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Cerebral15
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CGRenn
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 Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Arran Smuggler series |
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| Cerebral15 wrote: | | http://www.planetwhiskies.com/latest_whisky_news/arran-distilllery-first-release-smugglers-series-12th-september-2015.html |
:O Shut up and take my money! - It does look lovely, packaging wise looks fantastic too. |
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Cerebral15
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:58 am Post subject: |
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it does look beautiful!! Its a £85 NAS but i think it will be worth the money.... wilth all the NAS coming out at £200ish this looks a positive bargain and the start of a series  |
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CGRenn
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| Cerebral15 wrote: | | it does look beautiful!! Its a £85 NAS but i think it will be worth the money.... wilth all the NAS coming out at £200ish this looks a positive bargain and the start of a series |
No thats true. It is at Cask Strength too whats a plus. I wounder if these will sell out ridiculously fast like the White Stag.... |
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Cerebral15
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| there were only just over 200 white stag and over 8000 of these so you will have the chance i think |
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Kray
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Personally I wouldn't be attracted to a NAS Arran at £85, some of Arrans earlier limited release series became collectable but only really once they were released and given good reviews by some whisky critics and even then not every whisky in every series got brilliant reviews, Icons of Arran for example, The Peacock was superb but The Rowan Tree and The Eagle were far from brilliant they were not good.
Now it seems the packaging and bottle numbers is what determines the price, not age or quality of whisky. I am a drinker and not collector and personally I will be waiting to hear some rave reviews before spending £85 on another Arran special release. |
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James T
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Kray wrote: | Personally I wouldn't be attracted to a NAS Arran at £85, some of Arrans earlier limited release series became collectable but only really once they were released and given good reviews by some whisky critics and even then not every whisky in every series got brilliant reviews, Icons of Arran for example, The Peacock was superb but The Rowan Tree and The Eagle were far from brilliant they were not good.
Now it seems the packaging and bottle numbers is what determines the price, not age or quality of whisky. I am a drinker and not collector and personally I will be waiting to hear some rave reviews before spending £85 on another Arran special release. |
I agree Kray, if you take a look at how Arran whisky sells at auction, the expressions which have been rated highly are sought after at auction and fetch a good price such as the Peacock but you would be lucky to get your money back after auction costs on Arran whiskies such as The Eagle or The Westie.
Whether it is for drinking, collecting or an investment Arran is very much a distillery you should wait for reviews about the whisky before buying especially given Arrans pricing now. |
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STUDOGG37
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I tried this back in June at the Arran whisky festival and being honest it was just ok.
I preferred the Fino cask edition that I sampled on the day and managed to buy a bottle at £55.
At this price range of £85 I would rather buy a Glendronach 21yr or An Cnoc 22yr.
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Cerebral15
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| wow.... i was checking today and must have missed it... cant have been open for long |
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Landlord
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Whisky online have this for sale, £95..... |
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Diademo
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They are all around today.
Got one for rather good price 92 Euros (without VAT). |
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