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[BigMon]

Ordered the following from Waitrose Cellar. £20 any order over £100 with MWSEP20 promotional code.

[lenny007]

Blown2CV said:

are you logged in when browsing the website?

Yup - the website has now changed and it states that it's sold out in the UK. When i checked before, it brought up the link to the webpage i noted before.

[NWTony]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

Maybe an Auchentoshan Three Wood? It's a very smooth whiskey with a little bit of fire to remind you it's a spirit, but mostly it's a great flavour. Tastes a bit like liquid whiskey toffee. In fact the only reason I don't buy it more often is that I could comfortably drink the whole bottle, which would leave me feeling jaded fir a day or two. You can get it from Tescos for £46 a bottle: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id...

I'd forgotten this piece of advice!

By happy chance I decided to take a driving holiday to Scotland and the nearest distillery was Auchentoshan, so I signed up a for a tasting session and a tour. They are the only distillery in Scotland to triple distill donchaknow?

Got to try their virgin oak, 12 yr old, cask strength and 3 wood offerings and liked the 3 wood best. My BiL is soon to be the proud birthday recipient of the bottle and 6 Auchentoshan whisky glasses. The bottle was marginally cheaper than at Tesco's; £43.75.

[TheAllSeeingPie]

Niiiice! Glad to be of any help.

[Podie]

The 3 wood is a corking dram!

Really tempted to try their Solera as well!

[ClubSmed]

I am planning to go to Auchtentoshan tomorrow, it's actually fairly close to where I live and my Father in Law is comming up....

[TheAllSeeingPie]

The Solera is very nice, although I couldn't drink too much of it before I fancied their 3 wood instead. That is probably a good thing as it stops me drinking 1/3rd of a bottle at a time ...

[Podie]

ClubSmed said:

I am planning to go to Auchtentoshan tomorrow, it's actually fairly close to where I live and my Father in Law is comming up....

Given them a call and book - that way you can bottle your own (£75 IIRC)

[ClubSmed]

Podie said:

Given them a call and book - that way you can bottle your own (£75 IIRC)

Thanks for the tip, but I don't think my Father-in-Law would pay that and I can go anytime to do it (I am only 10 minutes away).

[Podie]

ClubSmed said:

Podie said:

Given them a call and book - that way you can bottle your own (£75 IIRC)

Thanks for the tip, but I don't think my Father-in-Law would pay that and I can go anytime to do it (I am only 10 minutes away).

OK, well if you feel like posting one to a fellow PHer!

[vixen1700]

Picked up a bottle of this at the Stansted duty free the other week for my holiday and quite enjoyed it. Not bad for a young distillery and whisky.

[majordad]

How old is it, and how old is the distillery ?

[ClubSmed]

Kilchoman itself is 10 years old and the bottling pictured is a vatting of 4 and 5 year old whisky I believe

[jammy_basturd]

A friend of mine speaks very highly of the Machir Bay.

[sheepsplitter]

Yes Machir Bay is very nice indeed.
You can get it in Marks & Spencers for about £40 I think.

jammy_basturd said:

A friend of mine speaks very highly of the Machir Bay.

[ClassicMercs]

jammy_basturd said:

A friend of mine speaks very highly of the Machir Bay.

Nicer still - are there any bottles of last years Landrover Tour bottling still lurking in shops ? If you come across one they are very nice - described as cask strength Machir Bay - say no more.

[hoegaardenruls]

I picked up a bottle of Coull Point in duty free last November, and think I've recommended on here before.

For such a young whisky, it really is very nice and feels like something at least twice that age. I'm looking forward to tasting some older bottling from Kilchoman..

[vixen1700]

hoegaardenruls said:

I picked up a bottle of Coull Point in duty free last November, and think I've recommended on here before.

For such a young whisky, it really is very nice and feels like something at least twice that age. I'm looking forward to tasting some older bottling from Kilchoman..

Yep, going to try some more too.

Edited to add: My wife has just brought home a bottle of Glenmorangie from Sainsbury's on offer at £25.

Edited by vixen1700 on Sunday 27th September 11:24

[Jer_1974]

I like the occasional whisky but ended up winning a bottle of Johnnie Walker Quest at a charity auction at the weekend. What's the best way to store as I don't want to ruin it. It Didn't come in a box and has a small dent at the blue metal on the neck. Does that affect it's value? Was not planning on drinking it but more of an investment.

Edited by Jer_1974 on Monday 5th October 16:41

[krallicious]

I have never heard of it before but a little Googling shows bottles (with box) for around the 500 quid mark. If you don't want to drink it then it will probably be worth about a 100 or so less due to the damage and lack of a box. If you won it, then get it opened!