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blackcipher Double Malt Member
Joined: 27 Oct 2016 Posts: 103 Location: Elgin
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="eelbrook"]I have a series of nine 'questions' (over and above does it taste good) that I ask myself when considering buying to 'put away'. If I don't get at least seven 'yes' answers. I walk away.[0/quote]
And what are the magical 9 questions? |
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soderd Single Malt Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2019 Posts: 41 Location: Gothenburg
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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MattS wrote: | I don't invest in whisky but I've always wondered how anyone could unless they had the cash to buy at least two bottles of each? One to drink, one to keep. |
I mostly buy 2, but not always, bottles above 300pounds are to expensive to drink. |
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soderd Single Malt Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2019 Posts: 41 Location: Gothenburg
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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TheMaster wrote: | arqueturus wrote: | Hey Whisky folk, welcome to the modern world of Marketing and Branding. I'd suggest getting comfortable as I'm pretty sure it's not going to change back. |
Actually, if companies keep pushing the envelope there becomes a point of resistance. A breaking point where consumers are no longer prepared to accept the continual push.
Anecdotally, I'm already seeing this. People refusing to by the churned out, heavily branded and poor quality, over priced tat. People moving towards a "traditional", or "old school" type of product, and certainly in whisky the "less shouty" distilleries. The ones that are putting out good juice, at a fair price, often with age statements and little marketing or fanfare.
I personally stopped buying Highland Park when they wheeled out their 2nd or 3rd Valhalla whisky and have been drinking things like Balblair, ancnoc and Arran for years. You tell someone that your favorite whisky is Balblair and virtually no-one has heard of them. That's the kind of stuff that's starting to really pick up traction. |
Balblair got me curious... any favourite number? |
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TheMaster Double Malt Member
Joined: 27 Nov 2018 Posts: 148 Location: The Back End of Nowhere
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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soderd wrote: |
Balblair got me curious... any favourite number? |
The 1997 was one of the best, but it's all gone now. The 2 latest releases, 2000 and 1991 are both excellent. Personally for me Balbalir works best at a mid-teen whisky, maybe 16-18yo and takes sherry casks very well. The 100% bourbon cask ones are very fruity with lots of citrus. |
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Alexppp Master Of Malts
Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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TheMaster wrote: | soderd wrote: |
Balblair got me curious... any favourite number? |
The 1997 was one of the best, but it's all gone now. The 2 latest releases, 2000 and 1991 are both excellent. Personally for me Balbalir works best at a mid-teen whisky, maybe 16-18yo and takes sherry casks very well. The 100% bourbon cask ones are very fruity with lots of citrus. |
I'm the opposite - even though the sherried Balblairs are flawless, it's the bourbon ones where the magic happens for me. Probably the best of their kind in my opinion. |
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TheMaster Double Malt Member
Joined: 27 Nov 2018 Posts: 148 Location: The Back End of Nowhere
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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No I totally agree. The bourbon casks are the best. The 97 was incredible. They just take sherry very well, if that's your thing, the older ones of recent years have been quite sherry dipped, which is why I mention them. Excellent. But I do prefer the mid-late teen bourbon cask ones. |
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