Whisky Forum - Introducing myself to the forum members

shaneymc100 · Member Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Posts: 9 Location: Hull

Hi, Ive started drinking whiskey randomly, bought bottle of balvenie signature a year ago and now have tsarted to collect and drink regularly. I just bought tun 1401 batch 5 for Â£175 have montgomeries 15 yr highland park unchill filtered and not coloured! Balvenie peated cask, found 2 bottles of talisker DE 2000 for 24 quid each so drinking one and saving one, also just bought glenfiddich havana reserve for 127 on ebay! Drinking glenffidich 12, glenlivet 18 which sales man forgot to charge me for with my shopping in asda (BOOM) and talisker de!

Alastair · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:39 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the SMW forum shaneymc100.

That is a nice selection of whisky you are accumulating. I have tasted Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 1, 2 and 4 and all have been excellent. And that is a fantastic price for the Talisker DE.

Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1212

Welcome to the forum shaneymc100

Alastair, how did you find the Balvenie Tun 1401 batch 4, i noticed that Jim Murray didnt rate it as highly as the others.

bifter · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:40 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum!

A man with an eye on the bargains I see, be sure to post in the whisky offers forum when you see a good deal! Wink

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Quaich1 · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject:

shaneymc100 Hope you enjoy the Forum and its vast information repertoire and the comraderie. Welcome!
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Alastair · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject:

r900p · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject:

Wow that Tali was good value. I sturdily walked away from Laga DE for Â£30 how stupid was I. But we are in the process of a house move, where I'll be allowed a whisky room!!!!

sorren · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:15 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forum, I'm also in hull area now Laughing

hope you enjoy the tun 1401... You'll have to pass on the secret shop with the low prices.. Lag de for 30 pounds wow

shaneymc100 · Member Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Posts: 9 Location: Hull

Hi , thanks for replies on this post! Updates. Bought talisker 10 from 2000 eBay 47£ and bought the last talisker 10 rnli box n bottle for Â£50 its amazing box with magnetic lid. Also got highland park Thor. I've found ardbeg Galileo for 90£ and once I've bought one ill post links :D

shaneymc100 · Member Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Posts: 9 Location: Hull

Opened bottle of montgomeries hp15 unchill filtered cask strength, paid 67£ and its horrific. Also had mate pick up last festival auchentoshen from the distillery. 121 of 200.

Quaich1 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: update

shaneymc100 · Member Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Posts: 9 Location: Hull

Yeah it is. The nose is like hp12 without the richness, almost has a lager and lime smell to it. The taste is like a very bland hp 12 and like my latest hp12 the Smokey aftertaste is non existant. My last hp12 had amazing smoky bacon aftertaste my latest hp12 has no smoke and the monty hp15 has no after taste at all. So pretty gutted about it. The monty is also very very pale compared to standard hp.

Alexppp · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791

From your description of the bland flavours and very light colour it sounds like Montgomeries may have used casks that were refilled a few times too many... Bad luck.