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What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

artanevilla

I know there's a thread on recommending Whiskeys/Whiskys but there's none on general tasting as far as I can see.

Similar premise to the beer thread, but we'll say month instead of week as drinking a €50/60 bottle of Whiskey/Whisky a week is probably not a good idea...

I picked up a bottle of The Glenlivet Master Distillers Reserve on my travels recently. No age statement.

Not the most complex Whisky in the world. It's quite nice though, smooth and fruity, very strong taste of pears, and a tiny bit of spice. Drank with a splash of water.

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the beer revolu

^^^^^

a €99 history lesson.
No thanks, all the same.

People seem to think that cask strength justifies silly prices, it seems.
It's the new thing!

ro_p_ro1986

Anyone know why Midleton Very Rare 2020 is being sold for 800-900 on he auction sites?

Starlord_01

ro_p_ro1986 wrote: »

Anyone know why Midleton Very Rare 2020 is being sold for 800-900 on he auction sites?

Supply & Demand

ro_p_ro1986

Is there less of the 2020 vintage?

A 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 are all going for at least half that price. Surely there is less of them?

Only thing I can think is that its Brian Nations last offering as Master Distiller.

Effects

Starlord_01 wrote: »

Supply & Demand

But why is the demand so high?
Has the supply changed much over previous years?

irish_goat

the beer revolu wrote: »

^^^^^

a €99 history lesson.

****e like that puts me off buying it if anything.

ro_p_ro1986

irish_goat wrote: »

****e like that puts me off buying it if anything.

Same. I hate when they try spin a yarn about the history of some distillery or new bottle.

It really feels like they are puling the wool over your eyes for some extra notes. Which is what they are doing.

ro_p_ro1986

Anyone tried these new causeway offerings from Bushmills?

Electric Nitwit

ro_p_ro1986 wrote: »

Is there less of the 2020 vintage?

A 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 are all going for at least half that price. Surely there is less of them?

Only thing I can think is that its Brian Nations last offering as Master Distiller.

Much less from what I've heard. I've spoken to off licences who normally get a couple of cases but got one or two bottles this year, it's a pain

One possible reason is that they plan to release next year's in spring in a change of tradition

ro_p_ro1986

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Much less from what I've heard. I've spoken to off licences who normally get a couple of cases but got one or two bottles this year, it's a pain

One possible reason is that they plan to release next year's in spring in a change of tradition

Ahh, that would make sense.

I heard 12,000 bottles were released of the 2020. Any idea how that compares to any other year?

I would have assumed they would be consistent year on year, but obviously not.

odyssey06

ro_p_ro1986 wrote: »

Same. I hate when they try spin a yarn about the history of some distillery or new bottle.

It really feels like they are puling the wool over your eyes for some extra notes. Which is what they are doing.

Well they are certainly spinning a yarn, and there's so much competition out there now with new releases, this one has achieved its goal of uniquely identifying the product.

Although I don't know what wool is being pulled over people's eyes unless they expect Galloping Hogan to have risen from the dead and taken a hand in the distilling.

[Deleted User]

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Much less from what I've heard. I've spoken to off licences who normally get a couple of cases but got one or two bottles this year, it's a pain

One possible reason is that they plan to release next year's in spring in a change of tradition

The 2019 is going to be around for a while. People are losing their minds over the 2020. Nearly every time the phone rings at work it's someone looking for it. It's long gone.

Cazale

Can't remember if I posted this one or not. Released last month. €38 a bottle.

SEVEN CHURCHES IRISH WHISKEY SINGLE GRAIN 700ML 40°

Using the original recipe of ‘gráin agus uisce’ (Irish for grain and water), only the finest whiskey distillates have been hand-selected to perfect Seven Churches Whiskey Small Batch Blend. For a modern twist our whiskey is matured in Kentucky bourbon casks.

TASTE PROFILE:

COLOUR: Oak Brown
AROMA: Candy sweetness with a hint of dark fruit matured in a bourbon cask
TASTE: Subtle wooden and vanilla tones that finishes floral with a warm spicy kick
FINISH: Lingering sweetness, warm and smooth, light in body

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

a €99 history lesson.

For €99 I'd expect the history to be accurate. The original imperial stouts weren't "Brewed to a high strength so the beer could last the ocean journey". They were brewed to high strength because the Russians liked their drinks to be strong.

Edit: and what fcuking ocean?!

Cazale

ro_p_ro1986 wrote:

I heard 12,000 bottles were released of the 2020. Any idea how that compares to any other year?

I've seen bottles of 2019 in five different places over the last week with some of them with dust on them. I don't remember there ever been such a clamour for its release. The 2020 sold out in a couple of days so it must have been an extremely small release.

tobdom

ro_p_ro1986 wrote: »

Anyone know why Midleton Very Rare 2020 is being sold for 800-900 on he auction sites?

Master Distiller Brian Nation's last MVR, new Master Distiller taking over, I'd say this is the main reason. Much more demand rather than being a supply issue....

https://irishwhiskeymagazine.com/news/midleton-very-rare-vintage-release-2020/

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

People are losing their minds over the 2020

Must be collectors looking to complete sets, mustn't it? Actual drinkers presumably don't care too much about the year

That said, I'm in the former category so I can't judge. I bought our first a bottle in 2018 and our second was born this year so I'm hunting along with the rest :pac:

[Deleted User]

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Must be collectors looking to complete sets, mustn't it? Actual drinkers presumably don't care too much about the year

That said, I'm in the former category so I can't judge. I bought our first a bottle in 2018 and our second was born this year so I'm hunting along with the rest :pac:

The collectors were the first people to buy, but after a while word seemed to get out that it was going for big money and people we've never seen before were in every day looking for it. We've had people all over the country ringing up and asking for us to hold a bottle for them until after the lockdown(before the restrictions were eased). The last batch of 80 bottles we got never made it out to the shelves. Staff and management nabbed the lot. I imagine it was the same in every company that could get some.

Useful.Idiot

Cazale wrote: »

For a modern twist our whiskey is matured in Kentucky bourbon casks.

:rolleyes:

adrian522

Cazale wrote: »

only the finest whiskey distillates have been hand-selected to perfect Seven Churches Whiskey Small Batch Blend. For a modern twist our whiskey is matured in Kentucky bourbon casks.

The amount of bull**** surrounding Irish distilleries at the moment is overwhelming.

Any word on what actual "finest whiskey distillates " were selected or is that a secret??

Paul Weller

Effects wrote: »

But why is the demand so high?
Has the supply changed much over previous years?

If say it's to do with covid .. speculators hoping that this year's whiskey in years to come will be prized

Insect Overlord

I've ordered one of each of the Thomond Gate whiskeys. Gonna put them away long term and hopefully enjoy them in 2039 or 2042 (if we're still celebrating 18ths and 21sts then!)

Adyx

Having a Nikka from the Barrel after work. Thought there was only 1 measure left in the bottle so told the staff to just throw it all in. Turns out it was more like 2. Haha

Cazale

A few more releases. Got a sneaky sample of the Red Silkie about six months ago and it was a nice drop.

The Legendary Red Silkie and Red Silkie Cask Strength will be available to order from our Irish online store at 16.02 tomorrow! Inspired by the final journey of a true legend of the Donegal Coast, Red Hugh O'Donnell. Red Silkie is finished in Rioja and Ribera del Duero wine casks, the Ribera region being very close to Red Hugh's final resting place at the Castle of Simancas in Spain, where he died in 1602.

Red Silkie is aromatic and sweet, strawberry coulis, marmalade and dried fruit steeping in Earl grey tea, opens to dry wine notes, and oak tannins and maintains a crisp freshness. We have bottled just 1100 bottles of Red Silkie (46% ABV, non-chill filtered) and 210 bottles of Red Silkie Cask Strength (63.2% ABV, non-chill filtered). Red Silkie is launching on our Irish online store at 16.02 (4.02pm) on Thursday, December 10th and from selected stores.

Dunvilles
The latest addition to the Single Cask Series will launch Fri 11 Dec 2020 at 20:20hrs. Cask 1717 is a 20 y/o Single Malt finished in the finest Oloroso & PX Sherry casks. 54.8% abv limited to 290 bottles priced £225. This release will be limited two bottles per customer.

OldRio

The Bushmills Tasting Fiasco (Did the Courier know the existence of Leitrim episode)

Long story but to cut it short. Lots of emails between myself and Bushmills They offered profound apologies. Huge miscommunication issues between Bushmills and Courier blah blah blah. They refunded my money and promised to send me some 'stuff around the place' and 2 bottles of hot sauce.

This morning we had a delivery from Bushmills. Basically the tasting kick, 4 sample bottles of whiskey only 1 bottle of sauce and 2 tumblers, one was smashed.

Ah well.

Cazale

OldRio wrote:

This morning we had a delivery from Bushmills. Basically the tasting kick, 4 sample bottles of whiskey only 1 bottle of sauce and 2 tumblers, one was smashed.

Bad form. I only noticed earlier that one of my smaller glasses has a chip out of it.

L1011

I strongly suspect they may not attempt that sort of decentralised tasting again; rather a mess even if it worked out well for most of the participants + vastly more expensive for them than doing it in a bar like they would have done pre-COVID.

irish_goat

L1011 wrote: »

I strongly suspect they may not attempt that sort of decentralised tasting again; rather a mess even if it worked out well for most of the participants + vastly more expensive for them than doing it in a bar like they would have done pre-COVID.

Their website talks of "a series of online and offline" events, so I'd say we could see at least another one online. https://blackbushstories.com/

BonnieSituation

ro_p_ro1986 wrote: »

Is there less of the 2020 vintage?

A 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 are all going for at least half that price. Surely there is less of them?

Only thing I can think is that its Brian Nations last offering as Master Distiller.

Effects wrote: »

But why is the demand so high?
Has the supply changed much over previous years?

I had assumed it was because it was Brian's last outing.

ButtersSuki

I have a very rare and very limited individually numbered Jameson “Thanks a Million” in its presentation case amongst others that I’m not going to drink or open and am looking to offload. Can anyone advise of the best place to do this?

https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/jameson-thanks-a-million