Whisk(e)y Lovers thread(II)

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DramBuddy said:
This is the best part of the catalogue
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I wonder if you are limited to 2 bottles or if you can buy like lets say 6 bottles and still get 20% off?
 
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Jitters said:
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The Only Whisky Show | Whisky Festival | South Africa

We are very pleased to announce our annual whisky festival, The Only Whisky Show, is returning this year and will be held in Joburg on 28 and 29 July and Cape Town on 4 and 5 August. Don't miss out on SA's best whisky show featuring over 200 premium whiskies. Tickets coming soon.
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Just bought tickets for the Friday night. Super excited to be going to another whisky show. Looks like this will be the replacement for whisky live.
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Uuuuhhhm, NO - WL was decent until around 2010 - then became a bit of a joke and excuse for a piss up.

The Only Whisky Show (TOWS) is what WL was back in 2004/5 and for a year or two after that. A proper show, with great workshops and the ability to talk to brand ambassadors and try whiskies you most likley have not tried before.

I used to fly up to JHB for TOWS - am very glad Marc and the WB team have added dates for CT.
 
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BartSimpson said:
Uuuuhhhm, NO - WL was decent until around 2010 - then became a bit of a joke and excuse for a piss up.

The Only Whisky Show (TOWS) is what WL was back in 2004/5 and for a year or two after that. A proper show, with great workshops and the ability to talk to brand ambassadors and try whiskies you most likley have not tried before.

I used to fly up to JHB for TOWS - am very glad Marc and the WB team have added dates for CT.
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Fair enough. I only started drinking whisky about 2-3 years ago. My first real experience with whisky was at WL in 2018/9 not sure on the year, it was great but if your saying this is even better then I'm even more excited.

Thanks for the hype :D

Is it alright if it's still an excuse for a piss up?
 
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Jitters said:
Fair enough. I only started drinking whisky about 2-3 years ago. My first real experience with whisky was at WL in 2018/9 not sure on the year, it was great but if your saying this is even better then I'm even more excited.

Thanks for the hype :D

Is it alright if it's still an excuse for a piss up?
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No worries - for me it was sad that WL went from a show where I got to try things I had not tried before and talk to people who could tell me more about what I was trying.

TOWS is a show like that - so anyone can enjoy it, but I usually look at the list of what will be on show in advance and pick the 5 drams I want to try.

After 5 or 6, you are no longer tasting, but drinking :)
 
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BartSimpson said:
No worries - for me it was sad that WL went from a show where I got to try things I had not tried before and talk to people who could tell me more about what I was trying.

TOWS is a show like that - so anyone can enjoy it, but I usually look at the list of what will be on show in advance and pick the 5 drams I want to try.

After 5 or 6, you are no longer tasting, but drinking :)
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Probably an idea for those attending to post up their 5/6 drams that they're targeting. Could be educational and help others choose their top 5 drams.
 
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MightyQuin said:
I cannot resist so will be the turd in the waterpipe:

You go the the Holy Land and come back with....this???

No man...:crying:
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Haha, they were both bought and with my daughter already so I was just bringing them back. I didn't want to smuggle too much in in case I was stopped (as I often am) and I also had 2 x haggis in the case so had to be careful :p

Besides, I was only there a short time on family business and I never had much time for anything else. And of course the prices are way more expensive than here. But hey, that Loch Lomond is a dream for me, it'll never be opened, just admired.
 
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Must admit the more I try Loch Lomond the more I realize that I do not like their Whisky much. Once my current bottles are finished I doubt that I will buy any more.

Apparently this one is good though according to @BartSimpson Might crack open my sample tonight.

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Loch Lomond 2010 Single Cask WB

Only available from WhiskyBrother&Co. An exclusive single cask, single grain release from the Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands. Distilled in January 2010, matured in a refill ex-bourbon barrel and bottled in May 2021. Although made with 100% malted barley, this is a grain whisky due to...
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dualmeister said:
Must admit the more I try Loch Lomond the more I realize that I do not like their Whisky much. Once my current bottles are finished I doubt that I will buy any more.

Apparently this one is good though according to @BartSimpson Might crack open my sample tonight.

www.whiskybrother.com

Loch Lomond 2010 Single Cask WB

Only available from WhiskyBrother&Co. An exclusive single cask, single grain release from the Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands. Distilled in January 2010, matured in a refill ex-bourbon barrel and bottled in May 2021. Although made with 100% malted barley, this is a grain whisky due to...
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I'm quite enjoying the Inchmurrin 12 I got from CFS but can't say I would rush out to buy it again, and definitely not for R750 odd it normally goes for. For R275 it's decent haha
 
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