tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post662369398116668377..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Balvenie 12 year old Signature (Batch #5, 40%abv edition)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-64603751202983990022016-04-15T12:05:03.554-04:002016-04-15T12:05:03.554-04:00My experience with it was that it was a half step ...My experience with it was that it was a half step better than the 12. Thought it was good but not worth $100 when it came out. The current national average of price of nearly $150 is unfortunate. Hope you have a better experience with it than I did!Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-487163171925762372016-04-14T13:38:12.161-04:002016-04-14T13:38:12.161-04:00The 17 year Doublewood is going for $140 a bottle ...The 17 year Doublewood is going for $140 a bottle at BevMo so I was really happy to discover K&L selling at $125 (which is the average MSRP). Still expensive but I wanted to give the 17 a try.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-31789301372124005092016-02-08T16:04:58.877-05:002016-02-08T16:04:58.877-05:00Yeah, I saw Batch 9 selling for $350 locally when ...Yeah, I saw Batch 9 selling for $350 locally when it first came out. I passed it up. Even for Tun 1401s I won't spend that kind of money because A.) I don't have that kind money, and B.) I don't value whisky that highly, financially.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-46806043500650133162016-02-08T10:06:10.443-05:002016-02-08T10:06:10.443-05:00Hey Zach. Yeah K&L and TJ's are sweetheart...Hey Zach. Yeah K&L and TJ's are sweethearts when it comes to Doublewood and a few other whiskies. But the exception doesn't equal the rule. If one was to take the CA stores which list on winesearcher and add in BevMo, about 75% of the California retailers are selling Doublewood at $55 or higher. Meanwhile, California is one of the best places to get Doublewood. The national average right now is over $58 and if one removes California from the mix it pushes the national average close to $65 (and that's using an average of over 500 stores). That's my math. In the meantime, yes, get your Doublewood at TJs while you can.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-9638822041606173272016-02-08T02:19:24.449-05:002016-02-08T02:19:24.449-05:00$60? Wat?
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It...$60? Wat? <br /><br />http://klwines.com/p/i?i=620016<br /><br />It's even cheaper at Trader Joe's. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330871431175538549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-35428976692582267972016-02-06T11:21:54.361-05:002016-02-06T11:21:54.361-05:00Like all the hard working master blenders/distille...Like all the hard working master blenders/distillers in the entire industry, David Stewart definitely has my respect. In fact, I deeply regret not buying a bottle of Tun 1401 Batch 5 when I saw one at Beltramo's. They were asking $350 which I thought was a bit steep. But with the crazy prices any of the Tuns are going right now, $350 is nothing.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-59480239581179262892016-02-05T21:40:20.756-05:002016-02-05T21:40:20.756-05:00Ha! Or, Ha :(. Were people really snapping up th...Ha! Or, Ha :(. Were people really snapping up those 15yos at $110+ a pop? Or maybe the 17yo Doublewood is getting super popular.<br /><br />One thing that I forgot to comment on, on one of your comments, is that blending is a real (and valued) art form. David Stewart had it down. The Tun 1401s were sort of a late career masterpiece, but the guy did steady impressive work for decades. Even with Grant's, it was still better than many blends twice its price the last time I had it three years ago.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87580964308766680152016-02-05T20:56:26.899-05:002016-02-05T20:56:26.899-05:00This is only a theory but I think the success of t...This is only a theory but I think the success of the Doublewood has made Balvenie only focus on wood finishes (IIRC David Stewart actually beat Lumsden to wood finishes because Doublewood debuted before Glenmorangie's Extra Matured range). But the Single Barrels also proved popular enough that Balvenie is keeping them around (but I've heard rumors the 15 year Sherry Cask is getting discontinued).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-15359503646967282022016-02-05T17:29:53.458-05:002016-02-05T17:29:53.458-05:00That is a pretty darn good theory. They throw some...That is a pretty darn good theory. They throw some nth-fill ex-bourbons into the batch, bottle it at 40%abv, and hike up the price per liter. It did show up in travel retail a year or two later after Signature was retired. Seems silly that everything in their regular range, but their single barrels, are getting finishes. Plain ol' Balvenie is good stuff and very easy to sell.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-85070090430111197122016-02-05T11:34:54.239-05:002016-02-05T11:34:54.239-05:00I am pretty sure Signature was renamed and moved t...I am pretty sure Signature was renamed and moved to travel retail. The Balvenie's Triple Cask line sounds suspiciously like Signature's cask marrying process. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.com