Whisky / Whiskey
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Trying out some Macallan Select Oak. Aged in, would you believe it, oak casks. The result is a very smooth drop with a hint of almost vanilla to it. Really good but probably not a session scotch as it has a bit too much going on to be your go to snifter.
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@catogrande this one I am drinking has a bit of vanilla and some citrus. And is as smooth as the skin of a 20 year old girl. Very drinkable even for a whisky novice like me
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@mariner4life Are you drinking it neat? I ask as I used to drink my scotch that way but was converted to adding just a tiny drop of water. It's fascinating to compare the stuff neat and then with a splash. Makes a significant difference.
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@mariner4life said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@catogrande this one I am drinking has a bit of vanilla and some citrus. And is as smooth as the skin of a 20 year old girl. Very drinkable even for a whisky novice like me
Are we talking underboob smooth or foot sole?
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@mariner4life said in Whisky / Whiskey:
I got given a few single malts for my 40th from people i thought knew me.
But, one of them is fucking beautiful and i am smoking it back.
It's called Auchentoshan and it's fucking tasty and may not last the day
By chance I bought that on Xmas Eve to take to my aunt and uncle's place on Waiheke later today. They're providing the cigars.
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Of for a quick trip to the snow over the next few days and have filled the hip flasks with Jura 'Diurach's Own' and Macallan Gold.
May spot an extra in duty free on the way out. Haven't had Auchentoshen for a long time. Will have a look. Although for sheer drinkability I can't go past that Jamesons matured in craft stout barrels and duty free is the best place to find it as well. -
@catogrande said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@mariner4life Are you drinking it neat? I ask as I used to drink my scotch that way but was converted to adding just a tiny drop of water. It's fascinating to compare the stuff neat and then with a splash. Makes a significant difference.
ice. which, in 32 degree temps, quickly becomes that splash of water we are talking about.
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@majorrage said in Whisky / Whiskey:
Just completed a few days in Scotland with my family and old man whose a whisky nut.
Two full days in Islay. Outstanding time and here’s my purse from the trip:
That looks like a load of shite. I'll take it off your hands for a 20.
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@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@majorrage said in Whisky / Whiskey:
Just completed a few days in Scotland with my family and old man whose a whisky nut.
Two full days in Islay. Outstanding time and here’s my purse from the trip:
That looks like a load of shite. I'll take it off your hands for a 20.
Philistine.
All chosen after visits from each distillery.
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@majorrage said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@majorrage said in Whisky / Whiskey:
Just completed a few days in Scotland with my family and old man whose a whisky nut.
Two full days in Islay. Outstanding time and here’s my purse from the trip:
That looks like a load of shite. I'll take it off your hands for a 20.
Philistine.
All chosen after visits from each distillery.
- Best offer.
I will find a way of disposal.
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@MajorRage
Just spent this Friday evening at a bar with a little over 200 wikkies.. (down to about 140 if you ignore the bourbons and irish... which you should, and I did)- tried that Kilchoman you've got there... yeah, tasty. All the others... tried them before, and yep, that's a fucking nice little island I need to visit.
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@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@MajorRage
Just spent this Friday evening at a bar with a little over 200 wikkies.. (down to about 140 if you ignore the bourbons and irish... which you should, and I did)- tried that Kilchoman you've got there... yeah, tasty. All the others... tried them before, and yep, that's a fucking nice little island I need to visit.
Milroys in Greek Street? That place is a wallet killer.
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@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@MajorRage
Just spent this Friday evening at a bar with a little over 200 wikkies.. (down to about 140 if you ignore the bourbons and irish... which you should, and I did)- tried that Kilchoman you've got there... yeah, tasty. All the others... tried them before, and yep, that's a fucking nice little island I need to visit.
Milroys in Greek Street? That place is a wallet killer.
Lord Wargrave - Marylebone area
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@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@MajorRage
Just spent this Friday evening at a bar with a little over 200 wikkies.. (down to about 140 if you ignore the bourbons and irish... which you should, and I did)- tried that Kilchoman you've got there... yeah, tasty. All the others... tried them before, and yep, that's a fucking nice little island I need to visit.
Milroys in Greek Street? That place is a wallet killer.
Lord Wargrave - Marylebone area
Cool, must try it.
Ever been to Milroys? There's a bar in the shop upstairs the if you go downstairs theres a 'hidden bar' behind the secret bookcase door.
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@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@crucial said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@kruse said in Whisky / Whiskey:
@MajorRage
Just spent this Friday evening at a bar with a little over 200 wikkies.. (down to about 140 if you ignore the bourbons and irish... which you should, and I did)- tried that Kilchoman you've got there... yeah, tasty. All the others... tried them before, and yep, that's a fucking nice little island I need to visit.
Milroys in Greek Street? That place is a wallet killer.
Lord Wargrave - Marylebone area
Cool, must try it.
Ever been to Milroys? There's a bar in the shop upstairs the if you go downstairs theres a 'hidden bar' behind the secret bookcase door.
Nope - never been.
This discussion reminded me I am criminally negligent in not joining the Scotch Malt Whisky Society - considering they have a venue pretty much around the corner from me... with "the world’s largest collection of single cask whiskies" -
so you buy this; it sits on a shelf for people to go wow you are so rich, or do you drink it?
What if you choose the former then one day knock it off the shelf, it smashes...sure you get insurance but you never got to taste....
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45731647
Bottle of whisky sold for world record £848,000
The world's most expensive bottle of whisky has been sold for £848,000 at auction in Edinburgh.
The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-year-old went under the hammer at Bonhams Whisky Sale.
The whisky, which was in a vat for 60 years from 1926 then bottled, fetched £700,000 plus a £148,000 sales premium.
Experts describe it as the holy grail of whiskies, because of the combination of its rarity, vintage and unique artwork.
Another bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong in May this year for a then world record £814,081 (HK$8,636,250).
Macallan commissioned pop artists Peter Blake and Valerio Adami to design labels for a limited edition of 24 bottles -12 Adami and 12 of Blake.
The latest bottle to be sold came in a specially-commissioned cabinet, or tantalus. Its previous owner bought it direct from the Macallan distillery for an undisclosed sum in 1994.
Although 12 bottles of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 were produced, it is not known how many of them still exist.
One is said to have been destroyed in an earthquake in Japan in 2011, and it is believed at least one of them has been opened and consumed.
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@taniwharugby said in Whisky / Whiskey:
so you buy this; it sits on a shelf for people to go wow you are so rich, or do you drink it?
What if you choose the former then one day knock it off the shelf, it smashes...sure you get insurance but you never got to taste....
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45731647
Bottle of whisky sold for world record £848,000
The world's most expensive bottle of whisky has been sold for £848,000 at auction in Edinburgh.
The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-year-old went under the hammer at Bonhams Whisky Sale.
The whisky, which was in a vat for 60 years from 1926 then bottled, fetched £700,000 plus a £148,000 sales premium.
Experts describe it as the holy grail of whiskies, because of the combination of its rarity, vintage and unique artwork.
Another bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong in May this year for a then world record £814,081 (HK$8,636,250).
Macallan commissioned pop artists Peter Blake and Valerio Adami to design labels for a limited edition of 24 bottles -12 Adami and 12 of Blake.
The latest bottle to be sold came in a specially-commissioned cabinet, or tantalus. Its previous owner bought it direct from the Macallan distillery for an undisclosed sum in 1994.
Although 12 bottles of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 were produced, it is not known how many of them still exist.
One is said to have been destroyed in an earthquake in Japan in 2011, and it is believed at least one of them has been opened and consumed.
If I can afford $1.6m NZD on a drink, I am damn well drinking it. May wait for an event but it's getting polished either way
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@taniwharugby said in Whisky / Whiskey:
Experts describe it as the holy grail of whiskies, because of the combination of its rarity, vintage and unique artwork.
I'd prefer the holy grail of whiskies to be based on taste...
