friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It's not a bad dram Fettercairn for a light, slowly sipping, all night one.
Whisky recommendations?
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friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I was going to sign up for the ballot for this but the name put me off.
Tourism Destination of the Year Release WTF
ex-Manzanilla Sherry Matured Whisky | Isle of Raasay Distillery
Our peated spirit, fully matured in ex-Manzanilla sherry casks has been specially selected to honour our recent ‘Tourism Destination of the Year award’.
raasaydistillery.com
Tourism Destination of the Year Release WTF 
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Not that part of Scotland, just Glesca, Embra, Borders, Ayrshire and Dumfries (these last two on family holidays as my dad was mad for the Burns trail).Fancy that. Scots folk trading on the mystique of the wee dram
To be honest I'm not much of a Distillery hunter but if I'm in the neck of the woods of a dram I like I will at least got to the shop of the distillery. Once you've done a few tours you kinda get the gist of how it's made. The distilleries I do have really fond memories of though are more about their location that their copper pots.
A word of warning. Most of what you can buy north of the border is available online, and in supermarkets all over the world, cheaper than it will be in any Scottish distillery.
You are going there to make a contribution toDiageothe economy of local community though.
Have you been that way before Serge?
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
You're in for a treat
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Have a friend visiting from Thailand this weekend. He usually brings a bottle of the good stuff with him, but as he is really busy and so will hardly actually be here this time, he thought he better buy a really nice bottle. Which seems a bit the wrong way round, but hey ho.
Highland Park 16yo Wings of the Eagle. Duty free only (and £100 there!) with harmonised notes of sweet figs, apricots, nutmeg, chocolate-coated marzipan and aromatic heather-rich peat-smoke. It looks fucking lovely. I am trying not to drink any till he gets back tonight.
e2a: 17:44 and I have had to just check if it requires an ice cube or a splash. It doesn't. I'm not getting the nutmeg yet, but it is fucking lovely.
Highland Park 16yo Wings of the Eagle. Duty free only (and £100 there!) with harmonised notes of sweet figs, apricots, nutmeg, chocolate-coated marzipan and aromatic heather-rich peat-smoke. It looks fucking lovely. I am trying not to drink any till he gets back tonight.
e2a: 17:44 and I have had to just check if it requires an ice cube or a splash. It doesn't. I'm not getting the nutmeg yet, but it is fucking lovely.
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Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Habiki is nice, got a couple bottles of that (one from a trip to Japan).
RedRedRose
Well-Known Member
Very much enjoying this. Quite distinct and a good gateway whisky. Very gentle peaty taste; nice introduction to heavier peated whisky's like Laphroaig.
RedRedRose
Well-Known Member
After making friends with the vendor at the Beijing Whisky festival, managed to get this bad boy at a knock-down price.
Ming
I shot a man in Reno...
This is the good stuff.
www.redbreastwhiskey.com
Redbreast 12 Year Old
Our signature bottling, Redbreast 12 boasts the flavour complexity and distinctive qualities of Pot Still whiskey. Matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, the distinctive Redbreast sherry style is a joy to behold in each and every bottle.
www.redbreastwhiskey.com
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Alcohol Duty: rate changes
Duty on Whisky is soon to increase massively. Time to stock up. Think of it as an investment.
Duty on Whisky is soon to increase massively. Time to stock up. Think of it as an investment.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Key info: "duty on all alcoholic products exceeding 22% ABV: £31.64 per litre of alcohol in the product." 
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Yes but all whisky will get stupid expensive too.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
The amount you currently pay is £28.74 of Spirit Duty per litre of pure alcohol.
So say you buy a bottle of Scotch whisky that is one litre. Its ABV is 40%. Duty for a litre would be £28.74 x 40% = £11.50.
At £31.64 per litre of alcohol would mean at ABV 40%, duty would be £31.64 x 40% = £12.66. So the increase in duty on 1st Aug will be £1.16.
That’s on a litre for ease of calculation (I normally buy 70 cl), and assuming 40% ABV, which obviously varies.
So it’s not inconsiderable, but it’s not perhaps panic buying territory.
So say you buy a bottle of Scotch whisky that is one litre. Its ABV is 40%. Duty for a litre would be £28.74 x 40% = £11.50.
At £31.64 per litre of alcohol would mean at ABV 40%, duty would be £31.64 x 40% = £12.66. So the increase in duty on 1st Aug will be £1.16.
That’s on a litre for ease of calculation (I normally buy 70 cl), and assuming 40% ABV, which obviously varies.
So it’s not inconsiderable, but it’s not perhaps panic buying territory.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
And you pay VAT on that. The tax is taxed!
For 70cl @ 40%, it's going up by about a quid inc VAT.
For 70cl @ 40%, it's going up by about a quid inc VAT.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Laphroig select currently 23 quid it Waitrose. Fyi
RedRedRose
Well-Known Member
Some friends and me did a session with this, its good but really wasn't my cup of tea. Has an almond-marzipan-sherry taste to it. A touch too sickly/sweet for my palate.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
I like it. It's often on a deal at Morrisons.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Challenge acceptedNo idea. I think you should dig in and report back.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Smooth like honey can be a nice change cos usually I'm a Laphroaig or Ardbeg "tarry rope" kinda guy.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
i had some of that once, very nice.
