dan-250 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 My old man thinks Irish whiskey is better, a bottle of paddys, pricey and hard to come by in supermarkets. But compared to some I saw on holiday at £350 per 70 cl bottle. Personally I can't stand whiskey, not hit middle age yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 macallan ten year old malt is gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Now come on chaps - he asked for a smooth whisky. Dalwhinnie every time :good: The first sip of Laphroaig comes as a severe shock to the taste buds (although the numbing effect afterwards can be quite attractive), Talisker is by far the most 'tasteful' in terms of an immediate hit of peat, seaweed and gannet droppings. Excellent stuff :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Now come on chaps - he asked for a smooth whisky. Dalwhinnie every time :good: The first sip of Laphroaig comes as a severe shock to the taste buds (although the numbing effect afterwards can be quite attractive), Talisker is by far the most 'tasteful' in terms of an immediate hit of peat, seaweed and gannet droppings. Excellent stuff :D must try sometime.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 must try sometime.............. Oh, and I forgot red deer stag spoor :blink: :blink: Really reflective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Oh, and I forgot red deer stag spoor :blink: :blink: Really reflective. How wonderful , it gets better by the minute............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Glenmorangie, Glenlivet, Balvenie, Highland Park. All very acceptable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Can anyone recommend a nice smooth scotch for myself as a treat for my birthday, upto about £30 maximum and where to get it from. Had a drop of some over a year ago while in Kelso but can't remember the name of it, quite peaty I recall. Smoother the better the tweed dram available in Kelso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldivalloch Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just happened upon this thread and am much cheered to see that many of you gentlemen "south of the border" have good taste in whiskies. For the record, an acquaintance of mine, who is a real enthusiast and something of an expert, reckons that 14 year-old Scapa is THE BEST. Hard to come by, though - Scapa was silent for a number of years. Gimlet - you need to buy a map!! Highland Park - a Speyside??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIVERD Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 The range of whiskys from Dalmore to support the river trust charities are all excllent. I was involved in the tasting process for all of these and i believe Dalmore really put serious effort into making these very drinkable and collectable. I like the Dee Dram best, but all are excellent. I give a bottle to each of my land owners as part of our christmas bundle. It is also good to know that each sale will put some money into the river charities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Anything from Islay will be intense and not the 'smooth' you are after. I love them all, even been to them. Speyside can be a little burning in my opinion. So for smooth I'd go for Oban, wonderfully complex but mellow enough, yet not flowery like the Irish wiskeys. If that's not easy to find, Talisker would be my other recommendation. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Not a whiskey drinker myself....But the Ex Father-in-law bought me a bottle of ballantines...Loved every drop... DETAILS HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just happened upon this thread and am much cheered to see that many of you gentlemen "south of the border" have good taste in whiskies. For the record, an acquaintance of mine, who is a real enthusiast and something of an expert, reckons that 14 year-old Scapa is THE BEST. Hard to come by, though - Scapa was silent for a number of years. Gimlet - you need to buy a map!! Highland Park - a Speyside??? I'm sorry. I stand corrected. Damn good though wherever its from. Meant to add Cull Isla but can't remember if thats how to spell it. Its a smokey masterpiece. Have I got it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'm currently tucking in to a beautiful 12 year old Dalmore - smooth as silk (and just in your price bracket) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 The Ileach, Lincoln Whisky Shop, superb whisky and at cask strength it lasts longer than ordinary whisky too, here have a link on Mole... Lincoln Whisky, my recommendation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 does it have to be a scotch? i drink (too much) Bushmills. obviously not peaty but smoother than barry white on a sledge. jamesons also nice tipple but not quite up to bushmills standard. as an aside, if you ever take a holiday to ireland, antrim i think it was, then you can take a trip around the bushmills distillery. more interesting than it sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 A second for the Highland Park,did a tour of the facilities last aug when we were blown out on the Flow,very nice I would also vote for Highland Park ! A great tipple and the first i found and enjoyed ! Won plenty of awards to ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioulike Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 glengloyne my fav malt and white and mackay spiecal reserve my fav blended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I'm currently tucking in to a beautiful 12 year old :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Having tried far too many for my own good, I have yet to find anything nicer than Tullamore Dew. An Irish whiskey that has until very recently been very difficult to get hold of in the UK. Has been available in ASDA since last Xmas and more recently in Sainsburys. Not expensive at under £20. One warning, once tasted it spoils the rest. I have on one occasion got on a ferry to Ireland purely to purchase a few bottles. Edited August 10, 2011 by 39TDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney86 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Meant to add Cull Isla but can't remember if thats how to spell it. Its a smokey masterpiece. Have I got it right? Almost - Caol Ila, got a bottle in front of me now. Not bad at all! Havent read all of the thread, but if it is really smooth you are after (ie 'beginners whisky' - not meant to be offensive), Irish whiskeys will fit the bill: Jamesons perhaps. On the scotch front, Aberlour will fit the bill - stocked in most supermarkets too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) After recommending Dalwhinnie, I would also commend Ardbeg, which I was bought as a leaving present. I havent left it yet. In truth i find the scots exceptionally good at the whisky thing, so I'm surprised they want to ditch their biggest market. My 'fellow feeling' for the Scots will translate into a 'love' of English whisky, if they decide to go for self rule instead of being amongst equals. The auld enemy is no longer but simply a close friend. Edited August 10, 2011 by Kes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C00KIE Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 As bertie says, Monkey Shoulder, tucked into some the other week and what a tipple, i`m not usually a scotch drinker, prefering bourbon then irish but this is great. And my son is named after the Irish whiskey "Paddy", after one too many on honeymoon 19 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I tried Monkey Shoulder and was very underwhelmed with it. Not a lot of flavour and just tasted of spirits (to me). On the plus side I also tried Talisker for the first time recently and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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