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Whisky II

I've been informed by the lovely wife that we have a major anniversary due this summer. I've also been informed of the gift she is expecting (jewellery, naturally...). She has suggested that she might like to reciprocate by buying me a nice bottle of whisky. Now, I'm a firm believer in diminishing returns and understand supply and demand rather than quality can dictate prices...but... if you absolutely had to...where would your hard-earned pennies be going up to £200-ish? Other than avoiding anything with fancy packaging and sold as a luxury commodity, I'm open to ideas. Chin-chin.
 
jimbob75 said:
I've been informed by the lovely wife that we have a major anniversary due this summer. I've also been informed of the gift she is expecting (jewellery, naturally...). She has suggested that she might like to reciprocate by buying me a nice bottle of whisky. Now, I'm a firm believer in diminishing returns and understand supply and demand rather than quality can dictate prices...but... if you absolutely had to...where would your hard-earned pennies be going up to £200-ish? Other than avoiding anything with fancy packaging and sold as a luxury commodity, I'm open to ideas. Chin-chin.
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IB 17yo cask strength Macallan:
https://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/...05-Cask-29-Cask-Strength-Collection-Signatory
Top rated Whiskbase entries:
https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/top-25/
 
Weekender said:
IB 17yo cask strength Macallan:
https://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/...05-Cask-29-Cask-Strength-Collection-Signatory
Top rated Whiskbase entries:
https://shop.whiskybase.com/us/top-25/
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It looks like a few places have popped up w Signatory ‘Macallan’, it seems an odd bottle. 17 years, cask strength, sherried, ‘only’ £130-150 and about four different casks? A distillery own bottle at cask strength would easily go with an extra zero on it. So what’s wrong with it?

RMW released one today too £130
 
pawnshop92 said:
It looks like a few places have popped up w Signatory ‘Macallan’, it seems an odd bottle. 17 years, cask strength, sherried, ‘only’ £130-150 and about four different casks? A distillery own bottle at cask strength would easily go with an extra zero on it. So what’s wrong with it?

RMW released one today too £130
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I'm guessing it's Macallan new make put into Signatory sherry butts. The Whiskybase reviews suggest it is straight good modern sherried whisky so probably not like the older Macallan stuff
https://www.whiskybase.com/search/whisky?q=Signatory&bottler=&brandname=Secret Speyside&vintage_year=&bottle_date_year=2023&itemsforsale=&rating=
House of Malt had a site wide 10% offer on last week and I took a punt at £125...figured it's probably the only way I'll likely try Macallan. Will it beat the 22 Bunna 12 CS...?
What I don't know is how decisions are made about what can be sold under the Macallan name and what can't e.g.:
https://www.whiskynotes.be/2023/macallan/macallan-laphroaig-bowmore-25-years-symingtons-choice/

Has the 25 been sat in a butt selected and stamped by Macallan in the Signatory warehouse? Whereas the 17s are in "lesser quality" Signatory butts...?
 
Just back from a week in Edinburgh, with these.

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Just finished an Arran Machrie Moor. Really enjoyed it. What to replace it with?

Default would be another MM, but wondered about one of the other Machrie Moor expressions - Fingal’s Cut maybe? Thoughts on that? I have three other Arrans on the go, so will be looking for something peated. I also have a Port Charlotte Islay Barley and a Bunna Something Unpronounceable And Hard To Spell open.
 
Sue Pertwee-Tyr said:
Just finished an Arran Machrie Moor. Really enjoyed it. What to replace it with?

Default would be another MM, but wondered about one of the other Machrie Moor expressions - Fingal’s Cut maybe? Thoughts on that? I have three other Arrans on the go, so will be looking for something peated. I also have a Port Charlotte Islay Barley and a Bunna Something Unpronounceable And Hard To Spell open.
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I’ve had both the quarter cask and Sherry cask fingals cut - both very nice! I preferred the Sherry cask, but I’m always a huge fan of peated whiskeys aged in Sherry casks so no surprise there! I don’t think you’d be disappointed with either.
 
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