Im not a huge whisky drinker but my MD likes a bit.
Had a great year at work this year and and got elected to the board. He has been my mentor since i joined and i wanted to get him something decent to show my appreciation.
Ideas around the £50-£100 mark please
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Aldi had some 24 year old single malt on offer recently - [url= https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas-at-aldi/christmas-drinks/spirits/product-detail-page/ps/p/glen-marnoch-24-year-old-whiskyy/ ]link[/url] - similar to an offer from a year ago that got good reviews.
Yamazaki 12.
Caol Ila - posh £80 version
CFH, where from?
Saw it in the supermarket for ~£45 the other week. Almost bought some, but refrained for an unknown reason.
Scapa 16, ~£50
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/reccomend-me-a-whisky
Finding out what he likes would be a good first step. Imagine posting "recommend me a bike" on The Other Side with no other information. It'd be no good us recommending the whisky equivalent of an Orange 5 and then finding out that your MD is a roadie.
Bushmills 16 if you can find it?
or
[url= http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/talisker/talisker-2001-bottled-2012-amoroso-cask-finish-distillers-edition-whisky/ ]talisker distillers edition[/url]
or
[url= http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/aberlour-18-year-old-whisky/?srh=1 ]aberlour 18[/url]
Penderyn
Gift membership of the SMWS?
http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships?gclid=CjwKEAiAk8qkBRDOqYediILQ5BMSJAB40A5UzTU5tCaAJcs4tkR38fE1zPh8de5k5k7q7QITL2BYqRoCoHvw_wcB
bit over budget but hey!
juanking - MemberScapa 16, ~£50
Scapa 12 ~£100, a - the 12 yo is better and b - the 12yo was produced before the distillery was mothballed for a couple of years and is now in very finite supply.
If your MD is a big whisky fan, he'll get it.
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Talisker 18 is simply fantastic. Springbank 15 also a favourite.
Caol Ila
That's exactly what I opened the thread to suggest but it was for a joke; apparently it tastes of seaweed.
Whiskey is a very personal thing so I'd +1 for asking him what he likes instead of splashing £100 on something he may hate.
Glenfiddich 15 solera is lovely and much nicer than the price suggests it even comes in a fancy case . Its my favourite non islay malt
But i do love Laphroaig cairdeas 2008 if you can find a bottle last 2 i bought were around 80 quid
yeah im a kiss arse , but its just a gesture of thanks - Like the gift membership idea
Cant stand whiskey so i didn't think it would be that difficult I know he has a collection at home as i have seen the bottles.
Thought they would just be all subtly different
Thanks for all the help though.
Suntory Distilleries:
Hibiki 17 much much better than the Hibiki 12
Yamazaki 10 (now discontiued) and 12 both very good.
Yamazaki 12 Sherry Cask - I haven't tried this but it was recently voted best whisky in the world apparently.
Highland Park 18 £85
or the
Glenfarcas 15 Box Set £55
Lagavulin 16 year old
Yamazaki 12 Sherry Cask - I haven't tried this but it was recently voted best whisky in the world apparently.
Have you seen what's happened to the prices thanks to Jim Murray 😉
Caol Ila
That's exactly what I opened the thread to suggest but it was for a joke; apparently it tastes of seaweed.
There's a hint of seaweed, but it's a much more subtle flavour than, for example, Laphroaig, and it's peat that's the dominant flavour there.
I still have some left in a bottle I bought some years ago, it's their Vintage version. It's a damn fine whiskey, and if the OP's MD is at all appreciative of fine distilling, he'll appreciate a bottle.
I'd be thrilled if someone gave me a bottle.
I do have a bottle of Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve, given to me for my 60th birthday, which I'm yet to open.
Have you seen what's happened to the prices thanks to Jim Murray
Don't you mean Bill? Or was your joke lost in translation?
+1 for the Lagavulin 16
I don't have a recommendation, but congratulations on the promotion! That's superb news.
How about a gift membership to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society?
It's a little over your budget, but it's a little more involving and thoughtful than just a bottle?
My brothers in it, and i went to one of the tastings, so it could be win win for you? 😀
[url= http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships/membership-as-gift.html ]smws[/url]
For my taste the best Lagavulin or octamore (wrong spelling)
Find out what he likes, look on a whiskey taste map, see what's nearby or in the vicinity of his "collection"
Buy that.
Caol ila 12 is very nice too
Abunadh (Aberlour 60% cask strength)
Different, but not ostentatious/w4nky
and about £43 if you can find a Booths, but not much different online
Plus, as a Yorkshireman, once diluted to a drinkable strength (to release the oils etc), you actually get a lot of bang for your buck
Lagavulin 16 year old
This.
Aberlour 16 its £50 not well known and wins awards from people that know 😆
If he has a whisky colllection. Get him a laphroaig quarter cask. must be the quarter cask instead of regular. not uncommon but damn good.
Lagavulin 16 year old
One of my favourites. Great if he likes the Islay style.
Get him a laphroaig quarter cask. must be the quarter cask instead of regular. not uncommon but damn good.
Mmm, this is very good too.
Old Pulteney 21 year old is very special in that price range.
There's a hint of seaweed, but it's a much more subtle flavour than, for example, Laphroaig, and it's peat that's the dominant flavour there.
But still - seaweed FFS. Not that I'd know firsthand, of course, as I have a penchant for port instead. My friends that own or have owned it are, shall we say, divided by that particular flavour.
I'd be thrilled if someone gave me a bottle.
Then my joke would've been lost on you and I would consider myself a failure...