What's your favorite single malt?

[Drunk Monk]

the whisky was more a result of the show than the books.

it's really all about the battle of the bastards. if there's one GoT ep to watch, it's that one - http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...5#pid34765

[Greg]

Not until the books are out and I've finished reading them.

This is the way.

[Drunk Monk]

Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home
Published2 days ago


image captionMatthew Robson was given a bottle of 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday which is now worth £40,000
[b]A man whose father gave him 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday is selling the collection to buy a house.[/b]
Matthew Robson, from Taunton, was born in 1992 and over the course of his life his father Pete has spent about £5,000 on 28 bottles of Macallan single malt.
The collection is now worth more than £40,000 and has been put up for sale.
The 28-year-old said it "probably wasn't" the best gift for a young boy but with "strict instructions never to open them" they had become a nest egg.

image captionPete Robson said the whisky "wasn't the only present" he gave his son Matthew for his birthday

image captionMatthew said he was under "strict instructions, never, never to open" his whisky birthday presents
"Each year I received it as a birthday present," Matthew said. "I thought it was quite a quirky little present as I was slightly too young to start drinking.
"But I was under strict instructions, never, never to open them and I tried my hardest and succeeded and they're all intact."
His father Pete, who is from Milnathort in Scotland, said the first bottle of 1974 whisky was bought to "wet the baby's head".
"I thought it would be interesting if I bought one every year and he'd end up with 18 bottles of 18-year-old whisky for his 18th birthday," he said[b].[/b]
"It wasn't the only present he got from us. It was just meant to be a unique present but it was a little bit of luck that we kept it going."

image captionWhisky broker, Mark Littler, said has been "a lot of interest already" in the collection
Since then, experts say Macallan has become collectable and Matthew is hoping to sell his collection for £40,000 and use the money for a house deposit.
It is being sold by whisky broker Mark Littler, who has described it as a "perfect set".
"The value of Macallan has risen massively over the last five to 10 years," he said. "To have such a vast collection of bottles is the real selling point of these."
He said there had been "a lot of interest already" in the collection, mostly from buyers in New York and Asia.

[Greg]

Good job, Dad. Next time, two bottles. One to drink and one to save.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Next time, two bottles: One to save and a bottle of something *good* to drink. Macallan is sooooo boring.

[Drunk Monk]

Boring yet lucrative. 

Wish I had thought of this. Feckin brilliant.

[cranefly]

Sorta gives a new meaning to

"Drinks on the house!"

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Very lucrative. I went to a Macallan tasting once at one of the Whisky festivals. 5 samples, one each from a different decade. Cheapest bottle was from the ‘70’s and it was the only one in 3 digits.

[Drunk Monk]

Scotch. Not necessarily single malt

Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York home

Updated 11:35 PM EST November 25, 2020

When a New York couple was told their over 100-year-old home was built by a notorious bootlegger, they passed it off as small town legend.

But during a recent home renovation, the couple discovered something that revealed the legend could be true.
In early October, Nick Drummond and Patrick Bakker said they found more than 66 bottles of whiskey from the Prohibition-era hidden within the walls and floorboards of their home, which was built in 1915.
"Our walls are filled with bundles of booze!" Drummond, who documented the unexpected find in a series of posts on social media, wrote on his Instagram. "I can't believe the rumors are true! He was actually a bootlegger! " 
The couple had been living in the house nestled in the small village of Ames, located about three hours away from New York City, for a little over a year before they decided to begin major renovations two months ago. 
Drummond, a designer and historic preservationist, told CNN he was removing outside skirting along the bottom of the mudroom attached to the house when a mysterious package fell out.
"I'm like what is that? I'm very confused," he said. "I'm looking and there's hay everywhere, there's paper, and glass ... I see another package and it's this whiskey bottle."
"I'm like holy crap. This is like a whiskey stash. And this is like, all of a sudden, the whole story of the bootlegger."
Drummond went on to find more packages of smuggled whiskey under the floorboards after entering the mudroom through a uncovered hatch inside the floor. He said the couple continues to find more bottles. 
"Initially we found seven bundles of six in the wall and then at that point we found four more bundles and actually funny enough as of less than a week ago we just found more," said Drummond. 
The liquor is a brand of Scottish whiskey labeled Old Smuggler Gaelic whiskey, which is still made today. Each bottle was wrapped in tissue paper and straw and bundled in a package of six, said Drummond. 
The original owner of the house was a German man known as Count Adolph Humpfner. 
After researching newspaper articles and various legal websites, Drummond said he found out that Humpfner was known to be a man of mystery in the town and took part in many scandals. He died a sudden death and left behind the smuggled liquor, as well as a heavily disputed fortune.
The series of discoveries lead Drummond to continue documenting his home renovation on social media. Followers have reached out to participate in learning new history about the home and its bootlegging owner. 
The couple plans to leave the bottles they found empty or evaporated preserved in the home -- and sell the bottles they found full. The full bottles are estimated at a value of around $1,000 each, said Drummond.
The couple said they will keep one of the full bottles of whiskey to taste test.
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[Greg]

Only one bottle to taste test? Keep a couple. You have to be sure. And shouldn't we search out Old Gaelic Smuggler's Whiskey?

[Drunk Monk]

Depends I suppose, on how it tastes. $65K vs tasty scotch. I'm not sure I'd enjoy a scotch worth that much if I could grab the cash. 

I've sampled some 25 year scotches that were worth a few benjamins. They were delicious but not something I'd keep about, ya know? Not if I could sell them.

[Drunk Monk]

I don't eat sweets anymore but I would try one of these. Maybe two because Kit Kats come that way, right?

Carl Samson·
Food
·2 hours ago·1 min read
Japan’s New Kit Kat Comes From Aged Whisky Barrels in Scotland

[b]Kit Kat Japan has developed more flavors than anywhere in the world, the latest of which comes from aged whisky barrels in Scotland.[/b]
The new flavor, aptly called Whisky Barrel Aged, is created from cacao nibs that were kept for 180 days in barrels once used for aging whisky.

Image via Nestlé Japan

The barrels are located in Islay, an island off the west coast of Scotland home to the peated Scotch whisky, according to Forbes.

Image via Nestlé Japan

They are rotated weekly to ensure that the cocoa touches them, which helps develop a better aroma and taste.

Image via Nestlé Japan

The cocoa reportedly comes from Ghana and is described to have a mild taste, making them ideal for blending with other flavors.
The finished product is a rich, bitter-tasting chocolate wafer suitable for [b]“adults who can enjoy the delicate aroma and taste of whisky,”[/b] according to SoraNews24.

Image via Nestlé Japan

Nestlé Japan, which oversees the local Kit Kat, says this is the first Japanese Kit Kat produced overseas, with its country of origin labeled in the U.K.

Kit Kat lovers can get the new flavor for 300 yen ($2.88), but it’s worth noting that the product is only sold in winter (beginning Dec. 15), since it uses rare cacao nibs.

Image via Nestlé Japan

The new flavor will go on sale on seven Kit Kat Chocolatory boutiques across Japan, headed by pastry chef Yasumasa Takagi.
Feature Images via Nestlé Japan

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Want!

[Greg]

Ha! I are dumb. I was just about to post the same article that DM posted, because I don't really follow DM on this forum.

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/14/we-tas...-scotland/

[Drunk Monk]

I are dumb because I don't really follow DM on this forum.

DM edited that for ya.