Recommend a scotch in the 80-100 range.

[I<3Bacon]

Originally Posted by lefty

Now I'm torn.

I stopped by the shop to return the Laphroaig 30 and he said he may be able to get a bottle of the Lagavulin 21 and trade. I was planning to grab three or four bottles in exchange for the Laphroaig, but what say you?

lefty

Whoever winds up with the Lagavulin will have gotten the better end of the deal (slightly). Whether it be for drinking or collecting, the Lagavulin will be your better bet (while I didn't love the Laphroaig 30yr, I thought it was one of the most interesting and difficult to pick apart while drinking).

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by lefty

Now I'm torn.

I stopped by the shop to return the Laphroaig 30 and he said he may be able to get a bottle of the Lagavulin 21 and trade. I was planning to grab three or four bottles in exchange for the Laphroaig, but what say you?

lefty

I say get the Lagavulin 21 and don't think twice about it. I am a big fan of the Laphroaig 30, but I'd take the Laga 21 anytime over it and virtually any other scotch on the market.

 

[AlarmGuy79]

There was a stockpile of the 2005 Talisker bottling of the 25yr old found in Brooklyn recently. Seems like a couple gentlemen secured all the cases and then proceeded to unload them on ebay for ~$150ish (at one point, one of them was selling them for $139 shipped/bottle).

If I were to purchase a bottle from the ebay link, how would I know if these bottles were legit? Legit labels and bottles etc.?

Sounds like an excellent deal and wouldn't mind picking up a bottle or two to enjoy and one to collect.

 

[I<3Bacon]

Originally Posted by AlarmGuy79

If I were to purchase a bottle from the ebay link, how would I know if these bottles were legit? Legit labels and bottles etc.?

Sounds like an excellent deal and wouldn't mind picking up a bottle or two to enjoy and one to collect.

The deal isn't as good now... best I see at the moment is $149 shipped, which still beats the $185 I can get the 2008 bottling for.

If they are NOT legit, they faithfully reproduced the contents of the bottle (

) as well as the individually numbered bottle labels and boxes. The ones I received also had the box sleeves.

Most counterfeiters tend to go for ancient bottlings that are harder to vouch for (like old 1970's Ardbegs or vintage 50's/60's Taliskers and the like), are worth a hell of a lot more than $150 if they were real, and have far simpler labels. Also, for whatever reason, the majority of the counterfeits seem to be coming out of Italy.

 

[MrNick]

Originally Posted by Montrachet

Macallans has a holiday box for $100 with one bottle of 12 year and one of 18 year. I hope to find this under my tree.

This.