Whisky talk

I have seen a lot of over the top looking bottles over the years but this stands out, Its up there with some of the Macallan offerings   

https://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2023/07/old-pulteney-reveals-oldest-single-malt-to-date-for-distillers-one-of-one-auction-scotch-whisky-news/

It looks like a wrapped up turd

karloff wrote:

The link doesn't work Ben but I googled it and it looks like it belongs in the drinks cabinet of the royalty from Dune 

heh...  "hidden cork, accessed only by a bespoke anchor key".  You know who their target audience is when it's that hard to get the actual whisky out.

What is this?

https://whiskeyraiders.com/scotch/bowmore-stac-55-year-old-auction/

why?

https://www.lochfynewhiskies.com/bowmore-29-year-old-timeless-2-0

peatbogger wrote:

BenNevis wrote:

why?

https://www.lochfynewhiskies.com/bowmore-29-year-old-timeless-2-0

Because!

LOL

They try to put an emphasis on the time it took to mature.

Unless the hour glass that is included in the box takes 29 years to run through it is pointless.

Hourglass is there so you can check the time it takes for you to start regretting your purchase

BenNevis wrote:

Not the worst I have seen but still over the top.

https://www.highlandparkwhisky.com/en/product/54-year-old

Looks like the Demonic Tree from Evil Dead. Coincidence? I'd steer clear.

https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/Demonic_Tree

Bowmore have done it again

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/73545/bowmore-1968-arc-52-52-year-old

Dalmore again and a stupid price to match. 

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/82351/dalmore-cask-curation-series-2024-3x70cl

InbhirNis wrote:

BenNevis wrote:

Dalmore again and a stupid price to match. 

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/82351/dalmore-cask-curation-series-2024-3x70cl

Just imagine your granny's horror when she goes looking for her best wedding hat, only to find that tinker Paterson has pulled the old switcheroo with his exorbitantly overpriced portsky.

I think that the worse thing is that they are a result of finishing in other casks. They make out it is expertly put together but in reality they could have been in the casks too long or not enough cask integration who knows, hence why they needed the finishing.

I am sure they will be on whiskybase soon enough on a 100 points  

It would be really good and very intersting to see a pucker tasting note for these 3 bottles.

BenNevis wrote:

This is awful.

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/83078/highland-park-accolade-1970-54-year-old-cask-3254-duncan-taylor

Looks like a fancy pants perfume bottle. 

BenNevis wrote:

Just look at this ...https://www.thedalmore.com/en/our-collections/limited-editions/luminary-no3-the-rare/

Would have been interesting to listen in on the decisions making around when this would finally be "worthy" of bottling. I mean since it took 6 cask types to put a final finish to an out turn of TWO bottles.

peatbogger wrote:

BenNevis wrote:

Just look at this ...https://www.thedalmore.com/en/our-collections/limited-editions/luminary-no3-the-rare/

Would have been interesting to listen in on the decisions making around when this would finally be "worthy" of bottling. I mean since it took 6 cask types to put a final finish to an out turn of TWO bottles.

You know how a picture's meant to be worth 1000 words? Well, as so often with Dalmore, there's some inflation involved - this one's apparently worth 4720 words. Two consecutive articles on Whisky Intelligence this morning, the second of which alone is the longest I've ever seen.

https://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2025/05/sothebys-presents-for-auction-the-dalmore-52-year-old-luminary-no-3-the-rare/

https://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2025/05/the-dalmore-unveils-collaboration-with-foster-partners-ben-dobbin-on-the-prestigious-luminary-series-as-2025-edition-launches-in-venice/

Should you not feel like reading a medium-length essay on the topic, I'll precis it for you: prats waste shed loads of time and money fiddling with modest drink.

As luck would have it, I'll be in Dundee in a few weeks' time. I'm tempted to pop into the V&A for a few words with the poor staff. "Paterson should really stop cycling up the inside of artics at box junctions. Especially when he's carrying such overpriced, er, I mean, expensive whisky. What happened to the rest of the bike?"