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.
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@Jett129 no luck finding any Elmer T. Lee anywhere in Oregon! It must be rare stuff to come by. Check out the database: http://www.oregonliquorsearch.com/ It could be that there is actually some Elmer in Oregon, but at the Oregon Liquor Director's house. He just resigned this month after it was found out he was hoarding rare bourbon to keep for himself, friends and family (https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/13/bourbon-oregon-olcc-steve-marks-resign/) - you can't make this stuff up!!
