What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

odyssey06 · 31-01-2021 09:12PM

antimatterx wrote: »

I'm normally a Jameson Original drinker. I think it tastes great and is a good price. What would others recommend if I was to expand my whiskey tasting? (Or If anyone knows of any places selling Jameson cheap rn).

Tesco have Tullamore Dew 1 litre for €30 if you're looking for quantity.
Also, Dunphys which imo is quite similar to Jameson Original is €21 in Tesco and Supervalu.

Powers Gold, Black Bush from Bushmills Roe & Co and Jameson Crested, Jameson Caskmates Stout would be a step up in quality from the above. Not many offers about at the moment though, in the run up to Christmas you could get Powers for €20, and the others for €25.
* Powers is €23 in Supervalu

A step up again in quality would be Teeling Small Batch, Writers Tears Copper Pot.

2011abc · 31-01-2021 09:35PM

30 euro a litre is same as 21 euro for 700ml standard bottle .May as well go for what you like from the 20-22 ish price range at that rate .Bush white for me .Not mad about Tullamore

killbillvol2 · 31-01-2021 10:25PM

Effects wrote: »

But are people looking to buy it because they cant get it, or would those people be willing to buy it anyway?

I got two bottles when it came out, but haven't opened them yet.

Got a few small sample bottles of it as well, so had been trying those in the mean time.

I drank the first bottle I got in no time. I'm sparing the current bottle until supply improves.

ZV Yoda · 31-01-2021 11:11PM

Effects wrote: »

But are people looking to buy it because they cant get it, or would those people be willing to buy it anyway?

I got two bottles when it came out, but haven't opened them yet.

Got a few small sample bottles of it as well, so had been trying those in the mean time.

I can’t speak for anybody else, but I fancy a bottle because I’ve heard good things about it. Simple as that.

You have 2 unopened bottles and samples? Nice. Thanks for rubbing salt in the wounds

Effects · 31-01-2021 11:21PM

Well I drank the samples fairly quick! They were small enough. But did have three samples of each cask constituent of Blue Spot.
I didn't need two full bottles of it, but I was asked how many I wanted when I ordered it, and just said two for some reason!
I think I'd expected to go through one bottle over Christmas but it just didn't work out that way, and drank other whiskey over the Christmas period.

odyssey06 · 31-01-2021 11:23PM

ZV Yoda wrote: »

I can’t speak for anybody else, but I fancy a bottle because I’ve heard good things about it. Simple as that.
You have 2 unopened bottles and samples? Nice. Thanks for rubbing salt in the wounds

DrinksHero have sample for 10e if you are desperate to try it but with shipping will be v expensive unless you lob in a few other samples or bottle.

FileNotFound · 01-02-2021 12:51AM

Effects wrote: »

Well I drank the samples fairly quick! They were small enough. But did have three samples of each cask constituent of Blue Spot.
I didn't need two full bottles of it, but I was asked how many I wanted when I ordered it, and just said two for some reason!
I think I'd expected to go through one bottle over Christmas but it just didn't work out that way, and drank other whiskey over the Christmas period.

Would want to be special to justify the price over the green spot.

Is it me or is it just the new norm to add high prices to anything new.

In that range it's against the best of the method and madness series, more expensive by a good way on RB12.

Mellor · 01-02-2021 02:16AM

FileNotFound wrote: »

Would want to be special to justify the price over the green spot.

Is it me or is it just the new norm to add high prices to anything new.

In that range it's against the best of the method and madness series, more expensive by a good way on RB12.

It’s a cask strength. Greenspot, RB12 etc are not.
Cask strength is about a 50% more distillate, therefore a 50% premium. A better comparison would be RB12CS.

There’s definitely a bit of premium on it as a new product. But it’s not as simple as looking at the price.

Effects · 01-02-2021 11:53AM

FileNotFound wrote: »

Would want to be special to justify the price over the green spot.

As Mellor said, it's cask strength, so it's bottled at 58.7%.
Cask strength seems to be a trend, so they are definitely influenced by that.

Charge what people are willing to pay, as they say.

FileNotFound · 01-02-2021 01:18PM

Effects wrote: »

As Mellor said, it's cask strength, so it's bottled at 58.7%.
Cask strength seems to be a trend, so they are definitely influenced by that.

Charge what people are willing to pay, as they say.

I'd counter that with its only a 7 year old. (which people can counter with who cares about age its down to taste)

Although a higher price for cask makes sense.

Effects · 01-02-2021 02:11PM

FileNotFound wrote: »

I'd counter that with its only a 7 year old. (which people can counter with who cares about age its down to taste)

Although a higher price for cask makes sense.

I'll counter that with 7 year old is the youngest. It's also got 20 year old whiskey in the mix!

But sure look at the prices a lot of the younger brands are getting away with charging for very young whiskey.

FileNotFound · 01-02-2021 02:14PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Premium too because they might have done a limited run to see the reaction. Now they know they can probably produce it and charge that price going forward.

It's available in the airport apparently if you have some very mad reason to be going there lately

I once booked a 5 euro Ryanair flight just to pick up stuff that was cheaper in the airport. (I was bored one day what can I say).

Went in through security bought my stuff and purposely missed flight. They just send you back out with your shopping.

For anyone desperate - could be worth trying when lockdown allows. Defo not a necessary journey.

Also flew to genava for a few hrs to try duty free once but the Swiss franc and prices made it redundant.

Ah to be young again.

L1011 · 01-02-2021 03:25PM

FileNotFound wrote: »

Also flew to genava for a few hrs to try duty free once but the Swiss franc and prices made it redundant.

Basel-Mulhouse Airport has more French style prices but has both an arrival and an outbound duty free on the Swiss exit - you need a BSL coded ticket not an MLH one though.

Still very, very unlikely to be worth the time and flight costs!

2011abc · 01-02-2021 03:28PM

FileNotFound wrote: »

I once booked a 5 euro Ryanair flight just to pick up stuff that was cheaper in the airport. (I was bored one day what can I say).

Went in through security bought my stuff and purposely missed flight. They just send you back out with your shopping.

For anyone desperate - could be worth trying when lockdown allows. Defo not a necessary journey.

Also flew to genava for a few hrs to try duty free once but the Swiss franc and prices made it redundant.

Ah to be young again.

I think I speak for more than myself when I say you are the Hero of the Day !Id be worried theyd lock you up (for a fortnight ?!) if you 'missed your flight' today .And while selection is amazing in Dublin airport the prices are average at best

Slattsy · 01-02-2021 03:45PM

I've gone back to my roots and have bottles of the first two Scotches I ever tried; Laphroaig 10 and The Macallan 12. Glorious.

Technophobe · 01-02-2021 03:57PM

Had a few over weekend and really liked the Jameson Caskmates Stout edition for a simple no fuss tipple...

Someone mentioned Amrut a few pages back, so I dug out the Amrut Fusion I have and was nicer than I remembered it being previously...

Cazale · 01-02-2021 08:17PM

2011abc wrote:

I think I speak for more than myself when I say you are the Hero of the Day !Id be worried theyd lock you up (for a fortnight ?!) if you 'missed your flight' today .And while selection is amazing in Dublin airport the prices are average at best

Locked up for a fortnight with only duty free whiskey for company. Would be a struggle alright!

Cazale · 01-02-2021 08:27PM

The Irish Whiskey Society have another tasting on the 11 of February for 21 year old Irish Whiskey. Trying Redbreast 21, Bushmills 21, Kilbeggan 21 and Knappogue Castle 21 Years Old. Promises to be a good one.

Cazale · 02-02-2021 03:33PM

Celtic Whiskey have a Powers John's Lane deconstruction tasting for sale. Five samples listed below. One of my favourite pot stills so a no brainer!

Powers John's Lane 12 Year-Old

1st Fill bourbon component 14 Year (Cask Strength)

2nd Fill bourbon component 14 year (Cask Strength)

1st Fill Sherry component 18 year (Cask Strength)

Powers John's Lane (Cask strength).

The Inbetween is mine · 02-02-2021 04:24PM

Red Breast 15yo for this evenings enjoyment

FileNotFound · 02-02-2021 06:58PM

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Red Breast 15yo for this evenings enjoyment

I always find having a lead in (in this case having an RB12 before) helps me taste the profile better - or maybe its in my head.

Its a nice one - enjoy

Hogzy · 02-02-2021 07:02PM

Cazale wrote: »

Celtic Whiskey have a Powers John's Lane deconstruction tasting for sale. Five samples listed below. One of my favourite pot stills so a no brainer!

Powers John's Lane 12 Year-Old

1st Fill bourbon component 14 Year (Cask Strength)

2nd Fill bourbon component 14 year (Cask Strength)

1st Fill Sherry component 18 year (Cask Strength)

Powers John's Lane (Cask strength).

10% off too if youre a member of the Celtic Whiskey Club

ctlsleh · 02-02-2021 10:31PM

FileNotFound wrote: »

I always find having a lead in (in this case having an RB12 before) helps me taste the profile better - or maybe its in my head.

Its a nice one - enjoy

RB12 is hard to beat, hard a couple earlier, sooo easy to drink, moved on to a Ballykilcavan 1.2 and it’s really super albeit initially hotter than RB

Cazale · 03-02-2021 08:21PM

Bushmills 21 year old deconstruction tasting tonight. Looking forward to trying the Cask Strength version.

L1011 · 03-02-2021 09:25PM

I assumed the 10 and 19 would be watered to 40%. The 10s aren't - ~58%.

I'll be rolling on the floor by the end of this.

L1011 · 03-02-2021 09:27PM

I presume the 19s are cask also, hasn't said the % which'll be a bit down.

Cazale · 03-02-2021 09:31PM

L1011 wrote:

I'll be rolling on the floor by the end of this.

Yeah I think I'll be in trouble after this one!

L1011 · 03-02-2021 09:32PM

Actual admission of the 1784 date! That's surprising.

Cazale · 03-02-2021 10:40PM

Great Bushmills tasting tonight. Five cask strength whiskeys in an hour is some going. All of the samples were straight from the cask with the char included as seen in the picture. The 21 year old cask strength is up there with the best I've tried.

killbillvol2 · 03-02-2021 10:54PM

Cazale wrote: »

Great Bushmills tasting tonight. Five cask strength whiskeys in an hour is some going. All of the samples were straight from the cask with the char included as seen in the picture. The 21 year old cask strength is up there with the best I've tried.

Couldn't do this tonight so I'm looking forward to catching up at my leisure. Sounds great.

What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

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