Whisk(e)y Lovers thread

[heartbroken]

Is that R400 for the Glen Scotia 15 and R275 for the Double Cask?

Dammit, that Gen Scotia 15 is on my list.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

I've decided to do the Irish thing tonight...

 

[James 77]

Thoughts on Talisker 10 ?

 

[Sir Bob]

Some nice clearance deals at my local Checkers again.
Perfect to get some stock for the 4th wave liquor lockdown.

Was this in JHB?

 

[mbayshark]

Was this in JHB?

Nope, Garden Route.

 

[BartSimpson]

I've decided to do the Irish thing tonight...

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Brave man putting that West Cork in there.

 

[Sir Bob]

Nope, Garden Route.

Yay hopefully a checkers in JHB has the same sale and still has stock since you didn't buy it

 

[ands45]

Some nice clearance deals at my local Checkers again.
Perfect to get some stock for the 4th wave liquor lockdown.

Damn good deals

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Brave man putting that West Cork in there.

Nothing wrong with a 10yo Irish ...and the stuff from West Cork has never been bad.

I bought this one on a whim off of Takealot and wasn't disappointed at all.

A lot of green apple on the nose, also coming through on the palate with a nice honey and cereal note.

It's no Waterford or Green Spot and I will not replace the bottle, but you wouldn't spit it out either. An excellent introduction to Irish Whiskey I would say with a lot of high marks on Internet ratings.

 

[BartSimpson]

Nothing wrong with a 10yo Irish ...and the stuff from West Cork has never been bad.

I bought this one on a whim off of Takealot and wasn't disappointed at all.

A lot of green apple on the nose, also coming through on the palate with a nice honey and cereal note.

It's no Waterford or Green Spot and I will not replace the bottle, but you wouldn't spit it out either. An excellent introduction to Irish Whiskey I would say with a lot of high marks on Internet ratings.

Glad you have enjoyed it - I did not like any of their stuff when we had a tasting. They sell lots it seems, so perhaps I am the odd one out.

 

[Jitters]

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Thanks for this. Going down a treat, and a damn good price as well

 

[ands45]

Thanks for this. Going down a treat, and a damn good price as well

Nice, enjoy

 

[Sir Bob]

Has anyone in JHB been to the the tops in Bedfordvillage Shopping Centre.
They have a huge selection of high end whiskeys but they store them in direct sunligt can this change the flavour some whiskeys did look lighter then i would have expected but it is hard to tell without holding the bottle and they behind glass.

 

[Quad Pipe]

Has anyone in JHB been to the the tops in Bedfordvillage Shopping Centre.
They have a huge selection of high end whiskeys but they store them in direct sunligt can this change the flavour some whiskeys did look lighter then i would have expected but it is hard to tell without holding the bottle and they behind glass.

That place has crazy pricing. I have checked it out and they are not really in direct sunlight due to that metal honeycomb type shield in front of the window but I've also wondered about this.

 

[DramBuddy]

That place has crazy pricing. I have checked it out and they are not really in direct sunlight due to that metal honeycomb type shield in front of the window but I've also wondered about this.

They still get too much light for my liking, see picture. I did get [mention]Axs [/mention] a bottle of Glen Elgin from another store that was in the light and it's different from a non-exposed bottle.

 

[Rah_Skill]

RIP to those Bunna's.

Avoid the sun
While UV rays won't spoil liquor, extended exposure to the sun has a similar effect to storing at high temperatures (speeding up the oxidation process). In fact, researchers from Bacardi showed that sun can be even worse for liquor than warmth.

 

[BartSimpson]

So these are the drams up for tasting at the Friday Whisky Mafia tasting in October. Looking forward to this line up.

 

[Quad Pipe]

They still get too much light for my liking, see picture. I did get [mention]Axs [/mention] a bottle of Glen Elgin from another store that was in the light and it's different from a non-exposed bottle.

The car guard is deciding what he's going to be spending his tips on.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

most welcome email spam I've received in a long while:

Introducing DramPacks

Ticking another item off our whisky to-do list, we are excited to bring you our very own whisky tasting sets, or as we've called them: DramPacks! We've been wanting to put tasting sets together for years, but to be able to produce a reliable and consistent product doesn't happen overnight, and...

www.whiskybrother.com

 

[Snyper564]

most welcome email spam I've received in a long while:

Introducing DramPacks

Ticking another item off our whisky to-do list, we are excited to bring you our very own whisky tasting sets, or as we've called them: DramPacks! We've been wanting to put tasting sets together for years, but to be able to produce a reliable and consistent product doesn't happen overnight, and...

www.whiskybrother.com

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