Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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Well this New Year was a little different, I came back from a couple of weeks away at work with a stinking cold, so rather than a proper drink at midnight to celebrate the New Year I had a Lemsip instead. I did have a small nip of Bruichladdich 2010 Bere Barley to go with it.
Happy New Year to you all.
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A Christmas gift to myself is a bottle of Brig O Perth, sherry cask finish special.
Brig O Perth was an old blended brand of whisky from Perth based wine merchant called Matthew Gloag and Son. The shop and brand disappeared. The brand name became absorbed / owned by the Edrington group (Macallan, Highland Park, Noble oak and Wyoming Whisky).
The Brig O Perth name was sold by the Edrington group to one of their ex employees Keith Bonnington.
This bottle is an 11 year old Blair Atholl that has been finished for 3 x months in a "Vino de Color" cask.
Vino de Color’ is one of the oldest Sherry Wines of Spain. And the cask they used for finishing the whisky is around 150 years old – and is believed to be one of the few remaining to have contained the concentrated syrupy, dark, rich unfermented Pedro Ximinez grape juice and Dark Sherry mix.
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Tough choices tonight! Let’s be honest i had both
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@the246guy Philbert Rare Cask Sherry Finish Grande Champagne Cognac
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@Inorganic , it's quite lovely. Fantastic nose, and by far the easiest going down, of anything currently on my shelf...
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@Inorganic There was a point in time where I thought that Eagle Rare was the absolute single best bourbon value out there. Last time I was able to buy it,which was over 2 years ago,I paid $34.99 for a store pick barrel. Recently saw it for $150. If you're getting it for a reasonable price in Oregon,stock up!
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@Jett129 It is very hard to find but I just took a look on the Oregon database (which is great because the prices are controlled and you can search in somewhat-real-time of a store's stock) and I found a few bottles close - still at the value price of $32.95!!
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@Inorganic That is really great,and I’m definitely jealous. Like I said stock up.
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@Inorganic , I've had Eagle Rare, and much like anything I've been able to get from BT, I love it. As a coincidence, I could've chosen to get a bottle of ER, when I got the Knob 18. But, it was one, or the other. ER will come around again, the Knob will not. So, the choice was easy. It sucks living in a 3 tier state, but, it is what it is...
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@scooter I’m going to have to put the Elijah Craig on my list now too! You and I are on the same page - the choice between Eagle Rare & an 18 yr Knob Creek is a real easy one! This past Thursday we had a bit of a snow storm in Portland so i headed to the local liquor store in search respite in the form of Eagle Rare and they were all out but luckily had a bottle of Blantons. At $59 I had to pick it up: I think this is my favorite bottle shape I’ve seen in a while.
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@Inorganic I hate you,that’s at least $165 if/when you can find it back East. You have to save the stoppers as they eventually spell out Blantons,and look like horses in a race. Maybe you knew that. Enjoy! Also I have a rare bottle of straight from the barrel Blantons.
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@Jett129 the hate is fair placed. Oregon has a few things going for it - one of them is the price control on booze (the state keeps on online database with prices, stock + locations). So far I have the B & the N, a few more bottles to go until its all spelled out.
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@Inorganic My wife and I both love Oregon. Next time we go I’ll have to stock up on bourbon. If you come across any Elmer T. Lee at a fair price grab it,as the last time I saw that it was going for $450 a bottle.
