Good evening.

Can anyone suggest a good bottle of whisky that I can donate to my brother's stag weekend (which I cannot attend due to childbirth). I have no idea what type he would normally drink, but being an Army 'chap' type (him not me) I suspect Coop's own won't quite cut the mustard. Up to about £40 I guess.

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You can't go wrong with a Macallan

Caol Ila
a lovley whisky that's easy on the palette

Had a bottle of Monkey Shoulder recently , very nice.

A relatively unknown fave of mine:

Mortlach

Macallan 15 Year old

laphroig quarter cask. or do a google search for Demijohns for further inspiration

Balvennie doublewood

Balvennie doublewood

That'll be a double Balvennie then…!
IGMC

all good suggestions so far.. the Monkey Shoulder is a blend tho..

The Laphroaig Quarter Cask is VERY special!

Highland Park, Bruichladdich, and Lagavulin are up there with the Laphroaig. There aren't really any bad ones!!

If you're worried about buying something too peaty or pungent then 15 or 18 year old bottlings from the big names like Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet are well worth the money, with the added bonus that they're "easy" drinkers so they wont offend the palate. Plus there's usually one of them on offer in Booths or Sainsburys..

Edradour (Scotland's "smallest" distillery) is worth looking for but you may have to find a specialist like oddbins to get it.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask really is an acquired taste.

For £40, I'd personally look at a Talisker or Dalwhinnie Distiller's edition.

EDIT: Malt Whisky Society is now member's only, ignore

al

+1 for Bruichladdich or why not try Penderyn Wales' only whisky.

"why not try Penderyn Wales' only whisky"

'cos it's awful? (imho)

I'm enjoying a bottle of Bowmore just now.

+1 for Caol Ila, in fact I like it so much I'm off to pour myself a large one. Can report back on how lovely it is in around 1/2 an hour if required!

I've just finished a bottle of Royal Lochnagar 12yr old which was very nice, think I got it from Waitrose, The Glenmorangie wood finishes are excellent as well.

Scapa 16 and Tomintoul 16 are my 2 favourites of the moment

+2 for Caol Ila

My stock response to all whisky questions

Ardberg 10 year old. http://www.whiskyshop.com/Shop/Detail.aspx?whisky=Ardbeg-10-year-old&pid=1157

I know chuff all about Whisky but I'm currently working for one of the most iconic Whisky tasters in the world and that's the one he recommended for my Grandfather's birthday.

I like the Ardbeg,they also do a "really young",which is 6 years old(I think).It's got a bit of a kick.