It's certainly a cool site to look at for mouth watering ideas. I was actually very surprised that Scotch imported from Scotland was cheaper here then the UK and I didn't include the Vat (not sure if they charge it for export).
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Single Malt Scotch!
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It's certainly a cool site to look at for mouth watering ideas. I was actually very surprised that Scotch imported from Scotland was cheaper here then the UK and I didn't include the Vat (not sure if they charge it for export).
Alcohol prices from country to country have very little to do with production price and more to do with import tarifs and taxes on the sale of alcohol. IIRC in Australia more than 50% of the price of any alcoholic beverage is the tax.
In addition, to someone living in the UK almost anything in the US is cheaper than the UK because the relative weakness of the dollar as compared to the pound and vice versa.
Here is the Burks humble selection, all of which are getting low. A call to Beltrams is in order. My favorite (mid priced) is still Glenmorange 12 port wood, but the Oban 14, Balvennie 12 and Mac 12 all hold their own
Cool points for the Highland park, I dig that stuff!
Its good to see the 12 get such good reviews. I was standing in the liquor store with a bottle of 12 and a 15 in my hands, and of course couldn't remember if I'd read the 12 was a better dollar value, or that the 15 was way better on here. Of course, I got it wrong, but I can't wait to crack a few of these... I'd eyed up an oban and lagavullin as I've never tried either, but I figured it was time to expand the horrizons and give something that wasn't an islay (or lowland) a chance. Total side note, but I quite like those glasses burk
Here's the bulk shopping I did (with some bailey's and sample scotches and such for friends... I don't drink quite that much... hopefully I can get a year out of the rest of it) then went back for a couple mclelland's, a highland park, and a bourbon as the first store was low on stock. Now I just have to survive until august until I can unload after the move.
Anyone ever tried an Auchentoshan three wood? I can't say I've talked to many people who'll touch Auchentshan or lowland scotch (too girly apparantly
) , so that's probably a long shot.
Here's the bulk shopping I did (with some bailey's and sample scotches and such for friends... I don't drink quite that much... hopefully I can get a year out of the rest of it) then went back for a couple mclelland's, a highland park, and a bourbon as the first store was low on stock. Now I just have to survive until august until I can unload after the move.
Anyone ever tried an Auchentoshan three wood? I can't say I've talked to many people who'll touch Auchentshan or lowland scotch (too girly apparantly
) , so that's probably a long shot.
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I'm a Lagavulin 16 lover for life, and of course I heavily recommend that you give it a go. That said, Oban is a nice alternative, though it's the kind of scotch (IME/IMHO) that seems to take more than one or two sips for the taste to really pop.
Tom.
I concur, Lagvullen is he next on my list. That sample at the GTG sold me. Highland Park has kinda grown on me too.
+1, but you gotta' love an extra SMOKEY flavor. The Lagavulin 16 is like a (much) smoother Laphroaig.
I may have commented on these earlier in the thread - I don't remember. I have yet to try the Lagavulin, but I love my Laphroaig. I had to decide which of the two to pick up at the time, and Laphroaig won due to price. I will try the Lagavulin next though. Smokey and peaty are my thing - Talisker is currently the favourite on my shelf, though the Laphroaig is close behind
I also have a bottle of Laphroaig, and I do like it, but if the smokey/peaty thing is your thing, and you like that scotch, and you haven't yet tried a Lagavulin, that should be your very next purchase, and I am not kidding.I may have commented on these earlier in the thread - I don't remember. I have yet to try the Lagavulin, but I love my Laphroaig. I had to decide which of the two to pick up at the time, and Laphroaig won due to price. I will try the Lagavulin next though. Smokey and peaty are my thing - Talisker is currently the favourite on my shelf, though the Laphroaig is close behind
Beltramos still has it for $65/bottle, which is currently a good deal. It's getting harder to find and it's already up to around 90-100/bottle in many local stores now (where it used to cost more like what Beltramos was charging). Word to the wise...
"Better" is not really a good word to use here, because the 12 and 15 are very different scotches. The 12 is a Sherry cask scotch, and the 15 is a "Fine Oak" cask. They're not directly comparable. The next step up from the 12 is the 18, if you want to keep to the same flavor family.
Ahhh... I was wondering which of the two the 18 would be closer to. I usually avaid "better" for this, i think Isomeone had said it wasn't worth the extra coin to upgrade to the 15 and I must've misinterpereted then paraphrased... Oh well, this gives me a really good excuse to order a glass of the 12 next time I'm out.
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I may have commented on these earlier in the thread - I don't remember. I have yet to try the Lagavulin, but I love my Laphroaig. I had to decide which of the two to pick up at the time, and Laphroaig won due to price. I will try the Lagavulin next though. Smokey and peaty are my thing - Talisker is currently the favourite on my shelf, though the Laphroaig is close behind
I definitely enjoy both Talisker and Laphroaig, but for my personal preferences, the Lagavulin 16 is in another class. It is definitely smoother, and I think richer, but has all the great, complex, smoky/peaty flavor. I can see where some folks would not like it, but if you are a fan of Islay scotches, the Lagavulin 16 should be on your 'must taste' list.
Tom.
If you like smoaky peaty whiskey, then Talisker and Laphroaig are the poor cousins of the whiskeys comming out of the Caoal Ila distilery. Worth a look into if that's your thang.
Actually, it's "Caol Ila" (in case folks wanna' search on it). I've never had any tho, but based on this post, I'm gonna' check it out. Which one do you drink?
Dang, the Glendronach '68 is still parked at 189... I'm VERY tempted to get another bottle and squirrel it away...
IIRC correctly when talking to the guys at the whisky exchange, (i can't remember the numbers exactly), but on the general scale which is used to measure peat in the whisky, Laphroid was (for example 5), Talisker was 8, Caol Ila's normal stuff was about 30-50, but they made a barrell which was around 500 or so on the scale to see what it was like. You could purchase bottles of it, but apparently it was a bit over the top.
