My dad has requested a good malt whiskey for christmas, but not Glenfidich,as he has loads of this, so come on you whiskey drinkers what would you recommend
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Recommend me a Good Malt Whiskey For Dad
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AncNoc, got a bottle of this for my birthday, its stunning.
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May I be the first to give you the usual STW response:
Whisky = Scottish
Whiskey = IrishAnyway, enough of that nonsense. I am not an expert, but I know I like Talisker, some Ardbegs, Isle of Jura and the occasional Laphroaig.
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I really like Macallan. Depends if he likes em peaty and smoky or not. Macallan's really smooth and butterscotch-y.
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If it doesnt have to be Scotch, then may I recommend Penderryn, which is a welsh whiskey, its not cheap mind but its a real nice one, for a discerning whisky lover
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What about a bottle of the new English one that was on the news? - it'll have novelty value if retained.
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Ardbeg Renaissance - Will leave you change from £50.00. Just Fantastic !
Or a nice Benromach for under £30.00 - I just live up the road from this distillery, plus they sponsor the '3 Tens' MTB Race Series - And everyone who enters gets a free minature bottle
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+1 for Ardbeg
or Cael Ila
lagavulin
of any of the Islay maltsPosted 2 years ago # -
Laphroig Quarter Cask
Ardberg
LagavulinPosted 2 years ago # -
I like Talisker. Slightly smokey and iodiney.
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If he likes smoky - Ardbeg/Talisker
If you're not sure, Macallan
Something around £50/18yo should be excellent
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+4 for Ardbeg
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Assuming he's got a lot of Glenfiddich because that's what he likes, I'd ignore suggestions like Ardbeg and Talisker. They're great but he might hate them. :O)
Macallan was a fair shout. Aberlour, Glenfarclas, Balvenie, Glenlivet are others that might do.
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Bushmills
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Bowmore is nice and you can't go wrong with Glenmorangie, least not in my opinion.
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HA HA HA, Penderyn. I would rather drinks tramps pi55 than that shite, and I can say that as I'm a taff but live in Jockland.
Scapa 16 year old, job done.
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If you dont want to spend loads then one of the best whisky's you can buy is a 15yr old Dalwhinnie (on sale for £25 in Morrisons).
For something nearer the £50 mark (and presuming your dad likes smokey whisky) I would go towards an Ardberg Renaissance as previously recommended or a Talisker 57 degrees North. Both are superb quality, great value and fairly unusual.
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> Bowmore is nice and you can't go wrong with Glenmorangie, least not in my opinion.
I'd second that. Or +1, as they say.
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2nd the Dalwhinnie here, very smooth
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It's Christmas - go for Benrinnes 15 or Mortlach 16 for that big sherry Christmas cake hit.
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My favourites are :-
Isle of Jura
The Dowmore.
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-1 for Ardbeg, really don't like it, but then with the exception of Bowmore Darkest I'm not a fan of Islays.
Macallan is always a safe bet - loads of different ages to suit budgets too.
For special occaision presents, the whisky shop does some of it's own bottling which can be interesting.
I'm also a fan of stuff matured in different casks (sherry, burgundy etc). May not suit a purist but can impart something different.Posted 2 years ago # -
What's Dalwhinnie (sp?) like?
I've got a bottle of it unopened that I bought for myself for Christmas. I'd be interested to read the STW experts' opinions of it before I drink it.
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nice. very light and mellow though
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https://www.lfw.co.uk/diageo/flavourmap.html
have a look at the flavour map and choose something different to his norm from the same area.
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Any Ardbeg or if not sure about the peaty ones try Springbank, a really ace Campbelltown whisky or Longrow which is a slightly peated whisky distilled by Springbank.
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Tesco have Highland Park 18yo for £54
That won world spirit of the year a few years back.
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Or The Peat Monster if you like value for money. You will still taste it the next morning.
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All my usual recommendations have already been mentioned, so consider this a "plus 1" for...
Ardbeg 10y-o
Dalwhinnie 15y-o
Highland Park 12y-o
Springbank 10y-o
Talisker 10y-oPosted 2 years ago # -
the 'Peat Monster' - Smokey.
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Dalwhinnie is too bit subtle for me, Dorset_Knob - one for the experienced imbibers IMO.
I've not been drinking whisky long, and right now I'm only interested in big phenolic, sledgehammer to the palate, type malts. I expect this will mellow with age. Ardbeg is the king here, although I'm drinking a Lagavulin 16yo at the mo - £29 from Costco and a class malt. Actually not that overpowering in terms of peatyness. My wife takes the occasional glass and she can't stand excessively smoky whisky.Posted 2 years ago # -
Mmmm Talisker
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Bushmills 18yo. Fantastically smooth.
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Old Poultney, any age
Scapa
Highland Park
Slightly biased as I'm from the area , and prefer a smoother taste to the Islay mafia.Posted 2 years ago # -
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Plus one for springbank. It's unlikely that he won't like it and it's unusual.
Don't buy the welsh one! Expensive and pretty poor.
If you can find a Japanese whisky they're worth a go, normally speyside in style with a bit of sweetness.
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I'd avoid the islays unless you know he likes them
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