Whisky recommendations?
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Start with Yamazaki.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They can get eye wateringly expensive, but then so can most single malts tbh.
Again, an evening in a decent whiskey bar trying different ones out is a way of finding what you like rather than dropping a load of cash on something you may not enjoy.
Good idea- not sure my 'morning after' head would agree though!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Another option is spending the day at a whiskey tasting festival - Whisky Birmingham - Birmingham's Flagship Whisky Festival
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I got a bottle of single grain whisky from Aldi called Solo. It's passable, but at £18 I wouldn't buy it again. Which is a shame as I buy spirits so rarely, I hoped it would be good.
I know it came from Aldi and all that, but it was out of the locked glass cabinet and I got my Dad a brandy from there some time back and it was lovely.
I know it came from Aldi and all that, but it was out of the locked glass cabinet and I got my Dad a brandy from there some time back and it was lovely.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
I've just bought a bottle of their £17.95 Glen Marnoch Islay single malt as it gets good reviews and apparently beats plenty of much more expensive bottles in blind taste tests. Not opened it yet though, might taste like medicinal paint stripper.
Virtual Blue
ready
...good value, i loves this shit
Cid
Proper break this time
...good value, i loves this shit
It's only good value because the Japanese distilleries are still restricting their aged whiskies, and it looks good by comparison... Or they don't have the supply, but I incline toward shenanigans I think these days. Yamazaki 12 seems to be relatively available, but £105. Hakushu 12 doesn't seem to be available below £200. Also Japanese whiskies don't have the same restrictions on age as scotch (minimum 3 years, but many age more) afaik (obviously age statement ones should be er... as stated, but 'distiller's reserve' etc, dunno).
Given the size of the companies, and the demand, they really should be in the region of Scotch prices, with a bit tacked on for import duty etc. Which I suppose makes that bottle in the right ball park, bit high... It's a weird one.
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Virtual Blue
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kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Saffy
Under the duvet..
Anyone have any recommendations on whiskey glasses? My husband has started enjoying a single malt but we don't have any decent glasses and it's his birthday soon.
From googling I've found out it needs to have a thick base to stop the whiskey getting warm, but is there anything else?
From googling I've found out it needs to have a thick base to stop the whiskey getting warm, but is there anything else?
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Only 50 casks released per year. Blended. Oak casks.
Rare...enough.
€230
Rosemary Jest
Wrong and Unstable
Anyone have any recommendations on whiskey glasses? My husband has started enjoying a single malt but we don't have any decent glasses and it's his birthday soon.
From googling I've found out it needs to have a thick base to stop the whiskey getting warm, but is there anything else?
I've got a set of those Glencairn glasses in small and large, but I dont really like them. I prefer a decent heavy tumbler to be honest. Even a cheap simple one for a couple of quid from Wilko or Asda or summat will do.
On that note, just got myself a bottle of Old Pulteney in for Christmas, a lovely drop, you can even taste the sea air in it.
Cid
Proper break this time
Anyone have any recommendations on whiskey glasses? My husband has started enjoying a single malt but we don't have any decent glasses and it's his birthday soon.
From googling I've found out it needs to have a thick base to stop the whiskey getting warm, but is there anything else?
Too late, but I like the Glencairn type ones.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
A vote for (on this thread at least) much ignored Irish Whiskey:
Bushmills 10-year Old malt/Bushmills (regular) - smooth as anything
John Powers (regular blend) - like angels dancing on your tongue
Paddy’s - like Powers but more robust.
I prefer Irish to Scotch and reckon that US Bourbon owes much to Irish emigrants (especially in Kentucky) in its production. Slainte!
Bushmills 10-year Old malt/Bushmills (regular) - smooth as anything
John Powers (regular blend) - like angels dancing on your tongue
Paddy’s - like Powers but more robust.
I prefer Irish to Scotch and reckon that US Bourbon owes much to Irish emigrants (especially in Kentucky) in its production. Slainte!
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
One guy I know really likes Glenfiddich and another is in favour of certain Japanese ones. (I'm not and I don't remember the names).
Personally, I prefer the lighter ones.
Been in one of the local inns and the top shelf behind the optics was all single malts ...
Personally, I prefer the lighter ones.
Been in one of the local inns and the top shelf behind the optics was all single malts ...
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Oh sugar! Bought my partner bottle of Laphroaig for Xmas thinking whoop when it was on offer at Sainsbury’s BUT now I see this thread I recall it’s a Macallan he talks wistfully about!
Ah well - he will I appreciate it & I hope like it!
Ah well - he will I appreciate it & I hope like it!
bingiman
Jah Gaza
Glenfiddich for me but Aldi do a good one
shifting gears
Well-Known Member
A man not pleased with a bottle of Laphroaig is a man who has given up on life
That said, Macallan aren’t known for peated whisky afaik, and Laphroaig is about as barnstormingly peaty as they come. Hopefully he’ll be grateful as he savours the 30 second aftertaste of smoke and bog and thank you for introducing him to it
I’m hoping for a bottle of Ardbeg this Christmas
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Jura 10 year single malt is on sale in Waitrose right now, £26 for 70cl, usual price £38.
(I am not a whisky drinker, but Nate is and this is one he likes - it may be a bit pedestrian for this thread, but just thought I would give a heads-up).
(I am not a whisky drinker, but Nate is and this is one he likes - it may be a bit pedestrian for this thread, but just thought I would give a heads-up).
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
That glass has a chip in it mind you don’t cut your lip on it. Knowing my luck I would.
In my opinion good Irish whiskey is better than scotch. Given a choice between the two it’s what I’d buy. (I’m currently at my f-I-l, who is a Scotch aficionado, in Scotland. Maybe being expelled later)
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Don't worry. It's not my glass...or whiskey.
I've bought Middleton as a gift a few times for family & friends. It was very much appreciated by them...and is an excellent Irish whiskey.
