Bowmore 1957 Auction

**RAF** · 18th September 12, 06:12 PM

Even my uneducated palette might be able to tell that this "special."
In case you haven't already seen it, I thought those of you Scotch lovers might appreciate this.
Take a gander...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1893342.html

**madmacs** · 18th September 12, 06:20 PM

A bottle of whisky or...

Hmm I dont think i need a drink that badly...

**RAF** · 18th September 12, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by madmacs

A bottle of whisky or...

Hmm I dont think i need a drink that badly...

Agreed. More a note of interest than a reality.

**auld argonian** · 18th September 12, 08:47 PM

I've been given to understand that past a certain number of years (I've heard 12) there's really not much discernible difference in whiskies.

Best

AA

**mookien** · 19th September 12, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

I've been given to understand that past a certain number of years (I've heard 12) there's really not much discernible difference in whiskies. ...

That is definitely not true (for me, anyway). Maybe somewhere in the 20's there is a flattening of the quality curve. Try these as examples: 12-yr Glenlivet or Glenfiddich vs. their 21-yr counterparts, or 12-yr Auchentoshen or Bowmore vs. their 18-yr brethren. There is a world of difference, though one may not be willing to pay for it. Other examples abound.