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Recommend me a good Single Malt Whiskey
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I don't know about UK prices but I do like Bruichladdich..
You shouldn't ignore Yamazaki either..
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I will second the Yamazaki-not scottish or 12yo but something different and worth a try
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May I be bold and recommend a blend - Black Bull 12 year old is splendid!
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was gonna say Bruichladdich, but was beaten to it,
Also poit dubh is excellent, may be a bit more than 40
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If you like speyside, Mortlach is usually top notch.
http://www.masterofmalt.com/distilleries/mortlach-whisky-distillery/
mmmmmmmm.....
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+1 for Yamazaki.
Balvenie Double Wood 12yo.
Macallan Fine Oak 15yo.
Auchentoshan 3 wood.Could go on for a good while longer...
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christ, just checked, poit dubh can be had for 30 quid now, im off to get some!
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Suntory?
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What do we think of Lagavulin?
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Point of order - whiskey is Irish, or maybe American. Whisky is Scottish. Scotch, even.
Spending £40 is going to get you an SLX whisky rather than a Deore one, so to speak.
Lagavulin is the mutt's nuts but it's very peaty - so if you like that sort of thing then fill your boots.
Balvenie Double Wood is a good shout.
Aberlour A'Bhunadh comes in at under £40 and is another cracker.
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If you like it peaty - Laphroiag
If you don't - Highland ParkPosted 1 year ago # -
Need to spend a bit more for an XTR or XX whisky though.
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Currently have -
Glenmorangie - was on offer at Tescos a couple of weeks back. Nice and smooth
Monkey Shoulder - not a single malt but a blend of 3 single malts. Very nice indeed, again another smooth one
Ledaig- smokey and peatyPosted 1 year ago # -
What kind of whisky do you like at the mo?
If you can get to the Glenkinchie distillery just south of Edinburgh, after the tour they let you prop the bar up and try different whiskys. The staff are excellent, really know their whisky. It's great, been twice and had to be dragged out by the wife at closing time twice. I always leave with a few bottles of homework!
I've been to a lot of distleries and this is the only one I've found that does this.Posted 1 year ago # -
Currently really enjoying Edradour Caledonia. Not a big fan of Edradour generally, but this is superb
If you like peaty and can find a bottle, the Caol Isla 18 YO is sublime
Edit - agree it's whisky not whiskey if you are talking about Scotch
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If you like it peaty - Laphroiag
If you don't - Highland ParkThere's some far more pleasant ones TBH, IMHO. I much prefer Ardbeg (normal) or Ardbeg Uigeadail for the peaty side of things, it's somehow smoother and richer. Highland park is just "so so", I now use my 12YO as hot-toddy filler (much to the disgust of my scottish colleagues), it's a middle-of-the-road in every sence. Not unpleasant, but not striking. Probably good for a present to someone with little experience. Laguvlin and Talisker are nice, as is Jura.
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Try the single malt Flavour Map for ideas.
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That would actually be https://www.lfw.co.uk/diageo/flavourmap.html
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ardbeg 12yo is good, not had the more expensive ones but of all the malts I've had that has a great character.
tried laphroaig quarter cask courtesy of some firendly peeps on a bike tour a couple of weeks back and was drinking it neat quite happily. very nice indeed and not associated with the knicker-ripping legend that it and lagavulin share.
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You need 3 to get the spectrum - so always keep in stock -
1) An islay (my fave Bowmore)
2) Highland Park - nicely in the middle (5 out of 10 peeps in a blind taste testing preffered this one, 3 preffered the below, 2 the above)
3)SOmething a bit Jey but still drinkable - Glenmorangie/Gelnkinchie/Glenfidichthat would be my strategy!
Kev
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ooh, BTW, jsut tried a 65 y old Glengoyne (I think, we had had a few!), and my god that was the most spectacular drink ever.
My dad always said, being a very experienced whisky drinker fae Glasgow, that anything over 20years all start to taste too strong, with too much booze in it.
Bollox! It was F A B U L O U S.
buggery expensive though
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Try some Dalwhinnie. You won't be disappointed.
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StefMcDef - thats interesting, I'd tried that and wasn't too impressed. Maybe I was on an off day! Must try it again soon...
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This whisky taste map is useful
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My other half liked the Dalwhinnie I bought him recently over Glenmorangie and Glenddicch. Eurgh I can't stand the smell of whiskey let alone the taste, would love to like it though!
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StefMcDef - thats interesting, I'd tried that and wasn't too impressed. Maybe I was on an off day! Must try it again
I had a dram of it at the Loch Fyne whisky tent at Rockness a couple of years ago. The tent was closing on the last night, there was a double left in the bottle and the guy gave me it for the price of a single. Maybe gratitude impaired my judgement but I thought it was lush.
The 21YO Springbank is the dreamiest nectar of a whisky I've ever tasted.
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Daffy > what do you like already?
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Girlfiend bought me some Aberlour A'Bunadh for my birthday - it's lovely.
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http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/product_range_12937.htm
Mind you nnot a single malt but quite nice.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Only ever realy had Whisky when i lived abroad,and that was called
100 Pipers! and loved it
Any experts out there tried this and can recomend a simular tasting Whisky
cannot get 100 pipers in the UK Posted 1 year ago # -
Ben Baroch from Lidl - rebranded stock from a speyside distillery that closed down a few years ago. rather nice. £15
I had a very pleasant morning a couple of weeks ago tasting Benromach whiskeys - reopened distillery, first whiskeys just been released. only a 10year old, of different varities - or the REALLY expensive 40/50/60 year olds from the previous ownership
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Classic STW - he asks for Scottish single malts and the first two replies recommend something Japanese and the third guy says buy a blend.
Any experts out there tried this and can recomend a simular tasting Whisky
cannot get 100 pipers in the UKTry Kwik Save if they still exist. We sold that when I worked on the fags and booze counter at the Edmonton branch in the early '90s.
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connoisseur's whisky. Topic Closed
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