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Pebble Beach Speyside Single Malt 12 yo
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JeffC replied
I have seen that too in Montgomery County. Travelling around in different parts of the USA, I am struck by how private labels like Pebble Beach have restricted distribution. In a certain part of California I see always five to ten private labels I never see in the Washington DC area. Pebble beach may have an entirely different name in California yet be the same drink. I suspect this kind of brand proliferation occurs with spirits a lot outside their home markets, i.e., same drink different but brand image and name in markets a few hundred miles apart.
12 years ago 0
WhiskyBee replied
About 30 minutes of online searching turned up only this source: tinyurl.com/qycw2vk
...which suggests it's from Tormore, but it's not exactly what I'd call a well-referenced source. It's nevertheless the only source I found that mentions any distillery.
I'm reviving this old mini-discussion because Pebble Beach recently appeared on the shelf at the local store, and I've been curious about it as well. It's received fair-to-middling reviews, although it seems to have a flavor profile I might enjoy. Might be worth a risk some day if I'm willing to gamble 70 bucks on an unknown. Maybe.
11 years ago 0
Victor replied
@WhiskyBee, thanks for the feedback. Please let us know if you take the plunge and try some of that Pebble Beach 12. After having stared at it on the shelves for 3 years now, our local stores no longer show it in online inventory.
11 years ago 0
Pandemonium replied
It is a bastard malt so it doesn't even need yo be the same distillery, each bottling could in reality contain a different malt from a different distillery. Tat's the reason why I stay as far away from bastard malts as possible, for me the need to know the origin is far too strong and unless the name gives you a hint, there is no way in finding out where it came from
11 years ago 0
WhiskyBee replied
@Pandemonium - Thanks -- your post inspired me to do a little research on "bastard malts." Some pundits say they can be excellent from time to time, but they're often a risk. Although Pebble Beach appears to have been a one-off release (suggesting the same contents in all bottles), it doesn't seem to be highly regarded enough to be worth the risk. Besides, it seems their target market is golfers more so than whisky drinkers, so I'll pass. Even though I'm also a (lousy) golfer. :-D
11 years ago 0
Who knows the distillery from which Pebble Beach Speyside Single Malt 12 yo Whisky originates? I've been staring at this stuff in the store for a couple of years now, but still haven't been able to find out via either bottle or internet who makes it. Yes, Lombard company, yes Speyside,...but which distillery? It makes me uneasy when a company makes that information seem to be a closely held secret.