Whisky

[McClure]

Morning all,

I would like to send a nice bottle of whisky to a good friend for Christmas, but don't know anything about this particular spirit. Can someone recommend a good bottle of Irish whisky please (up to £60-ish).

Many thanks.

[Wadeski]

if you want something a cut above the standard Jameson / Bushmill blends, I would look at Redbreast 12 or Tullamore Dew 10 year old / 12 year old.

The aged variants tend to have a bit more going on than the standard blends.

[Cheese Mechanic]

McClure said:

Morning all,

I would like to send a nice bottle of whisky to a good friend for Christmas, but don't know anything about this particular spirit. Can someone recommend a good bottle of Irish whisky please (up to £60-ish).

Many thanks.

This is very well thought of.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-15234.aspx

Including the carriage slots nicely into your budget.

[McClure]

Thanks guys. The Redbreast 12 sounds just the ticket:

"Redbreast is a beautifully balanced pure pot still Irish Whiskey, with a warm, generous texture, rich, sweet flavours and a spicy kick. In the view of many connoisseurs, the finest Irish whiskey available. Picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010, and was named as Irish Whiskey of the year by Jim Murray in the Whisky Bible 2010, with a score of 96 points."

[seadragon]

Glenfiddich is not that expensive but my father loved it. Glenlivet is pretty good too.

I guess its whether the person likes blended whiskeys or single-malts, some serious whiskey drinkers get quite militant about it :-).

[Cheese Mechanic]

seadragon said:

Glenfiddich is not that expensive but my father loved it. Glenlivet is pretty good too.

I guess its whether the person likes blended whiskeys or single-malts, some serious whiskey drinkers get quite militant about it :-).

Neither of the above are Irish whiskies, which is what the O/P specified.

[seadragon]

Cheese Mechanic said:

Neither of the above are Irish whiskies, which is what the O/P specified.

excuuuuuse me

[marshalla]

Cheese Mechanic said:

Neither of the above are Irish whiskies, which is what the O/P specified.

The OP asked for Irish whisky - which doesn't exist. He may have wanted Irish whiskey, but he went on to ask about whisky.

[Cheese Mechanic]

marshalla said:

The OP asked for Irish whisky - which doesn't exist. He may have wanted Irish whiskey, but he went on to ask about whisky.

You are totally wrong.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2901.aspx

The fact is, the spelling of WhiskEy , has no bearing on its origin (if thats what you are trying to infer). The Scots do NOT have rights over the spelling without the "E" .

Here's proof: http://www.englishwhisky.co.uk/