HI HAT Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Given this by my laddie, reserve judgement on whether he hates me or not. Port cask, sherry cask and an orange wine cask all at46.6%. See how they go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peedzy Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 If anyone's got Amazon Prime, Compass Box Orchard House back on for £34 ish. Thoroughly recommended. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compass-Box-Orchard-House-70cl/dp/B09DTP1PF8?ref_=ast_sto_dp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Just had a Caol Isla 12 for the first time. Absolutely excellent stuff. Almost perfectly balanced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 It's lovely stuff. You can get a litre of it for around £38 at the airport duty free according to the website. I had hoped to pick up a bottle when I go on holiday next week but it doesn't seem to be available at the airport I'm flying from despite the website making it look like you can reserve in advance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Another great deal on Tamnavulin at coop last week £22 quid, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Thought I'd give you the heads up for Thursday 10th Nov at Lidl. Another giveaway late teen single malt for £40 goes on sale. Informed its Caol Ila again (as per the 18yo they did last year). Move fast 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 07/11/2022 at 22:12, V.Aye.R said: Thought I'd give you the heads up for Thursday 10th Nov at Lidl. Another giveaway late teen single malt for £40 goes on sale. Informed its Caol Ila again (as per the 18yo they did last year). Move fast Went in tonight before closing on the off chance. Plenty bottles in Falkirk for the fellow FK postcode good guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peedzy Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 20 hours ago, V.Aye.R said: Went in tonight before closing on the off chance. Plenty bottles in Falkirk for the fellow FK postcode good guys. Picked up two this morning in Greenock, cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Lidl Falkirk sold out, bottles still available in Bo'ness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Picked up one just there. Still bottles left in Dalry, Edinburgh. Cheers for the heads up. Edited November 10, 2022 by Enigma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Somewhat jealous of this talk of liquor at supermarkets and such. Over here, at least in this section of the land of the free, you can only get the hard stuff at separate liquor stores…as is common in much of ‘Murica. It does remind me of turning the corner into the liquor aisle in a supermarket in Louisiana with my wife and watching her freeze in astonishment that the good stuff, and a whole damn aisle of it, was available in a regular supermarket! So, on that note, f**k you (and those “Jesus doesn’t like liquor*” Right Wingers running this state) for good bargains on whisky not available here at Lidl and Aldi! *Given recent news on drink driving and accidents, Jesus certainly likes the liquor around Texas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, TxRover said: Somewhat jealous of this talk of liquor at supermarkets and such. Over here, at least in this section of the land of the free, you can only get the hard stuff at separate liquor stores…as is common in much of ‘Murica. It does remind me of turning the corner into the liquor aisle in a supermarket in Louisiana with my wife and watching her freeze in astonishment that the good stuff, and a whole damn aisle of it, was available in a regular supermarket! So, on that note, f**k you (and those “Jesus doesn’t like liquor*” Right Wingers running this state) for good bargains on whisky not available here at Lidl and Aldi! *Given recent news on drink driving and accidents, Jesus certainly likes the liquor around Texas. One thing I do appreciate about Illinois slapping sin taxes on...well, everything...is that they're very keen to offer you the opportunity to pay said taxes. If I need a bottle of whisky at 2am on a Wednesday it's a case of going two blocks to 7/11. It won't be anything good, but it's doable. The only one I can't work out is that you can't buy single miniatures in the City of Chicago. As soon as you hit the burbs, it's fine and you can buy multipacks of them here, just not individuals. My mate reckoned it was something to do with the airport being within city limits and some sort of FAA dictat, but Miami's in the same boat and there's no such issues there. I do love Total Wine in TX tho. My wife's got folks down there, and it makes buying presents a piece of piss. I can go online to each specific TW store, pay for whatever, and then give them the name and number of the person picking up. They text them when the order's packed, someone goes down to get it from the customer service desk, and it sends me an email to say it's done. Awesome system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Bairn Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Anybody opened it yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peedzy Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Sarcastic Bairn said: Anybody opened it yet? Not yet. Anybody get any of this week's Springbank releases? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 hours ago, carpetmonster said: One thing I do appreciate about Illinois slapping sin taxes on...well, everything...is that they're very keen to offer you the opportunity to pay said taxes. If I need a bottle of whisky at 2am on a Wednesday it's a case of going two blocks to 7/11. It won't be anything good, but it's doable. The only one I can't work out is that you can't buy single miniatures in the City of Chicago. As soon as you hit the burbs, it's fine and you can buy multipacks of them here, just not individuals. My mate reckoned it was something to do with the airport being within city limits and some sort of FAA dictat, but Miami's in the same boat and there's no such issues there. I do love Total Wine in TX tho. My wife's got folks down there, and it makes buying presents a piece of piss. I can go online to each specific TW store, pay for whatever, and then give them the name and number of the person picking up. They text them when the order's packed, someone goes down to get it from the customer service desk, and it sends me an email to say it's done. Awesome system. Nope, not the FAA…the politicians playing games in response to complaints. Seems it’s aimed at keeping drinks from panhandlers. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-08-05-0208050152-story.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, TxRover said: Nope, not the FAA…the politicians playing games in response to complaints. Seems it’s aimed at keeping drinks from panhandlers. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-08-05-0208050152-story.html Huh. Meanwhile you can still get a 25oz can of Steel Reserve for a buck 50ish out of any supermarket or corner shop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: Huh. Meanwhile you can still get a 25oz can of Steel Reserve for a buck 50ish out of any supermarket or corner shop. That’s not a drink…this is a drink! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 09/11/2022 at 20:28, V.Aye.R said: Went in tonight before closing on the off chance. Plenty bottles in Falkirk for the fellow FK postcode good guys. Duly purchased this evening. Have heard the Lidl special malts are pretty good for £40 so looking forward to trying it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, TxRover said: Somewhat jealous of this talk of liquor at supermarkets and such. Over here, at least in this section of the land of the free, you can only get the hard stuff at separate liquor stores…as is common in much of ‘Murica. It does remind me of turning the corner into the liquor aisle in a supermarket in Louisiana with my wife and watching her freeze in astonishment that the good stuff, and a whole damn aisle of it, was available in a regular supermarket! So, on that note, f**k you (and those “Jesus doesn’t like liquor*” Right Wingers running this state) for good bargains on whisky not available here at Lidl and Aldi! *Given recent news on drink driving and accidents, Jesus certainly likes the liquor around Texas. Where I am, there are just a very few number of off-licences and they focus on the hard stuff or wine. As for supermarkets, they have a not bad choice of foreign beers but just a few bottles of each and they tend to sit on the shelves for months as they are 2 or 3 times the price of the local stuff. For some strange reason for the local beers they only sell cans - no idea why. Convenience stores like 7-11 have a good selection but pricey for the same thing. The great thing about here is that in pretty much every street you can find a small store (often more than one) which is usually a room in somebody's house converted to a wee shop. I get my beer from the one directly opposite my place, 3 cases at a time and delivered the 30 feet to my door! During lockdown, we experienced alcohol bans on and off but were lucky compared to some areas where alcohol was banned for almost a year! My dealer and I were able to get around the bans luckily. Edited November 11, 2022 by hk blues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Aye.R Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Peedzy said: Not yet. Anybody get any of this week's Springbank releases? Barely even try now tbh. Most places seem to be looking after regulars or if you're attending a tasting etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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