I only drink Chivas regal on an airplane when there is nothing else. It's not bad, just not my favorite.

I quite like this one too.
Heck, I even sold the empty bottle and the box/package on eBay! :D

LOL. To someone who will pour bottom shelf booze into it and pass it off as something nice to his friends?

Great idea! I'll be right back!

LOL. Actually one time I did ask why they wanted one of the bottles I sold, and it was to do just that, but moreso to test his friends. :p

Other reasons given were quite interesting.

There are people who want an impressive looking shelve as well.
I don't mind as they subsidize my habit.

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Yes! And coming from you, a Scot, I'll take that as a compliment. :)

Bowmore 15, a brand I hadn't tried before, was on sale at the ABC Store for $66. It's an Islay that's advertised as peaty but it frankly isn't doing much for me. The peat isn't strong enough to make enough of an impression on me.

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On the plus side, it does fit perfectly into my cup holder for easy transport

A clear example of how the wrong music can affect your tastebuds.
Bowmore is generally the least impressive of the Islay malts but they come out with some good ones.

You're right it wasn't that good, but for $60-70 I'll try pretty much anything. It's been fun trying lots of new brands the last couple of years. But I do not plan to buy this one again.

I will still listen to EDM though, grandpa.

Looking for Johnnie Walker Regions Collection
 

I saw the collection below on sale at Changi last month Bought the Islay and Highland on my way out, and planned to buy the Speyside and Lowland when returning. Unfortunately my SQ flight kept changing terminals and DutyFree would not sell them to me except at the terminal where the flight leaves from. In course of the chase, I fell into the 90 minute rule (for flights to US, they only deliver at gate, and stop taking orders 90 minutes before the scheduled departure). Long story short, I could not complete the set!

My question is, have you seen the set being sold at any other airport Dutyfree (I say this because I seem to recall that the collection was a travel retail special)? What were the bottles selling for?
Cheers,
Spc354

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Hosted a dinner the other night and a friend brought over Ardberg AO. My first experience with Ardberg was bad, I couldn't even finish the glass, but this is pretty good as long as you like peat.

Kilchoman Loch Gorm is probably the best sub $100 scotch I've had. Cannot recommend enough. Smoky but aged in sherry barrels for sweetness too.

I just saw a news item that stated a 25% tariff will be added to single malts from the UK from October 18. When I was at a chain beverage store I checked some prices, and it doesn't look like the tariff has been added to their prices yet. I've been looking to get a high end bottle of whisky, but I was in no rush; that has changed a bit now.