I have had several. 18 year but I prefer them more (select the word here). Splendid stuff.
So, Iāve had these in my drinks cabinet for 20+ years, should I crack them open or not??
Iāll give you 3 quid for the cat.
Best do some research there firstā¦ who is the distiller? The only 'Speyside Distillary Co I can find was set up in 1954 but did not begin production until 1990ā¦ so idea what this is
Am I right in saying that once bottled a 12 year old is still a 12 year old even 20 years later? Iām sure I was told that years ago at a tasting session - I may have been drunk at the time.
https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1891/speyside/
Bit of background - would mean a 25 was bottled in 2015 as production really begun in 1990. I think that price is probably a bit high, given a foreign site but worth cracking open and giving a right good tastingā¦ could be great. ā¦of course it could be a bit pants and worth more unopened, but thems the choicesā¦ As mentioned above if I had never opened my lagavulin 1979 distillers it woudl be around Ā£1400 now,but I would have missed and exceptional whisky experience that cost me Ā£47. I dont ācollecrtā just buy to drink.
I had just opened a bottle of Talisker Skye before I went away. I miss it. 9 days.
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I am only 8 days in another 20 to go 
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Hope it flies for you mate.
I reckon a certain Mr. L Reed of Hampshire had a Scotch or two last night after getting a deal over the line.
A cheap foreign import though no doubt.
Yep that is correctā¦ unlike wine Whisky does not change in the bottle. However, you do see prices increase for very good stuff as it becomes rarerā¦ especially since many distilaries are no longer producing to the same quality as they did 20/30 years ago. My 1979 distilled/1995 bottled 16 year old distillers edition Lagavulin was Ā£47 in 1995. An unopened, boxed bottle can be found for Ā£1400 todayā¦ mainly because its rare and it was consider bloody goodā¦ which is very true 
sadly i only have a quarter bottle left so its in effect Ā£100 a dram now so I feel guilty even ooking at it
Drink it and fuck the consequenses enjoy the fact that you bought a very good bottle then drunk it.
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I only have one rule about drinking whiskyā¦ and its not about what its worth or cost, but I never drink it aloneā¦ that is an easy way to ruinā¦ only with pleasent company who apprecites it. The guilt is because Idont wantto share it! 
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Iām the opposite, I appreciate it late of an evening, watching something good on TV, alone.
Double measure. Three ice cubes. Bliss.
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I can appreciate both scenarios so either fits the bill
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My in-laws are coming next week. Hopefully with a nice bottle of something like that for me.