epic!

must have imbibed a bit too much seems I'm repeating myself


Anyway my latest purchase is Irish Whiskey by E.B. Maguire.

A bargain from an Amazon seller. Under 10quid for an original first edition .... I've seen these go for significantly more.

but that is not a whiskey...
it's a book...

[DavidH]

but that is not a whiskey...
it's a book...

You fell for the oldest trick in the book there, IWC!

Fantastic bargain though, and a great resource. Paid a good deal more for my own copy

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Sorry lads but at the end of the day I did buy some "Irish Whiskey"

If it happens to be in the printed format there's not much I can do about that ...

...therefore I'm calling it correct procedure on a technicality

[JohnM]

That's a great price, Adrian.

My latest buys were an Ayshire 1975, Amrut Fusion and Highland Park 1990. A couple of Karuizawas on the way too, bottled for whiskymag.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

About to crack open a 17yo Signatory Vintage Cask Mortlach:

Distilled: 12.9.90

Bottled: 27.3.08

Cask # 5960

17 years old, Bourbon barrel, 725 bottles, 46% ncf

[Fionnán]

Tell me how that goes Leo,

There's a bottle of the same signatory Mortlach bottling at the wine expo that i get my stuff from and i've been debating forking over the money for it for about 3 months now...

[IainB]

Just took delivery of:

Jameson 15yo PPS
Jamseon 15yo (The old brown label one)
Bushmills 25yo
Redbreast 15

Does anyone know anything about those brown label Jameson 15s - It doesn't seem to say whether its a PPS or blend.

[JohnM]

I think they're blends, but I don't know for sure.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Pretty sure they are blends from around 1974, check base under bottle it might show IGB and year bottle was made i.e. 74...

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

My friendly postman dropped by with a bottle of Coal Ila 30yo ...

For 80 odd euros a Bargain in my books ...

[JohnM]

I missed delivery of one of those yesterday. At least I assume it was one of those. PIcked up a Bunnahabhain XVIII yesterday. Really like this one.

[IainB]

I missed delivery of one of those yesterday. At least I assume it was one of those. PIcked up a Bunnahabhain XVIII yesterday. Really like this one.

Me too. It's next on my list of things to buy. Well not too far off the top anyway. I've just ordered a Lagavulin 12yo Sherry Cask from the whiskey exchange.

Before that it was another 2 bottles of Redbreast 15. Can't help myself.

[SixCats!]

Hi all,

Today, I bought two (on sale) 750ml bottles of "The Irishman Original Clan" Irish Whiskey. Lovely stuff!

Regards,
SixCats!

[shanel23]

Bought a bottle of 15yr old Glenlivet on special at 27€ in Dusseldorf airport - not overly impressed by it to be honest

[brettie vedder]

drank 3/4 bottle of tullamore dew in a bar last night. does that count? lol

[SixCats!]

Yikes! Brettie, did you drink 3/4's by yourself ? Despite my being a big guy, I couldn't drink but a few ounce drams
(at most) least I really feel lousy the next day! So, I guess you're liking the Tullamore Dew ? I'd like to try the Tullamore Dew 12.

Regards,
SixCats!

[brettie vedder]

Yikes! Brettie, did you drink 3/4's by yourself ? Despite my being a big guy, I couldn't drink but a few ounce drams
(at most) least I really feel lousy the next day! So, I guess you're liking the Tullamore Dew ? I'd like to try the Tullamore Dew 12.

Regards,
SixCats!

yes, unfortunately, haha. i know the bartenders, so they were pouring me triples each time. head is okay actually, but only got 4 hours of sleep.

ive always enjoyed the dew when out at a pub. and it seems to be readily available in america. couldn't find it too often in ireland though...

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Millstone 5yo Dutch single malt whiskey from the Zuidam (sow-dam) distillery. I'll keep this available for a possible world whiskey tasting & if not all the better for me.

Also a 12yo cask strength (58.9%) single cask Highland Park specially bottled Maxxium Netherlands

[IainB]

I've recently bought a dutch pot still rye from the same distillery - it would be interesting to compare the 2 at some point.

[cathach]

Green Spot, in Harvest, Woodquay, Galway a snip at E31.99 especially compared to the rrp in Dublin. Kiss me, you fool!

[Ace]

1 bottle Tullamore Dew 10 yr, $30 USD
1 bottle Feckin, $20 USD

Boring, I know. The only interesting part was that the above were available at a Pennsylvania (state-owned and run) liquor store. I was floored, as normally their selection is horrible.

The state stores offer Powers 12yr ($35 USD) and Greenore 15yr ($105 USD) via mail order. I am definitely ordering a few bottles of the former, but do not think I will be ordering the latter.

Edit: and let me mention that I am kicking myself for missing a recent sale at the state stores on Jameson Gold. They were blowing out their inventory at $40 USD per 750ml bottle!

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

1 bottle Tullamore Dew 10 yr, $30 USD
1 bottle Feckin, $20 USD

Boring, I know. The only interesting part was that the above were available at a Pennsylvania (state-owned and run) liquor store. I was floored, as normally their selection is horrible.

The state stores offer Powers 12yr ($35 USD) and Greenore 15yr ($105 USD) via mail order. I am definitely ordering a few bottles of the former, but do not think I will be ordering the latter.

Edit: and let me mention that I am kicking myself for missing a recent sale at the state stores on Jameson Gold. They were blowing out their inventory at $40 USD per 750ml bottle!

Sounds like your having fun there ...

I woudl not be familiar with US prices but $30 for trhe Tullamore Dew 10yo sound s good. But the Powers 12yo at $35 sounds like very good value. And even though the Greenore 15yo is an excellent grain whiskey it is quite expensive at that price.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Kind Mr Courier man arrived with some Laphroaig today. Only a month late but that is to be expected with the Cairdeas releases.

So my last few purchases in technicolour, think I'll have to be quite for July

[Ace]

I woudl not be familiar with US prices but $30 for trhe Tullamore Dew 10yo sound s good. But the Powers 12yo at $35 sounds like very good value. And even though the Greenore 15yo is an excellent grain whiskey it is quite expensive at that price.

Agreed ... this is the first time I've seen Tully 10yr on sale (anywhere in my area). It's available at very few local pubs so I was glad to see it on the shelf at a state-owned store.

Their prices are very hit and miss ... on one hand they have bargains like Powers 12yr ($35) but on the other they have Redbreast 12yr ($55 USD -- can be found very easily elsewhere for $40 USD).