Quote (Malopox @ 22 Sep 2023 04:35)
This is a nice hunting list.
To be honest I just get 1-2 bottles for 50-100€ a year from my local liquor store and slowly socially have them over dinner when friends are over.
I did try Laphroig, but I’m not sure I’m big on smokyness. Last one was Glenlivet Distillers Reserve. Going through Macallan 12 now.
https://i.imgur.com/2uMG9TA.jpgQuote (colorful @ 22 Sep 2023 04:44)
^hamsterbaby
Yea I love the smokiness. I’m not a fan of the burn. I really don’t like drinking anything above 50%. 43% is just right me- laphroaig is my go to scotch…unfortunately I am Russian and drink about a third of a bottle per sitting if not the whole half. The 16 takes me longer to drink for sure- I would say 5 sittings. I can drink it faster but the 16 I like to savor, no reason to drink it quick. Those 5% make a difference to me. The 30 year laphroaig I spoke off is 46%- that already tells me it is magical.
^Malopox
Not a fan of trying different whisky’s. I have dipped and dabbled when I was younger but Laphroaig is my one true love. Macallen gives me a very angry mood….and off the topic of scotch and to the topic of whisky, I don’t understand how people drink Jameson..
Cheers to you all good ppl
This is a very special Laphroaig at the bottom. I had 2 bottles of it. I got a discount as an employee and it cost about 270 SGD which is about 200 USD at that point of time.
One of the best Laphroaig bottled for the past 20 years. My boss and company higher ups went to Laphroaig and personally pick the casks and it was bottled in an Official bottling with only 900 plus available.
30 to 35% went to the Japanese market , the Rest went to EU and USA. And we have about 40 bottles in Singapore in 2005, 2006.
It was 200 USD. Now it cost about 15,000 Pounds and in some sites in EU it went up as high as 17,000 Euro
This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Sep 21 2023 03:37pm