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[varizoltan]

Can you provide some more details of Black Louth Irish Whiskey please.... I haven't seen it before, want to add the information to my list.... cheers

it is an import 750ml bottle so as Slieve Foy, both 8 years old single malt, do not know importers

Zoltan, looks like Black Louth is making it over here to the States as well. Just picked up a bottle of the 8 yr single malt today, $30 USD. Importer is listed only as "Wine is Fine, Inc., San Diego CA".

No idea where this was distilled; no mention of double/triple distillation nor county of distillation. If I had to guess, it would be another Cooley based on the label's claim that "Black Louth hails from the foothills of Louth County".

it is certainly a Cooley make
i took that photo at the bottling hall at Riverstown, Co. Louth, when i was bottling my own cask on 5/may

[IainB]

Would that be the Tyrconnell 17.5 years?

[uncle fester]

Jameson (about 3 bottles)
Coleraine
Jameson 12 year old
Connemara Single Malt
Red Breast
Glenfiddich 12 year old
Isle of Jura 10 year old
Glenmorangie 10 year old
Green Spot

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Nice start, careful now whiskey can be addictive!!!

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Welcome Uncle Fester, good solid line up you got there. Hope you can get something out of the forum and hope you can stick around.

[uncle fester]

Aye thanks. Just added a bottle of the Superquinn whiskey to the collection today.

[uncle fester]

Luckily the missus is away but she'll go apeshit when she notices that the drinks cupboard seems "fuller".

Jameson (about 3 bottles)
Superquinn
Coleraine
Jameson 12 year old
Connemara Single Malt
Irishman 70
Powers 12 year old
Red Breast
Glenfiddich 12 year old
Isle of Jura 10 year old
Glenmorangie 10 year old
Green Spot
Locke's Premier Cru

[DrinkofChoice]

I don't have a ton of bottles to share at the moment, but here is what I presently have in my household:
Jameson (1 1/2 bottles), Jack Daniels, Johnny Walker, Maker's Mark, and Bushmills.

It's not an incredibly impressive list, but I'm slowly but surely developing my collection. I've enjoyed whiskey for a long, long time, but have only started to develop this collection very recently. A friend of mine has an Australian whiskey they want to give me, but I'm not entirely sure what it's called. Should be interesting!

[TheWhiskeyBro]

From small acorns, do big oaks grow !!! Everyone's journey starts out with their first bottle...

[varizoltan]

From small acorns, do big oaks grow !!! Everyone's journey starts out with their first bottle...

+1

[bredman]

The 'not for immediate opening' collection is around 175 bottles.

I have these open.

Caol Ila 8 Unpeated 64.2%
Cooley Dun Leire 8yo
Highland Park 1991 G&M 59%
Also several 'generous' samples.

Waiting in the wings for december ( an eclectic mix by design ) -

Connemara Cask Strength 57.9%
Cooley 13 Cadenheads CS 60.6%
Yoichi 12
Hakushu Heavily Peated 48%
Nikka Whisky From The Barrel
Amrut CS TWE Anniversary 63%
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Caol Ila Natural Cask Strength
Laphroaig 13 OMC #5612
Braes of Glenlivet 20 1989 SMOS 59.3%
Tamdhu 26
Highland Park 17 Duthies 46%
St Georges Chapter 9
Macmyra 1st Edition 46.1%
Clear Creek McCarthy's Oregon Peated 42.5%
St George American Single Malt Whiskey 43%
Wasmund's Single Malt 48%

A couple more Irish and a couple more scotch and thats the xmas holidays sorted.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

The 'not for immediate opening' collection is around 175 bottles.

Maybe you could expand on you Irish un-opened ... be quite interested to hear what you have stashed awa for a rainy day

Feel free to list your scotch too if you feel energetic

An update of my opened

Irish Whiskey

Aldi Specially Selected Single Malt 8yo
Ballydoyle
Blackbush
Blackbush (1970's)
Bushmill 1608
Bushmill 1608 Anniversary Edition
Bushmills 16yo
Bushmills 1975 Millennium malt Cask 127
Carlingford
Connemara Cask Strength 59.%
Connemara Sherry
Greenspot PPS
Lockes Grand Crew Cask 696
Irishman Superior (Now called 70)
Irishman Rare Cask Strength
Jameson
Jameson Signature Reserve
Jameson 12yo
Jameson 1780 12yo
Jameson 12yo Distillery Reserve (Midleton)
Jameson Gold
Jameson 15yo PPS
Jameson 18yo
Jameson RVR
Kilbeggan
Kilbeggan Distillery Reserve Malt
Merry's Single Malt
Michael Collins Single Malt
Midleton Bourbon Cask PPS sample
Powers
Powers (1970's)
Powers 12yo
Redbreast 12yo PPS
Redbreast 15yo PPS (2005)
Tullamore Dew Black 43
Tullamore Dew Heritage 12yo
Writers Tears


Japanese

Karuizawa 1971 36yo 64.1%
Yamazaki 10yo
Yamazaki 18yo


Scotch


Ardbeg 1978 IB (Spirit of Scotland)
Balvenie 10yo
Balblair 1978 26yo
Balmeanach 1983 26yo 52.8%
Bailie Nicol Jarvie blend
Bladnoch 8yo (Peated) 58.2%
Bladnoch 16yo (Christmas Spirit 2008) 55%
Bowmore 12yo Enigma
Bowmore 18yo
Bruichladdich Rocks
Bruichladdich 1991 WMDII
Coal Ila 1983 25yo 53.2%
Coal Ila 1980 29yo 55.1%
Dalmore 12yo
Dimple blend
Famous Grouse
Glendronach 12yo
Glen Elgin 1085 25yo 42.3
Glenfiddich 12yo
Glengrant 1980 28yo IB(Bladnoch) 51.7%
Glen Keith 1985 18yo IB(Cadenheads) 59.4%
Glenlivet 15yo
Glenrothes 1989 10yo 43%
Grants blend
Highland Park 12yo
Highland Park 1997 12yo 50%
Johnny Walker Black
Johnny Walker Green
Johnny Walker Gold
Johnny Walker Blue
Lagavulin 16yo
Laphroaig Quarter Cask 48%
Laphroaig 10yo
Laphroaig 10yo CS Original 55.1%
Laphroaig 10yo CS Batch 1 57.8%
Laphroaig 10yo CS Batch 2 58.3%
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2009 57.5%
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2010 57.3%
Laphroaig 15yo 43%
Laphroaig 18yo 48%
Longrow Gaja finish 55.8%
Macallan 1988 20yo 55.4%
Mortlach 16yo Flora and Fauna
Springbank 1999 9yo 55.3%
Springbank 1991 12yo IB(Cadenheads) 56.6%
Strathisla 12yo
Talisker 10yo
Teninich 1982 27yo 49.2%
Tomatin 27yo


North American

Makers MArk Red seal 45%
Old Fitzgearld 12yo 45%
William L Weller 60.95%

Seagrams VO

[bredman]

I have 8 open.

Clear Creek McCarthy's Oregon Peated 42.5%
St George American Single Malt Whiskey 43%
Wasmund's Single Malt 48%
Caol Ila 8 Unpeated 64.2%
Cooley Dun Leire 8yo
Highland Park 17 Duthies 46%
Highland Park 1991 G&M 59%
Laphroaig 13 OMC #5612
also a few samples

The festive stash stands at 17. I'll start opening these soon, just a few Irish to add and i'm done - possibly.

Connemara Cask Strength 57.9%
Cooley 13 Cadenheads CS 60.6%
St Georges Chapter 9
Macmyra 1st Edition 46.1%
Yoichi 12
Hakushu Heavily Peated 48%
Nikka Whisky From The Barrel
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Aultmore 28 BF 53.7%
Bladnoch 20 52.4%
Braes of Glenlivet 20 1989 SMOS 59.3%
Caol Ila NCS
Caol Ila 25 BF 54.1%
Cragganmore 19 BF 53.8%
Highland Park 12 BF 50%
Highland Park 12 BF 50.5%
Tamdhu 26 WhiskyWhiskyWhiskyForum bottling 50.1%

[whiskeylover29]

This bottle of Glenisla 28 Year Old whiskey was given to me last week by a group of my friends for my golden wedding anniversary, I was shocked by their generousity and we all agree this is the best tasting single cask whiskey we have had since the 60's.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

I've always liked those Signatory bottling... Pity we can only marvel at it's beauty and not taste it. Is Glenisla a closed distillery or one of these multiple functional distilleries that bottle different styles under different names?

[Malt-Teaser]

This bottle of Glenisla 28 Year Old whiskey was given to me last week by a group of my friends for my golden wedding anniversary, I was shocked by their generousity and we all agree this is the best tasting single cask whiskey we have had since the 60's.

Well well, surprise surprise and all that, I've only just tasted that one and put my notes online for it:
http://www.whisky-emporium.com/UK/ActualTastingNotes/GlenKeith.htm#Glenisla

As for Glenisla, it was a slightly peated expression from the Glen keith distillery, as per my distillery notes on that linked page.
Malty

[bredman]

Connemara Cask Strength 57.9%
Cooley 13 Cadenheads CS 60.6%
Cooley Dun Leire 8yo 40%
Cooley Sainsbury Irish Single Malt 40%
Clear Creek McCarthy's Oregon Peated 42.5%
St George American Single Malt Whiskey 43%
Wasmund's Single Malt 48%
Caol Ila 25 BF 54.1%
Caol Ila NCS
Glenlivet 16 Nadurra CS Batch 1410J 54.4%
Highland Park 17 Duthies 46%
Highland Park 1991 G&M 59%
Highland Park 12 BF 50.5%
Laphroaig 13 OMC #5612
Tamdhu 26 WhiskyWhiskyWhiskyForum bottling 50.1%
Hakushu Heavily Peated 48%
Nikka Whisky From The Barrel

[JohnM]

Open (forgive the random order)

Jameson 15 Millennium
Jameson 18
Jameson Gold
Jameson Marconi
Jameson 12 (Bow Street)
Blantons Gold
Bushmills 25 Millennium
Highland Park 21 (Duty Free) 47.5%
Arran 1997 (9 yo) 56.7%
Caol Ila 25 (Bladnoch forum) 53.2%
Invergordon 1971 35 yrs (Bladnoch forum) 49.5%
Michael Collins single malt
Laphroaig 10
Redbreast 15
Clynelish 14
Yamazaki 18
Balblair 2000
Connemara 17 single cask 46%
Glen Grant 27 (Bladnoch Forum) 53.2%
Ben Nevis 25 OB 56%
Ardbeg Corryvreckan (committee) 57.1%
Ardbeg Rollercoaster 57.3%
Laphroaig 15 (just a dribble left)
Powers John's Lane (just a dribble left)
Benriach 23 (Bladnoch forum) 49.7%
Highland Park 12 (Blad forum) 50%
Cadenhead Cooley 14 58.7%
Nika from the Barrel 51.4%
Wemyss Malt Dalmore 1990 Tropical Spice 59.4%
Tullamore Dew 10 single malt
Lagavulin 21 56.5%
Writers' Tears
Ardbeg/Glen Moray Serendipity
Bladnoch 18 Cognac finish 53.5%
Caol Ila 29 (Bladnoch forum) 55.3%
Bunnahabhain 18
Campletown Loch 30
Amrut Fusion 50%
Bladnoch 19 54.6%
Laphroaig Cairdeas
Old Comber 7
Old Irish Gold 15
Tamdhu 1984 (whisky whisky whisky forum)
Hazelburn 12

And a few more too, somewhere.

[IainB]

Open Irish Whiskey, in the order that I count them around the room

Midleton 25yo
Paddy 1970's
Powers 1970's
Redbreast 12yo 1980's
Old Comber 30yo
Knappogue 1951

Midleton 2000
MIdleton 2008
Midleton 2009
Midleton 2010

Powers
Powers 12yo

Midleton Single Cask PPS (CWS 2009)
Green Spot
Green Spot 10yo
Redbreast 12
Redbreast 15 (2005)
Redbreast 15 (2009)
Redbreast 15 (2010)
Jameson 15

Hewitts
Paddy
Erin go Bragh 6yo

Jameson RVR2007
Jameson 18
Jameson 12
Jameson 12 Distillery Reserve
Jameson 12 Distiller's Selection
Jameson 1780
Jameson Signature Reserve
Jameson Crested Ten (Old Label)
Jameson 1980's Bottling

Bushmills 21
Bushmills single sherry cask 9137
Bushmills single bourbon cask 8153
Bushmills millenium Cask 160
Bushmills 10
Bushmills 12 Select Casks
Bushmills 12 distillers reserve
Bushmills 16
Bushmills 1608
Black Bush

Writers Tears
Tullamore dew 12
Tullamore Black 43
Tullamore Heritage

Knappogue 1998
Knappogue 12yo

Knappogue 1992

Greenore 8
Greenore 15

Kilbeggan Distillery Reserve

Tyrconnell Madeira
Tyrconnell AN Cask
Connemara Small Batch Sherry
Connemara single cask 112
Connemara Single Cask K92/35
Lockes 10 Premier Crew
Lockes Grand Crew Cask 700

And one or two knocking around somewhere.

Is that too many to have open?

I'll post Scotland, Japan, USA etc. seperately.

[bredman]

Is that too many to have open?

I'll post Scotland, Japan, USA etc. seperately.

Crikey, i suppose that depends on how many Scottish, Japanese, and American etc., that you have open.

[IainB]

A lot. I'm probably too tired to count right now. We'll see.

[bredman]

A lot. I'm probably too tired to count right now. We'll see.

If there is so many that counting them leads to physical exhaustion, then yes, that is probably too many.

Although i don't really believe that - no such thing as too many.

[IainB]

Here we go, open Scotch:

Ardmore Traditional Cask
Glanpraclas 15
Knockando 1992
Macallan FO 18
Cragganmore 12
Cragganmore DE
Oban 14
Oban DE
Clynelish 12
Clynelish DE
Dalwhinnie 15
Dalwhinnie DE
Aberfeldy 12
Glendronach 1971
Tullibardine Sauternes Finish
Glen Garioch 21

Mortlach 16
Linkwood 12
Blair Athol 12

Laphroaig 10
Lap 10 CS
Lap Qtr Cask
Lap 15
Lap 18
Lap 25
Ardbeg 10
Ardbeg Uigedail
Lagavulin 12 1996
Lagavulin 12 Sherry Cask
Laga 16
Port Ellen 27 6th Release
Caol Ila 12
CI 18
Caol Ila DE
Bowmore 15
Bowmore 17
Bunnahabhainn Darach Ur
Bunna 28yo (TWE)

Talisker 25
Scapa 14
Scapa 16
Arran Sherry Cask 510
Jura 10

Auchentoshan 18
Hazelburn 8

Compass Box Hedonism
Cameron Brig
Cameron Bridge 27yo
Campbelltown Loch 21yo
JW Black
JW Green

And again maybe one or two I've missed. I'm sorry I started now.

[JohnM]

Can you provide some more details of Black Louth Irish Whiskey please.... I haven't seen it before, want to add the information to my list.... cheers

it is an import 750ml bottle so as Slieve Foy, both 8 years old single malt, do not know importers

Here's a nice write-up on Slieve Foy.

http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com/klwin ... while.html

[bredman]

Shrinking fast.

Cooley 13 Cadenheads CS 60.6%
Cooley Dun Leire 8yo 40% 1st release
Cooley Dun Leire 8yo 40% 2nd release
Cooley Sainsbury Irish Single Malt 40%
Jameson
Clear Creek McCarthy's Oregon Peated 42.5%
St George American Single Malt Whiskey 43%
Wasmund's Single Malt 48%
Caol Ila 25 BF 54.1%
Caol Ila NCS
Glenlivet 16 Nadurra CS Batch 1410J 54.4%
Highland Park 17 Duthies 46%
Highland Park 1991 G&M 59%
Highland Park 12 BF 50.5%
Laphroaig 13 OMC #5612
Hakushu Heavily Peated 48%