The 15 year version of this is also stonking value if you can find it.
Ullage is the word you're looking for.
What did Roy call them the other week "barrel remnants"...
I did not respond to this hoping that others would chip in as all I can offer is "I have a bottle of each but neither is open".In Scotland, picked up a couple of bottles of whiskys that are apparently not available in the US, Cu Bogan from Tomatin and an Isle of Raasay. Any thoughts? - I will not be tasting till back in CA.
I did not respond to this hoping that others would chip in as all I can offer is "I have a bottle of each but neither is open".
The Cu Bocan is a lightly peated NAS Highlander "drawn from a trio of casks; bourbon casks, Oloroso sherry casks and North American virgin oak casks" and a good introduction to the category, especially for those put off by the Islay heavyweights. Reviews on Whiskybase are not mind-blowing but from what I've seen the distillery is well run these days and the 2019 redesign has gone down well.
The Raasay is obvs another young whisky and a combo of peated/non-peated casks.
They'd make an interesting head to head.
I really should open more of my bottles...
https://malt-review.com/2021/08/27/heres-tae-ye-isle-of-raasay-distillery/
https://www.glenscotia.com/products/campbeltown-malts-festival-edition-2022
In two minds after the middling reviews of their Xmas release.
Broke down and bought one...I am the same, I had the Xmas 22 release and it was ok, but not worth the price. A standard bottle of Arran 10yo knocked it into a cocked hat
Wonder if it’ll be bottled? In the cask I believe it’s exempt from Capital Gains as it’s classed as a ‘wasting asset,’ but it would be a gamble to keep a whisky that age in the cask for any longer.
No.For a recent birthday some friends bought me a gift subscription to the Summerton Whisky Club. I will receive a bottle of whisky every two months until the end of the year, something to look forward to.
https://www.summertonclub.com/
My first bottle arrived yesterday. It’s Glasgow Distillery 1770 Limited Edition, 50cl, and has an ABV of 52.2% which I guess is cask strength? It will be opened soon when I host a gathering. According to the profile it’s ‘sweet smoke, toffee apple & vanilla with peppery spice’. The cask is ‘first fill ex-bourbon, finished in virgin oak’.
I never knew a club like this existed, are any pfmers members too?