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dhammer53 Apr 1, 2011 6:30 am

Bought this onboard AA Duty Free for $43 USD.

james318 Apr 1, 2011 8:10 am

It was supposed to hit liqour stores stateside in March. Nowhere I've seen yet.

No internation trips planned, so I have to wait. :(

aarbee Apr 3, 2011 11:29 pm

Quite interesting. Got my wife to bring me one 2 weeks back on the way back from India . About USD39 in Doha.

The carryon bag is great.

The bottle mouth has a weird seal. Had a hard time the 1st time around.

BryanIAH Apr 4, 2011 4:24 pm

I saw a 1L bottle for nearly 40 Euros in FRA. JW Green was actually less expensive!

dhammer53 Apr 4, 2011 8:16 pm

Just took a pour from my bottle. Funny thing is this had a built in spout like you'd see at a bar. :eek:

First taste was bitter and disappointing. After a couple of seconds, the smokey flavor hit me. ^

Give me a couple of days with this to see where it's going. ;)

dh

jbcarioca Apr 5, 2011 9:42 am

JW just announced that Db would go into normal retail distribution as of April 1. I have looked for it but so far it has not appeared. I'm waiting...it have become my new everyday favorite

james318 Apr 15, 2011 9:24 pm


Originally Posted by jbcarioca (Post 16164225)
JW just announced that Db would go into normal retail distribution as of April 1. I have looked for it but so far it has not appeared. I'm waiting...it have become my new everyday favorite

Anyone see this out in the wild yet?

afhstingray Apr 16, 2011 1:04 pm

bought it for 44 singapore dollars at changi airport duty free. its pretty good stuff! nothing like that crappy black label. They should have given it another name. But i still rather green label over this.

powerplantop Apr 18, 2011 7:52 am

Panama City, Panama PTY had is on promotion 2 bottles for $75 US.

Shareholder Apr 22, 2011 8:46 pm

Yup, guess Diageo decided to release it to In Flight Duty Free as I just bought a bottle on my AC flight where it went to C$40 (US$42). Also saw an ad in the Emirates inflight magazine. At Auckland Airport where I got that really great deal last year, it is going for NZ$66, which is about US$44. Enjoying a glass in my room at the IC Rialto Melbourne after my marathon YYZ-PVG-AKL-MEL journey (albeit all in J/C)! Very nice before a hot shower and walkabout town...

Shareholder Apr 22, 2011 9:00 pm


Originally Posted by aarbee (Post 16155157)
Quite interesting. Got my wife to bring me one 2 weeks back on the way back from India . About USD39 in Doha.

The carryon bag is great.

The bottle mouth has a weird seal. Had a hard time the 1st time around.


The seal is pretty standard but the bottle does have that "bar pour" spout which means you have to tip it over the glass, inside the tumbler, and then tap the bottle slightly to move the valve ball to start the flow of the dark amber liquid.

I am finding it interesting to read the posts since I first started this thread to get an idea of how this blend is taking off...and how people are reacting to it. Definitely seems to becoming the whisky blend of choice for those of us into single malt Islays. Having finished my glass I can definitely feel the peat aftertaste in my mouth!

jbcarioca Apr 24, 2011 5:26 pm


Originally Posted by Shareholder (Post 16265398)
The seal is pretty standard but the bottle does have that "bar pour" spout which means you have to tip it over the glass, inside the tumbler, and then tap the bottle slightly to move the valve ball to start the flow of the dark amber liquid.

I am finding it interesting to read the posts since I first started this thread to get an idea of how this blend is taking off...and how people are reacting to it. Definitely seems to becoming the whisky blend of choice for those of us into single malt Islays. Having finished my glass I can definitely feel the peat aftertaste in my mouth!

This is the first time I ever chose a JW anything at all, and the first time in years I actually wanted something that was not Islay. I'm still somewhat nonplussed, but happy about it anyway. It is saving a lot of money for me.

Shareholder May 7, 2011 5:03 pm

Starting to see this in more NAmerican airport Duty Free shops. YYZ has it at 2 for C$99, DEN was 2 for U$85.

Stewie Mac Jun 15, 2011 4:23 am

Most expensive yet !
 
Saw this in ZRH yesterday, at €42 for a bottle :eek: Am still tempted, but not at that price... also have just got a bottle of this bad boy and looking forward to trying that first :D

aacharya Jun 15, 2011 9:02 am


Originally Posted by Stewie Mac (Post 16563962)
Saw this in ZRH yesterday, at €42 for a bottle :eek: Am still tempted, but not at that price... also have just got a bottle of this bad boy and looking forward to trying that first :D

I sadly only bought one bottle on Continental duty-free. Should've bought a bunch more - my dad loved it, and it'd be a perfect father's day gift.


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