Sad to see empty...

[les taylor]

Hi self reflected good to see you on the forums. Which Glenmorangie do you like?

[self-reflected]

Hi self reflected good to see you on the forums. Which Glenmorangie do you like?

Hi Les,

The Glenmorangie has an amazing earthiness to it and is an amazing example of the great tasting experiences that can be found in 10 year old whiskies. The MacCallan 10 year old is another great example of an affordable fantastic tasting experience.

Getting back to the Glenmorangie, for a decadent experience I really enjoy the Quinta Ruban. The port notes are very nice without being overpowering.

Being a photographer, I'm a sucker for shapes and packaging so those lovely swan neck bottles always seem sadder when they're empty not unlike throwing out a Christmas tree.

[Ras Mazunga]

Welcome to the forums self-reflected.
I was happy to finally finish my Glenmo 10 a few years ago, it took ages to finish this 1 litre bottle. Now I have a Lasanta waiting to be opened, hopefully this one will be better liked by my taste. It's a 1 litre bottle again.

Is there an easily available Glenmorangie that I have to try?

[pkt77242]

I am going to miss my Caol Ila 12 that I finished last night. A wonderful whisky with peat, lime, grapefruit, smoke and salt. I must find another Caol Ila to replace it. I am considering the 18yo and a couple of IBs.

Sean

[Gilles Deleuze]

I am going to miss my Caol Ila 12 that I finished last night. A wonderful whisky with peat, lime, grapefruit, smoke and salt. I must find another Caol Ila to replace it. I am considering the 18yo and a couple of IBs.

Sean

Young CI at cask strength is a real treat, and usually very affordable. I'd say go for that; there are a lot of good, young IBs out there.

[Ganga]

I find I'm missing my Talisker 175th. It was a lovely sweet dram. Lots of honey with just a bit of spiciness. Hmm. Need to get another Talisker to replace this one.

[pkt77242]

I find I'm missing my Talisker 175th. It was a lovely sweet dram. Lots of honey with just a bit of spiciness. Hmm. Need to get another Talisker to replace this one.

I was interested in the talisker 175th but it is going for $110+ out here. Glad to here you enjoyed it.

Sean

[Ganga]

Look for it in CA when you come out! Should be much less. It is worth $65 to $70.

[LagaDrinker]

I really miss my A'bunadh #23 must get another it was lovely

[borgom]

I find I'm missing my Talisker 175th. It was a lovely sweet dram. Lots of honey with just a bit of spiciness. Hmm. Need to get another Talisker to replace this one.

I totally agree, for some reason I keep wishing for another bottle of this. It was just so fabulously smooth and drinkable.

[Viridian]

Mortlach 16. Supremely enjoyable and of a distillery that is extremely difficult to come across 'round these parts.

Just finished the rest of the Laphroaig Quarter Cask I had after as well

Oh well, buying more bottles is even more fun!

[dramtastic]

Laga 16, truely in the pantheon of the whisky gods!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reggaeblues]

Oh, the recession! My Abunadh 20 is a dram away from a funeral; my glnmorangie Nectar d'Or passed away last week, two Lahroaigs, a QC and a CS are currently devoid of life, my SMWS Caol ILa, quite delicious, has one dram I haven't the heart to finish; my Ardbeg Almost There is Almost Gone...

...and there ain't the cash to replace them in a hurry.

[dramtastic]

Oh, the recession! My Abunadh 20 is a dram away from a funeral; my glnmorangie Nectar d'Or passed away last week, two Lahroaigs, a QC and a CS are currently devoid of life, my SMWS Caol ILa, quite delicious, has one dram I haven't the heart to finish; my Ardbeg Almost There is Almost Gone...

...and there ain't the cash to replace them in a hurry.

Oh well.............no whisky no cry...............Time to hit the streets cap in hand Reggae!

[The Third Dram]

I sadly have but one modest pour remaining of my 1977 Rare Malts Selection Brora... No other edition has come close.

And I'm also about to sip the last of my 1983 Oban Distillers Edition, which has always seemed more characteristic of the 'old style' (remember the 12YO in the glass-stoppered decanter?) Oban than the regular, overly 'glossy' 14YO to me.

[The Third Dram]

The 21yo?

That's the one. A 1981 Old Malt Cask 19YO was also tasty, though the effect of the Sherry cask did tend to mute the seaside and smoke characteristics a tad. And the 1982 Rare malts Selection 20YO, despite being incredibly delicious in a decidedly sweeter vein, displayed only the barest hint of the smoke that I look for a a good Brora.

[pkt77242]

Just finished a bottle of Laga DE 1991. An absolutely wonderful whisky. Glad I already bought a replacement bottle. I love the combo of peat and sherry.

Sean

[Knolly]

Hum - lots of Laga around here: I'll contribute to this as I just finished off both a 2005 Laga 12 and a Laga 21 this past week.

Now... To tackle the remains of the Laga DE next

[Reggaeblues]

Oh, the recession! My Abunadh 20 is a dram away from a funeral; my glnmorangie Nectar d'Or passed away last week, two Lahroaigs, a QC and a CS are currently devoid of life, my SMWS Caol ILa, quite delicious, has one dram I haven't the heart to finish; my Ardbeg Almost There is Almost Gone...

...and there ain't the cash to replace them in a hurry.

Oh well.............no whisky no cry...............Time to hit the streets cap in hand Reggae!

Yes, I can just see it. A street corner, a guitar,a reggae chop, a plaintive wailing croon, a sign on the pavement that reads:

"Wife, 2 kids and a whisky collection to support."

with any luck somebody might drop a Lagavulin 21 into my cap...

[Dubois]

Glenfiddich 18 Yrs, Ancient Reserve

[Reggaeblues]

Now there's a thought...

Never was a huge jazz fan but L21 has got to be THE reason to become a Jazzlover!

[arnehd]

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch Eight. Its been open for over a year (actually the last whisky I had bought until yesterday) and in the beginning I always missed the fourteen. But it has grown on me like a good friend. So after having watered it down I am ready say good bye.We had a good run but there are new friends out there.

[Ganga]

RB, you'd have to switch to playing jazz.
The world's supply of L21 resides in one place....

Oh man, that's just wrong...at least on THAT level.

[Reggaeblues]

Yeah, the only time I tried Laga 21, from a 100cl sample kindly sent to me by a forum member, I was watching a biog on Les Paul.

I likened the whisky to the guitar he invented:

"Maple top over a deep mahogany body. The bass pickup has round chocolatey smokey notes, while the bridge pickup has harder, saltier tones...and the sustain goes on forever..."

I have a smidge left. Meanwhile Glenmo standard died this week, and my Ardbeg Almost There went from Almost Gone to Totally Gone(wish it would have a "Renaissance" haha!)

Several others looking very low...and not being replaced due to economics.

[les taylor]

Several others looking very low...and not being replaced due to economics.

RB my daughter said to me last night "Dad you've loads of bottles, why don't you open some of them. "

My lovingly sourced collection is not going yet. And I had an Abunadh batch 15 last night.


Sad to see empty lately. Glenmo Quinta Rubin, Ardmore 1990 CS, T10, A10, Balvenie Doublewood, Ancnoc1993 and a Jameson nas.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to hit some supermarket deals.

[whiskynig]

My Caol Ila 12 recently departed.
My North Port 24 last night, so now to open a 26 and see what the difference is.
I also recently finished off an Ardmore, currently available distillery bottling which I found to be very drinkable, and by the way what a great tour they did for us last year.
Remarkable.

[les taylor]

Several others looking very low...and not being replaced due to economics.

RB my daughter said to me last night "Dad you've loads of bottles, why don't you open some of them. "

My lovingly sourced collection is not going yet. And I had an Abunadh batch 15 last night.


Sad to see empty lately. Glenmo Quinta Rubin, Ardmore 1990 CS, T10, A10, Balvenie Doublewood, Ancnoc1993 and a Jameson nas.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to hit some supermarket deals.

How many are you up to now Les?
Or aren't you telling?
(Or don't you know ?)

Morning Nick. Mrs les reckons it must be at least 200. I don't know exactly I need to catalogue them properly.

Going to Sainsbury's this morning.

[Bruichladdict]

Just gave the royal salute to my bottle of Glenfarclas 15. Expensive here in Canada, but I would buy another! Need to order some into NY when the family goes camping this summer! NY prices are pretty much equal to the Duty Free!

[Reggaeblues]

Several others looking very low...and not being replaced due to economics.

RB my daughter said to me last night "Dad you've loads of bottles, why don't you open some of them. "

My lovingly sourced collection is not going yet. And I had an Abunadh batch 15 last night.


Sad to see empty lately. Glenmo Quinta Rubin, Ardmore 1990 CS, T10, A10, Balvenie Doublewood, Ancnoc1993 and a Jameson nas.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to hit some supermarket deals.

LT, my wife says: "You've got so many empty bottles, why don't you get rid of them?"

How could I? such sweet memories...

Actually, I've started peeling off a few labels with the help of LFW's peeler kit. Not perfect. but a lot better than steaming !!

Oh, my "Paddy's" has finally died.

[talisker10]

I brought the last of my Laph 10 on my out of state trip..and sadly it's gone. I will miss the sweet, peaty, smoky, fruit.

[les taylor]

T10. In a good cause. I was watching the fish course from Great British Menu. Northern Ireland this week. That Clare Smyth is good.

[kyorke1]

I'm not mortified that this has gone but Jameson's NAS tonight.

[whiskynig]

It is nearly 11 o clock on thursday April 23rd and I have finally finished off my last remaining Signatory bottling of a 1991 Mortlach, cask4165, bottle 20 of 339.
It was distilled 10/05/1991, bottled 16/10/2006 and I have been hanging on to it.
I am a Mortlach fan, but even so, this was a beautiful whisky, mellow and smooth, and I actually feel like I have committed a murder!!!!

[pkt77242]

Finished a bottle of Jameson's 12. A nice whisky that is a great way to start the night, though I have no plans of buying another bottle anytime soon. Is Bushmilss 10 worth getting?

Sean

[Mr Fjeld]

Yamazaki 12 - I'll miss it a lot!