What is the next bottle you purchase or open?

Just opened a Clynelish 14 by an independant called First Edition...it's great.

@cpstecroix 1997 is a great Clynelish vintage!

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At Au.$20,000 for the pair, perhaps not but it is a lovely package not to mention the trip!

Slainte!

Just got back from a trip to Paducah KY with an Old Pulteney 17, a Glenfiddich 12 tasting gift set, and 2 bottles of the Four Roses Small Batch Limited 2012. Cannot wait to try this one. That is probably my next bottle to crack open.

I picked up a bottle of Kilchoman Winter 2010 as a birthday present to myself yesterday.

Hellooo 4 bottles of PE 12th release

Darkest Bowmore 15,i finally take the decision to try this one.Can`t go wrong with that,im waiting for the weekend to open the bottle!!!!(maybe not)

@Mantisking, a slightly belated Happy Birthday!

Can't decide which of my empties to replace first, Uigeadail or Lag 16. Gotta have 'em both.

@Victor -- Thanks!

Two bottles of Glenmorangie Finealta came home with me last night.

I've just opened a 20 y.o. Mortlach matured in sherry cask by Cadenhead's, really surprising. By the end of the week I should buy a Lochside old bottling, still from CadenHead's, 20 or 22 y.o.

I just bought a bottle of Glen Grant 10 YO. I wanted to see what Mr. Murray was raving about in his latest Bible. The price was right at $ 35. I'll open it soon.

@Victor: I enjoyed the last one we had (a gift) and my local liquor barn has it on special for Au.$49.00 but there are plenty of Whiskies for a little more that give a lot more! None of the Whiskies at 40% abv. seem to have the texture I'm looking for...but, maybe it's just me! There is a lovely Ardmore 'Traditional' in a lot of outlets and it does tick all the boxes; plenty of texture, 46% abv., peat, glorious nose and flavor with an exciting, lingering finish: For $16.00 more, I'll take the Ardmore as an every day 'drop', any day.

Cheers.

@A'bunadhman, yes, I usually have to shift out of my default 'Big Flavours' mindset to get the maximum enjoyment from a 40% ABV whisky. There are some gems at 40% though. Have you ever sampled Bushmills 21 yo Malt? A treasure.

@Victor: There are many fine Whiskies at 40% abv. I just think they are better at the old (pre-war) abv. of 80 Proof (imperial) or 45.72% or even better at 100 Proof (imperial) or 57.15% abv. I had wondered at Taliskers' use of 45.8% abv. and was told at the distillery that it was the old 80 Proof.

Slainte!

@A'bunadhman Ah makes sense RE: Talisker ABV, I often wondered about that too, but not enough to actually look it up!

@A'bunadhman Thanks for that information about Talisker! I was also rather curious about it.

Thinking about buying the Hellyers Road Original (Tasmanian) as it is on sale - has anyone tried this before?

Just picked up a bottle of the Glenlivet 16 yr Nadurra at my local Costco for $42...While not a fan of the Glenlivet 12 yr - the Nadurra is a very pleasant surprise!..Glad I took the chance!

The Laddie Ten. Dramlette and I finally got a sample of The Laddie Ten last night and both of us fell in love wth it at first sip. @two-bit cowboy, it really is as good as what you and many others have been saying. I don't think that I have yet seen a single negative comment about this whisky. That's a bit unusual to have no dissenters whatsoever, and speaks volumes to its quality. Hope it stays this good with the new distillery ownership. Wonderful barley-malt flavours, made with a bit of the peated water. This will be a fixture in our cabinet now.

@FMichael Great pickup. Glenlivet Nadurra is a favorite of mine. In my opinion the Nadurra is by far the best in the Glenlivet range. Enjoy!

I picked up a bottle of Whistlepig 10 last night after tasting it and the 11.

This is the season for gift sets, and in the last week, I've picked up three whiskey related sets for Bourbon loving friends, and two Scotch related packages for my home bar, all with some nice free swag!

I got a Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 year old gift box, with set of four leather Striding Man coasters and a matching base to store them when not in use.

I also picked up gift sets of Jim Beam Double Black, Maker's Mark, and Jack Daniels #7, each with a pair of logo tumblers.

Lastly, tonight I picked up a gift set of Arran 10 year old, with a pair of etched nosing glasses. The glasses are about the same size and shape of a Glencairn glass, but without the base. They are very similar to larger glasses of the same design that I got last year, with a gift set of Glenlivet 12 year old.

I picked up a bottle of Old Malt Cask Craganmore 21 last night. At $99.99 USD it was too cheap not to. I've been wanting to get a bottle of Cragganmore and this fit the bill nicely. My girlfriend bought a bottle of Bully Boy's new American Whiskey.

@T4sho3 I opened Woodinville Whiskey Co. Bourbon Whiskey, this will be a nice bourbon for family to share. I recomend this bourbon. :)

very excited about my purchases, i have the lagavulin 12 yr and glendronach 15 revivial on hold at my local store

Just had the last dram of my Mackinley Shackleton Reproduction. Good stuff but too spendy to replace.

Thinking about Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams but can't find any reviews. Anybody familiar with this one?

@BlueNote No...but I've heard directly from friends who have tried it that it's not good....

We just opened our first new bottles of The Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Talisker 57 Degrees North at Thanksgiving Dinner this evening. Both were well received. We have much for which we are thankful, including our many friends on Connosr.