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UsaBatch
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 Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:29 pm Post subject: which is the best balvenie tun 1401? |
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I have a round number birthday coming up and intend to open one of the balvenie tuns batch 2 to 9.
I understand number 3 was the best, is that still correct?
unfortunately I cant afford to try more than one so would appreciate opinions from those who have tried a few. |
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Blackadder
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I have only had the pleasure of the Balvenie Tun 1401 batch 2, 5 and 8 were 8 was my personal best. |
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Kray
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| batch 8 was excellent IMO |
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drPete
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Not tried them all but agree 8 pretty special.
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oscarswanson
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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The vast majority of what I read says #3 for sure. I'm sure they are all very good.
Oscar, Who is now saving up for batch 12.
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bifter
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I have only had the pleasure of the 8 but it was my favourite whisky of 2013, bar none. That is ahead of the likes of HP30, Talisker 25, Balblair 75 and 83, OP30 and Dewar's Signature. Quite stunning and well worth £200 a bottle RRP, what's it fetching now?
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UsaBatch
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually Got Mine from france for 215 Euro over Christmas while visiting. |
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opelfruit
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| bifter wrote: | | ...Quite stunning and well worth £200 a bottle RRP, what's it fetching now? |
Yes, one of my top malts of 2013 too. Totally agree.
HTFW are flogging it for over £400, which is funny as auctions have been completing at around £200ish......but it's not like HTFW taking the *** or anything, they'd never do that.
MoM were still selling it for £220 until about 2 weeks ago...
...as I've already said, the Tun 1401 bottles are flooding the 2nd hand market as people are just buying them now to sell on and not drinking them.
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UsaBatch
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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I was really Lucky though I hasten to add because batch 8 was normally 299Euro in Europe, and bascially gone now  .
Batch 7 (which I'm still missing) Goes for 399euro +. Its still avaliable but I just can't justify that to myself. Same for batch 5 now 399 Euro (so roughly 330pounds).
Anyway I've read that batch 9 is excellent too from what Reviews are out there. So it's between 8 and 9, it's just those who have sampled 9 have never tried 8, and Visa Verse. |
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oscarswanson
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| UsaBatch wrote: | I was really Lucky though I hasten to add because batch 8 was normally 299Euro in Europe, and bascially gone now .
Batch 7 (which I'm still missing) Goes for 399euro +. Its still avaliable but I just can't justify that to myself. Same for batch 5 now 399 Euro (so roughly 330pounds).
Anyway I've read that batch 9 is excellent too from what Reviews are out there. So it's between 8 and 9, it's just those who have sampled 9 have never tried 8, and Visa Verse. |
I saw several bottles of the batch 7 at the Las Vegas airport first part of December at $250.00 each.
They wouldn't sell it to me as I was not leaving the country.
Dam!!!!!! 
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William
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| oscarswanson wrote: | | UsaBatch wrote: | I was really Lucky though I hasten to add because batch 8 was normally 299Euro in Europe, and bascially gone now .
Batch 7 (which I'm still missing) Goes for 399euro +. Its still avaliable but I just can't justify that to myself. Same for batch 5 now 399 Euro (so roughly 330pounds).
Anyway I've read that batch 9 is excellent too from what Reviews are out there. So it's between 8 and 9, it's just those who have sampled 9 have never tried 8, and Visa Verse. |
I saw several bottles of the batch 7 at the Las Vegas airport first part of December at $250.00 each.
They wouldn't sell it to me as I was not leaving the country.
Dam!!!!!! |
Out of the 2 travel retail bottllings Batch 4 & 7, batch 7 was the better of the 2 IMO, in fact i would place it alongside 1, 2 and 8 as being very good. Batch 1 was outstanding and 8 not for behind. I havent had the pleasure of the US exclusive batches 3, 6 and 9 but i have heard good reviews of all 3.
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oscarswanson
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From the LAWS perspective the batch 3 is an A. Batch 6 a B+. The batch 9 an A-.
I have all three batches but my doctor said I have to quit drinking and loose 30 pounds.
Guess what the first thing I'm going to do when he says I've reached my goal
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Big Mac
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| oscarswanson wrote: | From the LAWS perspective the batch 3 is an A. Batch 6 a B+. The batch 9 an A-.
I have all three batches but my doctor said I have to quit drinking and loose 30 pounds.
Guess what the first thing I'm going to do when he says I've reached my goal
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Is Scotch Malt Whisky fattening 
Seriously i thought Scotch whisky wasnt fattening like other alcoholic drinks, i may be wrong though. |
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oscarswanson
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| Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: | | oscarswanson wrote: | From the LAWS perspective the batch 3 is an A. Batch 6 a B+. The batch 9 an A-.
I have all three batches but my doctor said I have to quit drinking and loose 30 pounds.
Guess what the first thing I'm going to do when he says I've reached my goal
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Is Scotch Malt Whisky fattening
Seriously i thought Scotch whisky wasnt fattening like other alcoholic drinks, i may be wrong though. |
It's a standard doctor reply.
It's a combination thing for me.
Have a little Scotch in the evening and it makes me hungry for simple Carbs. Now sleep on that and yes it is fattening.
Seems to have the same effect as pot for most people.
Where abouts you at in the USA Big Mac? I'm just south of the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
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