Quote (ReturnFormer @ Aug 10 2014 10:28pm)

that ones my wifes favorite.  if you like it you should give the laphroig a try.  she was pleasantly surprised to find it almost as good.

i poured her some caol ila, but she guessed lagavulin on her first try.  got it on second guess tho. 

lagavulin is my favorite.  caol ila is also good, tho.  the ardbeg and laphroig i generally find to be a lil too strong for me to enjoy as much and watering em down, well, waters em down...

Quote (acyroma @ Aug 10 2014 10:30pm)

Love laphroig and lagavulin, those are 2 of the other scotches I have, also have oban cask strength. Something i found really cool is smelling a scotch, then adding a DROP of water and smelling it again. It will smell different.

Quote (ReturnFormer @ Aug 10 2014 10:31pm)

yeah, the water opens it up, releases different chemicals, etc. 

i have the oban 14 year, good stuff.  havent had the cask strength.

Quote (acyroma @ Aug 10 2014 10:35pm)

The cask strength is AMAZING, but it was a limited edition so I haven't seen it around anymore. Been nursing that bottle like crazy, haven't touched it in ~6 months.

Quote (ReturnFormer @ Aug 10 2014 10:41pm)

ah, thats a shame.  ive got a few discontinueds that i do the same with, although sometimes they can change over time. caol ila ive found doesnt hold up well at all, at least not the last bottle we had.  this ones doing good so far, although its only been a month or two since opening it.  ive had some good luck with finding discontinueds, though, got quite a few of them at awesome prices.

time to hit the sack instead of the bottle now, though, i gotta wake up in 4 hours for work...

Quote (acyroma @ Aug 10 2014 10:43pm)

That's shitty, I don't work till 5 tomorrow, biweekly inventory for the win haha.

Quote (ReturnFormer @ Aug 10 2014 10:45pm)

hah.  i start at 4 every day.  its good though, its that much less i have to deal with others.  which is a good thing here... 

Quote (ReturnFormer @ Mar 10 2014 03:25pm)

i actually found a new mini i havent had yet today - JP Wiser's Rye, a canadian blend.  its not terrible as far as cheap whiskies go, but hey, its from canada, how good could it be?


since i havent posted it yet, heres an updated mini list:

Single Malt Scotches:

Ardbeg 10 year
Balvenie 10 Year Founder’s Reserve
Balvenie 15 Year Single Barrel
Bowmore 12 Year
Bowmore 18 Year
Cragganmore 12 Year
Dalwhinnie 15 Year
Glenfiddich 12 Year
Glenfiddich 18 Year
Glenkinchie 10 Year
Glenlivet 12 Year
Glenlivet 18 Year
Glenmorangie 10 Year
Glenmoray 12 Year
Highland Park 18 Year
Knockando 1975-1989 (~80)
Oban 14 Year
Talisker 10 Year
Tobermory 10 Year
Tomintoul 10 Year
Tomintoul 16 Year
Tomintoul 27 Year

Blended Scotches:

Chivas Century of Malts (26)
Chivas Regal 12 Year
Chivas Regal 18 Year
Cutty Sark
Dewar’s 12 Year
Dewar’s White Label
Duggan’s Dew
Hamashkeh
Drambuie
Drambuie 15 Year
Inver House
J&B
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Oak Cross
Old St. Andrews
Teacher’s Highland Cream
The Dimple Pinch
The Famous Grouse
The Six Isles

Bourbons:

Baker’s 7 Year
Basil Hayden
Blanton’s
Booker’s
Bulleit
Early Times
Ezra Brooks 7 Year
Gentleman Jack
George Dickel
George Dickel No. 8
Jack Daniel’s
Jim Beam
Jim Beam – Devil’s Cut
Jim Beam – Jacob’s Ghost
Knob Creek 9 Year
Maker’s Mark
Michter’s
Michter’s Single Barrel
Old Grand-Dad
Old Whiskey River 6 Year
Wild Turkey 101
Wild Turkey Barrel Proof
Wild Turkey With Honey
Woodford

Irish Whiskies:

Bushmills
Bushmills 10 Year
Bushmills Black Bush
Cu Chulainn
Jameson
Kellan
Michael Collins

Canadian Whiskies:

Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey
Canadian Mist
Crown Royal
Crown Royal Reserve
JP Wiser’s Rye
Seagram’s VO
Windsor Canadian Whiskey

Other Whiskies:

Jim Beam Rye
Michter’s Rye
Seagram’s 7 Crown
Yamazaki 12 Year


Vodkas:

360
Absolut
Absolut Pears
Absolut Raspberri
Absolut Vanilla
Apollo White Nights
Argent
Bak’s Bison Grass Vodka
Beluga
Belvedere
Blue Ice
Brilliant
Brooklyn Republic
Chopin
Cupcake
Danzka
Effen
Finlandia
Gilbey’s
Gordon’s
Grey Goose
Ice Kube
Iceberg
Idol
Imperia
Jewel of Russia
Jewel of Russia Berry Infusion
Kamchatka
Keglevich
Ketel One
Khortytsa
Legend of Kremlin
Level
Liquid Ice Berry
Luksusowa Wild Berry
Moses
Nemiroff
Nemiroff – Honey Pepper
Pravda
R. Jelinek Plum Flavored
Rain Organics
Reyka
Roberto Cavalli
Ruskova
Seagram’s
Skyy
Skyy 90
Smirnoff
St. Petersburg
Stanislav – Café Mocha
Stolichnaya Elit
Stolichnaya – Chocolate Coconut
Tanqueray Sterling
Tito’s
Trump
Turi
Vesica
Vincent Van Gogh Double Espresso
Vox
White Gold
Wyborowa
X Rated
Zyr

Tequilas:

1800 Reposado
Agave 99 Reposado
Agave 99 Silver
Cazadores Reposado
Corazon Blanco
Don Eduardo Silver
Jose Cuervo Especial
Jose Cuervo Silver Blue Agave
Jose Cuervo Silver Tradicional
Margaritaville Blanco
Patron Silver
Ron Abuelo Anejo
Sauza Gold
Sol Dios Anejo
Sol Dios Blanco
Trago Anejo


Rums:

Bacardi
Bacardi Gold
DonQ Mojito flavored Rum
Flor de Cana Gold
Jumbie Coconut Splash
Oronoco
Ronrico
Ron Zacapa Solera 23
Seagram’s
Tommy Bahama White Sand

Gins:

Beefeater
Bombay Sapphire
Bulldog
Flor de Cana
Hendrick’s
Iceberg
Martin Miller’s
New Amsterdam
Seagram’s
Swordsman
Tanqueray
Tanqueray No. Ten


Others:

Becherovka
R. Jelinek Gold Slivovitz 10 Year
Spirit of Solomon Slivovitz


Liqueurs:

Armon – Chocolate
Armon – Pear
Coco de Java
DeKuyper – Washington Apple Burst
Disaronno Amaretto
Frangelico
Godiva Chocolate
Godiva White Chocolate
Heering Cherry Liqueur
Herman Jansen - Apricot
Herman Jansen - Chocolate Mint
Leroux Blackberry Brandy
Peacock Coffee Liqueur
Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
Veev Acai Liqueur