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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    seth plum said:
    Mrs Plum has returned from Scotland and kindly brought home a bottle of 12 year old Glendronach.
    Never seen or heard of it before.
    Any comments?
    Not had it for a while,.but remember it as a decent Highland malt. Just looked it up and it's finished in a sherry cask, so will give it a bit of sweetness and character. Enjoy!
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    About 25 years ago I bought a bottle of Rosebank 12YO as the distillery had been closed.  Lovely, lightly aromatic lowland whisky.  I liked it so much I went back to the shop and picked up another three bottles.  Believe it or not I still have one of them left.  I'm staggered to see how much they sell for now,  £350+ at auction, £500 retail.  Does this make it too valuable to open, or should I do the decent thing  :) ?

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    Alex Wright said:
    About 25 years ago I bought a bottle of Rosebank 12YO as the distillery had been closed.  Lovely, lightly aromatic lowland whisky.  I liked it so much I went back to the shop and picked up another three bottles.  Believe it or not I still have one of them left.  I'm staggered to see how much they sell for now,  £350+ at auction, £500 retail.  Does this make it too valuable to open, or should I do the decent thing  :) ?

    One to drink, one to share and one to keep.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    guinnessaddick said:
    Alex Wright said:
    About 25 years ago I bought a bottle of Rosebank 12YO as the distillery had been closed.  Lovely, lightly aromatic lowland whisky.  I liked it so much I went back to the shop and picked up another three bottles.  Believe it or not I still have one of them left.  I'm staggered to see how much they sell for now,  £350+ at auction, £500 retail.  Does this make it too valuable to open, or should I do the decent thing  :) ?

    One to drink, one to share and one to keep.
    perhaps a change in this bottle's status (one to keep) might happen soon......
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    edited September 2021
    Rosebank is banging. When I worked in the whisky pub my manager wrote a bottle off for the two of us to share. Safe to say we got hammered and he got fired. Good times. 
  • smurfd
    smurfd Posts: 162
    Bushmill original 1ltr £11.95 Faro duty free, got 4 ltrs as they did not have any Writers tears.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Got these bad boys for my birthday to add to the collection.
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  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,850
    Off_it said:
    Got these bad boys for my birthday to add to the collection.
    Aberlour is currently my favourite tipple, but the Bunnahabhain is also up there.
    I’m a sucker for Islay malts and am just in the process of finish off an 11 year old Laphroaig, which was a special bottling to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Friends of Laphoaig. Very peaty and very smoky, just how I like ‘em!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    My tennis club gave me a 12 year old bottle of Glenfiddich last week. Much appreciated. 
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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Man who dislikes whisky sells 4,000 miniatures for £30k - BBC News
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,255
    Currently have this at work, not a bad dram, apparently The Glenturret is the oldest working distillery in Scotland
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Got a lagavulin 16 en route. You simply cannot argue with that whisky :)
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,255
    Stone fruit, vanilla, tobacco and toasted oak on the nose

    Ripe fruit, tobacco smoke, spicy ginger biscuits and a sweetness on the palate

    Lingering spice and smoke on the finish, with stone fruit sweetness

  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,186
    McBobbin said:
    Got a lagavulin 16 en route. You simply cannot argue with that whisky :)
    The best! 

    Love the bunnahahain as well! Underrated and wem priced. 

  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    2121 said:
    McBobbin said:
    Got a lagavulin 16 en route. You simply cannot argue with that whisky :)
    The best! 

    Love the bunnahahain as well! Underrated and wem priced. 

    Unusual for an Islay in not being peated but none the worse for it, an excellent whisky. They have a funny distillery as well, looks like it's in a council estate.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Off_it said:
    Got these bad boys for my birthday to add to the collection.
    I like Dalmore as a 'sipping' whisky.  Sweet and easy on the pallet.  I don't have any at the moment, it's been a long time since I've been able to visit an airport duty free....
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Agree about the Dalmore.
    Have two bottles lined up for when I finish my Talisker,
    My taste has moved from almost exclusively Isley and Talisker to searching out good quality Speyside.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    edited December 2021
    seth plum said:
    Agree about the Dalmore.
    Have two bottles lined up for when I finish my Talisker,
    My taste has moved from almost exclusively Isley and Talisker to searching out good quality Speyside


    Not always easy to find,.but longmorn is a very good Speyside
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    seth plum said:
    Agree about the Dalmore.
    Have two bottles lined up for when I finish my Talisker,
    My taste has moved from almost exclusively Isley and Talisker to searching out good quality Speyside.
    For speysides I loved 

    https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/63855/aberlour-abunadh-batch-71 

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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    I believe Santa may be bring me a nice Ledaig. I know this as I ordered it myself.  
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    EastStand said:
    seth plum said:
    Agree about the Dalmore.
    Have two bottles lined up for when I finish my Talisker,
    My taste has moved from almost exclusively Isley and Talisker to searching out good quality Speyside.
    For speysides I loved 

    https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/63855/aberlour-abunadh-batch-71 

    I was supposed to be visiting Aberlour and Balvennie in January, but it's not looking too likely now.
    :-(
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    edited December 2021
    seth plum said:
    Agree about the Dalmore.
    Have two bottles lined up for when I finish my Talisker,
    My taste has moved from almost exclusively Isley and Talisker to searching out good quality Speyside.

    Dalmore is King as far as I'm concerned. It's a Highland though, not a Speyside.

    Talisker is the work of the Devil - I hate it.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    Just had this turn up at my house. Looks good.


  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Give or take dalmore, but I had a 62 year old one once (worth the price of having to drink some Whyte & Makay first) and that was very nice,.if somewhat out my price range!
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    I was gifted a 25 year old Laphroaig which I'm saving for Christmas day. Do like a drop of Laphroaig.

    Currently sipping on a johnnie walker Green after a finishing my Ardbeg last night.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Just poured myself a Dalmore 12. Very Christmassy.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Just had this turn up at my house. Looks good.


    Enjoy, that is a lovely whiskey, I always have at least one in my cabinet.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Not Whisky, but just got given this American version.
    Any good?


  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    Yes that's decent, Seth. Probably the best selling bourbon in the US - way above Jack.

    I've always got a bottle in the collection (not the small batch though which should be v good).

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