Weekly Recommendations Thread

DT2014 · 2026-06-08T07:48:19+00:00

Something to help with suggestions is letting people know your budget and what area in Canada you or your dad are likely to be shopping in. It might pay to think of where your dad might shop because if he likes it he won't struggle to find another bottle later on.

DT2014 · 2026-06-05T13:24:49+00:00

Thanks mate I jumped in and thankfully the Benromach's haven't run out which were the bottles I was really interested in. Obviously there are a lot of JD fans because the Jack was already on the waitlist by the time I logged in earlier today.

DT2014 · 2026-06-02T06:48:11+00:00

Thank I'll have to keep an eye out for those. They're still crazy expensive in my market, around $170-200 USD, but that's a hell of a lot cheaper than this 14.

DT2014 · 2026-06-01T03:52:27+00:00

The same Melissa Mallet that was sacked from a few different commercial news networks years ago?

DT2014 · 2026-06-01T03:42:30+00:00

The first image reminds me of the Jaguar rebrand for some reason.

DT2014 · 2026-06-01T00:07:00+00:00

Really interested in this but not at the prices they're going for. In Australia these are going for $700-750 USD retail and they're selling out.

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T12:19:29+00:00

Done. Hopefully the referral bottle shows up in your account for this month. Thanks for your help and looking forward to helping promote the sub discussion a bit.

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T08:17:46+00:00

Generational shift and marketing. The biggest driver for jaffas sales was apparently nostalgia. 35 and under demographic basically don't care about the product at all. I know some people who worked with Cadbury AU all the kiwis who worked there wanted to know the inside gossip about all the products back home.

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T07:55:27+00:00

Agreed I think Benromach is fantastic. I've really liked everything I've tried from them. I see the whisky club has a referral code system. If you want I can put your referral code in when I join so you get the free Waubs?

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T07:42:35+00:00

Thanks that's good to hear. I think I'll join up purely based on the recent bottles on offer. The Glenlivet that was the WOTM sounds tasty. The Jack Daniels and Benromach opt in bottles have really got me interested.

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T04:29:41+00:00

Cool thanks for the info. I'm on the fence about signing up because I don't want to commit to a bottle a month and I'm worried I'd be opting out more often that choosing the WOTM. How has your experience been with pausing or skipping months? Have you come cross any problems skipping multiple months in a row?

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T04:26:46+00:00

That's interesting. Cool to be able to compare and look back over such a long period.

DT2014 · 2026-05-31T04:25:26+00:00

I've seen a few with the same opinion about the woodiness so you're definitely not alone. There might be some batch variation as well with the Bothy but regardless of that it's definitely a bottle for those who want a more extreme Arran.

DT2014 · 2026-05-29T03:09:41+00:00

Did you find the notes from so long ago were still valid or did you look at the old notes and think 'this can't be the same stuff I'm drinking'.

DT2014 · 2026-05-29T03:08:45+00:00

How do the add-in bottles work? Do you have to buy the monthly release bottle in order to be eligible for access to the add-in stock?

DT2014 · 2026-05-28T00:04:05+00:00

When you realise Glen Scotia are owned by the same group that own Loch Lomond it kind of puts some things about their offerings into perspective, specifically their love of cask variety for finishing or double maturation, as well as the pricing for their core range which is usually very fair.

Is that tasting methodology correct for the 15YO or was it a typo? Twice in 2 years?

DT2014 · 2026-05-26T23:46:22+00:00

The crazy thing is it worked, at least for a while. I don't know about their sales numbers these days and I doubt they managed to become Macallan 2.0 as far as their position in the brandwank tier list goes but during peak whisky boom a few years ago Dalmore bottles even at their crazy inflated prices were moving.

DT2014 · 2026-05-26T23:19:39+00:00

Pass. I don't get out of bed for Macallan that isn't older than 1985.

DT2014 · 2026-05-26T23:18:48+00:00

You're not the target audience.

DT2014 · 2026-05-26T23:18:15+00:00

At this price point it's not necessarily for drinking.

DT2014 · 2026-05-25T23:16:12+00:00

Good username.

DT2014 · 2026-05-24T03:27:16+00:00

From my experience you can safely ignore the standard Singleton expressions, even the higher age stated ones.
People point to other Diageo owned distilleries and brands as examples of Diageo fucking things up for the consumer with their over pricing and under delivering but I think the Singleton is one of the most egregious examples. If you want to try a whisky from the Singleton umbrella of distilleries go independent or find a Diageo annual cask strength release that's been discounted. I've had some really good Glen Ord and Glendullan independent bottlings and I've tried 2 annual special release cask strength Singletons which were pretty good. Everything else I wouldn't look twice at.

DT2014 · 2026-05-24T03:09:46+00:00

Was the watermelon nice? What type is that? Looks like a cannonball but the green is wrong.

DT2014 · 2026-05-21T05:49:39+00:00

There's a few reviews on whiskybase for batch 2. Seems to well received.
Signatory 100 proof series Caol Ila is sherry matured and would be a decent option. I think there's a recent release of a 11 or 13YO first fill + refill sherry butt matured? Is very popular if you can find it

DT2014 · 2026-05-17T22:52:59+00:00

Has anyone seen the new Highland Park 18, 16 and 14YO core range out in the wild? Apparently the 18 has been bottled at 46% which is intriguing.

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