Favorite Whiskey?

yes wildly wildly different.

 

Got a bottle of Shackleton. flavor is aimed at an anyalysis on the bottles they found under his old base camp in the arctic. For the price I figured it would try it. Flavor was actually really good and I would buy another bottle.

With the cool backstory and $35 price it’s a good gift bottle.

Edit: full story if you care. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/drinking-ernest-shackletons-whisky.html

 

Directions unclear, just spent $5000 on Scotch.

Thanks alot @Ensemble88 and @fiftyxp !

I don't mind spending money on something I like (I mean, at my local spot my Ardbeg was ~$60). I recognize several of the brands you named from seeing them on the shelf in the scotch section, prices aren't entirely absurd. I'm the only one in my house drinking it so I can easily justify dropping some money on something that will take me several months to finish. I also have a friend who is obsessed with whiskey and has tastings, price of entry is 'bring something', and since this is all management from work people usually bring higher end stuff. That's where I learned about Ardbeg.

Incidentally the place I shop has a tasting bar too, so its easy enough to get something in my mouth before I spend money on it. Giggity.

 

keep going you'll get there.

pretty soon you'll be calling mom and pops driving around aimlessly looking for all ardberg when you start seeing bottles dwindle and no new shipments coming in.

 

I suspect that would only happen if Ardbeg closed their doors. The place I shop is one of their 'embassy' locations, so I think they get the milk straight from the cow, so to speak.

 

they have anything limited?

 

https://thepartysource.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=ardbeg

Some selection, nothing labelled as limited it doesn't look like. Do the twenty somethings count?

 

id say so

waggle bottle is a waggle bottle

 

http://thepartysource.com/glendronach-revival-single-malt-scotch-15-yr?search=glendronach

this stuff right here man

79 is a fantastic price.

out of stock tho darn

 

If you ever find yourself around Cinci, definitely go to party source. They have so much stuff. Plus, the prices are great (at least for around here- example, a bottle of larceny I'd pay $35 for down the street I can get for 24.99 across the river)

 

https://thepartysource.com/laphroaig-en/laphroaig-single-malt-scotch-10-yr-cask-strength

if you really want a punch in the mouth of peat try this guy.
crazy imo. I cant stand it personally (not huge on peat) but its extremely popular.
A lot of peat guys rave about it.

 

I've been searching high and low for Laphroaig 10yo CS... no luck.

 

its in stock in that guys store, i have it instock here locally as well.

 

youre in houston you should be able to get it there.

 

Should be able to, but I never see it here. I did get the new Cairdeas CS quarter cask and it's phenomenal.

 

idk how accurate specs inventory system is houston but:

Downtown - Smith Street
2410 Smith Street Houston, TX 77006
Qty in Stock: 6

Medical Center
2314 W Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030
Qty in Stock: 3

Weslayan
3902 Bissonnet St Houston, TX 77005
Qty in Stock: 5

Woodlands South
25044 Interstate 45 Spring, TX 77386
Qty in Stock: 6

The Woodlands
10491 Kuykendahl Rd Spring, TX 77382
Qty in Stock: 4

Atascocita
7034 FM 1960 Atascocita, TX 77346
Qty in Stock: 3

Jersey Village
17414 Northwest Fwy Jersey Village, TX 77040
Qty in Stock: 8

Bay Area Boulevard
1033 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77062
Qty in Stock: 7

Friendswood
3100 Fm 528 Webster, TX 77598
Qty in Stock: 8

First Colony
3335 Hwy 6 Sugar Land, TX 77478
Qty in Stock: 3

 

It's not accurate. The specs around me sorta blow for scotch save for the Smith Street location in downtown.

ETA - I'm about an hour east of Houston

 

oic

 

I'll be travelling toward Austin this weekend and hope to snag it then

Slowed down a lot on my bottle purchases, but I gotta make exceptions for road trips