Comments on: Malt Advocate Whisky Awards “Best Buy Whisky of the Year”: The MacPhail’s Collection http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:44:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Malt Advocate “Best Buy Whisky of the Year”… LIMITED! « Shoppers Vineyard http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-49423 Malt Advocate “Best Buy Whisky of the Year”… LIMITED! « Shoppers Vineyard Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:08:25 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-49423 [...] Collection as their “Best Buy Whisky of the Year”. You can check out the review here. The Collection includes, Tamdhu 8yr, Highland Park 8yr, Bunnahabhain 8yr, and Glenrothes 8yr. I [...] [...] Collection as their “Best Buy Whisky of the Year”. You can check out the review here. The Collection includes, Tamdhu 8yr, Highland Park 8yr, Bunnahabhain 8yr, and Glenrothes 8yr. I [...]

]]> By: Laga Lounge XIII Roundup: Glen Rothes 8 yo Gordon & McPhail « Lagableogh http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-24659 Laga Lounge XIII Roundup: Glen Rothes 8 yo Gordon & McPhail « Lagableogh Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:01:13 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-24659 [...] With a slighly rusty color and texture, this dram was a surprise starter with lots of character and depth for an “entry level” malt. As with all of the GM bottlings I’ve sampled, it was well balanced and relatively dry. A bit of something herbal on the nose, and a smooth, clean finish was all to the good. To be honest, there wasn’t anything to dislike about this dram- a good bottle to keep the cabinet well stocked with an accessible whiskey yet with enough unique “terroir” to raise it above the level on any blend (that means you Johnny Black) and most similarly priced single malts. That is, if memory serves correctly- it has been over a week since tasting it, and my liberal attitude towards single malts (they are all good) may cloud the critical thinking a bit. Regardless of that, this bottle has also been well received by the professional scotch cognoscenti- check out THIS REVIEW for more background on the bottling process and another opinion of how the whi... [...] [...] With a slighly rusty color and texture, this dram was a surprise starter with lots of character and depth for an “entry level” malt. As with all of the GM bottlings I’ve sampled, it was well balanced and relatively dry. A bit of something herbal on the nose, and a smooth, clean finish was all to the good. To be honest, there wasn’t anything to dislike about this dram- a good bottle to keep the cabinet well stocked with an accessible whiskey yet with enough unique “terroir” to raise it above the level on any blend (that means you Johnny Black) and most similarly priced single malts. That is, if memory serves correctly- it has been over a week since tasting it, and my liberal attitude towards single malts (they are all good) may cloud the critical thinking a bit. Regardless of that, this bottle has also been well received by the professional scotch cognoscenti- check out THIS REVIEW for more background on the bottling process and another opinion of how the whi… [...]

]]> By: jeff nelson http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-22337 jeff nelson Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:15:35 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-22337 coming soon to Connecticut.... coming soon to Connecticut….

]]> By: Review: The MacPhail’s Collection (Highland Park, Glenrothes, Tamdhu) | What Does John Know? http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-19795 Review: The MacPhail’s Collection (Highland Park, Glenrothes, Tamdhu) | What Does John Know? Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:41 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-19795 [...] Advocate magazine Buyer’s Guide. I’ll be posting those up this week, beginning with our “Best Buy” award winner, so that these whiskies will be searchable in our Buyer’s Guide database. They’ll be [...] [...] Advocate magazine Buyer’s Guide. I’ll be posting those up this week, beginning with our “Best Buy” award winner, so that these whiskies will be searchable in our Buyer’s Guide database. They’ll be [...]

]]> By: Shaun Farrier http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-19483 Shaun Farrier Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:09 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-19483 John, I recently purchased the 8 year old Glenrothes based on your kind words. Good call!!!! It's nice to have some trustworthy advice out there. John,

I recently purchased the 8 year old Glenrothes based on your kind words. Good call!!!! It’s nice to have some trustworthy advice out there.

]]> By: Best in Blog #66: Malt Advocate Whiskey Awards Begin | Whisky Party http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-18181 Best in Blog #66: Malt Advocate Whiskey Awards Begin | Whisky Party Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:42:12 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-18181 [...] for Artisan Whiskey of the Year.  Congrats to a great American craft distillery.  Meanwhile, the MacPhail’s Collection wins best buy of the [...] [...] for Artisan Whiskey of the Year.  Congrats to a great American craft distillery.  Meanwhile, the MacPhail’s Collection wins best buy of the [...]

]]> By: JonathanMaltman http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-17159 JonathanMaltman Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:02:05 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-17159 I'd sure love to try any one of these whiskies. Anyone know if or where they can be had in Madison, WI before I traipse all over town looking for them? I’d sure love to try any one of these whiskies. Anyone know if or where they can be had in Madison, WI before I traipse all over town looking for them?

]]> By: lawschooldrunk http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-17143 lawschooldrunk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:30 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-17143 Can't wait to see these on shelves! Can’t wait to see these on shelves!

]]> By: Scott http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-17047 Scott Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:02:40 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-17047 @ Brian / Neil / John I just got the new MacPhail's Collection 8 yr. Highland Park and Tamdhu on the shelf as of this morning. $34.99 . Not sure how long stock will last.... =) @ Brian / Neil / John

I just got the new MacPhail’s Collection 8 yr. Highland Park and Tamdhu on the shelf as of this morning. $34.99 . Not sure how long stock will last….

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]]> By: Red_Arremer http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16995 Red_Arremer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:39:07 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16995 G&M is a great institution, I won't dispute that. G&M is a great institution, I won’t dispute that.

]]> By: Red_Arremer http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16993 Red_Arremer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:35:39 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16993 Resist the impulse to keep things "good and simple." As great as these three G&M's are they hardly hint at what G&M and the other indies are capable of. ------- For many, the variety in the of the Classic Malts alone is intimidating. Add on top of that a bunch of other distillery bottled single malts with less aggressive PR and the picture gets even more overwhelming. Then throw in an endless succession of way less expensively packaged, but often more expensively priced, completely unadvertised bottlings by different, companies, where for 1/2-1/3 of the things you haven't even heard of the distillery-- Yeah, you might feel a need to narrow things down a little ;) But independent bottlings are indispensable to the appreciation of scotch: -closed distillieries -unique maturations -single cask/ cask strength stuff from distilleries that might do it on their own What it's really about is a whole segment of the industry aiming to capitilize on genuine scotch-passion rather than the more common passions for image and sipability. Resist the impulse to keep things “good and simple.” As great as these three G&M’s are they hardly hint at what G&M and the other indies are capable of.
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For many, the variety in the of the Classic Malts alone is intimidating. Add on top of that a bunch of other distillery bottled single malts with less aggressive PR and the picture gets even more overwhelming. Then throw in an endless succession of way less expensively packaged, but often more expensively priced, completely unadvertised bottlings by different, companies, where for 1/2-1/3 of the things you haven’t even heard of the distillery– Yeah, you might feel a need to narrow things down a little ;)

But independent bottlings are indispensable to the appreciation of scotch:
-closed distillieries
-unique maturations
-single cask/ cask strength stuff from distilleries that might do it on their own
What it’s really about is a whole segment of the industry aiming to capitilize on genuine scotch-passion rather than the more common passions for image and sipability.

]]> By: Michael Urquhart http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16982 Michael Urquhart Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:34:52 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16982 For these special bottlings for the US in 75cl bottles we have been using a mixture of first and refill casks. Some of these casks will be european oak and some american. Apologies for the delay in responding but I'm currently travelling abroad. For these special bottlings for the US in 75cl bottles we have been using a mixture of first and refill casks. Some of these casks will be european oak and some american.
Apologies for the delay in responding but I’m currently travelling abroad.

]]> By: Texas http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16919 Texas Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16919 JWC, I have seen the HP from this collection at DT Spec's there with the rest of the HP (just past the glass case on the Scotch aisle..top shelf..haven't looked for the others. I will likely try these at some point. Kudos to G&M for producing these for the more income challenged guy (or gal). I will certainly be looking for more G&M products to purchase as well...really enjoying the G&M Highland Park 11 year Cask Strength JWC, I have seen the HP from this collection at DT Spec’s there with the rest of the HP (just past the glass case on the Scotch aisle..top shelf..haven’t looked for the others. I will likely try these at some point. Kudos to G&M for producing these for the more income challenged guy (or gal). I will certainly be looking for more G&M products to purchase as well…really enjoying the G&M Highland Park 11 year Cask Strength

]]> By: MrTH http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16918 MrTH Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:21:35 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16918 It's to be expected, given that they buy newly-filled barrels and mature them themselves, rather than cherry-picking already-matured barrels. Speaking of Pulteney, I had a first-fill sherry one from the Cask label that has apparently put me off sherry-matured whiskies forever. But yes, there's no one else like G&M, and notwithstanding the occasional clunker, they are eminently worthy of our support. It’s to be expected, given that they buy newly-filled barrels and mature them themselves, rather than cherry-picking already-matured barrels. Speaking of Pulteney, I had a first-fill sherry one from the Cask label that has apparently put me off sherry-matured whiskies forever. But yes, there’s no one else like G&M, and notwithstanding the occasional clunker, they are eminently worthy of our support.

]]> By: MARS http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2010/02/01/malt-advocate-whisky-awards-best-buy-whisky-of-the-year-the-macphails-collection/#comment-16915 MARS Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:53:46 +0000 http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/?p=3406#comment-16915 I am looking to buy these bottles for some months. Look like I have to hurry now before they are all gone. In the same collection they are also much older malt. I really like the highland park 30 years old(so much in fact that I buy 3 bottles). I am looking to buy these bottles for some months. Look like I have to hurry now before they are all gone.
In the same collection they are also much older malt. I really like the highland park 30 years old(so much in fact that I buy 3 bottles).

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