what are you drinking tonight?

[DamageInc]

Mmmmmm

 

[Corradobrit1]

Mmmmmm
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Nice

 

[hd_snow]

Check

 

[MarcelNL]

 

[Jovidah]

When I could still drink beer, St Feuillien Blond & Tripel were pretty high up on my list of favorites. Bit of a shame you can barely find them anywhere.

 

[MarcelNL]

The beer shed near me carries hundreds of beers, St Feuillien are just a few of them.

 

[DamageInc]

2015 vintage. Quite nice.

 

[MarcelNL]

start early...

 

[Seemore]

Ten years since harvest, and super fresh. As well as twenty other ways to describe it.

 

[OkayMode]

I've recently started buying at auction. These 3 are my latest purchases. Left to right, a single cask 23yo Glen Grant, 17yo Tasmanian whisky and a 17yo Caol Ila that was exclusively bottled for Shinanoya, a Japanese retailer in Tokyo. The CI is exceptional.View attachment 314696

What’s the Caol Ila aged in, refill? That’s a dreamy combo if so.

I’m not a big Speyside drinker, but I worked on the launch of a 50 year old Glen Grant special release a few years ago and got to try some - it was like drinking liquid Christmas pudding blessed by Jesus Christ himself.

 

[Corradobrit1]

What’s the Caol Ila aged in, refill? That’s a dreamy combo if so.

I’m not a big Speyside drinker, but I worked on the launch of a 50 year old Glen Grant special release a few years ago and got to try some - it was like drinking liquid Christmas pudding blessed by Jesus Christ himself.

Caol Ila matured in refill American hogshead so likely Bourbon judging by the colour. The old sherry matured Glen Grants are amazing. Shame the younger, official releases are so blah.

 

[OkayMode]

Caol Ila matured in refill American hogshead so likely Bourbon judging by the colour.

Refill Sherry is my favourite for Caol Ila, but it’s such a versatile spirit.

I haven’t bought any new whisky in a while, but that’s probably a good thing looking at current prices. Whats the auction scene like?

 

[Corradobrit1]

Whats the auction scene like?

Unpredictable. But by doing your homework and bidding within strict limits on less well known independents and distilleries, bargains are to be found. I'm typically paying 60-70% of retail after auction fees. I also store bottles until I have 3+ to reduce the quite high shipping costs. The main advantage that auctions offer is opportunity to purchase older, rarer and unusual bottlings. Some crazy prices in recent years like Springbank 21 selling for over a 1000 quid. I paid 175 retail in the UK for the 2019 release.

 

[Beerzebub]

I'm in Kanazawa, enjoying this Kikuhime yamahai ginjo genshu.

 

[Rangen]

I'm in Kanazawa, enjoying this Kikuhime yamahai ginjo genshu. View attachment 317367

Definitely have some envy here. On my one-and-only trip to Japan, I very much enjoyed a sake called "White Rabbit," which has a picture of its namesake on the label, at an awesome sushi bar.