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Decided it was time to start getting into whisk(e)y. Picked this Ardbeg up last week.
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Almost an entirely new experience with the seated (& whisky in general). I've had some of the main brand bourbons (Maker's, Beam, etc.) Tennessee (JD), and Irish (Jameson) multiple times in the past, as well as a really bad experience with Chivas many moons ago. As far as peated sconces go, I had a friend share a dram of Laphroig with me many years ago and tried a sip of some Ardbeg at another friend's house a year or two ago (not sure what Ardbeg it was. Though it tasted good, I wasn't too interested at the time, so I didn't bother to look. Lookin back, I think it was a committee release, but could be wrong).
Anyway, I cracked the Uigeadail last week and have really enjoyed it. The biggest struggle is setting it aside to let it air a bit now that I've drank down past the shoulder. That and figuring out what my next purchase will be.
Whisk(e)y AD can make the Brown Leaf acquisitions look like a game.
Didn’t even know BT made 1.75erz, so I had to buy’m just on principle.
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BT is usually pretty easy to get out here in Phoenix, but Eagle Rare & the Colonel is hit and miss. Stagg Jr & Blantons can be had, but they typically want you to buy at least another bottle, in this case that bottle of rum. That Knob 12 yr is pretty tough to get out here as wellBuffalo Trace has been plentiful around here, but E.H. Taylor and Stagg Jr. haven't been available for at least the past few months or so.
You’ve got a hell of a lineup man. I’d love to get my hands on that Henry McKenna 10.No truer words were ever spoken. Other than a few bottles of Scotch in the cabinet this is my Bourbon/American collection. The Scotch, Japanese, Korean, and Irish are on the other side of the bar sink.
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Great find. I haven’t been able to find any type of Indian Whisk(e)y in the wild. I sampled a bunch of them at Whisky Fest in 2019 and thought they were excellent.Paul John Brilliance Indian Single Malt
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