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GlenDronach Tawny Port Finish 15 Year
Single Malt — Highland, Scotland
Reviewed
January 17, 2019 (edited February 16, 2024)
Growing up the only subject I hated worse than English was foreign language. Ten years of studying French in grade schools only to be left feeling betrayed after learning in college they were holding out on all the good stuff: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and the French tickler. Entering the business world thereafter was equally shocking after realizing one’s income was predicated on dumb luck and the ability to string words together. A melding of Shakespeare and Ecclesiastes says it best: “Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall; for time and chance happens to them all." So, now, here I sit happily retired after a career of loquacious drudgery still trying to please my customers. Today’s attempt at this is GlenDronach 15 Tawny Port. I've been on the lookout for this bottle ever since reading @LeeEvolved state he would pay a king’s ransom for the hard-to-find offering. Well, I’m here to report that said whisky is in my possession and awaiting shipment. I could wax (my car) poetically about this expression and its greatness, but would rather simply point to Lee’s 5-star review for all of the pertinent details. The nose and dry port finish on this one are spectacular and I would rate it at 4.75 stars.
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@cascode - those numbers are for the US only. Overall alcohol consumption in the US was down 0.8% and 0.7% in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Since 1980 overall consumption in US is down 16% per capita.
I’m very surprised at those sales figures, particularly for beer. I’d have thought millennials were one of the driving forces behind craft brewing.
@Generously_Paul those are only retail figures. But I read the trend is going down with millennials. They’re less in favor of spirits and beer, and the trend lines will go down again
@Rick_M hard to quantify that since half or more of his purchases are from the secondary market. Those figures might only be looking at retail sales numbers
@Generously_Paul - just read an article in the WSJ on alcohol consumption. Since 2013 beer is down 4% and spirits are up 14%. I wonder if @LeeEvolved ‘s stockpile is causing some of that bubble. :)
@PBMichiganWolverine are you trying to pawn off your family on him so you can eliminate your home tax?
@Generously_Paul a good woman can fix that for @LeeEvolved. Preferably one with young kids
@Rick_M - something tells me a MAGA sticker wouldn’t go over so well in any New England territory. Unless of course Tom Brady started sporting one haha
@Generously_Paul - how can you see so well into my domicile? Do you work for the NSA?
@LeeEvolved - ok, you drive a hard bargain. I’ll trade you the whisky for one of the MAGA bumper stickers. :)
@LeeEvolved just calls ‘em like I sees ‘em, and I’m seeing a man with an ever shrinking living area and crumbling furniture.
@PBMichiganWolverine - a second bottle of the 2011 Feis Ile Release. I now have 2 complete sets that I can rub and polish till my heart’s content. @Generously_Paul says that’s all I’ll do because I’ll never open them.
@LeeEvolved wait—really? Which one?
@Rick_M - Nope, I was too busy paying 10x the original price for a 12yo Ardbeg at that auction. (Lol, but not really funny at all)
@LeeEvolved - you saw my winning bid at $185? I hope that wasn’t you I was bidding against. :)
@LeeEvolved let’s see if it’s as good as original. Ms Barrie, as good as the credentials are, has some pretty big shoes to fill
@PBMichiganWolverine - plus, I think I read somewhere that Ms Rachel Barrie is in the process of finishing some more of this for a re-release just like the Revival. Possibly this summer?
@LeeEvolved I remember having this one years ago. It was really good, but not $185+ good
Successful negotiations with Nancy Pelosi? She’d shut them down the moment she saw my MAGA bumper sticker. Sadly, a bottle just sold at auction for $185 after fees. That’s insane.
@PBMichiganWolverine - you can still find it if you look under enough rocks. :)
This used to be merely $50 ages ago. Is it all sold out now? Oh...and you forgot French kiss. Can’t forget that...
Sounds delicious!