What was the last bottle you finished?

@Pudge72

He did indeed fail to bring back anything. I have no plans to go to the US anytime soon. Is it available in Florida? If so I could ask a friend to pick it up, though I may wait months or years for it, which is ok.

Had to do some late charting. And put the finishing touches in that clendar.

Tonight I poured my last dram of Laphroaig quarter cask. This was a great whisky from start to finish. My sister in law bought me a bottle when she and my wife were in NY and coming back through an airport DF. I can only hope that the batch the 1L bottle came from is as good as the one I'm finishing.

at a gathering last night, we opened up the Taketsuru 12 (a Taketsuru 17 is en route from Japan so wanted to do a side by side comparison). It was such an enjoyable experience that fortunately/unfortunately the bottle was finished throughout the course of the evening.

At a separate gathering tonight, I expect the Laphroaig 18 to be finished (less than half a bottle left). Two varied profiles over two evenings - cheers to that.

Teeling Irish Whisky: I particularly liked this bottle with its' great flavour, big Malt component, Pot Still, 46% ABV. non-chill filtration, un-coloured and sensible price. There is no down side to this Whiskey and the black 19th.Cent. bottle is a totally apt and very attractive package!

Cheers.

Finished the Highwood Ninety 20 Year at a neighbours gathering.

Smoother than the first couple of tastings with a nice finish. Probably won't invest in another bottle but no regrets on the experience.

Yesterday I poured my last dram of Benriach Heredotus Fumosus. The finish is almost too big but so beautiful... Let me weep for a second...

Now back to my plan to get another one!

Seriously the real fun of finishing a bottle is to get back to a dreaming state where getting a new bottle is a quest for the unique water of life that is there somewhere for you.

Cheers to no one finishing a bottle since January 2nd.

At poker last night, we polished off the remaining 40 Creek Evolution - the lighter (almost citrusy) taste grew on me over the last couple of months although could not catch the cinnamon that others were noting. Paired very well w the El Dorada El Demerrera Rum (forgive my spelling, too tired to look up)

@JayRain, "no one finishing a bottle"...maybe they are doing what @Nock and I do: pour off a couple of small bottled decanted samples for later tasting, and holding them for long periods despite the bottle being nearly empty. Some of us like to have the flavours of a bottle available long term, for 'reference'. Much as I like to discard the empty bottles in order to make cabinet space, I hate to be without the flavour samples for each of the whiskies I know.

I am in agreement with @Victor. I don't know about you guys but I haven't "finished off a bottle" in ages. I currently have well over 150 sample bottles of various sizes (30mL - 375mL) that contain the remnants of many of my past bottles. My family refers to this collection of sample bottles as my "library."

That said, I did just recycle a Laphroaig Quarter Cask bottle after pouring of the last 50mL into a sample bottle for a future tasting comparison. Does that count? My inclination is . . . probably not. As @Victor said, you never know when you will want to reference an old bottle.

I save a 120 cc sample of every A'Bunadh batch I've opened, except 33, my first, but I have 2 more of it.. So I'm building up a wonderful AA library. For the most part, for "replaceable bottles" that I like but am not as passionate about, like the QC, I don't keep "records".

Of the Archived samples, I do considered those bottles finished once the rest is gone. For the others, while I do keep them preserved by decanting, I don't "finish" the bottle until the decanted volume is gone.

Polished off a bottle of Talisker 10 as well as a Four Roses Single Barrel in the past few days.

Just finished a bottle of Belvenie 12 Doublewood, to educate my little brother.

@Victor I was being a bit tongue and cheek (had to go searching for the thread) but fully appreciate the approach being taken.

I am moving towards the Nozinan approach which is for certain bottles, a cc sample will be taken (should have done for the Yamazaki 18) & for other more common bottles, finish appropriately.

cheers to the influence on my consumption patterns - the Ardbeg Corryvreckan and Balvenie 21 Portwood will be the first to be stored away.

May I ask where one can get high quality storage sample bottles in the GTA/online?

Four Roses Single Barrel. Delicious Dram - great value, but not nearly the good deal @AdamH just scored on his FR Small Batch from LCBO at $32.

Balcones Texas SIngle Malt - became more enjoyable after a couple of months sitting and adding a little more water than usual but not one worth keeping, noting or recommending.

@JayRain...thanks for the commentary on the Balcones...it showed up here in Ontario for some ungodly price ($170, iirc...no, sorry, $180!!!). I sure wasn't going to get it at that price, but I was curious about it. BTW, the other Balcones that came to Ontario was the Baby Blue for "only" $125...sigh.

Glengoyne 10 (the last 3-4 pours rescued from a broken cork incident). Like Evan Williams Single Barrel does for bourbon, this bottle represents the base elements of Scotch in a clear, clean manner. Anyone just getting into Scotch should really try to find this bottle to experience the 'maltiness' of Scotch in its basic form. This is a great summer Scotch, or a good pour to prepare the palate for a tasting night. A very solid bottle all the way around.

Last night, a large pour finished off a bottle of Writer's Tears Irish whiskey that I had received from my wonderful wife. Another lighter style whiskey from my cabinet that I would recommend to Auchentoshan fans for the grassy/creamy taste elements.

@Pudge72, that Writer's Tears comment sounds like 'damning with faint praise'. But you'd probably still drink Writer's Tears in preference to Glen Breton 10, wouldn't you?

@Victor...unfortunately, that was not my intention, but re-reading it, I can see how it came across that way! :) I may have sub-consciously knocked it down as the end of the bottle did show some deterioration from it's peak, when the creaminess that I get from (I think) the pot-still style Irish whiskies was wonderful.

I do recall @whiskyJoe and I going through several pours each, when the bottle was first opened, and noting that you could easily finish a bottle between two people during an all-day session, if you weren't careful! To use a beer term, a very 'sessionable' whiskey.

And no, Glen Breton 10 does not beat it out. Writer's Tears at it's worst (end of bottle) was still noticeably better than the GB 10 at its best. Glen Breton is now out with a 14 yo for Can$100. Don't know anything about it yet. Anybody here tried it? I'm still really cheering for the distillery to hit its' stride.

The last of my bottle of Glenmorangie Sonalta PX was finished on Monday night...a wonderful bottle from start to finish. A big thank you to @misslauren for securing a bottle on my behalf! The last pours were had while watching PVR'd Dr. Who episodes in honour of Christopher Eccleston's (the first of the 'new' TV series Doctors) birthday.

Alberta Premium 30 YO 100% Rye Grain. Thirty years in charred oak has produced a truly unique treasure.

George Dickel No:12 and what a surprise; I actually found this bottle in a carton of wine, with about 40ml. left - I now remember how it got there (pantry); early last year, I decanted a G.D. #12 into a square Nikka 'from the barrell' 500ml. bottle which makes a great small decanter and proceeded to drink most of the bot. It tasted fantastic with enormous flavour, a funky sweet and spicy palate and a brilliant rich resonant finish. A Whiskey 'punching well above its' weight' and this last dram, superb!

I lost a Lagavulin 16yo. once with a similar rewarding result. I'll have to loose a few more bottles, it seems to work for me.

Cheers!

@A'bunadhman...GD 12 is a favourite of mine and @whiskyJoe. Way too sippable!

Talisker Dark Storm this week-end, very good variation of Talisker, far better than the Storm. Like a young and feisty Lagavulin. Yesterday i finished Lagavulin 12 years old cask strength 2013, a little disappoint. I find it too sober. It's complex, with 2 teaspoons of water in a dram, it became better, more rounded. But complex doesn't mean delicious. No misunderstanding, it's a very good whisky, but I prefer the standard 16 or the Distillers Edition, cheaper and better.

A'bunadh batch 49.

Caol Ila 12yo. @ 43%: The last 2oz. (or so) of a 150ml. sample from 2013. A splendid Whisky with magnificent balance and a texture and power that belies its' 43%. I have always wondered about this particular bottling. I know of no other Whisky as dynamic as this at 43% Alc /Vol. nor, for that matter, as beautifully balanced and delicious...all gone :-(

Kanpai!

Glen Moray 10 Yr Chardonnay Cask (43%). A bit of a fruit bomb as a result of its aging entirely in a chardonnay cask, but quite enjoyable and reasonably priced ($36). Will pick it up again.

Wild Turkey 101 Rye: I stashed a parcel of these when US. members reported its' demise at 101 - A wise move on my part and I try to make a bottle last a month or so; of course, I usually fail as it is so darn good. Mostly they were in the Au.$40.00 - $45.00 range with a few cleared at $34.95 which is pretty good by Aussie standards but there are none left anywhere; I've given up looking!

Slainte.

@A'bunadhman, now, about 3 years later, SOME states in the US have Wild Turkey 101 Rye back, but we do not yet have it in Maryland.

Give it some time and the new batches of Wild Turkey 101 Rye ought to make it to Australia,...maybe before they get to Maryland.