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Old 18-05-2013, 08:48 PM   #1
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Smile Whisky lovers

Calling out all whisky drinkers/collectors. Who here likes their whisky?

Is anyone going to whisky live in Melbourne next month ?
It's on the 14-15 June at $95pp
http://www.whiskylive.com.au/melbourne/


1) What whisky/whiskey's do you have in your collection?
2) What whisky would you like to buy next?
3) What whisky would you recommend?
4) What whisky are you drinking now?

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Old 18-05-2013, 09:29 PM   #2
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This is my small collection im just starting out.



From left to right

1) Monkey shoulder: blend whisky 40%abv
2) Glenfiddich 15yr old distillery edition single malt: 51%abv
3) Sullivans cove French single cask bottle 405 of 419 barrel hh0514: 47.5abv
4) Jack Daniels single barrel bottled 09 barrel 9-3757: 45%abv
5) Bookers bourbon whiskey 7 yrs 1mo batch c04-j-19: 64.60%abv-129.2proof
6) Glenfiddich 12yr old single malt: 40%abv
7) Jim beam white: 37%abv

Next on my to get list is glenfiddich age of discovery or snow Phoenix
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Old 18-05-2013, 09:39 PM   #3
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I have been a whiskey drinker for over 40 years and even did the Distillery tour in Scotland back in the seventies , however I'm no connoisseur , I can't remember the names now (lots of Glen.......) but there were many small distillery's that had some fine tasting Whiskey , I tried a 25 year old Dimple and found that the best for my taste buds but the price was a killer - I found that single malt whiskey gave me a stinking headache and that drinking the blended Whiskey I was always fine .
Now when I drink it's 10yo Dimple and for a real kick I have some "Bushmills Black Bush 50%"
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you have FULL bottle's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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you have FULL bottle's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
drinks at tregs place next Saturday need to help drink those bottles


I drink top shelf just the usual bogan jimmy and jacks but been into the Canadian club lately
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Old 19-05-2013, 02:18 PM   #6
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got hooked on good single malt a few years ago. I was give an 18 yo Highland Park. Absolutely superb taste.
Current stock is as follows, most picked up duty free.
Fortunately, a few times i have been able to taste test some better bottles at duty free (Departures). If you have a good chat with the staff and know your whisky's, they are more likely to offer some good tasting.


Aberlour - 10 year old.
Ardmore traditional cask - age not noted.
The Balvenie doublewood - 12 yo
Bowmore Islay (slightly smoky) - 12 yo
Caol Ila - 12 yo VERY smoky
Isle of Jura Superstition - age not noted.
Laphroaig quarter cask - very strong, First sip was like rocket fuel!

& an 18 year old Irish Jameson.

I generally avoid the likes of Johnny red, chivas, etc. Just not my taste.
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Only a handful of bottles



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Young and stupid days were Jim Beam, now almost exclusively Jack Daniels. Have a bottle of Gentleman Jack waiting for my 30th Birthday.

There is apparently a whisky distillery at Corowa which I am keen to go and have a look at/try. Might take the wife so she can drive
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This is half my single malt collection. The Dimple shouldn't be there though! xrystle, all my 'Glen's' are at the back. My favourite drop? Easily has to be Lagavulin.
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This is half my single malt collection. The Dimple shouldn't be there though! xrystle, all my 'Glen's' are at the back. My favourite drop? Easily has to be Lagavulin.
Excellent collection!

10 points deducted for that Dimple crap.



Mental note to replenish anoter two/three bottles.

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Got wild turkey american honey in the freezer.

Was told to put it in there and have shots of it. I like!
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I got some Jack Daniels Sinatra Edition and a master distillers bottle duty free on my return from the USA.

That now ads to the 2 gold medal commerative editions I have.
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drinks at tregs place next Saturday need to help drink those bottles


I drink top shelf just the usual bogan jimmy and jacks but been into the Canadian club lately
Ill share my drinks with you ill pm you my address all I expect is help concreting my shed floor ;)
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Can't believe you have both of the Glen's that i want. What the glen behind the jimmy ?
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you have FULL bottle's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha yes but not for long I finish work next Monday so I will be giving them a good workout then.
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4 boxes of glenfiddich age of discovery arrived today


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Short of going to America how can I get ahold of some of their whiskey? I'm after a few bottles or mason jars of popcorn Sutton's white whiskey. how do I go about getting this ? I know some states won't post grog.
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I've been a whiskey drinker since I had an accountant tell me that it was ok to claim alcohol as a tax deduction as long as I only claimed each brand/flavour once. Product testing apparently. I didn't complain. Since then, every guy I've dated has been converted to drinking whiskey, or scotch.

At the moment we've only got the standard four bottles of JD in the house, and my bottle of Isle of Jura "Superstition".

I am planning on getting a hold of the rest of the Isle of Jura range in the near future.
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I looked into this a while ago now, I can't remember the exact process but the end result was that a bottle may cost $100, but you'd spend $200 getting it here. So it wasn't exactly feasible, because the process was set-up for businesses that had the intention of buying in bulk.

I've started to troll the German, Italian and UK sites for the same bottles that have been exported from the States. This has yielded some success, but it is a very time consuming, intensive task.

Best advice I could give would be to comb through Canadian alcohol sites because they're not hampered by the same laws.
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Thanks mate I will start checking out a few more country's for it or try and find done one who's going to America lol
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I've been a whiskey drinker since I had an accountant tell me that it was ok to claim alcohol as a tax deduction as long as I only claimed each brand/flavour once. Product testing apparently. I didn't complain. Since then, every guy I've dated has been converted to drinking whiskey, or scotch.

At the moment we've only got the standard four bottles of JD in the house, and my bottle of Isle of Jura "Superstition".

I am planning on getting a hold of the rest of the Isle of Jura range in the near future.



Wow I can claim it on tax i might have to try it this year
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I'll drink to that!!
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I couldn't help my self lol

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Couldn't help myself but I'll be drinking this 1 tonight

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Anything Irish.
Tullamore, Bushmills, Killbeggan or Greenore.
Actually tried the Midelton Very Rare Limited whilst on Honeymoon in Ireland, if avaialble here would work aout at about $1100.
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What the glen behind the jimmy ?
Just an old bottle of 12yo I think
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Wow I can claim it on tax i might have to try it this year
Don't quote me on it, my old accountant could get a tad creative
but you know, product testing. Need to know what to recommend to customers somehow ;)
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I will ask my accountant when I see him. Fingers crossed lol

I bought this glenlivet 16yr old cask strenght yesterday and opened it a few hours ago.

Wow from popping the cork the fruity smell was insatiable and the taste of sweet fruits that went down very very easy it's surprising smooth for a 54.3% abv

This is my new favourite whisky for now I plan on buying another 2 whiskys and maybe even an Aussie one from the timboon railway shed distillery. The whisky adventure has just begun for me and I'm loving it

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I'm about 20 meters away from two whole pallets of Glenlivet 25 year old.
I'd take a photo but I'd get in some serious crap.
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