sengjc Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Some recent Society orders:- a bottle of the SMWS 64.73 'A most splendid reception', Mannochmore 26 year old.- another bottle of the SMWS 73.83 'Anzac biscuits and cricket bats', Aultmore 15 year.- a bottle of the SMWS 46.44 'Life is but a dream', Glenlossie 23 year old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lotusguy Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Found a new whiskey shop... and the bloody Shiraz gin arrived in Cali... got three bottles at that awesome price of $39.99 (one didn't make it on the picture). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Oooh, the new Cairdeas is out! Exciting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Oooh, the new Cairdeas is out! Exciting!!!I've heard very mixed reviews, actually. Let's see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Lotusguy said: I've heard very mixed reviews, actually. Let's see... So have I, but I don't care. I want some more Cairdeas in my life. The 2015 also received mixed reviews, and I absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 So have I, but I don't care. I want some more Cairdeas in my life. The 2015 also received mixed reviews, and I absolutely love it.Yeah - the Madeira finish was great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Lucky 13's:- A couple of bottles of the limited edition Longrow 13 Year Old Red that has been matured in South African Malbec wine casks.- A couple of bottles of the limited edition 2003 Hazelburn, a 13 year old that has had Oloroso sherry wood maturation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 29/09/2017 at 2:54 PM, Lotusguy said: Yeah - the Madeira finish was great. I think 2015 was the 200th year anniversary. 2016 was Madeira. Haven't cracked mine yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think 2015 was the 200th year anniversary. 2016 was Madeira. Haven't cracked mine yetI bought the last 5 Cairdeas and haven't cracked any of my own yet - just partook when my friends did lol. My bottles are buried somewhere so I can't go check now which was the 2015 release. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, Tave1225 said: seriously impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: seriously impressive. Thank you Ken. I’m a big fan of Port and a lover of Noval. Trying to finish my vertical collection but missing the 1931 which I will likely never find in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 33 minutes ago, Tave1225 said: Thank you Ken. I’m a big fan of Port and a lover of Noval. Trying to finish my vertical collection but missing the 1931 which I will likely never find in my lifetime. first port house i ever visited. sent the day with teresa van zeller, way back before they sold. amazing day. 31 nacional or standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: first port house i ever visited. sent the day with teresa van zeller, way back before they sold. amazing day. 31 nacional or standard? I don’t own or ever tired either of the 31’s. I believe, the Nacional came up for auction about 12-15 years ago. I have not seen the standard Noval 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 The 1963 has become the new 1931. Already difficult to find and when found, expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 14 minutes ago, Tave1225 said: The 1963 has become the new 1931. Already difficult to find and when found, expensive. the 63 quinta was the first 63 i bought, partly because i loved it and partly as it was one of the very cheapest 63s at the time. one of my first ever serious tastings was across the 63 ports, thanks to some friends who had cellars full. when i studied in the UK late 80s, a mate asked if i'd go to sothebys to see that his sales went okay. he was shifting 50-60 cases of 63s. he'd done the sums and had more than he could drink (apparently when they were released, these guys were picking them up at about $5 a bottle so he bought truckloads) so cleared out some space. a few years ago, at a local auction, a 29 Taylors came up. i knew that Taylors never made a 29 so i checked with the auction house - originally established by a good mate of mine and i knew them well enough to ask. it was part of a number of ports that a client had been offloading. he was extremely reputable and even though none of these old bottles were ever labelled, every one was exactly what he had said it was, when the corked was removed. so i wondered if perhaps Taylors had made one and never released it commercially. so i checked with people i knew there and they confirmed that it had never been made. so then i thought that perhaps he had made an error and it was a 1927 which would have been sensational. so i had a crack and got it for around $400. a lot to pay for a bottle, but if i was right and it was the 27, a bargain. anyway, about 12 months later, i was doing a lunch for a couple of friends who'd opened some magic bottles for me. we had a corked krug and a corked something else - a richebourg i think. was very unhappy. anyway, we pulled the cork on the "mystery" and as it was one of those days where nothing was going right, i had little optimism. could not believe it when it came out. the 31 Quinta!! and it was truly spectacular. and a decent bargain given that at the time, the 31 was going for about five grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Great story Ken. I can only imagine how amazing the 31 was, but I wouldn’t have complained if it turned out to be the Taylor 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Hey@Fuzz! Look what Carly got in this week!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 One case of each... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 More Australian red wine:- A couple of bottles of the 2010 Kellermeister Wines Boots Shiraz- Three bottles of the 2015 Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Sauvignon- A bottle of the 2010 Wirra Wirra the Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon- Seven bottles of the 2010 Katnook Estate Prodigy Shiraz- Another four bottles of the 2010 Katnook Estate Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon- Another couple of magnums of the 2005 Wild Duck Creek Estate Springflat ShirazMy annual subscription from the McLaren Vale III Associates:- A dozen bottles of the 2016 McLaren Vale III Associates Squid Ink Shiraz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tave1225 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Can never have enough Monfortino 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Excited for this 20 year sherried Glenrothes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Went for a wine tasting today organised by the local bottle-o and walked away with these:- A couple of bottles of the 2015 By Farr Farrside Vineyard Pinot Noir- A bottle of the 2015 Irrewarra Vineyards Pinot Noir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc2001 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Been a Busy couple of months, my biggest acquisitions have been a Sonata for my daughter and a Veloster for my son.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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