Food and Drink The Great Whisky (Whiskey) Thread! - Page 18

OKchiefs · 03-03-2021, 07:42 PM

Apparently Japan has finally laid out some guidelines for what whiskeys can be labeled as Japanese whiskey. I don’t think it’s required by law yet, but i’ve read the larger distilleries like Nikka have agreed to the rules. I think Nikka from the barrel is one of the ones that is sourced so won’t be listed as a true Japanese whiskey, but it’s still damn good either way.

phisherman · 03-03-2021, 07:48 PM

I had seen that too. Word is a few distilleries weren't happy. I never knew that so many of them apparently were blending in non-Japanese whisky except for Nikka which was using Ben Nevis.

OKchiefs · 03-03-2021, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

I had seen that too. Word is a few distilleries weren't happy. I never knew that so many of them apparently were blending in non-Japanese whisky except for Nikka which was using Ben Nevis.

I think the demand is just so high and it just takes so long to ramp up production that they had no choice.

phisherman · 03-03-2021, 08:29 PM

Very similar to what the bourbon industry went through just a couple years ago.

Hoover · 03-03-2021, 08:46 PM

eDave · 03-04-2021, 12:21 PM

US-UK trade truce means cheaper whisky for Americans

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/intl_...uce/index.html

phisherman · 03-04-2021, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

US-UK trade truce means cheaper whisky for Americans

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/intl_...uce/index.html

I read that this morning too. I'm not sure how much single malt prices will come back down, at least in the foreseeable future, but maybe it will stem the uptick in prices of the last few years.

scho63 · 03-04-2021, 03:02 PM

I got hooked on Oban 14 when it was $65 a bottle. Now it's $100. A little too rich for my blood.

Marcellus · 03-04-2021, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

I got hooked on Oban 14 when it was $65 a bottle. Now it's $100. A little too rich for my blood.

Dalwhinnie 15yr used to be $45 a bottle all day where I live and now its $75-$90.

Around 5 years ago I found a little store here that had it on clearance for $30 a bottle so I purchased the last 2.

**Indian Chief** · 03-04-2021, 04:26 PM

I sometimes do the same thing. Find a good price on a bottle and get 2 or 3. Another suggestion is to actually order from the UK. If you get a half dozen bottles, the shipping evens out of it's still a good deal. Case in point, I recently got a bottle of Dalmore 18. By me it's over $200. With shipping factored in, ordering it from the UK ended up being around $135.

scho63 · 03-04-2021, 05:59 PM

I was really impressed with Glen Fohdry and price was excellent.

**cdcox** · 03-04-2021, 08:06 PM

If you love the peat, try Ardbeg Wee Beastie. It is a 5 year single malt, very raw and smoky, like you would expect from a young Ardbeg. Great price point ($45) for an enormous malt.

lawrenceRaider · 11-29-2021, 08:25 AM

Wife bought me the Flaviar Whiskey Advent. Pretty excited about it.

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