Need a quick whisky recommendation!!

[Romanymagic]

Our IT team at work are always helping me with with my domestic PC, laptops, router and so on but will not accept money for their services. I want to say thank you in some form so asked the IT Manager who suggested they all quite like a dram of whisky (scotch) but would not elaborate further. So, can anyone advise of a good scotch whisky I can get them, thinking a couple of bottles initially?

Cheers

RM

ETA - I am thick and meant to put this in food, drink and restaurants. Can one of the mods please move this one. Thanks RM

Edited by Romanymagic on Thursday 27th August 13:08

[DJC]

How much do you want to spend? How much do they actually know about/like whisky?

If you dont want to spend too much and they dont actually know much about the stuff then just buy a bottle of Laph. and a bottle GlenM.

[zac510]

£25-30 per bottle range is pretty safe IMO, unless they're real anoraks. I like Balvennie double wood, but I tried Laphroaig that was mentioned above in a bar once and it was very nice.

[Podie]

Aberlour 10 year old at about £18-£20 or a Glenfiddich (£20+) will be to most tastes.

[Romanymagic]

Talisker has been mentioned by the IT team previously. So something around that I guess. Thanks for the suggestions thus far.

[Wadeski]

if they like Talisker, get an aardbeg.

however, they might not all like Talisker/Aardbeg/Laphroig's level of peatiness so it might be worth getting something from Speyside (Balvenie etc) that tends to be less divisive...

[Lefty Guns]

Talisker's usually pretty safe as it's not as phenolic as your typical Islay dram.

Having said that, if I didn't know a persons palate, I'd stick to Highland (Dalwhinnie is very safe) or a Speysider like Balvenie Founders Reserve or Glenfiddich Toasted oak (both "premium" young-ish malts).

Or Highland Park 12 year-old is a dram I've never heard anybody claim they dislike!

[DJC]

Podie said:

Aberlour 10 year old at about £18-£20 or a Glenfiddich (£20+) will be to most tastes.

Aberlour was going to be my shout if they actually knew what they were talking about. But Aberlour 100

[Tahiti]

You can spend more if you like, but Aberlour is nice and Laphroaig is my drink of choice. Both relatively reasonably priced.

[Lefty Guns]

Not sure I'd buy any Islay malt for somebody if I didn't know what kind of whisky they liked... So many whisker drinkers just plain don't like the peat.

[Podie]

Lefty Guns said:

Not sure I'd buy any Islay malt for somebody if I didn't know what kind of whisky they liked... So many whisker drinkers just plain don't like the peat.

Agreed - stick to the easy Speysides.

[Gargamel]

Isle of Jura - don't know anyone who doesn't like it

[Podie]

Gargamel said:

Isle of Jura - don't know anyone who doesn't like it

er.. me

[Lefty Guns]

Gargamel said:

Isle of Jura - don't know anyone who doesn't like it

It's OK IMHO, I'd agree that there's not much to dislike but not all that much to love either!

[cramorra]

If they like Talisker an OBAN may go down well...

[duncancallum]

How about Old Pultney? for a easy drinking whisky. I was quite impressed with my other halves purchase of bruichladdich rocks for recently.

Laiphroig=the marmite of the whisky world