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William
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:14 pm Post subject: Diageo 2011 Special Releases Revealed |
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Diageo have announced there new 2011 Special Releases bottlings
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/diageo2011specialreleases.htm
There are eight Special Releases this year; five are from closed distilleries.
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Big Mac
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| I wouldnt mind trying the Port Dundas 20 |
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Big Mac
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Come to think of it i wouldnt mind trying them all  |
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jcarrick
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: | | Come to think of it i wouldnt mind trying them all |
Me too
But i will settle for a couple bottles of the Lagavulin 12.
The Port Ellen and Brora will be excellent but getting beyond my budget for being drinkable but are getting more and more collectable. |
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Hunter
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: | | I wouldnt mind trying the Port Dundas 20 |
I wouldnt mind trying this one also. It should be very collectable too. |
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Andy M
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| Why did they bottle the Knockando 25 at only 43%? I am sure it is a good whisky to have made it into the special releases but they didnt need to reduce the abv so much. |
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Calder
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I will have a bottle of Lagavulin 12 Year Old as usual |
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John
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Calder wrote: | | I will have a bottle of Lagavulin 12 Year Old as usual |
The Lagavulin 12 has become a regular for me, so i will be having a bottle or 2 again this year.
Here is a list with some detail of the 2011 special releases:
Brora 32 Year Old ABV 54.7%
Only 1404 bottles worldwide
RRP £300 per bottle.
Caol Ila Unpeated 12 Year Old 1999 ABV 64%
Fewer than 6000 bottles worldwide.
RRP £55 per bottle.
Glenury Royal 40 Year Old 1970 ABV (TBC)%
Only 1404 bottles worldwide.
RRP £525 per bottle.
Knockando 25 Year Old 1985 ABV 43.0%
Fewer than 4500 bottles worldwide.
RRP £135.
Lagavulin 12 Year Old ABV 57.5%
Available in limited quantities worldwide.
RRP £63 per bottle.
Port Dundas 20 year old 1990 ABV 57.4%
100% Single Grain Whisky
Just 1920 bottles worldwide.
RRP £110.
Port Ellen 32 Year Old 1978 ABV 53.9%
Just 2988 bottles world-wide.
RRP £300 per bottle.
Rosebank 21 Year Old 1990 ABV 53.8%
Only 5604 numbered bottles worldwide.
RRP £160 per bottle.
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Charlie
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if i will regret in 10 years time not buying as many Port Ellens and Broras as i could.
The Port Dundas 20 year old 1990 is the one that stands out for me in this release as i doubt we will see many more (if any) releases like this. |
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Fergie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| For drinking you can still find some Port Ellen and Brora bottlings at half the price but they may not be worth £1000 or maybe a lot more in 10 years or so. The Diageo special release Port Ellen and Brora are defintely a couple of bottlings which will make money but the question is how much money. |
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DavidUK
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Charlie wrote: | I wonder if i will regret in 10 years time not buying as many Port Ellens and Broras as i could.
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Yes you certainly will. The same goes for Rosebank, Lochside and St Magdelane |
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Blackadder
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| From a drinking whisky point of view, it would be great to see a Lagavulin 12 cask strength but double matured in a Pedro Ximenez cask like the distillers edition. |
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Kava
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Blackadder wrote: | | From a drinking whisky point of view, it would be great to see a Lagavulin 12 cask strength but double matured in a Pedro Ximenez cask like the distillers edition. |
Now i would go for a bottle of that. |
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Frankie
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| Kava wrote: | | Blackadder wrote: | | From a drinking whisky point of view, it would be great to see a Lagavulin 12 cask strength but double matured in a Pedro Ximenez cask like the distillers edition. |
Now i would go for a bottle of that. |
I would be in the queue for that one also |
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Crane
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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A Lagavulin 12 and a Port Dundas 20 will do for me. I know i would only end up opening the Brora or Port Ellen if i got them with the intention of putting them in the collection as i did it before 
When are they due to hit the shops, anyone know? |
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