ptrthgr8 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 The local shop hasn't had the 14 year old Carribean in a long time, so I had to pick up a bottle while I could. Nothing wrong with adding another bottle of Balvenie to the booze cabinet. Cheers, ~ Greg ~ Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REASON Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Great collection of Balvenie you got, no question where your loyalties are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrthgr8 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 They're sorta blocked in the pic, but there's a bottle of Laphroaig 18 on the left and a bottle of Glenfiddich 18 on the right. But, yeah, Balvenie is my fave distillery. Fo sho. Cheers, ~ Greg ~ Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 How's the Madeira Cask? Never had a chance to try it. Here is what I picked up yesterday for my birthday (you have one guess for my birth year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winelover Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 How's the Madeira Cask? Never had a chance to try it. Here is what I picked up yesterday for my birthday (you have one guess for my birth year) Take it that the Bowmore has no e150a then. Looks really interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 very nice purchases guys. I am going to look for the Balvenie 17 doublewood and the ardbeg Corryvrecken next time I am in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 How's the Madeira Cask? Never had a chance to try it. Here is what I picked up yesterday for my birthday (you have one guess for my birth year) I have a bottle of the 15 darkest Claus and I love it. Hope you enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I have a bottle of the 15 darkest Claus and I love it. Hope you enjoy it! Somehow I managed to mostly skip Bowmore in the past - not on purpose, it just never came to mind to pick some up. Then I couldn't resist a bottle of the Legend (no age statement) for $23.99 and what do you know - it's great. Beats any other Single Malt in that price range and up to $35, IMO. Now I got this for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Take it that the Bowmore has no e150a then. Looks really interesting I wouldn't be so sure... in Germany they have to declare all artificial colorings on the bottles and when I browsed the duty-free I was shocked by how few single malts (even very expensive ones) were not colored Edit: I confirmed - the Bowmore 15 has caramel coloring added, the Ardbeg does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrthgr8 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 How's the Madeira Cask? Never had a chance to try it. It's good - no such thing as a bad Balvenie - but it seems a little on the sweeter side to me. I like the 15 year single barrel a bit better and the 17 year Doublewood a lot better. It's worth having the Madeira in the cabinet, though. Cheers, ~ Greg ~ Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hey, happy belated B-day C! Actually not belated yet - it's tomorrow. Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winelover Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Forgot to say congrats Greg, and I like the Balvenie collection you've got going on there. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruz Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 For the price its hard to beat the value of the Balvanie double wood. I enjoy the Caribbean cask as well but not sure if it is worth the premium (to me anyways). How is the portwood? Been eye that recently but never tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I just picked up a bottle of Caribbean cask and am looking forward to trying it out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruz Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Let us know what you think Mr. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokecube Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Great collection, maybe you can share some one hahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Well, I gave this a try the other night and was impressed. I drank it neat, but will try a drop of water on the next try to see if that opens up any more falvors. I thought it was well balanced and rounded with enough maltiness, but I got a real fruity punch from it...almost like pineapplor or passion fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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