Scotch

[daycart1]

YOW, major Scotch action at Trader Joe's.

They have the Glenmorangie Burgundy so highly touted by Tyson for $32.

And check this: There is a TJ labelled Aberlour 10 for $13.95!

I'll post notes on these soon.

[Canman]

Originally Posted by daycart1

YOW, major Scotch action at Trader Joe's.

They have the Glenmorangie Burgundy so highly touted by Tyson for $32.

And check this: There is a TJ labelled Abedlour 10 for $13.95!

I'll post notes on these soon.

Not bad! Too bad TJ's in my area doesn't carry alcoholic beverages.

[daycart1]

I can now second everything Tyson says about the Glenmorangie Burgundy. This is very flavorful; there actually seems to be more sweet winey influence here than in their Port/Sherry/Madeira finishes. Great stuff at $33.

I went to the local giant Booz-n-go yesterday to get Macallan 18 and the Clynelish 14. Both not there! So I decided to bail to a Springbank, but was faced with a nasty dilemma: the 15 y.o and the 175th anniversary 12 y.o. were virtually the same price! I had to leave them and get Hirsh 16 (a bourbon--sorry!) instead. Someone help me out here--which of these Spingbanks is the way to go? Edit: dang, I had forgotten that Tyson gave the nod to the Anniversary...

Originally Posted by mjg

Also he told me 18 year isn't being stocked right now, anyone know any idea why? Are they out of it?

Uh oh, when I was out just before mjg's post I saw some--now it was gone from the giant store I use. Did they skip a year or something? Dam*!

[mjg]

daycart1;
could possibly explain the recent price hike (at bottle buys, a giant liquor store by my parents place) up to 130.


Maybe they are tapped.

[Tyson]

Indeed, they are "tapped". That's why prices are going up, and it is also the reason they (Macallan) have come out with their new "Fine Oak" range. Imagine, Macallan aged in ex-Bourbon Barrels instead of ex-Sherry barrels. Might be interesting :P

[daycart1]

THis is awful! Just when I had decided to pull the trigger on a Mac 18 :-(
I might have to get some little 50 ml bottles....


Today Trader Joe's got in a big bunch of TJ bottled Macallan 10 for $19.99 to go with their Aberlour 10 at $12.99. Has anyone tried it?

[warubozu]

The Macallan 18yr was always quite expensive to begin with, now it looks like it will get more expensive.

[daycart1]

Originally Posted by warubozu

The Macallan 18yr was always quite expensive to begin with, now it looks like it will get more expensive.

OK, check this out. Apparently they just went and blew a lot of "pounds" to get a new designer label for the bottles! It is obviously a stupid scam to raise prices instead. Dorkuses! Hoot man.


http://www.themacallan.com/pdf/the_m...0packaging.pdf

[mjg]

edit nm.

I read the PDF, and daycart1 is right.

[Tyson]

I think the new packaging is pretty cool. Plus, I still have my bottle of Mac 18 that I got for $89 :O