dram_time wrote:How do you like the Penderyn ??
TheLaddie wrote:dram_time wrote:How do you like the Penderyn ??
Not unlike a young Littlemill (quick, someone pass Mr T the sick bowl...)
MrTattieHeid wrote:Oh no! I found the Penderyn very drinkable. The one Littlemill I've had (admittedly not a fair sample) was a crime against nature.

Scotty Mc wrote:.......It doesn't look a lot ........
irishwhiskeychaser wrote:
Tell yourr misses that it is asthecially pleasing to any man that happens to be in the room and acts as male feng shui .
Scotty Mc wrote:irishwhiskeychaser wrote:
Tell yourr misses that it is asthecially pleasing to any man that happens to be in the room and acts as male feng shui .
I'll try that one!!![]()
When I look at it, it doesn't seem like 50 bottles. Just wait until I hit 100, 200 etc. I think I'll be single then!
paraman59 wrote:GREETINGS TO ALL....
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE MY ANGLE ON THIS SCOTCH THING...
THE WINE & SPIRITS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN VERY KIND TO ME THESE LAST 12 YEARS....
WHEN I STARTED AS A STOCKBOY IN AN UPSCALE WINE SHOP JUST NORTH OF CHAPPAQUA (CLINTONS) AT GREEN LANE WINES & LIQUORS IN BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK....
I SPONTANEOUSLY REALIZED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTLESS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AN INDUSTRY AT THE INFANCY OF THE PRETENCIOUS WINE GEEK ERA OF 1994....
I OBSERVED THE SALESPEOPLE CALLING ON THE OWNER EVERY DAY PITCHING WINES THAT CAME WITH KICKBACKS LIKE TV'S, TRIPS TO WINERIES, MONEY AND MORE.... MOST OF THESE SALESPEOPLE LACKED PERSONALITY, CHARACTER OR ORIGINALITY.... THE OWNER WOULD HIDE FROM THESE ANNOYING, RELENTLESS SALESPEOPLE...
I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS WAS MY NEW 5 YEAR PLAN....
BECAUSE MOST OF THESE SALESPEOPLE, WHO ARE CURRENTLY MY COLLEGUES OR COMPETITORS WERE IDIOTS.....
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT AT THAT TIME IN THE INDUSTRY THEY WERE HIRING COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO ARE IN ALL FAIRNESS THE WORST EMPLOYEES. RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE THEY WOULD GET A JOB BASED ON A PIECE OF PAPER....THEY LACKED ALL THE NECESSARY SKILLS.....
MOST IMPORTANTLY---PEOPLE SKILLS....SOME HAVE IT, SOME LEARN IT
SOME JUST BOUNCE THROUGH THIER CAREERS KNOWN AS AN A-HOLE
OR LOUSY SALES REP...THEY AVOID FAILURE BY JOB JUMPING UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT THE PEOPLE THING...
I, MYSELF FORTUNATELY EMBARKED UPON THE BANKING INDUSTRY DIRECTLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL WHICH DEFINITELY HELPED DEVELOP MY ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, SERVICE AND PROBLEM SOLVE WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BANKING CUSTOMERS FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS IN 2 DIFFERENT BANKS THROUGH A DOZEN OR SO BRANCHES...
I WAS A HEAD TELLER/CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARS OLD...I WOULD SCHEDULE MYSELF 6 OR 7 DAYS A WEEK AND
EARNED OVER $40,000.....I SAW MY FUTURE WHEN I WOULD LOOK AT MY MANAGER OF WHATEVER BRANCH I RAN AND SAW THE DEAD -END...
TO BE QUITE HONEST I STRESSED SO BAD THAT I WOULD DRINK A 12 PACK OF MOLSON EVERY NIGHT.. THE PEOPLE I WORKED WITH WERE IDIOTS AND THEY NEVER LET ME FIRE THEM...
I QUIT. MOVED TO CARMEL NY WITH A RELATIVE..I STUDIED CHESS/FISHED, WATCHED TV AND COLLECTED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR 2 YEARS...
WHEN I STARTED AT THE WINE SHOP AS A STOCK GUY, I QUICKLY LEARNED ALL POSITIONS, CASHIER, SALES, PURCHASING, UNTIL FINALLY MANAGEMENT...MANY JOB OFFERS CAME MY WAY WHEN I WAS AT MY PRIME AS A WINE GEEK....I HAVE TO SAY.. OF ALL THE JOBS I'VE EVER HAD, SELLING WINE TO REGULAR CUSTOMERS THAT TRUSTED ME WITH MY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THE ONE JOB I THOUGHT I COULD DO FOREVER...I INFLUENCED THE WAY A WHOLE TOWN APPRECIATED WINES I
SELECTED FROM THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES AT MANY A DRUNKEN TASTING.
PURCHASED FROM DISTRIBUTERS RIGHT TO THE CONSUMER.....
I DEALT WITH STANLEY TUCCI, THE KENNEDYS (CHEAP, CRAZY PAINS IN THE ASS) AND TONS OF OTHER LOYALTY LIKE JOEY RAMONE .
I HAD THEM ALL DRINKING SPANISH WINES WHEN ALL THE CALIFORNIAN WINES GOT HOT AND NEARLY DOUBLED PRICES...
THIER WERE ALOT OF KILLER ITALIAN, CALIFORNIAN VINTAGES BACK THEN AND I STILL HAVE THE SPANISH WINES I COLLECTED......
MOSTLY PESQUERAS..2 CASES OF 94 JANUS, CASTILLO YGAY 82,85,87,ALOT OF THE 1989!!!
THE FUNNY THING IS I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THEM ANYMORE...
FOR ME IT IS LIKE WORK TO DRINK A BOTTLE...
IT KILLS ME TO SHARE MY TREASURES DURING THE HOLIDAYS WITH PEOPLE WHO THINK CHABLIS IS A GRAPE....
ANYWHOO I TOOK A JOB OFFER FROM ONE OF THE SMALLER COMPANIES THAT SPECIALIZED IN PORTUGUESE WINES...I DEVELOPED EVERY POSSIBLE CONTACT THROUGH RELENTLESS HOURS OF DOING WINE TASTINGS FOR RETAILERS, CHARITABLE EVENTS AND SO ON...
I'M THE GUY THAT USES HIS OWN REAL WINE GLASSES AT THOSE WEEKEND TASTINGS IN SOUTHERN N.Y.
AT A CERTAIN POINT IN MY CAREER I COULD CHOOSE WHAT COMPANY I WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR....
BUT I GOT INTO A RUT AND ENJOYED BEING THE UNDERDOG....
I KICKED ALL THE BIG GUYS ASSES AND THEY WANTED ME ON THIER SIDE...
I SOLD MY SOUL TO A BIG DISTRIBUTER WITH A NEAR 6 FIGURE 2 YEAR CONTRACT SELLING LIQUOR....I WENT CORPORATE
I NOW PEDDLE 5 NEW VODKAS/OR WHATEVER EVERY MONTH TO YOUR LOCAL WESTCHESTER RESTAURANTS...
IF THERE ARE ANY YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE I RECOMMEND THIS CAREER PATH HIGHLY....THE FREE TASTINGS....THE TRIPS TO WINERIES ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH FIRST CLASS ACCOMODATIONS...
BUT THE KNOWLEDGE IS BULLSHIT THERE ARE NO BAD WINES, JUST WINES THAT SOME PEOPLE LIKE AND SOME DON'T....
SELLING WINE BECOMES MOSTLY LIES BECAUSE IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH EVERY VINTAGE..
YOU RELY ON CHARACTERISTICS AND CONSISTENCIES.....
THE WORST PART ABOUT THE WINE WORLD IS THE PEOPLE WHO GET
ALL SERIOUS WHEN THEY TASTE, SPIT AND MOAN...
EVERYBODY IS PRETENDING TO HAVE A CLUE...
ANYBODY CAN SELL WINE.. IT IS EASY.. YOU JUST HAVE TO DRINK IT ALL THE TIME....NOTES ARE BULLSHIT BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER READ THEM..
I NOW HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY POINT IS SO I AM GOING TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT MY RECENT EXPERIENCE ON E-BAY....
I MADE $1,500. LAST WEEK SELLING LAPHROIG, FERRAND, GLENROTHES,
JIM BEAM AND MORE....
IT IS MORE WORK THAN MY REAL JOB, BUT I LIKE THE CHALLENGE...
IF ANYONE HAS A LAPHROIG 40 YEAR YOU COULD GET $600-700
THERE ARE MANY INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FOUND...
I STARTED OUT SMALL, BUT THEN REALIZED I CAN GET ALL THE RARE STUFF THROUGH MY JOB...SELL FEWER, MORE PRICEY BOTTLES- MAKE MORE MONEY...\
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED i WILL BE LISTING THE NEWLY RELEASED GLENROTHES SINGLE CASK 1979 #13458
ONLY 519 BOTTLES IN EXISTENCE
THERE ARE ONLY 8 BOTTLES IN ALL OF NEW YORK...
ECONOMICS SAYS I SHOULD ASK FOR $1,200.
BUT WE WILL SEE...
I HAVE TO GO NOW AND SELL, SELL, SELL ON E-BAY
(MY OPINION-DON'T ARGUE!)
Wave wrote:Me thinks the lady, protesteth too much (I bet I even spelled a word incorrectly, my what a waste of good money my education was).
Naw, you got it right, your education is still intacted.![]()
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Cheers!
kiltrock68 wrote:Open:
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 1990 46%
Ardbeg MMD Bloodtub Valinch sherry cask Islay Festival bottling
Ardbeg Cadenhead 10y sherry hogshead Authentic Collection 59,8%
Ardbeg GM SOS 1995-2004 9y sherry cask 56,4% for Potstill A
Ardbeg 1993 10y DL OMC 50%
Ardbeg 1991 15y DL OMC Rum Cask Finish 50%
Arran Rum Cask Finish 58,9%
Bushmills 12y select cask caribean rum
Caol Ila BA Peat Reek single cask 46%
Caol Ila BA Smoking Islay single cask 55%
Caol Ila BA Raw cask 15y sherry finish
Caol Ila Celtic 1999-06 64,7%
Caol Ila DL OMC 12y sherry finish
Caol Ila DL OMC 19y sherry cask
Caol Ila GM 1st fill sherry butts 1994 58,2%
Caol Ila GM 1988 sherrywood finish Private Collection
Caol Ila GM 1990 cognacwood Finish Private Collection
Caol Ila GM 1990 portwood finish Private Collection
Caol Ila MMD sherry cask 12y 1993
Caol Ila Signatory Vintage 1980 sherry butt 15y
Caol Ila Signatory 1990 refill sherry cask unchillfiltered collection 46%
Cardhu 12y Single Malt
Connemara irish peated malt
Laphroaig 1988 16y Whiskyfair 2004 56,1% sherry cask DL OMC
Laphroaig - Tamifroyg 2. Clubbottling RWC special Port finish
Laphroaig 1994 Feis Ile 2006 56%
Laphroaig 1988 Signatory Straight from the cask 55,6% sherry HK
Laphroaig 1996 JWWW Auld Distillers Collection sherry cask 54,7%
Laphroaig 1990 16y Cadenhead Authentic Coll. sherry hogshead 53%
Linkwood Dun Bheagan 12y Port finish
Port Ellen 22y JWWW Auld Distillers dark sherry
PORT ELLEN FROM THE ISLAY WHISKEY SHOP BOTTLED BY OMC
Wave wrote:PORT ELLEN FROM THE ISLAY WHISKEY SHOP BOTTLED BY OMC
Would that happen to be the '82 Port Ellen 21yr old Old Malt Cask The Whisky Shop, Distilled: 1982/Nov. - Bottled: 2004/Sept. Sherry casked?
If so, it's an excellent dram! One of my top 3 tasted this year.
Color: Deep Mahogany on the verge of Ebony
Nose: Chocolate cherries and peaty smoke
Palate: Sweet sherried peat explodes on the tongue. Slightly creamy then drying.
Finish: Peaty, smoky, and chewy.![]()
Cheers!