CountyFan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Tobermory is shut except for the shop but they gave us two wee tasters in the shop which was kind of them. Bought a standard Tobermory 12yo and a couple of tasters of the good stuff at £10 per nip... wasnt going to get away with another expensive bottle! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tourette Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Tobermory is shut except for the shop but they gave us two wee tasters in the shop which was kind of them. Bought a standard Tobermory 12yo and a couple of tasters of the good stuff at £10 per nip... wasnt going to get away with another expensive bottle! Tobermory are (or used to be) one of the only distilleries who won’t deliver. A few years ago, they did a 15yo sherry finish which was fantastic. I bought a bottle at the distillery and was so impressed I called them up a month later and asked to buy 6 bottles. They said ok but I had to collect them at the distillery. I offered to pay the shipping to Inverness but they wouldn’t have it. Said I had to come to Mull to collect (I didn’t)Pain in the arse because that expression is no more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 06/09/2020 at 22:51, Mr Tourette said: Tobermory are (or used to be) one of the only distilleries who won’t deliver. A few years ago, they did a 15yo sherry finish which was fantastic. I bought a bottle at the distillery and was so impressed I called them up a month later and asked to buy 6 bottles. They said ok but I had to collect them at the distillery. I offered to pay the shipping to Inverness but they wouldn’t have it. Said I had to come to Mull to collect (I didn’t) Pain in the arse because that expression is no more They do online deliveries now: https://tobermorydistillery.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Got this as a birthday present months ago but only just opened it now. Very decent. Got a kick off it which I like. Its 12 yo but certainly a notch above their standard 12 which I really do like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Anything Deanston is good with me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 We are officially in to rebrand season. Glengoyne announced this week, it looks meh. Hopefully they dont f**k with the expressions, the 12yo in particular is ridiculously good value. Glenturret are releasing a new core range tomorrow, looks interesting. Again a rebrand but I think there are some new releases for their core range which might be interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTidy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 13 hours ago, CountyFan said: We are officially in to rebrand season. Glengoyne announced this week, it looks meh. Hopefully they dont f**k with the expressions, the 12yo in particular is ridiculously good value. Glenturret are releasing a new core range tomorrow, looks interesting. Again a rebrand but I think there are some new releases for their core range which might be interesting. I see BenRiach and Benromach have helpfully chosen similar fonts in their rebrandings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Been watching the Whisky Vault vids on Youtube. Very enjoyable as long as you stop them before they do the daft bits at the end with leaf blowers etc. Lads know their stuff though.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just me 2 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 absolute nightmare. Anybody know why this happened and how long will this bottle last till it’s tasting of cork 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 9 hours ago, just me 2 said: absolute nightmare. Anybody know why this happened and how long will this bottle last till it’s tasting of cork Transfer the nectar into one of your decanters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just me 2 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Transfer the nectar into one of your decanters.Never even thought of that last night, cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 02/10/2020 at 22:29, just me 2 said: absolute nightmare. Anybody know why this happened and how long will this bottle last till it’s tasting of cork Do you store it on its side? Apologies if I'm telling you something obvious that you already know, but whisky should be stored upright, total opposite of wine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Got my Single Cask Daftmill arriving today. Wont tell the missus how much it cost but will get pride of place in the cabinet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 05/10/2020 at 21:38, CountyFan said: Do you store it on its side? Apologies if I'm telling you something obvious that you already know, but whisky should be stored upright, total opposite of wine. What is the reasoning behind this? I do store mine upright more for display purposes really but do corks not usually crack because they are dry so would be better storing on the side? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Contact with high strength alcohol can degrade the cork apparently. Was told this at a tasting but it may well be shite. Unlike wine, whisky doesn't age in the bottle and wont spoil if sealed. Presumably again because of the high alcohol content. You are right that wine is stored on its side to prevent the cork drying out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Yeah the cork will disintegrate a lot faster storing it on its side. I've heard it said that every few months you should tilt the bottle and wet the cork to stop it from drying out but I've never done that and never had an issue with any corks breaking down and some bottles I've had sitting for a couple of years. My stepdad must have had the same bottle of whisky open in his house for about 5 years and it never gets touched unless I fancy one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, GiGi said: Yeah the cork will disintegrate a lot faster storing it on its side. I've heard it said that every few months you should tilt the bottle and wet the cork to stop it from drying out but I've never done that and never had an issue with any corks breaking down and some bottles I've had sitting for a couple of years. My stepdad must have had the same bottle of whisky open in his house for about 5 years and it never gets touched unless I fancy one. What kind is it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Yeah the cork will disintegrate a lot faster storing it on its side. I've heard it said that every few months you should tilt the bottle and wet the cork to stop it from drying out but I've never done that and never had an issue with any corks breaking down and some bottles I've had sitting for a couple of years. My stepdad must have had the same bottle of whisky open in his house for about 5 years and it never gets touched unless I fancy one.Do this tilting regularly, once a month easily.Mainly to protect bottles for the long term. The cork will shrink if dry and the alcohol will escape. You will notice the fill level starts to drop quite considerably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 hours ago, jimbaxters said: What kind is it? Batch 30 something of Aberlour A'Bunadh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Batch 30 something of Aberlour A'BunadhHavent you just offered to relieve him of this burden entirely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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