Whiskey Clique

SVRDhand13 said:

Shit, I now find myself preferring scotch over bourbon/rye.  RIP my wallet.  SVRDhand13 said:

100%!  I always loved Scotch but bourbon was far more accessible.  I had maybe 20 Scotch bottles in my collection, nothing fancy, mostly just standard stuff you can find anywhere.  Since I joined the SMWS and it was game over.  The shit you can get from them is on a complete different level.  I've gotten probably 20 bottles from them in the last year and they've all been outstanding!  It's expensive, but it's some of the best Scotch you can find, and it's delivered to your door.
I've never hunted bourbon, but have a decent collection...most of the good stuff acquired from friends who do hunt, and store lotteries.  The extent of my hunt is me being in a store and wandering over to check for anything fun.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.  Bourbon, even the best, has a flavor and nose profile of say 100.  Scotch is closer to 1000.  Far more unique, far more complex.

Cliffy6745 said:

What’s the deal with that one? All the whiskey memberships I’ve done I’ve felt to be a bit underwhelming, but I’d definitely be interested in a scotch one 

RS151862 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

What’s the deal with that one? All the whiskey memberships I’ve done I’ve felt to be a bit underwhelming, but I’d definitely be interested in a scotch one 

You are better off going to your local and talking to them and buy your own.  I do that with Bourbons.

Locals don’t get anything near what SMWS has to offer. 

tempo_n_groove said:

RS151862 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

What’s the deal with that one? All the whiskey memberships I’ve done I’ve felt to be a bit underwhelming, but I’d definitely be interested in a scotch one 

You are better off going to your local and talking to them and buy your own.  I do that with Bourbons.

Locals don’t get anything near what SMWS has to offer. 

So I just looked into this.  These are barrel picks?  That is what I am seeing.

mcgruff10 said:

bbiggs said:

For anyone that is into Irish whiskey, is Redbreast 12 good and worth the price as a $65-$70 bottle?  My Irish whiskey experience stops at Jameson.

Red breast is one of my favorites and well worth it.   If you like peat flavor try Connemara Irish whiskey.    

bbiggs said:

mcgruff10 said:

bbiggs said:

For anyone that is into Irish whiskey, is Redbreast 12 good and worth the price as a $65-$70 bottle?  My Irish whiskey experience stops at Jameson.

Red breast is one of my favorites and well worth it.   If you like peat flavor try Connemara Irish whiskey.    

Nice. Thanks for the tips. Looking to expand my Irish whiskey horizons a bit. 

tempo_n_groove said:

bbiggs said:

mcgruff10 said:

bbiggs said:

For anyone that is into Irish whiskey, is Redbreast 12 good and worth the price as a $65-$70 bottle?  My Irish whiskey experience stops at Jameson.

Red breast is one of my favorites and well worth it.   If you like peat flavor try Connemara Irish whiskey.    

Nice. Thanks for the tips. Looking to expand my Irish whiskey horizons a bit. 

I buy my boss a bottle of Very Rare Middleton for Christmas every year.  It's $250 a bottle but she says it is the best she has ever had and she has tried a them all pretty much.

bbiggs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

ISO Parkers Heritage Collection, Heavy Char Barrels, aged 11 years, wheat whiskey.

These bottles I here are fantastic.  Will only pay MSRP and not the 3-400 mark ups...

If you find one laying around pick it up.

These are highly allocated as I'm sure you know.  Wish I had one as well, but have zero thought of getting one at retail, being that they're all in the hands of consumers at this point.

bbiggs said:

^Absolutely.  This wheated version probably has a lot of the same characteristics as a WLW or younger Pappy.  Parker's switches up the release every year and some have intrigued me more than others.  This is definitely one I wanted but struck out on.  Hope you track one down or get to try it at least.