What did you buy at the liquor store today? (2016 - )

[rotuts]

wel, I had to try it out :

 

 

that's a Rorary glass

 

 

small one.

 

a bit of an over pour.  

 

1 unit Whisky

 

1/4 or so unit cold water 

 

never ice.

 

quite tasty

 

i do say.

 

[ed.:  rotuts has the glass .why not use it appropriately.]

Edited January 19, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[blue_dolphin]

2 hours ago, rotuts said:

the first  bottle of the LVGN  16 YO

 

was at this same store :

 

57 USD.

 

noe its 89 USD

 

well OK 

Interesting. My Total Wine has the Lavagulin 16 @ $74.99.

Hi-Time, which often beats Total Wine is $95.99 and BevMo is $109.99 if you use their ClubBev rewards card or $129.99 without 😮

 

Slàinte!

 

[rotuts]

@blue_dolphin 

 

thanks for that

 

I do enjoy price comparisons.

 

BTW :  Just to be sure :

 

I had a second very small pour.

 

I tiny bit more water

 

W ! ;;1.3d w  

 

smooth , just a hint of 'bite '

 

flavor :  Just right , and well made .

[JoNorvelleWalker]

8 hours ago, rotuts said:

Went to TotalWine this AM

 

https://www.totalwine.com

 

my area

 

Over the Years ,

 

i thought Id get :

 

 

this whisky , as ive had it before

 

but for the TiaMaria .

 

the first  bottle of the LVGN  16 YO

 

was at this same store :

 

57 USD.

 

noe its 89 USD

 

well OK 

 

Im  not a Whisky person

 

what I remember what The Earl said to me in Scotland :

 

a little water , but never ice .

 

Ill have to drum up the BBC series ;

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endeavour_(TV_series)

 

or its equivalent :  

 

Alway a bottle of Whisky , in the drawer 

 

I like to participate 

 

while I watch .

 

BTW any other BBC series 

 

w Whisky in the drawer ?

 

not joking !

 

probably not Downton Abby

 

Im sure there is a series ive 

 

missed ?

 

P.S.:   in the interest 

 

of Food ( drinks ? )  photog :

 

I used a paper bag as back ground.

 

for fun

 

 

nothing behind there of any interest .

 

just sayh9ing

 

 

 

Thankfully for you it was just Whisky and not eggnog.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

5 hours ago, rotuts said:

wel, I had to try it out :

 

 

that's a Rorary glass

 

 

small one.

 

a bit of an over pour.  

 

1 unit Whisky

 

1/4 or so unit cold water 

 

never ice.

 

quite tasty

 

i do say.

 

[ed.:  rotuts has the glass .why not use it appropriately.]

 

Drink appropriately, as I always say.  At the moment I'm appreciating a generous Baccarat 16 oz tumbler.  (My trip to the rum monger was last night.)

 

 

[rotuts]

an update :

 

1)  TotalWine will hopefully email me when the

 

 

is available .

 

thanks to @Duvel

 

his understanding of ( any spelling of the Above )

 

on his Scotland thread 

 

and at his recommendation :

 

 

same package , turned around 

 

 

and

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IP5C0K?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

thus this :

 

 

these glasses are very very nice .

 

any way you spell it

[Katie Meadow]

Okay, no purchases lately. Our liquor cabinet looks increasingly like a cabinet of curiosities. My tastes have simplified. But I do have a question for those of you who frequent liquor stores and are into making cocktails with varieties of interesting ingredients. There's a product called Tippleman's Burnt Sugar Syrup. I had one with no idea where it came from and, sadly, it's all used up. I had no idea it was something one might use as a cocktail mixer. I have been using it to make delicious sautéed apples, totally non-alcoholic. So I'm curious, is this something readily found in well stocked liquor stores? From going down a rabbit hole on line I'm learning that a bottle of this syrup can be had at half the price that Amazon charges, if you know where to look.

[Duvel]

Technically, yesterday …

 

Two nice examples of a distilled alcoholic beverage of Scottish origin, made from fermented sprouted barley mash …

 

[rotuts]

So  @Duvel 

 

how many bottles in your current collection ?

[Duvel]

7 minutes ago, rotuts said:

So  @Duvel 

 

how many bottles in your current collection ?

I think ~30, all well stored in the mancave under the watchful eye of a Suntory ad girl 🤭 …

 

 

 

 

[Anna N]

3 hours ago, Duvel said:

Two nice examples of a distilled alcoholic beverage of Scottish origin, made from fermented sprouted barley mash …

The Balvenie is to die for! My husband and I had a friend (who has since passed away) who always brought us a bottle of that when he visited. I do miss him.... and the whisky!

I just wanted to add that the one I recall with a 15 year old and I believe it was aged in a Sherry cask. It has been a few years. 

Edited January 31, 2023 by Anna N
Clarification (log)

[rotuts]

@Anna N 

 

thank you for your input 

 

'''' The Balvenie is to die for!  '''

 

thank you .

 

m eating for the TotalWine

 

 

on @Duvel 's

 

recommendation 

 

Ill look into the 

 

 

Im a bit nonplussed that they ran out of Casks 

 

in Scotland 

 

but so be it .

 

thank you

 

that's two recommendation 

 

Ill verymch keep in mind

 

[blue_dolphin]

34 minutes ago, Anna N said:

The Balvenie is to die for! My husband and I had a friend (who has since passed away) who always brought us a bottle of that when he visited. I do miss him.... and the whisky!

I just wanted to add that the one I recall with a 15 year old and I believe it was aged in a Sherry cask. It has been a few years. 

 

Hmmm.  Sounds good.  Currently out of stock at my local Total Wine but I will keep an eye out for it...

[rotuts]

@Anna N 

 

thank you for your input 

 

'''' The Balvenie is to die for!  '''

 

thank you .

 

 

[Anna N]

2 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Hmmm.  Sounds good.  Currently out of stock at my local Total Wine but I will keep an eye out for it...

I had a look at my local LCBO and closed the page quickly. The cheapest version of this whisky started at $135! I'm happy to drink Famous Grouse. 

[rotuts]

as i understand it

 

their are various forms of Whiskie

 

The Scottish have a system 

 

and , currently it does not accept 

 

'' tequila casts '  for what's going on there 

 

however 

 

in terms of Economics 

 

a very significant tranche of Scottish Whiskie ;s

 

have been purchased 

 

buy possibly Trillonaire

 

from Brail ?

 

thus cask this and cast this  and cask that 

 

Im waiting for the Tequiza ( burnt ? ) barrel 

 

16, Y. O , please 

[blue_dolphin]

6 minutes ago, Anna N said:

I had a look at my local LCBO and closed the page quickly. The cheapest version of this whisky started at $135! I'm happy to drink Famous Grouse. 

 

Yeah, I was looking at the Balvenie offerings at another liquor shop and my eyeballs were very confused at the price of this one @ $6,499.99

[DesertTinker]

44 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

Yeah, I was looking at the Balvenie offerings at another liquor shop and my eyeballs were very confused at the price of this one @ $6,499.99

With a 1 bottle limit, even though there are 1000 available. 🤣

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

Yeah, I was looking at the Balvenie offerings at another liquor shop and my eyeballs were very confused at the price of this one @ $6,499.99

But just look at how much you'll save. 

[eugenep]

I think 12 year Balvenie was one of the few scotch brands that didn't go up like hell during inflation 

 

Balvenie went up from $55 to $60 

 

But other scotch brands like 10 year Ardbeg went up from $50 to $70 (like 40% spike) 

 

I stopped drinking Ardbeg and was buying Balvenie for a while but it doesn't have the smokey flavors of Islay scotch like Ardbeg

 

I'm not sure what else is out there that is still within the $60 price range? 

[rotuts]

after two seriously knowledgeable 

 

recommendations :

 

 

as Ive said , Im not that much of a Whiskie Student 

 

but if its cold outside, and indeed damp :   these Whiskies

 

have a place

 

These Cabala-ist glasses 

 

add a delightful  influence , concentrating the 

 

Aroma Ill claim 

 

i enjoyed this.

 

it does not seem to have the light smoke

 

Ive been enjoying w the Laga-16

 

however :

 

it's flavour is subtle and quite complex, and it has 

 

a larger mouth feel,

 

very nice.

 

1 unit Whiskie   1/2 unit very cold water , ice-less.

 

an of course the glass of The Cabal .

 

I hope to conclude  my study

 

( this year's , w leftovers ? )

 

when the Caol-Ila shows up.

 

if its above 60 F , and not damp 

 

Whiskie might not be for me

 

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[Duvel]

Excellent, @rotuts 🥳

[rotuts]

@Duvel 

 

I thank you

 

for your experienced 

 

guidance. 

 

P.S.:  know anybody 

 

@TotalWine   ?

 

high enough up 

 

to get that 

 

 

to my Local ? 

 

Tomorrow ?

 

Tuesday ?

 

cheers

[TicTac]

Not technically today, but recently; 

 

do not drink often anymore; but it should be good to have on standby for the times that I do! 

[Duvel]

Well … technically this wasn’t purchased at my liquor store, but was instead send by dear friend from Japan, found its way through the customs, arrived undamaged at my doorstep and has now found a new home in the mancave  …

 

 

Together with this 🤗