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Any Whisky experts on here?

I need to find a reasonably priced 21 year old bottle of Whisky, 21 is the key part.

Any suggestions?  Can I get one for round about £30 or is that unlikely?

All the ones Ive seen seem to be up to 18 years then they jump in price!

Try this site -


http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/productlist.php?grpid=259

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBS_enGB287GB292&q=21+year+old+whisky

Lots of links here Luci...with different prices to suit what your spending.

Whiskey is something i have only been into for a year but my favourites are the smokey tastes of Caol Isla or lagavulin. Im sure you can get 21 year old bottles. Not sure on the price tho.

I have one word for you: GLENFIDDICH.

Dunno about the price bit though.

I thought you would have gone sangsom!

*pedantry* sangsom is rum *pedantry*

Besides, the hangovers achieved after a sesh on the sangsom are legendary. The last time I had a couple of bottles I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth for days.

my mate bought me some sangsom back last month, it is fucking lush. i miss thailand.

ah my bad! when i left thailand to go to auz i'm pretty sure i got withdrawl from sangsom, i felt like shit for a few days..............just one more drink!

I once sent a bottle of sangsom back to an uncle of mine.

He drank it at home, and fell down the stairs so hard that he knocked a radiator of the wall. I'm not allowed to send anymore back now.

I've only just seen this. Would he drink wine? A 1988 vintage Bordeaux should come in around budget.

yeah he likes wine!

I failed on the 21 year old Whisky idea as its impossible.  18 years easy 21 - v expensive (we considering I've already bought other stuff!

Went for a Glenmorangie in the end- mainly because it came in a nice box :D

I wanted Glenfiddich but they had sold out of the one I was after.

Couldn't you have bought a 12 year old Malt and turned the box upside down?

I went on a tour of Glenmorangie, Glenlivet and Glenfiddich distilleries, all in the same day. I was driving. FUCKING BIG BOO!

I do highly recommend Edradour, its produced in small quantities in a tiny distillery in Pitlochrie and doesn't have the 'eek' effect that some other malts do - i.e its very very smooth on the pallet. Difficult to get hold of in shops though, but you can get it online.

I was shocked to discover freshly distilled whiskey is actually crystal clear

The colour comes from the barrell it's stored in.

i like whiskey.glen moray is my fav

I'd say.................................No. Get him a voucher.

Taliskers.   Mmmmmmm

Can't claim to be an expert but the best one I've ever had is Midleton (Irish). Very expensive though so not a help for Luci I'm afraid !

Was just having a whisky so thought I'd bring it up, naturally I searched to see if we have done this before, as you can see we have.

Just wanted to give a shout out to Whits who actually contributed to this just over 10 years ago. x

Anyway, I love it.  I'm a scotch man, really love the peaty stuff, current favourite is Laphroaig Four Oak which, unfortunately, is usually only available in duty free unless you buy it online for 65 quid, which I can't justify.

Other favourites are Lagavulin 16 and Ardbeg 10.

Any other fans out there?  What are you drinking at the moment if so?

Really like Dalwhinnie unless I'm buying :) Although Waitrose sometimes do their low-rent version "Winters Gold" on offer (although still around the 25quid mark). Currently enjoying the bottle of Monkey Shoulder I was bought for Father's Day.

Out of those two I prefer the Monkey Shoulder to the Dalwhinnie.  Once I've finished the Four Oak I'm going to give the Aldi single malt Islay a go which is £17.99.  Not heard anything about it but seen it on the shelf.  I'll report as and when I get some.

I've got bottles of McDonald's Ben Nevis and Bushmill's Black Bush that are in various stages of disappearing.

My old man passed away 3 year ago with probably 30 bottles of unopened premium whiskey.

I've tried a few times to get into it, but i just don't enjoy it.

Japanese whisky is the way to go

I love a Taiwanese make, Kavalan. Very drinkable.

If you need any help just get in touch.

For me, the only good thing about whiskey is that a double at bedtime gets me drowsy and overcomes my insomnia problem.  It's not recommended by the "experts", but it's the only method I've found which consistently gets me off to a quick sleep.  I've tried all sorts of methods. Anyone else find it hard to get to sleep regularly?

Yeah I struggle to get to sleep.
Pisses me off more is that the mrs is asleep as soon as she hit the pillow.

Might have to give the double a go  :pint:

Good luck if you try it mwooly. I find it's best to sip it slowly, while reading a book in bed for about half an hour,  the drowsiness begins, light off, quickly to sleep.   

Looks like you've had a treble there normy  :)

Talking of whiskey can anyone who knows about such matters suggest a special bottle/brand in the c.£200 sort of price bracket, FiL done a load of work on the house for us and want to get him something special as a thank you and he likes his scotch (don't think he will touch Irish!).

However if you buy whiskey, you'll get Irish, or heaven forbid American. If you want Scotch then its whisky.

The alcohol is sedating you, it's not necessarily helping you sleep. There is a difference.

I'm going to plug it again because it's an amazing book: you should read Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06Y649387/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) You should also probably see a doctor if you're having trouble getting to and/or staying asleep.

I have sleeping problems, or at least I used to. I used to sleep only every 3rd night. I was really worried about it.

A combination of atarax (an anti-histamine) and melatonin did the job for me.

I'm not reading a book by a mental Swindon fan off facebook

:D

Not that Matthew Walker.

So as per my earlier post does anyone have any suggestions otherwise he is just going to get 20 bottles of Famous Grouse....  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

No experience at that price point I'm afraid, but I'd be happy to help you research!

I won't be researching, hate the stuff!

Not a big Whisky drinker, but IIRC Johnny Walker blue label seemed very smooth with little to no burn when I tried some at a friends house. Think it can be had for around £100 if you are lucky.

No idea really though, worth seeking an expert opinion before purchasing. I'm sure the single malt snobs will disagree.

I'm happy to carry that burden for you. Send me the candidate bottles and I'll try them out for you :)

I'll help share the burden. I'll even pay for P&P!

Do you have any idea what sort of thing he likes? Peaty? Sherry cask, that sort of thing?

I will make some subtle enquiries....

Cool.  Then I might be able to help.  :-)

So that delicious bottle is now dry and as suggested I've tried the Aldi offering.  OK it's not sensational, I'm not expecting it to be but for less than £18 I really don't think you can go wrong.

I could get 3 bottles for the price of the Laphroaig I love so much and, of course, it isn't as good, but for three times the amount of whisky that is about 80% as good is just good economic sense.

it has a decent peaty nose and mouth with a kind of burned toffee that you often get. Certainly has that element of TCPness that you get with a more peaty whisky, which I like.  Compared to similarly priced whiskys this is it for me.

To be clear this is the green label Glen Marnoch Islay offering, I'm going to buy more.  

I'll have to try that one. So far I've tried the Speyside and the Highland. They were nice, not the best single malts I've had, but for the price of a cheap blended I'm not complaining. The limited reserve for £2.50 more looks interesting too.

Cheers

https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/spirits/Whisky

I'm not a huge whisky drinker, but I've just cracked open a bottle of Jura 10 and it's absolutely beautiful.

Give the Glenlivet 12 a go. Lovely jubbly :)

I love the idea of a good quality whisky but the after effects knock me for 6, serious heart burn being the least dramatic or the most tolerant characteristic. I have an ex colleague who's brother worked for (excuse the spelling) Brochladdie and gave me as payment for a job, a decent size syphoned off bottle. Prior to moving cask, it was rocket fuel and put me on my arse. I think I like the peaty ones Laphroaig etc even have a limited edition Ben Raich but my bottles are all still on the shelf unopened as I don't think I can drink it anymore.

Can help You out there if you're struggling .............)

#metoo

I have spent hours upon hours recently watching a YouTube channel about whisk(e)y.

The Whisky Tribe.  I've been properly geeking out.

That's in the same sort of area of the old whisky chart as the Jura 10. Will give it a go if I see it, cheers.

I think i've said before, my old man easily had upwards of £500 worth of wiskey in the house before he passed 3 1/2 years ago. And every drop is still there because no one else in the family like it.

Which is why I recommended it  ;)

That's a shame Chubbs. It's worth just quaffing or inhaling some and coating the mouth with a taste. Just a tot can last me a couple of hours as I enjoy the aroma more than the taste sometimes.

All over to your place for the promotion party then !!.

Although I don't drink it we did the Ben Nevis distillery tour in Fort William a year ago, I think it was £5 entry to do the tour and at the end you could sample all their whiskys, full shots of them and pretty much as many times as you wanted.

They also gave everyone on the tour a 10% money off voucher and also if you buy a whisky from the shop that does the tastings you also get £8 off the cost of a bottle.

The wife who enjoys the stuff got a bottle of the 10 year old cask strength 57.7% Nevis whisky with the vouchers and money off for £8 a bottle!

It burns too much for my liking but she enjoyed it.

Is it good mixed with coke, like the Jura is?

Takes years to mature then you fuck it up in seconds with Coke !!,  buy the cheap supermarket label stuff if you're going to kill it with Coke !!.

Wouldn't be mixing any single malts with coke tbh. They are too expensive and nice on their own. Save the cola for the Prince Consort or Bell's. Otherwise you're spoiling a decent Whisky :)

This 100%.

Ginger ale then?  :soapy tit wank:

Go on then,  if you want.   :pint: :pint:

Some Stones Ginger Wine if you must but don't over egg the pudding  :pint:

I only have it with ice really, although maybe that's sacrilege too!

Na a good lump of ice is alright :)

Jameson Irish with stones ginger wine is a tipple I used to enjoy. Must revisit

Pleasant. Stones was my late Grandad's mixer of choice or anything with ginger in tbf. I miss him  :(

I raise my glass to gramps. You're lucky, never met either of mine.

Indeed. He lived to 93. If I make 2/3rds of that I'll be very thankful. Thanks 4D.