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Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (82 Viewers)

This is a hard get where I’m from. Chatted up the small independent liquor store owners today and they got it from the back room for me.
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FDLmold said:
Larceny barrel proof and Knob 12 about to disappear from shelves, not that they had much trouble doing that anyway. They are Whisky Advocate’s top 2 for 2020. They put Bulleit Blender’s Select at #4, so that is on my list now too.
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I guess the tasters at WA like peanuts...
 
Nothing crazy but here's today's pickup, stocking up a bit on Christmas presents:

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The Ardbeg was #6 on the WA and was on sale too, as was the Larceny. Figured I'd give both a try.

The store owner definitely knows me now - he was like you'rein here quite a bit aren't you? Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.... :LOL: :laugh:

We chatted a bit about the WA list. Someone came in like an hour before me and cleaned him out of the Knob Creek 12, but he's going to hold a bottle for me if they get more. I'm not a huge fan of their standard offerings but I always seem to enjoy their special releases :tup:
 
FDLmold said:
Larceny barrel proof and Knob 12 about to disappear from shelves, not that they had much trouble doing that anyway. They are Whisky Advocate’s top 2 for 2020. They put Bulleit Blender’s Select at #4, so that is on my list now too.
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I know I can look but which batch of larceny? I didn’t get C because I didn’t enjoy A or B but loaded up on A when it first came out because of the hype.
 
CaptC07 said:
I haven't had that one, but recently tried the Caol Ila 8 yr and it was very enjoyable. Surprisingly smooth for 58%.
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I can't remember much from that night, but I do remember it being pretty smooth. Seeing as I haven't had many single grains before, I do remember the taste being somewhat of a surprise (that's going straight into the Out of Context thread, I know) to my palate.

Also just realised that I posted the wrong screenshot; the bottle of single grain in my hand being about £20 than its single malt brother in the picture.
 
BadMaths247 said:
Henry McKenna 10yr all day. Best bang for your buck!!!
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Maybe three years ago. I’ve seen a bottle on a shelf for $100. Yes that was when the hype was high but even now I think they are $40-50.

edit: that comes across probably harsh and not the intent. Just think the hype is higher than the price dictates now (although I still haven’t opened my bottle). Also probably better options at that price point. I agree that back when it was $25-30 probably nothing could beat it.
 
Got me in the whiskey spirit. Grabbed me something tonight for the decor.
 

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I actually took this photo for a friend. He got the 2020 Makers Mark wood experiment limited edition bottle and offered me a sip. I offered sips of these in trade.

Until a couple weeks ago, all my liquor stores had their Dickel BiB just sitting there. Now they are ALL gone. Word got out. Lucky for me I stocked an extra, which I almost never do.
 
joeyshin said:
So who has Weller Full Proof they are willing to sell or trade?. I need it to finish my Weller Lineup and plan to make tasting flights for family members as christmas gifts.
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Did you find Single Barrell and CYPB? I thought about building the vertical until seeing prices on those
 
ssanel54 said:
Did you find Single Barrell and CYPB? I thought about building the vertical until seeing prices on those
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yeah those are out of reach for me and most of the reviews i read for Full Proof have been really good while mixed for the cypb and sb
 
FDLmold said:
So I've set some personal goals and milestones for my life in the past week. Steven Covey type stuff, to be more productive, that kind of thing. As I reach these milestones, I've got some readily available bottles that I've never tried that I've got set aside. Some of these are going to take a lot of time to accomplish, so this is several months of effort required to get to some of these.

1: 1792 Full Proof
2: Old Forester 1920
3: Four Roses Small Batch Select Knob Creek 12
4: Rabbit Hole Dareringer
5: Noah's Mill
6: EH Taylor Single Barrel
7: Have not filled this one in yet

Except for the Noah's Mill, I have all of these, unopened, or I can drive 2 minutes and buy them.

Hopefully I'll be celebrating sooner rather than later. That Taylor has been calling to me since I bought it! It's a shame for it to sit there...undrunk...
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Quoting myself to say I swiped a Knob 12 today, and replaced the 4R small batch with it in my chart.
 
Finally had a chance to grab a bottle of this. Great whiskey just a little hot for me had to melt it down with some ice and water.
 

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