Whisky

[DangerousMike]

Hi all,

I want to get hold of a decent bottle of whisky as a present - but I barely drink so know nothing on the subject.

I want to spend about £50 - £100 on one bottle - will I get something decent?

can I buy it online?

can anyone recommend something?

thanks in advance.

[G'kar]

http://www.milroys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet...

[matchmaker]

Loch Fyne

You should get a good bottle for well under your budget.

[Shaw Tarse]

Have a look in Food & Drink, a thread in there

[beanbag]

I would highly recommend a good Glenrothes....

I've had a couple of glasses of Glenrothes 1978, plus I've bought a couple of 1984 Glenrothes.

Both are stunning but the '78 is just so smooth it's magic while it slides down into your stomach.

The '84 is also an excellent whiskey although a little sharper in comparison to the '78 but still extremely smooth and full of flavour. Very oaky.

http://cheers-wine-merchants.co.uk/spirits_detail....

Edited by beanbag on Friday 21st November 15:13

[Davey111]

Johnnie Walker blue label is a great whisky that is really well presented. It's their premium blend. I've had it a few times and it really is worth the extra price. It may be a bit over the budget - probably around £120 in the right place - but worth considering IMO

[Finlandia]

I can highly recommend Lagavulin, £35-40 a bottle.

[JayKaybi]

Glenmorangie.

[Le TVR]

Glenfiddich 18 year Ancient Reserve

[MickC]

Finlandia said:

I can highly recommend Lagavulin, £35-40 a bottle.

My favourite cooking whisky too but highly peated whisky is very much down to personal taste - some people I know think it tastes of TCP.

Assuming you don't know the person's tastes, I would say go for a mainstream brand aged speyside or highland whisky. eg McAllan, Glenmorangie or Glenlivit.

http://www.whiskyshop.com/Shop/Detail.aspx?whisky=...

50-100 isnt a good price range for whisky, mostly the 'standard' or even double cask bottlings are sub 50 and the rarer whisky is >100.

If you know the person enjoys a particular regional whisky (Isla, Island, Highland, lowland etc) then it gets easier.

[Saddle bum]

Irish Whiskey is nicer, Bushmills for sure.

[matchmaker]

Saddle bum said:

Irish Whiskey is nicer, Bushmills for sure.

Never!

[RicksAlfas]

Finlandia said:

I can highly recommend Lagavulin, £35-40 a bottle.

Or you could just sprinkle some pepper on your tongue and then stick your head in a peat bog.

[Fergieboy]

The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society

Simply the best


http://www.smws.co.uk

[VetteG]

DangerousMike said:

Hi all,

I want to get hold of a decent bottle of whisky as a present - but I barely drink so know nothing on the subject.

I want to spend about £50 - £100 on one bottle - will I get something decent?

can I buy it online?

can anyone recommend something?

thanks in advance.

Try to find out in advance the recipients taste, i.e. Scotch or Irish, Malt whisky or blend. If its Malt and Irish then its an easy choice (Bushmills), but if its Scotch and Malt you will have to reduce the choice by region. The Island malts are generally very peaty and intense, highland and lowland are much more mellow. There is a lot of experimentation with maturation in different casks these days and this makes a big difference to flavour, the most common are sherry and bourbon casks, the sherry casks tend to give a sweeter whisky, but then you also get port and other casks being used, producing interesting results, Glenfiddich Solara Reserve 15 year old for example (very nice!). There are a lot of rare blends you can buy but since thats not what I buy I will let others advise.

Having said all that, if you are buying blind without knowing the recipients taste, I would go for a highland such as Maccallan, you can get a 10, 15, 20 or 25 year old depending on your budget.

Remember there is no such thing as bad whisky, only good and better!

G

[Prof Beard]

Springbank

[Saddle bum]

Fergieboy said:

The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society

Simply the best


http://www.smws.co.uk

"Whiskey" is Irish. "Whisky" is Scots.

[Colin_147]

Davey111 said:

Johnnie Walker blue label is a great whisky that is really well presented. It's their premium blend. I've had it a few times and it really is worth the extra price. It may be a bit over the budget - probably around £120 in the right place - but worth considering IMO

Agreed. very nice whisky, though very expensive. Also had a bottle of Johnny Walker 'Swing' purchased for me by a friend on a recent trip to US. Very nice, not seen it in the UK before though

[Fergieboy]

Saddle bum said:

Fergieboy said:

The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society

Simply the best


http://www.smws.co.uk

"Whiskey" is Irish. "Whisky" is Scots.

To be sure it is.

[GingerNinja]

Long thread about this recently here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

My recommendation on there was:

"18 Year Old Macallan is totally awesome - this is a sherry oak and is quite different to the Fine Oak, which is not as good.

A few places that sell it:

http://www.bbr.com/GB/db/product/53017B?referring_...
http://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/product.asp?pf_id...
http://www.parkerswhisky.co.uk/oscommerce/macallan...