[Closed] STWhisky recomendation required - £100-£150

Macallan is always nice - get 20-30 yr
My favorite is Glenfarclas 30 yr
Neither peaty
I'm no expert just imo

Yamazaki 12 year old for something a bit different... and a pair of nice engraved whiskey glasses with the change.

Old Pulteney 21 is an obvious but solid choice at that price, particularly as a gift. It's status alone thanks to Jim Murray gives an additional wee buzz as you open it for the first time.

Just now I'm thoroughly enjoying a bottle of Mortlach 15yo - around £40, so enough left over for some nice glasses. Speyside, soft, unpeated
I did pick up a bottle of Oban 14 yo from the distillery (around £30 but seems to be £40+ in the shops) very light, no peat at all, slight salty tang.
Going a bit "out there" you could look at Quinta Rubain or Lasanta - Glenmorangie which spent some time in port or sauternes casks respectively. Quinta Rubain was excellent with a smooth chocolatey finish. Had my doubts about lasanta but had a taste at the distillery and it was light, citrussy and very nice. Both in the £50 range
I would say that you couldn't go wrong with any of those.

Bottle of 12 year old Springbank single cask has just arrived this minute by post - it's one of 696 other bottles. It cost £65.I've also just bought a bottle of Braeval 15 (1998). Again a single cask. Can be had for less then the £65 I paid. I might drink the Braeval the tasting for it was lovely. If you want something special - why not buy two. Either way look for single cask, non-chillfiltered, no colour. Pick a region (Speyside). Nichols and Perks are great on selection and price.

This linkwood looks very nice: https://www.nickollsandperks.co.uk/product.asp?product=711341NVBND

Pay for Jim Murray - never. Over rated, over inflated (and he never bigs up/inflates the price on my investment buys). :-). Really need to get a bottle of Old Pulteney 21 though. If you're near Edinburgh Cadenheads is another place to go for something special.

for a posh bottle in that bracket price id go for..>

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im no expert but me and some mates went to a whiskey festival and it was just perfection..all of us decide it was the best we had ever tasted even along side other more expensive ones...

not peaty but so so smooth almost like oil...the taste spectacular.

i would never have thought id be prepared to pay that much for a bottle of whisky but i will be or she will be for my birthday.. 🙂

[url= https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/balvenie/balvenie-21-year-old-port-wood-finish-whisky/ ]Balvenie 21yr old[/url] - very moreish which can be an issue.

Wow, cheers guys - plenty to think about there - I may pop into the Pot Still tonight & see if they've any suggestions as i'll be in town later... usually to fully energize my whisky tastebuds I need several pints of fighting strength lager first so we'll see if I can go straight in & pick a winner starting from cold 😀

[url= http://www.suntory.com/whisky/en/hibiki/lineup/index.html ]Suntory Hibiki[/url]

The 17 should come in a smidge under budget and the 21 a little over, however, you may struggle to find the 21 in stock anywhere (TWE & MoM are both out).

Great whisky in a fabulous, classy looking decanter...ideal for a gift.

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Predictable, I know, but 18 yo The Macallan is that sort of money. It's soooo good. There are many, many excellent alternatives but it's right up there in my list.

Bunnahabhain - you'll get a nice 18yr old for that kinda money.
25yr old if your lucky - not too peaty.

I picked this up t'night in my local keystore shop, Boxed set of Highland Park and two of the nicest whisky glasses i've ever used.

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[url= https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-25832.aspx ]Found it at the Whisy Exchange here[/url]

Perhaps get your best man a selection of 3 or 4 very nice bottles to the sum of £150 and arrange to meet up a few weeks later for a boys night of whisky tasting and cigar/shisha smoking to toast married life and his part in it?

If you're after something unusual and a very nice drop, see if you can track down a presentation box of Hicks and Healey's Cornish Whiskey with two glasses - it's very smooth, despite its strength (59%). It's a collaboration between St Austell brewery and Healey's cider - St Austell provides the barley and Healey's provide the still and cellar. It's an amazing drop and not at all peaty.

I got mine from the St Austell brewery last year, but have only found it [url= http://thecornishcyderfarm.co.uk/shop/classic-whiskey/ ]without the presentation box online[/url]. Well worth a trip to the brewery for a tour and a taste if you're down in Cornwall.

2nd the Bunnahabain, the 18year old is my favourite, and I've drunk a few. Never pushed the boat out for the 25 but it's in your budget.

Without a box would be better as more money will be spent on the contents of the bottle.

The more I read on whisky sites the more i'm leaning towards maybe 2 nice bottles rather than 1 slightly nicer one, few of the 18/21/25 yr old bottles i've looked at have good reviews but some stating the £30/£40 price difference up from the 15/17/18 bottles isn't justified...

Didn't make it into the pot still last night but having a low-key stag do on Saturday so might sneak a few cheeky numbers then (hopefully i won't be paying) 8)

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Is very nice and comes in a fancy bottle

mcj78

i'm leaning towards maybe 2 nice bottles... few of the 18/21/25 yr old bottles i've looked at have good reviews but some stating the £30/£40 price difference up from the 15/17/18 bottles isn't justified...

Personally I'd say you're on the right track. If you choose wisely around the £60 mark you will be able to tell you're drinking something special. Age really isn't a very reliable indicator of quality. You're as well buying a limited bottling from a year that means something to you as buying a bottle because it's 21 years old.