What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

Apollinaris · 28-05-2019 5:43pm

dashcamdanny wrote: »

A very very rare one.

All the hype and disgust and not getting one
will drive these well over 1k I rekon.

1000 bottles is not that rare. All the best of luck flipping your bottle.I managed to get one from a very good friend in the meantime.

Hogzy · 28-05-2019 5:57pm

Apollinaris wrote: »

Not even close to that, don’t know where you got that number from they are around 1250€ at open market, still high but not 2k high.

Sorry it was whiskeyhammer.co.uk and not celticwhiskeyauctions, winning bid was £1,725 which is a €1,956 at todays FX rate.

See link:
https://www.whiskyhammer.co.uk/item/14045/Midleton/Redbreast---32-Year-Old-Dream-Cask--2-glasses.html

Apollinaris · 28-05-2019 6:11pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Sorry it was whiskeyhammer.co.uk and not celticwhiskeyauctions, winning bid was £1,725 which is a €1,956 at todays FX rate.

See link:
https://www.whiskyhammer.co.uk/item/14045/Midleton/Redbreast---32-Year-Old-Dream-Cask--2-glasses.html

I actually remember that bottle, the very first one made it to auction, the price kinda settled around the 1200-1300 mark since. Luckily I got a bottle from the birdhouse back then...

Adyx · 28-05-2019 9:06pm

mik_da_man wrote: »

That's a good idea!

I didn't get it that night (already had a few drinks in me at that stage) but I tried the Oban Single Malt a few weeks ago. Not a distillery I've had before but I enjoyed it for what it was

Hogzy · 28-05-2019 9:46pm

Im after sourcing a bottle of Dingle Single Pot Still Batch 2, Red Spot and Jameson 18yr limited reserve for 300eur total.

Would I be mad not to go for it?

Rows Grower · 28-05-2019 10:08pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Im after sourcing a bottle of Dingle Single Pot Still Batch 2, Red Spot and Jameson 18yr limited reserve for 300eur total.

Would I be mad not to go for it?

You'll find it hard to lose money on those bottles at that price unless you open them.

Mellor · 29-05-2019 9:28am

Apollinaris wrote: »

At the end of the day it’s a 20yo Irish sps albeit single cask...

It's not a single cask.

dashcamdanny wrote: »

A very very rare one.

It's not really that rare relatively speaking. As less rare than single cask bottling.
There's a huge buzz about it, but if it becomes an annual thing. That might depreciate the secondary market.
Primary will never go down obviously.

mik_da_man · 29-05-2019 9:29am

Hogzy wrote: »

Im after sourcing a bottle of Dingle Single Pot Still Batch 2, Red Spot and Jameson 18yr limited reserve for 300eur total.

Would I be mad not to go for it?

That's the old J18 I guess

Drinking or collecting? either way it's good value, and worth picking up at that price.

Hogzy · 29-05-2019 10:27am

mik_da_man wrote: »

That's the old J18 I guess

Drinking or collecting? either way it's good value, and worth picking up at that price.

Its the old bottle alright. Id say ill drink the red spot and the Jameson and leave the Dingle gather dust. I have about 4 bottles of other whiskey that I have in the cupboard so once theyre gone the Jameson will be cracked open.

Hogzy · 30-05-2019 11:55am

Anyone not get their Dream Cask? I see quite a few people have had delivery but I havnt even had a notification that its been dispatched.

Rew · 30-05-2019 1:11pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Anyone not get their Dream Cask? I see quite a few people have had delivery but I havnt even had a notification that its been dispatched.

I haven't got mine yet or a shipping notification.

Rew · 30-05-2019 1:26pm

Apollinaris wrote: »

At the end of the day it’s a 20yo Irish sps albeit single cask...

It's a blend with the youngest being 20yo and the eldest being 33yo they just went with the youngest on the label.

Mellor · 30-05-2019 2:32pm

Rew wrote: »

It's a blend with the youngest being 20yo and the eldest being 33yo they just went with the youngest on the label.

They didn't just go with 20, they had no choice.
And it's a blend of different casks. But it's not a blended whiskey. It's a single pot still.

The nomenclature is confusing at times.

Rew · 30-05-2019 3:18pm

Mellor wrote: »

They didn't just go with 20, they had no choice.
And it's a blend of different casks. But it's not a blended whiskey. It's a single pot still.

The nomenclature is confusing at times.

Yes all that hurts my brain

mik_da_man · 30-05-2019 5:42pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Anyone not get their Dream Cask? I see quite a few people have had delivery but I havnt even had a notification that its been dispatched.

I missed out

See some mad offers going on for swaps etc, so I'm sure I'll pick one up

Rew · 31-05-2019 1:01pm

mik_da_man wrote: »

I missed out

See some mad offers going on for swaps etc, so I'm sure I'll pick one up

800-900 from what I've seen. Mine is still in limbo hoping to word on shipping today.

Rew · 31-05-2019 4:36pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Anyone not get their Dream Cask? I see quite a few people have had delivery but I havnt even had a notification that its been dispatched.

Got my shipping details, arriving Wednesday.

Hogzy · 31-05-2019 4:37pm

Rew wrote: »

Got my shipping details, arriving Wednesday.

lol just got the text too

Rew · 31-05-2019 4:42pm

Hogzy wrote: »

lol just got the text too

If you planning on keeping it the later the delivery the lower the bottle number appears to be.

Hogzy · 31-05-2019 4:48pm

Rew wrote: »

If you planning on keeping it the later the delivery the lower the bottle number appears to be.

As in if I delay the delivery theres a chance I could get a different bottle number?

Rew · 31-05-2019 4:53pm

Hogzy wrote: »

As in if I delay the delivery theres a chance I could get a different bottle number?

The first bottles delivered were 800-900, ones today were 300-400 so they are working backwards though the numbers.

G rock · 31-05-2019 10:29pm

Well I went for the uigeadail....

Would happily drink it summer or winter!

Cazale · 31-05-2019 10:32pm

G rock wrote:

Well I went for the uigeadail....

Got a bottle myself recently. Tasty stuff. Picked up a bottle of cask strength red breast the other day too for my sins.

Rew · 01-06-2019 12:14pm

Rew wrote: »

The first bottles delivered were 800-900, ones today were 300-400 so they are working backwards though the numbers.

Arrived a few mins ago (DHL has said Wednesday) numbered in the 50-100 range.

Cazale · 01-06-2019 4:07pm

Just looking at my Red Breast cask strength and I see it is only 54.6%. It's batch 1/19. I've seen these at 59.9% in the past but the alcohol percentages seems to have been dropping year on year. Is this just a quirk in the different batch releases or is it deliberate?

Wailin · 01-06-2019 4:45pm

I have batch 17 and it's 58.2%, also had batch 18 and that was 56.2% so it seems to be dropping alright. I'd guess though it's just batch variance and not deliberate.

sceach16 · 01-06-2019 6:00pm

Cazale wrote: »

Just looking at my Red Breast cask strength and I see it is only 54.6%. It's batch 1/19. I've seen these at 59.9% in the past but the alcohol percentages seems to have been dropping year on year. Is this just a quirk in the different batch releases or is it deliberate?

It is not deliberate. They go up and down. I have a full list (not set) of proofs. Away at present so will post Tuesday or Wed.

sceach16 · 03-06-2019 3:47pm

sceach16 wrote: »

It is not deliberate. They go up and down. I have a full list (not set) of proofs. Away at present so will post Tuesday or Wed.

This is my list of the strength of the various issues. Mainly noted from photos on websites.

B1/11 57.7 B1/12 58.6 B1/13 59.9 B1/14 58.2 B1/15 57.4

B1/16 57.2 B1/17 58.2 B1/18 56.2 B1/19 54.6

Interesting the last two are the lowest of the lot. I have no idea if this a policy decision or simply a consequence of of an annual selection. As I said earlier, I reckon it it not deliberate but only Irish Distillers can be definitive.

my3cents · 03-06-2019 4:56pm

Its the alcohol that evaporates first so the older it gets the lower the alcohol content. So a Cask bottled at the beginning of the year is likely to have a greater strength than one bottled at the end.

Cazale · 03-06-2019 8:41pm

Trying some Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength (56.5%) tonight. There is a nice sweet smokiness to it before the alcohol kicks in and it gets fiery. Tasty stuff.

Unchill filtered and natural coloring. Ralfy gives it 90/100.

Cazale · 03-06-2019 8:44pm

sceach16 wrote:

Interesting the last two are the lowest of the lot. I have no idea if this a policy decision or simply a consequence of of an annual selection. As I said earlier, I reckon it it not deliberate but only Irish Distillers can be definitive.

Thanks for the follow up information. Looks like the alcohol volume fluctuates based on your data. I'll open the bottle soon and see how it compares to other years.

irish_goat · 03-06-2019 9:55pm

Not tried the regular Dubliner whiskey yet but I see they're launching a range of beer cask aged beers. Unlike Caskmates they are being quite upfront about the beer that was in the casks before. Although I assume by O'Hara's Irish Stout they are referring to Leann Follain as the regular O'Hara's doesn't get barrel aged.

odyssey06 · 04-06-2019 6:50pm

Would be great if the Dubliner range was released as a mini set... can't see me buying more than 1 full size bottle but would love to sample the range

pa990 · 04-06-2019 7:59pm

Hogzy wrote: »

Anyone not get their Dream Cask? I see quite a few people have had delivery but I havnt even had a notification that its been dispatched.

Mine arrived today, both in the high 100's

Cazale · 04-06-2019 10:01pm

Rumours of a special Midleton whiskey coming out with a retail between 30-40k a bottle.

Cormo87 · 04-06-2019 10:41pm

Cazale wrote: »

Rumours of a special Midleton whiskey coming out with a retail between 30-40k a bottle.

I heard this too from a very reliable source

sceach16 · 04-06-2019 10:55pm

Cazale wrote: »

Rumours of a special Midleton whiskey coming out with a retail between 30-40k a bottle.

Great...I will get in fast and buy two and sell one for 60-80k after a few days. It should definitely be more popular than cheap redbreasts

Mickiemcfist · 05-06-2019 8:46am

Was up north recently & saw writers tears reduced to 22 pounds in asda, picked up all 4 on the shelf!

mik_da_man · 05-06-2019 9:41pm

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Was up north recently & saw writers tears reduced to 22 pounds in asda, picked up all 4 on the shelf!

Great Price, I love that stuff..

Rows Grower · 06-06-2019 8:51am

Had a generous glass of the new Powers Old Fashioned at the request of my local publican yesterday who was being asked to place an order.

I was very surprised to be told it's 38%, it's the smoothest 38% I've ever tasted. Very sweet, it's more a liqueur rather than a whiskey really.

It's aimed to be sold in pubs rather than off licences and won't be cheap at about 8 euro a drop, but it'll sell to the young trendy crowd alright I'd say.

sceach16 · 06-06-2019 9:19am

Rows Grower wrote: »

Had a generous glass of the new Powers Old Fashioned at the request of my local publican yesterday who was being asked to place an order.

I was very surprised to be told it's 38%, it's the smoothest 38% I've ever tasted. Very sweet, it's more a liqueur rather than a whiskey really.

It's aimed to be sold in pubs rather than off licences and won't be cheap at about 8 euro a drop, but it'll sell to the young trendy crowd alright I'd say.

This is what whiskey are we drinking this week ! Pass mark is 40%:D:D

Rows Grower · 06-06-2019 9:27am

sceach16 wrote: »

This is what whiskey are we drinking this week ! Pass mark is 40%:D:D

Are you actually serious?

sceach16 · 06-06-2019 9:35am

Rows Grower wrote: »

Are you actually serious?

No ! Lifes too short for that.

odyssey06 · 06-06-2019 9:42am

You can't call it irish whiskey if it's less than 40% ABV I thought?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey#Regulations_and_labelling

Rows Grower · 06-06-2019 9:43am

sceach16 wrote: »

No ! Lifes too short for that.

Oh, ok.

It's hard to know sometimes when people are joking.

Those green faced smileys and "Stay on thread" headline had me confused.

Rows Grower · 06-06-2019 9:46am

odyssey06 wrote: »

You can't call it irish whiskey if it's less than 40% ABV I thought?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey#Regulations_and_labelling

My mistake, how would you like to punish me?

I'd rather get this over with asap.

sceach16 · 06-06-2019 9:51am

odyssey06 wrote: »

You can't call it irish whiskey if it's less than 40% ABV I thought?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_whiskey#Regulations_and_labelling

Yes, that was my point but it is not called whiskey. It is one of these classic ones where they are trying to use a brand in a slightly different way.

Fair play to them, they are trying to make a crust like us all.

On a general point while I made a sarky comment, it is good to hear whats going in the Powers /Drinks world. So thanks Rows Grower

SteelyDanJalapeno · 06-06-2019 9:54am

Travelling to Fort William tomorrow for a weekend with a few friends, we've pool our resources for a mini stash of :

Talisker 10
Laplroaig 10
Aberlour 12
Dalwhinnie 15
Highland Park 12
Redbreast 12
Bushmills 10

Had to add the irish 2 as not everyone in the group is a scotch fan....

odyssey06 · 06-06-2019 9:55am

Rows Grower wrote: »

My mistake, how would you like to punish me? I'd rather get this over with asap.

No I meant I was curious as to whether Powers are selling a product that does not meet the legal definition of Irish whiskey... as it seemed like a strange move.

But it seems like it's actually a pre-mixed 'Old Fashioned' cocktail, using Powers as its base.
https://www.irishdistillers.ie/tag/powers-old-fashioned/
https://www.powerswhiskey.com/en-US/drink/powers-old-fashioned

Clever idea. Must keep an eye out for it as I like an old fashioned.

Hotblack Desiato · 06-06-2019 10:15am

I don't think any of these pre-mixed drinks actually use the branded spirit to provide all the alcohol.

Probably a good dose of neutral grain* spirits to achieve the desired ABV more cheaply. Your average Jack & Coke or Smirnoff Ice drinker isn't going to care.

*(Could be made from whey, wood chips or potatoes for all we know...!)

On the subject of Powers, I picked up a bottle of Three Swallows last weekend and tbh I'm not getting what the big deal is, seems no better than ordinary Powers, I do have a bit of a cold though... Been drinking it straight.

What Whisky/Whiskey are we drinking this month?

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