Stevens wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion. First bottle I looked at (Widow Jane) is $11 cheaper than in the liquor store. I would have never considered the option.
Check out wine-searcher.com. I actually found a rather pricey bottle of something I've wanted to try for a while marked way the fuck down, so ordered 2!
rtw wrote:
Currently enjoying a Lagavulin 16 !
Lag16 is pretty amazing. To me it seems like the universal thing most scotch drinkers can agree on. It's very well known, but highly rated. I guess if you don't like smokey you won't like it, but if you do... Oh man... it is quite a nourishing teat from which I suckle.
Tell me do you gents take your malts with a few drops of water just enough to "cloud" it ?
Depends on my mood, but I usually only ever do straight, which I pretty much do at the bar to slow me down. At home, I take it with a round rock, as I'm usually just chilling by myself.
It is sad to think the last time I went to Japan (2015) the 12 year and other aged releases were generally available. I guess I started a bit late in my discovery of whisky. I will be going through some of the recommendations in this thread to try what is available to me.
That looks like quite a trip! I might do it one day, but am obviously quite upset w/ the Japanese lack of aged single malt, and the ensuing price rise both in Japan and the US. BTW, if you go to Japan again, you can get some very interesting whiskey from Yahoo Japan, but you'll need a connect there to have it mailed to.
If you like Yamazaki, then you should make a move and get as much 12 year as you can. You can get them for $95 or so mail order if you look. I know, that sucks, but I think they've always retailed for $80 in the states. It'll be gone soon, I'm sure.
I was able to pic up a bottle of Yamazaki Limited Edition 2017 abou 12,500 yen + shipping. Had it send to a friend and he lugged it over the pond on his Xmas trip. Of course part of the finders fee was a sip, so we opened it up and had a tickle. Very nice. Might try to keep an eye on these each year.
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