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WhiskyHound
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 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject: Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix box & a Glendronach Revival |
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Evening all.
This is my first post here, so hello to the regulars.
I have been lucky enough to get hold of a bottle of Snow Phoenix for a rock bottom price with the caveat that no presentation box came with the bottle. Needless to say, I kept a straight face and practically threw the money at him!
I'm not really one for packaging, i'm not collecting...yet. But if I was to start a collection then this bottle seems like a great place to start. I was wondering if anyone on here has an empty Snow Phoenix presentation box they'd like to part with? If I can't find the box then I suppose i'd just have to drink it. 
Also, I been drinking a Glendronach Revival 15 year recently - absolutely fantastic dram that only seems to get better the further down the bottle I get (don't they all?). Does anyone recommend a good dram to follow in wake of this cracker?
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix box & a Glendronach Revival |
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| WhiskyHound wrote: | Evening all.
This is my first post here, so hello to the regulars.
I have been lucky enough to get hold of a bottle of Snow Phoenix for a rock bottom price with the caveat that no presentation box came with the bottle. Needless to say, I kept a straight face and practically threw the money at him!
I'm not really one for packaging, i'm not collecting...yet. But if I was to start a collection then this bottle seems like a great place to start. I was wondering if anyone on here has an empty Snow Phoenix presentation box they'd like to part with? If I can't find the box then I suppose i'd just have to drink it.
Also, I been drinking a Glendronach Revival 15 year recently - absolutely fantastic dram that only seems to get better the further down the bottle I get (don't they all?). Does anyone recommend a good dram to follow in wake of this cracker?
Cheers. |
Let me welcome you to the Forum. Living In Canada, I was able to secure Glenfiddich Cask Of Dreams Canadian Edition, a glorious dram. Many of the limited release bottles by Glenfiddich are marvelous and as good in the belly as in a collection. Have you tried a wide variety of single malts? Do you like the peaty, smokey ones like Lagavulin?
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WhiskyHound
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Quaich1,
Thank you for the welcome.
I'm coming from a good 20 years of red wine 'practice' and have only spent the last year gaining some proper experience in whisky. I think the bank manager would be able to pick the date that I became interested in whisky on a slightly more serious level! I think it was the day that I stumbled upon 'RalfyStuff's' channel on youtube
I'm a big fan of the Lagavulin 12 & 16, love the combination of peat, smoke & sweet, the Glendronach Revival is a great drop, The Glenlivet 18 is great & I have a soft spot for Jura Prophecy. I'm not a massive fan of Laphroaig - a bit too much TCP and peat for my tastes right now. Don't much like Highland Park 12 or 16 either. I quite like the blended Chivas Regal 18 and I tried a bottle of Smokehead on the advice of a Belfast duty free manager...I was impressed with it, for the money it was great but it tasted very bright and young.
Have tried all the usual suspects in the supermarket in the £25-£40 range and none of them really did anything for me. It was only when I tried the Lagavulin 16 that my eyes popped open and I started my whisky journey. The Glenfiddich Cask Of Dreams sounds very interesting, shame it's not available this side of the pond.
I'm almost out of stock now and looking for the next bottle...before I open this Snow Phoenix
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Bookie
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum WhiskyHound.
I am not sentimental about packaging so I discarded my Snow Phoenix boxes as soon as the whisky was finished. Still have one bottle unopened which i dont plan to drink, well at least in the near future.
I am a big fan of HP, Lagavulin and Glendronach also and the Glendronach Revival is a particularly nice whisky. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| WhiskyHound wrote: | Hi Quaich1,
Thank you for the welcome.
I'm coming from a good 20 years of red wine 'practice' and have only spent the last year gaining some proper experience in whisky. I think the bank manager would be able to pick the date that I became interested in whisky on a slightly more serious level! I think it was the day that I stumbled upon 'RalfyStuff's' channel on youtube
I'm a big fan of the Lagavulin 12 & 16, love the combination of peat, smoke & sweet, the Glendronach Revival is a great drop, The Glenlivet 18 is great & I have a soft spot for Jura Prophecy. I'm not a massive fan of Laphroaig - a bit too much TCP and peat for my tastes right now. Don't much like Highland Park 12 or 16 either. I quite like the blended Chivas Regal 18 and I tried a bottle of Smokehead on the advice of a Belfast duty free manager...I was impressed with it, for the money it was great but it tasted very bright and young.
Have tried all the usual suspects in the supermarket in the £25-£40 range and none of them really did anything for me. It was only when I tried the Lagavulin 16 that my eyes popped open and I started my whisky journey. The Glenfiddich Cask Of Dreams sounds very interesting, shame it's not available this side of the pond.
I'm almost out of stock now and looking for the next bottle...before I open this Snow Phoenix
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Thanks for the background information. I can suggest a few of the bottles that I am currently enjoying that you may well really like:
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Glenmorangie Nectar D'or
Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Vat
Ballantine's 17 Year
Tomintoul 21 Years
Talisker 57 Degrees North
Balvenie 14 Year Carribean Cask
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Alexppp
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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I love the Glendronach Revival, it's probably my favourite sherried whisky. For a similarly rich and intense sherried drop, I'd suggest the Glenfarclas 15 (or anything older than that from the excellent Glenfarclas range). You might also want to give Aberlour a'bunadh a go if you haven't already. The flavour profile is pretty similar to the Glendronach, perhaps a bit more 'winey' and with less chocolate.
As for the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, my advice would be to drink it. As it happens, I opened one of my two bottles of it yesterday, and it's an excellent whisky. Given that 60,000 bottles were made, it's not rare enough for its price to increase quickly. |
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WhiskyHound
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Quaich1 wrote: |
Thanks for the background information. I can suggest a few of the bottles that I am currently enjoying that you may well really like:
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Glenmorangie Nectar D'or
Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Vat
Ballantine's 17 Year
Tomintoul 21 Years
Talisker 57 Degrees North
Balvenie 14 Year Carribean Cask
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Thank you very much for the recommendations. I've just ordered the Ballantine's 17 Year and a Talisker 57 from The Whisky Exchange.
I just remembered, last month I tried a bottle of Talisker 2000 Distillers Edition and I was really disappointed by it. I passed it on to a friend. I like the Talisker 10 year so I was quite surprised the distillers edition didn't do it for me. I'm sure the 57 North will be interesting to try, lots of people have recommended that one to me.
Thanks again for your welcome & advice. I'll keep looking for the illusive empty snow phoenix box.
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WhiskyHound
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Alexppp wrote: | I love the Glendronach Revival, it's probably my favourite sherried whisky. For a similarly rich and intense sherried drop, I'd suggest the Glenfarclas 15 (or anything older than that from the excellent Glenfarclas range). You might also want to give Aberlour a'bunadh a go if you haven't already. The flavour profile is pretty similar to the Glendronach, perhaps a bit more 'winey' and with less chocolate.
As for the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, my advice would be to drink it. As it happens, I opened one of my two bottles of it yesterday, and it's an excellent whisky. Given that 60,000 bottles were made, it's not rare enough for its price to increase quickly. |
Thank you for your recommendations Alexppp - the Glenfarclas 15 Year Old looks very interesting and very much to my tastes. I'll try that next month.
The Aberlour a'bunadh looks good to. I did a bit of reading about this dram recently, I think I read that the Batch 37 was pretty poor but subsequent batches were good and 19 & 34 were very good. I'll see if I can find one of the 'better' batches for next months supply. (And maybe a Ardbeg Uigeadail too)
As far as the Snow Phoenix goes, I'm very tempted to drink it now but I think i'll try and resist, and pop this one in the cupboard for a while. I got it for £60 and i won't get another at that price!
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Alexppp
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| WhiskyHound wrote: |
I just remembered, last month I tried a bottle of Talisker 2000 Distillers Edition and I was really disappointed by it. I passed it on to a friend. I like the Talisker 10 year so I was quite surprised the distillers edition didn't do it for me. I'm sure the 57 North will be interesting to try, lots of people have recommended that one to me.
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The Talisker Distillers Edition isn't among my favourites either. I still enjoy it, but nowhere near as much as the 10 year old. The sweetness of the sherry finish takes some of that Talisker edge off, so it tastes less distinctive in my opinion. That said, I'm not sorry I bought it. The 57 Degrees North will be more up your street, it's a beast of a whisky. Also the Talisker 18 is definitely one to try too.
P.S. Don't let the Talisker DE put you off the Distillers Edition series, the Lagavulin DE for example is a fantastic whisky by almost all accounts. |
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drPete
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I'm a huge talisker fan (it's the only distillery I've(so far) visited) I i think the DE is poor - two guide at the distillery agreed!
Try Tali 18, and (if you can find a decently priced bottle so prob an indy bottling) an old Brora
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edinburghlandlord
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| I have a empty box you are welcome too, as my name would suggest its in a pub in Edinburgh, where are you located? |
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sorren
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome ... I too have a spare box, as I managed to get a few bottles early on, as asked where are you ? I am south yorkshire.. |
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WhiskyHound
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| sorren wrote: | | Welcome ... I too have a spare box, as I managed to get a few bottles early on, as asked where are you ? I am south yorkshire.. |
edinburghlandlord and sorren - Thank you.
I have to apologise for the lack of radio communication after your kind offers of a box...I was completely floored by a terrible chest infection doing the rounds. It was so bad, that I haven't touched a dram in 2 weeks!
I'm in Middlesex so popping over to Yorkshire or Edinburgh isn't on the cards in the near future, but if either of you would be prepared to pop it in the post to me (i'd obviously cover the postage & packaging costs and a bit for your time - i could paypal you), that would be great.
Who has the best condition box with the pamphlet garb?
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| It will only be worth around the same price. as an investment perhaps william could give a better view but i have 4 and figure 10 years for anything like a profit really. |
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drPete
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Depends on what you paid - original retail was £59 in the UK, selling recently at SWA for £110, minus fees you have almost doubled your money.
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