So...follow up to my last post.
Christmas eve I stop into my local spirit shop. I hardly go there as they gouge a little being the only game in town and this town is off the main county and state highways.
Anywho, I was in a pinch to get some whiskey I knew company would like as my Islay Scotch affliction is an acquired taste. So I bought the Eagle Rare instead of Buffalo Trace which I asked for opinions previously. Turns out Eagle is the exact same mash as BT but aged 10 years minimum and BT is 7 - 9 years.
Wow. Eagle is some good stuff. Definitely in my rotation going forward for the cost as scotch is quite expensive here.
That said. This little trip to my oft entered local produced a unicorn I've been chasing for 2 years. A limited release Ardbeg called Kelpie. Cost me $125 which seems to be an average price going by the internet forums and I gotta say. It was worth it in meeting all my expectations on justifying the cost of 2x a bottle of Ardbeg 10. Now I know why it disappeared from shelves like it did. A little Christmas present to myself.