Whiskey Clique

Gern Blansten

I tried Backbone Bourbon based on the local drunk guy at the liquor store.  It was very good.  Distilled in IN then barreled and stored in KY.

Bentleyspop

DavidD

Haven’t seen any Eagle rare for a little while in Toronto. Maybe now we’ll get some up north.  🤞
But I was able to score me one of these. 

DavidD

I have been enjoying the Arran malt, the bothy quarter cask. Very nice  

mca47

Bentleyspop said:

Eagle Rare is always a solid choice!  Not the easiest to find in the wild here in Arizona.
Would like to find me a bottle of Eagle Rare 17.

tempo_n_groove

All of a sudden Eagle Rare is tough to find now?  WTF?

Cliffy6745

Everything good is hard to find now 

bbiggs

Yep. Eagle rare is gone the day it hits the shelves. The vultures buy it for 30 and sell for who knows what. It’s dumb. Good bourbon though 

Zod

DavidD said:

tempo_n_groove said:

bbiggs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

bbiggs said:

^ I think timing is purely coincidental because they announced the release in Feb. US customers have been bitching for a while and Buffalo Trace finally listened. It will continue annually in limited releases. 

ISO

LOL...same

When I was frequenting the FBbourbon groups before they were shut down there were people peddling them for 120 a bottle.  Most people said it wasn't worth the extra coin and just settle for the reg.  I'd like to try it though.

Maybe I can ship you a taste from Canada. I can label it maple syrup. Lol

I kept reading about an alternate version of Aberlour 12 that was non chill filtered.  Our selection here in Canada (at least in BC) is fairly limited.   Our rules our so strict no one will try to ship whisky into Canada.   The good news is I have a friend who lives in Texas.  Turns out Texas has some protectionist laws to prevent liquor from be mailed in State.  Found a website in Norway that would ship it to Texas.   Figured, why not try.   I order it a few weeks before I get there for a visit.  They labeled it as Saline (Sodium Chloride).   Lol!!!

I'm also really missing Glenronach 12 here.  I really like the Speyside stuff that's aged in Sherry casks.  You can't buy the real Macallan 12 here, Glenronach is gone.  I love Dalmore but it's pretty expensive.  Balvenie is pretty expensive here too.

I end up drinking alot of the regular Aberlour 12  

Bentleyspop

tempo_n_groove said:

All of a sudden Eagle Rare is tough to find now?  WTF?

This has been a very dry year for bottles from Sazerac (Buffalo Trace) brands.
What I picked up was a private barrel. 
Did a side by side with "regular" Eagle Rare. It was tasty.
Sold it out with no limits in under 2 hours.

bbiggs

Still waiting on Blanton's Gold and EHT 18 Year Marriage to hit Chicagoland.  Both were supposedly targeted for June.

mcgruff10

I'm a newbie: best Scotch's for under $50.  Also, best online site to buy.  Thanks all!
Mike

bbiggs

mcgruff10 said:

I'm a newbie: best Scotch's for under $50.  Also, best online site to buy.  Thanks all!
Mike

I'm not that well versed, but I like Glenlivet 12 year at that price point.  Real good scotch imo

DavidD

mcgruff10 said:

I'm a newbie: best Scotch's for under $50.  Also, best online site to buy.  Thanks all!
Mike

I like this one and it’s $50 Canadian. 

mcgruff10

Both sound tasty!  Thanks for the advice guys. 

Fifthelement

Zod said:

DavidD said:

tempo_n_groove said:

bbiggs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

bbiggs said:

^ I think timing is purely coincidental because they announced the release in Feb. US customers have been bitching for a while and Buffalo Trace finally listened. It will continue annually in limited releases. 

ISO

LOL...same

When I was frequenting the FBbourbon groups before they were shut down there were people peddling them for 120 a bottle.  Most people said it wasn't worth the extra coin and just settle for the reg.  I'd like to try it though.

Maybe I can ship you a taste from Canada. I can label it maple syrup. Lol

I kept reading about an alternate version of Aberlour 12 that was non chill filtered.  Our selection here in Canada (at least in BC) is fairly limited.   Our rules our so strict no one will try to ship whisky into Canada.   The good news is I have a friend who lives in Texas.  Turns out Texas has some protectionist laws to prevent liquor from be mailed in State.  Found a website in Norway that would ship it to Texas.   Figured, why not try.   I order it a few weeks before I get there for a visit.  They labeled it as Saline (Sodium Chloride).   Lol!!!

I'm also really missing Glenronach 12 here.  I really like the Speyside stuff that's aged in Sherry casks.  You can't buy the real Macallan 12 here, Glenronach is gone.  I love Dalmore but it's pretty expensive.  Balvenie is pretty expensive here too.

I end up drinking alot of the regular Aberlour 12  

@Zod  Have you tried this Glenlivet in the Cognac cask?  It’s f’n delicious.  Found it at the Janes Bay - BC Liquor store.

Jearlpam0925

I thought I'd go easy on this stuff but it has been goddamn delicious:

mcgruff10

Ok I just bought my first bottle in 15 years: 

bbiggs

^ Nice choice!  Let us know what you think when you get a chance to try it.  Enjoy.

Bentleyspop

I'll just leave this here....