So, what are your recent acquisitions?

[yadegari6]

A couple Christmas Eve pickups

[FatherOfPugs]

Merry Christmas to me from my mother-in-law!

[prodigy]

A couple Christmas Eve pickups

I'm a big fan of that makers release. I went and got 4 more after trying it lol.

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[yadegari6]

7 hours ago, prodigy said:

I'm a big fan of that makers release. I went and got 4 more after trying it lol.

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I was surprised by how much is available at the stores around here. Supposedly it was limited to 255 barrels.  

[Ken Gargett]

40 minutes ago, yadegari6 said:

I was surprised by how much is available at the stores around here. Supposedly it was limited to 255 barrels.  

255 barrels makes a fair whack of bottles. 

[prodigy]

255 barrels makes a fair whack of bottles. 

I'd say somewhere between 50,000 and 75,000 bottles.

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[Ken Gargett]

11 minutes ago, prodigy said:

I'd say somewhere between 50,000 and 75,000 bottles.

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that could be spot on, but given that barrel sizes can vary, it could easily be double that. 

but certainly a minimum of 50,000 is a good start. 

[prodigy]

that could be spot on, but given that barrel sizes can vary, it could easily be double that. 
but certainly a minimum of 50,000 is a good start. 

Theoretical max is 267.5, 750ml bottles per barrel. So 68,000 bottles if there were no loss to evaporation or leaking, which doesn't happen. Bourbon barrels, especially from the big distilleries, are standard 53 gal. Some smaller distilleries use smaller barrels to age the juice faster.

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[Hollywood Ninja]

Wife hooked it up this Xmas with a bottle of Nikka17!

 

 

 

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[Shelby07]

The Michters is really nice. Look for their sour mash. It’s fantastic. Only comes out a couple of times a year and gets bought out fairly quickly (at least in my area). If you have a regular store ask them to call you if they get it in. 

On 12/24/2019 at 3:17 PM, yadegari6 said:

A couple Christmas Eve pickups

 

[Derboesekoenig]

39 minutes ago, Shelby07 said:

The Michters is really nice. Look for their sour mash. It’s fantastic. Only comes out a couple of times a year and gets bought out fairly quickly (at least in my area). If you have a regular store ask them to call you if they get it in. 

 

the toasted sour mash you mean?

[stinkhead]

[BrightonCorgi]

On 12/30/2019 at 11:50 PM, stinkhead said:

Two heavy hitters there.  Love the Les Chetillons from PP.  Haven't hard one in a few years, but have their regular BdB often. Clos de la Roche is a treat too!

[Ken Gargett]

3 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Two heavy hitters there.  Love the Les Chetillons from PP.  Haven't hard one in a few years, but have their regular BdB often. Clos de la Roche is a treat too!

agreed. 09 rousseau is fabulous stuff.

and another fan of the PP here. visited there a few years ago and try and grab any bottle of chetillons that makes it to Qld. we get about 6 for the state so it is not easy. managed a magnum of the 10 recently and a single bottle only of the latest and somewhere in the cellar, i have one of the chet onetheque from 2000. you've got me exicted for a visiot to the cellar now! 

[Ken Gargett]

58 minutes ago, BoliDan said:

Grabbed the last of these from my local warehouse. Next batch will have tarriff prices. $78 which was cheapest in town until i grabbed this last bottle. Glad i went in today.

 

that is a nice pickup. 

[Meklown]

Got this in an auction a while back, but finally managed to get someone to carry it home.

The first Caol Ila in the Rare Malts series!

[Lant63]

Bought, cracked and drank


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[Lant63]

How is that? Ive been tempted on several occasions but never pulled the trigger.

I really enjoyed it. Definitely characteristically Ardbeg. Bright citrus and vanilla. Smooth peat, more subtle than the standard 10.

High age statement, good ABV, non chill filtered and no added coloring. A must buy IMHO.


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[Ken Gargett]

21 minutes ago, BoliDan said:

Went with the king of peat, picked up budget bourbon while i was there.

that is a pretty good "budget" bourbon! 

huge fan of the peaty malts and actually came across this, this morning. yours looks 8.1 - i'm not sure where that fits but it can't be far from 8.3. 

FROM 0 TO 300: FIND YOUR PERFECT PPM

0 ppm—Hazelburn 10 year old
Pears, toffee, herbal tobacco, cinnamon, vanilla, and cocoa powder.

<1 ppm—Old Pulteney 12 year old
Almonds, honey, and nuts with wood spices.

0.5-2 ppm—Bunnahabhain 12 year old
Nutty, toffee, light molasses, vanilla fudge, citrus, dark berries, and a hint of brine.

12-13 ppm—Ardmore Traditional
Sweet notes of toffee and caramel, damp, earthy peat, and bourbon-like notes.

12-20 ppm—Kilchoman 100% Islay
Smoke, lemon curd, vanilla, allspice, baked apples, dark chocolate, and nutty oak.

15 ppm—Tomatin Cù Bòcan
Lemonade, coconut, malt, and honey, plus cinnamon and cloves.

15-25 ppm—Springbank 10 year old
Citrus fruit, cereal, and mildly smoky oak, as well as vanilla toffee, cedar wood, hazelnuts, and coconut.

20 ppm—Arran Machrie Moor
Peat, spicy malt, toffee, lemon, nuts, and chocolate.

20 ppm—Highland Park 12 year old
Fragrant and floral, with hints of heather and spice, as well as honey, citrus fruits, and malt.

25-30 ppm—Bowmore 15 year old
Lush fruit, raisin, pot-still rum, Heath bars, citrus, and wood spices.

30 ppm—Balvenie Peat Week 2003
Islay-like phenols, sweet floral notes, vanilla, citrus fruits, and honey.

35-45 ppm—Ledaig 10 year old
Ripe barley, honeyed vanilla, black licorice stick, espresso bean, and olive brine.

40 ppm—Port Charlotte 10 year old
Maritime notes, with sweet caramel, coconut, and orchard fruits.

40-50 ppm—Laphroaig 10 year old
Iodine, charcoal, seaweed, black pepper, fruit, vanilla, caramel, and sweet oak.

45 ppm—BenRiach 10 year old Curiositas
Earthy peat, hot road tar, honey, tropical and dried fruits, allspice, and oak.

45 ppm—Glenglassaugh Torfa
Heathery peat with dried fruits, malt, cream soda, ripe peaches, chili, and ginger.

50 ppm—Kilchoman Machir Bay
Smoke, sea-washed rock, light flowers, and hot sand; sweet and smoky, with a chalky edge.

55 ppm—Ardbeg 10 year old
Smoked haddock, citrus fruits, milk chocolate, pipe tobacco, black coffee, and licorice.

80 ppm—Longrow 18 year old
Sweet vanilla, ripe apple, chimney soot, charcuterie, licorice, coffee beans, brine, and chili.

>100 ppm—Ardbeg Supernova
Minty and sweet spice, seaweed, smoked fish, and dried grasses.

131 ppm—Octomore 1.1
Cigar smoke and ash, licorice root, bacon fat, Kalamata olive, orchard fruit, honeyed malt, brine, and soft vanilla.

258 ppm—Octomore 6.3
Coastal brine, mint, thyme, grapes, cherries, chocolate, and oak.

309 ppm—Octomore 8.3
Barbecue smokiness, citrus fruit, earthy peat, full-bodied red wine, milk chocolate, ginger, and chili.

[Ken Gargett]

Just now, BoliDan said:

What a fantastic list. Yes Buffalo Trace is a budget bourbon in the States. Only $22 at my neighborhood store. 8.1 is modest 167 ppm of phenolic smoke. Once you get this high in ppm you transcend those normal smokey notes and it evolves into an entirely different animal than standard lagavulin, laphroiag or ardbeg. Id agree with the noteson 131 ppm. The nose was mild due to american oak finish. But divine.

i've had the list for a while - can't remember where i got it - but only got around to reading it today. nice coincidence.

it kills me that your bourbon is $22. there is no god!! 

here, at our biggest and almost always cheapest retailer, $63. granted a currency difference but our taxes kill us. 

[Shelby07]

On 12/28/2019 at 9:01 PM, Derboesekoenig said:

the toasted sour mash you mean?

 

[prodigy]

the toasted sour mash you mean?

The toasted sour mash is supposed to be phenomenal. I have yet to find one. The secondary for them is crazy. The regular sour mash seems to be everywhere and at cheap prices.

 

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[Derboesekoenig]

5 hours ago, prodigy said:

The toasted sour mash is supposed to be phenomenal. I have yet to find one. The secondary for them is crazy. The regular sour mash seems to be everywhere and at cheap prices.

 

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I've got a bottle. Not worth secondary. Just like M10 bourbon isn't worth secondary (at least '19 isn't, in my opinion). It's good unless you only drink and love higher proof stuff. I would pay secondary for m10 rye mmmm haha

[Meklown]

On 1/4/2020 at 12:27 PM, Ken Gargett said:

that is a pretty good "budget" bourbon! 

huge fan of the peaty malts and actually came across this, this morning. yours looks 8.1 - i'm not sure where that fits but it can't be far from 8.3. 

FROM 0 TO 300: FIND YOUR PERFECT PPM

0 ppm—Hazelburn 10 year old
Pears, toffee, herbal tobacco, cinnamon, vanilla, and cocoa powder.

<1 ppm—Old Pulteney 12 year old
Almonds, honey, and nuts with wood spices.

0.5-2 ppm—Bunnahabhain 12 year old
Nutty, toffee, light molasses, vanilla fudge, citrus, dark berries, and a hint of brine.

12-13 ppm—Ardmore Traditional
Sweet notes of toffee and caramel, damp, earthy peat, and bourbon-like notes.

12-20 ppm—Kilchoman 100% Islay
Smoke, lemon curd, vanilla, allspice, baked apples, dark chocolate, and nutty oak.

15 ppm—Tomatin Cù Bòcan
Lemonade, coconut, malt, and honey, plus cinnamon and cloves.

15-25 ppm—Springbank 10 year old
Citrus fruit, cereal, and mildly smoky oak, as well as vanilla toffee, cedar wood, hazelnuts, and coconut.

20 ppm—Arran Machrie Moor
Peat, spicy malt, toffee, lemon, nuts, and chocolate.

20 ppm—Highland Park 12 year old
Fragrant and floral, with hints of heather and spice, as well as honey, citrus fruits, and malt.

25-30 ppm—Bowmore 15 year old
Lush fruit, raisin, pot-still rum, Heath bars, citrus, and wood spices.

30 ppm—Balvenie Peat Week 2003
Islay-like phenols, sweet floral notes, vanilla, citrus fruits, and honey.

35-45 ppm—Ledaig 10 year old
Ripe barley, honeyed vanilla, black licorice stick, espresso bean, and olive brine.

40 ppm—Port Charlotte 10 year old
Maritime notes, with sweet caramel, coconut, and orchard fruits.

40-50 ppm—Laphroaig 10 year old
Iodine, charcoal, seaweed, black pepper, fruit, vanilla, caramel, and sweet oak.

45 ppm—BenRiach 10 year old Curiositas
Earthy peat, hot road tar, honey, tropical and dried fruits, allspice, and oak.

45 ppm—Glenglassaugh Torfa
Heathery peat with dried fruits, malt, cream soda, ripe peaches, chili, and ginger.

50 ppm—Kilchoman Machir Bay
Smoke, sea-washed rock, light flowers, and hot sand; sweet and smoky, with a chalky edge.

55 ppm—Ardbeg 10 year old
Smoked haddock, citrus fruits, milk chocolate, pipe tobacco, black coffee, and licorice.

80 ppm—Longrow 18 year old
Sweet vanilla, ripe apple, chimney soot, charcuterie, licorice, coffee beans, brine, and chili.

>100 ppm—Ardbeg Supernova
Minty and sweet spice, seaweed, smoked fish, and dried grasses.

131 ppm—Octomore 1.1
Cigar smoke and ash, licorice root, bacon fat, Kalamata olive, orchard fruit, honeyed malt, brine, and soft vanilla.

258 ppm—Octomore 6.3
Coastal brine, mint, thyme, grapes, cherries, chocolate, and oak.

309 ppm—Octomore 8.3
Barbecue smokiness, citrus fruit, earthy peat, full-bodied red wine, milk chocolate, ginger, and chili.

I am honestly amazed that the Bunna 12 is so low on the ppm scale. Taste-wise (to me), it has more peat than the Springbank 10 and only slightly less than the Bowmore 15! 

I also never understood peated Balvenie until the new series came out. New packaging doesn't always mean new juice, but it's quite obviously different to me. It previously always tasted weird but the new version combines the peat and the honey very harmoniously.

[Astar20]

Everytime I see Weller or blantons I grab it so scarce out here in California. Next bottles will be the antique Weller or the CYPB bottle