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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:14 pm    Post subject: Big Peat 12 & The Epicurean 12 Year Old Reply with quote

Douglas Laing today unveiled two new age statement, permanent additions to their popular 'Remarkable Regional Malts' series of Scotch blended malt whiskies, the Big Peat 12 Year Old and The Epicurean 12 Year Old.



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I would have to hear it is a stunning dram at £55 for the Big Peat 12 before splashing the cash, there are a lot of good Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Kilchoman etc expressions for around that price. When did indie blended malts stop being a cheap alternative to original distillery bottlings of single malt.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JKD wrote:
I think I would have to hear it is a stunning dram at £55 for the Big Peat 12 before splashing the cash, there are a lot of good Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Kilchoman etc expressions for around that price. When did indie blended malts stop being a cheap alternative to original distillery bottlings of single malt.


Totally agree. 46% 12 year old blend more expensive than some official bottlings and other alternatives at higher strength.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All those artistic caricatures are not cheap Laughing

Seriously, I agree £55 for a blended malt is a lot.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a big DL fan, but the prices have continued to increase over the last few years at DL. Big Peat has a large fan base but in general the prices are horrible compared to a few years ago.
I'm buying far less DL these days as for the money the field is huge.

Prices in general are rocketing upwards, makes it a tough choice to buy one of these for the very first time to drink. Would I buy blind at this price range, yes. Would I buy these DL, highly unlikely. And I'm a fan.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would trust they are good but there really is a big choice of some outstanding Islay whiskies in this price range if you are after a peaty whisky, looks like they have rebranded to "Remarkably Priced Blended Malts"
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To be fair to them it’s no added colour non chill filtered with an age statement at a strength higher than the minimum 40% which is more than can be said for a lot of official Islay bottling (*cough* Laphroaig *cough*).

Though I do echo the other comments that it’s a little too pricey.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

havaska wrote:
To be fair to them it’s no added colour non chill filtered with an age statement at a strength higher than the minimum 40% which is more than can be said for a lot of official Islay bottling (*cough* Laphroaig *cough*).

Though I do echo the other comments that it’s a little too pricey.


Ok, but you can get the Ardbeg 10 for less than that! Also non-chill filtered, natural colour, and of course it's a 'cult' brand to boot. Struggling to see how the prices here are justified - it used to be the case that the independents offered cheaper and/or more natural expressions of established distilleries, but this is neither (other than Ardbeg, see also entry-level Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich etc.).
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well Tyndrum have the Epicurean 12 listed for £43.50, which seems more reasonable.
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