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i have just started collecting whiskyiv liked it for a while and thought i would start venturing out into the deferent whisys at the moment only three bottles graze my shelf at present Jim Beam ,SoCo and JD i have noted down your recomendations and i shall try and get some soon as my current bottles are a bit low. when i got a few more i will post up. pics
Lefty Guns said:
BaronVonVTEC said:
Not mine, but I went to a whisky bar while I was in Finland. A choice of over 360 single malts and some local ales. Not cheap, but a great place to drink and they really knew their stuff. I was on the Cardhu
12yo Cardhu? it's amazing stuff! I bet it was expensive! Never been to finland but I'm assuming it's like Norway - any imported booze is horrendous there. How about £12 for a glass of bog basic glenmorangie!Aye that's not bad at all. I love Cardhu and, in fact, my bottle is getting low so will need to be replaced soon...
Most I've ever paid for a glass of whisky in a bar or restaurant is about £15. Most I've paid for a bottle in a shop is about £230. And that was actually from my missus as a present on our honeymoon. I'm not sure I'll ever get to the point where I want to spend thousands on one bottle of booze.
My problem is that I buy to taste and drink, not to store and invest.
I ended up buying 4 bottles of 21yo portwood balvenie (with the intention of saving at least one) and I've just opened that last one. It's too damn good!
Most I've ever paid for a glass of whisky in a bar or restaurant is about £15. Most I've paid for a bottle in a shop is about £230. And that was actually from my missus as a present on our honeymoon. I'm not sure I'll ever get to the point where I want to spend thousands on one bottle of booze.
My problem is that I buy to taste and drink, not to store and invest.
I ended up buying 4 bottles of 21yo portwood balvenie (with the intention of saving at least one) and I've just opened that last one. It's too damn good!
Nice display
Main problem here in Finland is the limited selection in the state-run Alko stores (the only place you can buy the stuff). They will order if requested but half of the fun is browsing and occasionally tasting. I like the shop in Stansted airport for that purpose. It's almost worth jumping on a Ryanair flight just to go single malt shopping and come straight back...
Main problem here in Finland is the limited selection in the state-run Alko stores (the only place you can buy the stuff). They will order if requested but half of the fun is browsing and occasionally tasting. I like the shop in Stansted airport for that purpose. It's almost worth jumping on a Ryanair flight just to go single malt shopping and come straight back...
Went to this place a few years back for dinner with a few mates: http://www.fishermansretreat.com/whisky.php
Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
555ST said:
Went to this place a few years back for dinner with a few mates: http://www.fishermansretreat.com/whisky.php
Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
Good shout. The wife is the pastry chef there and the whisky tastings are a good night out. Six whiskys and a meal can't be bad for the ticket price.Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
555ST said:
Went to this place a few years back for dinner with a few mates: http://www.fishermansretreat.com/whisky.php
Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
Oh my word. And I'm staying in Ramsbottom for a course in Bury at the end of this month. Nice find.Their whisky selection is pretty impressive for a pub...
MickC said:
Just bought myself a new cabinet to house the whisky in...
Damn middle shelf isn't quite high enough! Bo**ocks!
How do you decide what goes at the front and what goes at the back?Damn middle shelf isn't quite high enough! Bo**ocks!
I had a similar problem in my old flat (when I only had about 15 bottles) and it pi$$ed me off that I couldn't see them all or had to move bottles to get at others!
You need a bigger cabinet mate!
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