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I haven't heard any news on WhistlePig lately, but thought I'd mention that I drank some in June and can say without hesitation that it's the best alcoholic beverage made in Vermont that I've tried. That includes Lincoln Peak Vineyard, Heady Topper, and various Lawson's, Hill Farmstead and other beers. This stuff rivals good single malts from Scotland.
It's not made in Vermont though, is it? have they started distilling here?
i tried some also, it was definitely not bad. But I'm pretty sure what I had is canadian whiskey.
Yes, you're right. As far as I know they've only done bottling here so far. All the legal fuss is about distilling it here. They want to use rye grown on the farm, but I don't think that's happened yet.
Whiskey is my drink of choice, or in all honesty I should spell it 'whisky.' The Whistle pig is OK, but at the price they sell it for, I would rather have a single malt in the same price range that is much better, such as The Macallan 'Cask Strength.' I would say it competes with good Canadian whiskies, but not yet close to a great single malt.
By far the best whisky I have ever had the pleasure of tasting was Glendronach 25 year old. It's a Speyside Single Malt that a large group of us purchased in Scotland this past summer at a whopping 700 pounds. You only live once and I thought I was in heaven.
Whiskey is my drink of choice, or in all honesty I should spell it 'whisky.' The Whistle pig is OK, but at the price they sell it for, I would rather have a single malt in the same price range that is much better, such as The Macallan 'Cask Strength.' I would say it competes with good Canadian whiskies, but not yet close to a great single malt.
By far the best whisky I have ever had the pleasure of tasting was Glendronach 25 year old. It's a Speyside Single Malt that a large group of us purchased in Scotland this past summer at a whopping 700 pounds. You only live once and I thought I was in heaven.
I'm getting to be a single malt fan and probably like it better than any other alcoholic beverage. However, that's an expensive hobby, and I've just started another expensive hobby (stargazing) and don't want to do both at the same time. So far the only single malts I've tried are 18-year-old Glenlivet and 16-year-old Lagavulin. The WhistlePig on the market is only 10 years old, so the comparison may not be fair. I like it better than Johnnie Walker Black, which is 12 years old. I'm getting sick of all the super-hopped beer around here and may stop trying to find a beer that I won't get tired of immediately.
Paul I am curious whether you consider the price for the Whistle Pig to be appropriate for its quality. It goes for about $65 in NH and I have debated getting a bottle for hubby.
Paul I am curious whether you consider the price for the Whistle Pig to be appropriate for its quality. It goes for about $65 in NH and I have debated getting a bottle for hubby.
Yes, it's pretty darn expensive. Locally it costs $59. I wouldn't rate myself a whisky connoisseur, but I think it's worth the money. My brother-in-law, who is a connoisseur (he has his own wood-paneled bar stocked with amazing stuff, buys wine by the case , and stores it in a climate-controlled wine cellar) likes it. On his recent visit from Connecticut he made a point of stopping by Hannaford to pick up a bottle. So I'd say that unless hubby likes Budweiser, WhistlePig would make a good gift.
Thanks Paul. Hubby is definitely not a Budweiser kind of guy. Since he started brewing his own beer, about the only beer he will drink that can be bought are the special brews available only at the breweries. He is having withdrawal as he has not been able to brew since moving to Savannah. I had to go to the store and get something he would be able to drink. I wanted to spare him the pain of wading through all the pumpkin and caramel apple spice seasonal beers to find something halfway drinkable.
Your Hannafords must be different than ours if you can get Whistle Pig there. The nearest place I've been able to find it has been the NH liqour outlet in Hookset.
Your Hannafords must be different than ours if you can get Whistle Pig there. The nearest place I've been able to find it has been the NH liqour outlet in Hookset.
It just happens that the Middlebury Vermont Liquor Store is physically located inside Hannaford - kind of weird actually.
Ah - I was wondering what state your brother-in-law was getting his Whistle Pig from if he was buying hard liquor in a supermarket. That explains it.
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