FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ENJOY A GOOD SCOTCH......

[Absalom]

....
Granted, he served me some of this stuff, I don't remember what it is except very peaty and smokey.....
...I don't really want this stuff. I would do the favor many times over for my friend and think nothing of it. Gentlemen, what do I do now?

Since it’s going to be free, just take it graciously. And give it an occasional try. Not liking something is rarely a virtue.

When I tasted my first peated scotch some decades ago, the consensus even in Scotland, where I had it, was that the stuff was not potable for non-natives and only good for spicing up blends. Some distilleries that made peated scotch closed in the 80s because they couldn’t give their stuff away; Ardbeg, nowadays an iconic label in high demand, stayed closed for a decade, and Port Ellen never reopened, surviving barrels now drawing 1000s or even 10,000s of dollars per bottle.

People’s taste changes, so can yours. Take the easy way out and just accept the gift!

 

[joeintexas]

I can't see it being worth more than 25k, must be a middle man taking a cut. Just kidding, not being a scotch drinker I know nothing about it. Heck, I still think 10 bucks for a case of Coors is high. A nightly nip of Rebel Yell does go down good though.

 

[moosedog]

I highly doubt that it's 32 or more times better than a regular premium Scotch.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

I highly doubt that it's 32 or more times better than a regular premium Scotch.

I don't believe it is, either. Rather, it's more about the experience.

The year of the Queen's diamond jubilee several independent bottlers in Scotland pulled out casks of 60-year-old whisky. The whisky I'm familiar with was put in the cask five days before Her Majesty's coronation and bottled on the 60th anniversary of her ascent to the throne -- about four months before my birth.

I'd gotten to know the managing director of the independent bottling house, and one evening at the Victoria Whisky Festival as I approached his table he had a special glint in his eye. After we'd exchanged pleasantries he motioned me behind his display table, pulled out a magazine with an article about a particular whisky and asked, "Do you know what that is?"

"Of course," I said, "I have that magazine."

He pulled the bottle from a box of supplies and poured a wee dram for me.

"Only 88 bottles came from that cask," he said as I nosed the whisky. After all those years in the warehouse, the angels had most certainly enjoyed their share of the spirit.

A gaggle of folks approached his table, and I took my leave to find a secluded spot in the hotel lobby to enjoy that dram. It was, as expected, exquisite. I took more than a half hour to savor that half-ounce pour.

A bottle retailed for $32,000. Was it worth it? Not to me, certainly, but it did make my list of one of the 10 best malts I've tried. The greatest travesty to me will be the bottles that sold to be squirreled away in some prized closet, only brought out to show off for special friends -- but never to be opened and enjoyed. Rather like not shooting a gun!

 

[Absalom]

I highly doubt that it's 32 or more times better than a regular premium Scotch.

You’re perfectly right.

With those kinds of bottlings it’s no longer just what’s in the bottle. People who drop that kind of money pay for the experience Bob so eloquently describes, but also rarity, collectability, and in many cases simply to show off that they can.

Those several thousand dollars for a Registered Magnum really don’t get the bullet to the target any faster either

 

[chief38]

ANYONE who pays $32K for a bottle of ANY Booze is (IMHO) NOT buying it to drink, but rather to show the world he can afford the bottle (bragging rights). I whole heartedly agree that there is no Booze that would taste all that much better than a premium bottle costing a few hundred. After all, there is only so much you can do to any fluid sitting in a wooden barrel. I would think it's maybe 5% better at 100 times the cost. I STILL thought it would be a cool post and show the bottle.

 

[03hemi]

I bought one and it tasted like Chivas Regal.

 

[S&WOkie]

I'm perfectly happy with my $76 bottle of Lagavulin 16.

 

[Bekeart]

How can your intentions be honorable when the scotch is older than the girl you are giving it to??

Bekeart

 

[vmumford]

I'm thinking of sticking to Jameson or Powers.

That's by fare my favorite in the cost spectrum. $33 for the big 1.7 @ Costco and by the way, Signature whiskey isn't to bad either.

 

[Absalom]

... $33 for the big 1.7 @ Costco and by the way, Signature whiskey isn't to bad either.

And you’re likely getting high-quality stuff.

That’s a sector of the market quite different from the independent bottlers Bob and I mentioned above, who quite proudly display the names of the distilleries they bottle.

Large retailers like Costco buy in volume from well-known distilleries and sell under their own name. These sales come complete with non-disclosure agreements, because those distilleries don’t want customers to know that the whisky they sell under their own label can be had much cheaper at Costco.

Costco’s Canadian is usually Crown Royal, their Tennessee bourbon was distilled (although not aged) at George Dickel, and the various aged scotches they sell at sometimes outrageously low prices may be from such elite distilleries as Mortlach, Longmorn, or Macallan, who get rid of their less than perfect barrels this way (which of course are still very good).

 

[old bear]

And the winner is:

If he gives you a bottle, be gracious and say "Thank you."

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

What the heck; only $1300 an ounce........ want yours on the rocks or straight up???????

One of each.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

I have a 40yo cask strength somewhere in the pile, think I saw it while looking for something else today. Come by and we'll have a dram.
Otherwise we can settle for a 1990's bottling of a Balvenie 15yo.

"Settle" for that as one of my favorites, and the 12 year double wood.

 

[susieqz]

i seldom drink, but i had a taste of glenlivit n fell in love.
i could taste the smoke n that hooked me.
i may splurge on a bottle for xmas, if i can find it.

 

[JohnRippert]

I have a 45-50 year old bottle of Johnny Walker Red that Dad bought back in the '70s and kept in a garage cabinet. I poured a finger or so into a nice brandy snifter and tried it out a few weeks ago. That is some smoooooooooooooth stuff there. I will have to break it out for special occasions once a year or so.

 

[Rockets]

And you’re likely getting high-quality stuff.



That’s a sector of the market quite different from the independent bottlers Bob and I mentioned above, who quite proudly display the names of the distilleries they bottle.



Large retailers like Costco buy in volume from well-known distilleries and sell under their own name. These sales come complete with non-disclosure agreements, because those distilleries don’t want customers to know that the whisky they sell under their own label can be had much cheaper at Costco.



Costco’s Canadian is usually Crown Royal, their Tennessee bourbon was distilled (although not aged) at George Dickel, and the various aged scotches they sell at sometimes outrageously low prices may be from such elite distilleries as Mortlach, Longmorn, or Macallan, who get rid of their less than perfect barrels this way (which of course are still very good).

I used to drink the Kirkland bourbon. It was excellent stuff. For some reason, the price went up from 19.99 to 29.99 per bottle.

Needless to say, I’m not buying it anymore. I really enjoy a good Burbon once in a while.

 

[Bill Bates]

$32K for a bottle of Scotch whisky is chump change. Now this is an expensive bottle. A million plus dollars, that is one expensive bottle of McCallan single malt.

The World's Most Expensive Bottle of Scotch Ever Just Sold For $1 Million - Maxim

 

[Golddollar]

$32K for a bottle of Scotch whisky is chump change. Now this is an expensive bottle. A million plus dollars, that is one expensive bottle of McCallan single malt.

The World's Most Expensive Bottle of Scotch Ever Just Sold For $1 Million - Maxim

I'll just buy a bottle of Crown Royal Maple and put the $999,972.00 in my pocket.

 

[Protected One]

i seldom drink, but i had a taste of glenlivit n fell in love.
i could taste the smoke n that hooked me.

That's as good as it needs to get for me!