What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

BonnieSituation · 01-10-2020 08:53PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Still didnt get mine either.

It landed yesterday. I had gotten on to CWS and they packed and sent all of them on Tuesday. Being sent from Killarney.

Felexicon · 01-10-2020 09:20PM

picachu wrote: »

Hi guys, im looking at a RB 15 or an M&M Acacia. Anyone tried the M&M?
I got the Hungarian Oak but havent opened it yet

Sell me your Hungarian Oak. Its rank stuff. Would hate to see you turned off whiskey by it.

Cazale · 01-10-2020 09:48PM

Did the three drams tasting tonight. Launching proper on the 1st of November it looks like it'll be an interesting monthly service and I'll be signing up. Going to be Irish focused with limited editions, cask strengths etc. Of tonights samples the Clonakilty cask strength cognac finish was the nicest for me.

Hogzy · 01-10-2020 09:53PM

Has anyone bought and received their Dingle Sherry Cask Tasting Packs from Celtic Whiskey Shop? I ordered mine on Sept 18 and still nothing.

LINK TO CWS

Cazale · 01-10-2020 10:00PM

Hogzy wrote:

Has anyone bought and received their Dingle Sherry Cask Tasting Packs from Celtic Whiskey Shop? I ordered mine on Sept 18 and still nothing.

Got this email the other day.

Thank you very much for your order with the Celtic Whiskey Shop.

Please note that our Tasting Packs are processed separately and will
take an extra while to reach their destination. These orders are
processed down at our bar in Killarney by the team there. If you have
ordered a pack on top of a bottle or gift, these may be shipped
separately as the rest of our orders are processed from our warehouses
in Dublin.

Your tasting packs are expected to arrive at the start of the week of
the tasting, and the Zoom link will then be sent on the morning of the
tasting itself. Our automatic order confirmation email would say 1-2
days but please be patient as it will take a little longer than this to
get out to you.

arodabomb · 02-10-2020 09:04AM

Hogzy wrote: »

Has anyone bought and received their Dingle Sherry Cask Tasting Packs from Celtic Whiskey Shop? I ordered mine on Sept 18 and still nothing.

LINK TO CWS

Mine arrived yesterday, not quite as well packed as the L mulligan ones, just kind of loosely put in a padded envelope. No spills but you could smell the package a mile away.

DARK-KNIGHT · 02-10-2020 09:12AM

hi lads really gotten in to whiskey this year

Currently open bottles
powers three swallows (delicious)
method and madness single grain (wow)
jameson crested (delicious)
bushmills black bush (nice but not amazing)

Do like sherry cask finishes aswell

any bargains to be had?

odyssey06 · 02-10-2020 09:34AM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

hi lads really gotten in to whiskey this year
Currently open bottles
powers three swallows (delicious)
method and madness single grain (wow)
jameson crested (delicious)
bushmills black bush (nice but not amazing)
Do like sherry cask finishes aswell
any bargains to be had?

Sexton is down to €33 in Tesco, that's a sherry finish from Bushmills.
Bushmills 10 year old is €40.
Am hoping to pick up a bottle of the Sexton myself this weekend and am a big fan also of Crested, and Method and Madness SG and Black Bush.

Cazale · 02-10-2020 05:34PM

Our next tasting pack from Celtic Whiskey — bespoke, virtual tastings which will be available over zoom/packaged at the Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder.

Hows it works? Buy > pack gets delivered > join us for a zoom tasting!

What's in the pack? 5 x 30ml

Dalmore is situated north of Inverness in Alness overlooking the Black Isle. It was founded 1839 by Alexander Matheson and has gone on to become a large and highly regarded distillery creating some of the most premium standard of Scotch whisky on the market. This tasting includes samples of the Dalmore 15 & 18 Year Olds, the Cigar Malt, the very special King Alexander III expression as well as a sample of the 25 Year Old Single Malt (worth approximately €1000 a bottle!)

Zoom tasting will take place on Wednesday November 4th, at 8pm with Dalmore Brand Ambassador and co hosted by our whiskey specialists Luke and Alan from the Celtic Whiskey Bar.

€45

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Dalmore-Tasting-Pack-Including-Delivery?search=Tasting

Wailin · 02-10-2020 05:52PM

That's one I'd definitely be interested in but working

Cazale · 02-10-2020 06:03PM

Wailin wrote:

That's one I'd definitely be interested in but working

They upload it to YouTube to rewatch. I've got one for the craic ðŸ˜

BonnieSituation · 02-10-2020 06:08PM

arodabomb wrote: »

Mine arrived yesterday, not quite as well packed as the L mulligan ones, just kind of loosely put in a padded envelope. No spills but you could smell the package a mile away.

Mine was the same. I wasn't too chuffed with the presentation.

BonnieSituation · 02-10-2020 06:09PM

Cazale wrote: »

Our next tasting pack from Celtic Whiskey — bespoke, virtual tastings which will be available over zoom/packaged at the Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder.

Hows it works? Buy > pack gets delivered > join us for a zoom tasting!

What's in the pack? 5 x 30ml

Dalmore is situated north of Inverness in Alness overlooking the Black Isle. It was founded 1839 by Alexander Matheson and has gone on to become a large and highly regarded distillery creating some of the most premium standard of Scotch whisky on the market. This tasting includes samples of the Dalmore 15 & 18 Year Olds, the Cigar Malt, the very special King Alexander III expression as well as a sample of the 25 Year Old Single Malt (worth approximately €1000 a bottle!)

Zoom tasting will take place on Wednesday November 4th, at 8pm with Dalmore Brand Ambassador and co hosted by our whiskey specialists Luke and Alan from the Celtic Whiskey Bar.

€45

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Dalmore-Tasting-Pack-Including-Delivery?search=Tasting

I like the sound of that one.

Cazale · 02-10-2020 06:17PM

BonnieSituation wrote:

Mine was the same. I wasn't too chuffed with the presentation.

Yeah to be fair I did a sample swap with a fella off twitter the other day and his samples were packed better.

ZV Yoda · 03-10-2020 06:34AM

Cazale wrote: »

They upload it to YouTube to rewatch. I've got one for the craic ðŸ˜

Me too. I’m a big Dalmore fan. Always have a bottle of 12 on the go, sometimes 15. Have never tried the others, so really looking forward to this one.

Colking · 03-10-2020 09:09PM

Has it ended ? The link isn't working

Ivefoundgod · 03-10-2020 09:34PM

Picked up a bottle of Method and Madness last Sunday on impulse. Had a glass tonight and really liked it, tasty stuff. Not sure its worth the normal asking price but at €40 its good stuff. Did well out of the O'Briens sale actually, Knappogue 14, Brabazon 1 and Method and Madness.

adrian522 · 03-10-2020 09:48PM

Is that the single grain M&M? I've had one of the Single Pot Still versions and thought it was excellent.

Ivefoundgod · 03-10-2020 10:22PM

adrian522 wrote: »

Is that the single grain M&M? I've had one of the Single Pot Still versions and thought it was excellent.

Yeah the single grain one.

Cazale · 03-10-2020 10:54PM

Had some nice samples from Highland Park last night. Won some whiskey too which was a wee bonus.

killbillvol2 · 03-10-2020 11:04PM

Cazale wrote: »

Had some nice samples from Highland Park last night. Won some whiskey too which was a wee bonus.

I was out last night so I've saved that for tomorrow.

BonnieSituation · 03-10-2020 11:05PM

Colking wrote: »

Has it ended ? The link isn't working

I'd say given the content that sold out in no time.

Black Sheep · 04-10-2020 01:59PM

Cracked open my bottle of Compass Box The Spice Tree last night.

It won Scottish vatted malt of the year in Jim Murray's 2021 Whisky bible and has picked up a few other awards here and there over the years.

Tasting notes, came across to me as a very vinous - does that have to do with the maturation in French oak ends?

A lot of big, bold flavours here, it's an impressive blend with a long finish.

I gather most of the whisky used in it is from Clynelish, not a distillery I'm familiar with at all.

Cazale · 04-10-2020 05:01PM

Tesco have a sale on whiskey this month.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/product/browse/default.aspx?N=4294780066+4294962028&Ne=4294954028&icid=GDP_Drinks_3C_Whiskey&Nao=0

Dont be at yourself · 04-10-2020 05:08PM

Cazale wrote: »

Tesco have a sale on whiskey this month.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/product/browse/default.aspx?N=4294780066+4294962028&Ne=4294954028&icid=GDP_Drinks_3C_Whiskey&Nao=0

Will probably my pick up the M&M and Roe & Co. Anything else worth looking at?

odyssey06 · 04-10-2020 06:19PM

Dont be at yourself wrote: »

Will probably my pick up the M&M and Roe & Co. Anything else worth looking at?

M&M is probably the best of the bunch.

Am a fan of both of the above, think you'd like The Sexton at €33.
Some discussions on it earlier on the thread, it's from Bushmills, sherry cask, possibly Bushmills stock intended for travel retail.

* Don't pickup The Sexton with hand sanitiser on your hand, the brown paint comes right off!

Cazale · 05-10-2020 08:12PM

Teeling Blackpitts is available for pre-order below. It's Teelings much anticipated peated whiskey. I tried it in the summer and it's not bad. Not going to challenge any of the big Scottish whiskeys just yet but great to see more Irish peat.

https://ie.irishmalts.com/single-malt/teeling-blackpitts-peated-single-malt-pre-order

Drinking a bottle of founders KBS which is aged in bourbon barrels. I've been aging it myself for the past five years and it's savage stuff.

tscul32 · 05-10-2020 08:26PM

Sipping a glass of Method and Madness single grain at the moment thanks to this thread. Got a bottle in O'Briens last week for the hubby's birthday today. Have to say it's very drinkable. Roe & Co would be one of our favourites too, but last couple of bottles were under £20 in Sainsbury's in August so even €35 is hard to hand over.

Wailin · 05-10-2020 08:48PM

Having an ardbeg night tonight with the 10 and corryvreckan. Looking forward to comparing them.

killbillvol2 · 05-10-2020 08:51PM

Cazale wrote: »

Drinking a bottle of founders KBS which is aged in bourbon barrels. I've been aging it myself for the past five years and it's savage stuff.

You've just reminded me that I stashed a bottle of that at the back of a cupboard!

What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

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