Halfway through the set, very disappointing thus far This type of tasting set should showcase a variety of distilleries AND flavour profiles. So far, the variety of distilleries is there but the 8 single malts are virtually indistinguishable from a smell/taste perspective. All from fairly tired ex-b...

Looks like these Calendars are gone-gone. Went from on-sale overstock to unlisted. I don't understand the logic of a) long sold out items remaining on product searches for months, or b) items on store shelves nowhere to be found BUT can confirm the holiday whisky calendar is very much still availab...

getting better, as expected
day 4 (Dufftown) and 3 (Bunnahabhain) posted on www forum

on tap today: day 5 Aberlour & 6 Ardmore

or this? Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA LCBO is putting it through their trademarked cellaring program to ensure the vintage reaches peak flavour :wink: Although this ale does stand up to some careless ageing, and it would still be nice to get it late I have some doubts we'll see it. The one time I had...

spinrsx wrote:or this? Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

LCBO is putting it through their trademarked cellaring program to ensure the vintage reaches peak flavour

if you're so inclined, check out my "tasting notes" here Wow, it's really encouraging so far! ;-) Still I feel compelled to give it the old 'college try' to begin to educate my palate in an extremely low financial / volume commitment scenario. This will be cool... Cheers. I specifically p...

if you're so inclined, check out my "tasting notes" here

It was £150 in UK yes, but if the LCBO set was the same as in the UK it wouldn't have to be marked down 50%. 11 of the 24 whiskies in the UK set are older than 12 years, only one of the LCBO set is older than 12 (a cheap grain whisky) so, while age isn't necessarily an indication of quality, most w...

As predicted, though a few weeks ahead of when I thought they would do it, the set is now 30% off: $139.95 (Still >2000 available, no need to rush, they'll probably discount again) me thinks they overbought & overpriced this one ANNNND ... proof LCBO bought too many/released them too close to f...

LCBO website still gives me a "not available at any stores" message ... LCBO, being LCBO click on the "buy in-store (unavailable)" button with the red X, then click on "check all stores" you should see a list of stores with quantities quite often it looks like nothing ...

As predicted, though a few weeks ahead of when I thought they would do it, the set is now 30% off: $139.95
(Still >2000 available, no need to rush, they'll probably discount again)
me thinks they overbought & overpriced this one

... I’m interested in hearing Portwood’s educated opinions... Thank you for the kind words but i've been fighting a cold/flu for the last week and can't smell/taste much. Therefore, I've put off cracking these open. Being a cheap bassturd accountant at heart I'm probably going to return the box and...

beerstodiscover wrote:

portwood wrote:From limited experience, IPAs die after a few weeks/months - depending on brewery - can this last that long?

For all intents and purposes this is a hoppy barley wine. I like the hop bitterness, but even if it fades, this will still be a nice ale to drink in a decade.

that makes sense, thanks

Fullers Imperial IPA — Really nice beast of an ale. Firm Euro hops and massive malt. Fruity, bready, herbal, sweet and bitter. This was a pleasant surprise for me as well. labels says its bottle conditioned and best before Dec 2028 ... a NINE YEAR shelf life for an imperial IPA? WTF? from limited e...

However, this package is "educational" in the sense that you can sample different styles of whisky (Scotch single malt, Scotch single grain, Scotch blended malt) and whiskey (Bourbon and Irish) without committing to full 750ml bottles of any. If you do find something you like, you can alw...