Anyone know much about Whisky?

[Psymonkee]

Hi,

Looking to buy a bottle of Whisky for a special occasion and could do with some advice. I'm not a whisky fan myself so haven't a clue what I'm looking for - the only thing I do know is it needs to be 32yr old if at all possible....

Any tips/advice on what to look for (or shops!) would be appreciated

 

[Tefal]

Do you know what kind of whiskey the like by any chance?


If not see if Glenmorangie do a 32 year old, can't go wrong with them.

 

[setter]

i would definitely reccomend a good scotch over an irish whisky, i worked in the bushmills distillery for 7 years doing maintenance painting and got to try all their products for free but still always preferred a good scotch, glenfiddich is a particularly nice brand.

 

[iamdjdz]

i would definitely reccomend a good scotch over an irish whisky, i worked in the bushmills distillery for 7 years doing maintenance painting and got to try all their products for free but still always preferred a good scotch, glenfiddich is a particularly nice brand.

No no no no no. Irish all the way. jamesons or tullamore dew.

 

[Sudden]

Though many people here disagree, I do love a nice blended scotch. Highly recommend a 15 or 15 yr old Cutty Sark or a 21 yr old Ballentine.

 

[iamdjdz]

Though many people here disagree, I do love a nice blended scotch. Highly recommend a 15 or 15 yr old Cutty Sark or a 21 yr old Ballentine.

I don't really see the appeal of scotches I think they're dusty tasting or something, I personally prefer a blended Irish, though single malted is nicer.

 

[setter]

No no no no no. Irish all the way. jamesons or tullamore dew.

sorry me bad. forgot all about jaimesons, probably the best irish of them all actually produced in dublin but bottled in bushmills. another not to bad irish was the 16 year old single malt. used to buy it direct from the distillery with a workers discount.

 

[iamdjdz]

sorry me bad. forgot all about jaimesons, probably the best irish of them all actually produced in dublin but bottled in bushmills. another not to bad irish was the 16 year old single malt. used to buy it direct from the distillery with a workers discount.

The 16 year old is a lovely whiskey, really smooth imo. Have you tried tullamore dew? It's my favourite Irish, but can be a bit rough especially if not drank over ice.

 

[Slinwagh]

Why does it have to be 32 year old?

At the minute the 10 Ardbeg is rated very highly, you should be able to pick a bottle up for the £30 region.

Check out the Ardbeg here

As for what whisky you like or what whisky someone else likes it is a personal thing. For example Islay malts such as Ardbed have a distinctive "peatiness" some people like it others not. Laphroaigh is very distictive, heavily featuring the peat and iodine charecteristics of Islay malts. My favourite Islay malt at the minute is Lagavulin, it is not quite as "full on" as Laphroaig.

Check out the Lagavulin here

I don't think you would go wrong with a Balvenie, this is a Speyside malt, they tend not to feature the peat and iodine features of the Islay malts and have a "sweet charecteristic",

Check out the Balvenie here

As for buying some can get excellent whisky from your local supermarket, alternatively try the whisky shop. I also order whisky through my local wine/whisky merchant.

 

[setter]

The 16 year old is a lovely whiskey, really smooth imo. Have you tried tullamore dew? It's my favourite Irish, but can be a bit rough especially if not drank over ice.

havent tried tullamore but will make a point of doing so. i never used to drink whisky at all but when i started working in the distillery and seen how it was made i became quite interested in it. i became very good friends with the two guys who were responsible for the blending and vatting, hence the free samples i used to get. unfortunately a different decorating company took over the work at a cheaper price so were not in bushmills anymore incidentally the company celebrated its 400th birthday last sunday.

 

[iamdjdz]

havent tried tullamore but will make a point of doing so. i never used to drink whisky at all but when i started working in the distillery and seen how it was made i became quite interested in it. i became very good friends with the two guys who were responsible for the blending and vatting, hence the free samples i used to get. unfortunately a different decorating company took over the work at a cheaper price so were not in bushmills anymore incidentally the company celebrated its 400th birthday last sunday.

Yea, we've been on the lookout for 400year celebratory bottles but can't find any as yet. Don't mind Bushmills, though prefer the normal to the black bush or 16 year ones.

 

[Tefal]

Why does it have to be 32 year old?

I'm assuming for someones 32nd birthday day.

 

[setter]

Yea, we've been on the lookout for 400year celebratory bottles but can't find any as yet. Don't mind Bushmills, though prefer the normal to the black bush or 16 year ones.

i remember they had a millenium malt, only so many barrels were produced. among the first buyers were tom cruise and the guy that played geordie laforge in startrek the next generation. as to preferences my dad wont drink the ordinary white label bush, has to be black bush without ice or water. myself i prefer the 16 year old but there isnt many bars in my area that stock it.

 

[iamdjdz]

i remember they had a millenium malt, only so many barrels were produced. among the first buyers were tom cruise and the guy that played geordie laforge in startrek the next generation. as to preferences my dad wont drink the ordinary white label bush, has to be black bush without ice or water. myself i prefer the 16 year old but there isnt many bars in my area that stock it.

Really? It's quite common in both Belfast and south Armagh where I live... You can get bottles from winemark I think. But yea we've been on the lookout for a couple of weeks but I think they'll be too hard to come by for students such as myself lol.

 

[setter]

Really? It's quite common in both Belfast and south Armagh where I live... You can get bottles from winemark I think. But yea we've been on the lookout for a couple of weeks but I think they'll be too hard to come by for students such as myself lol.

i see in your profile it says portadown. ive been working down there as the past few weeks, the old army base at mahon road doing up the houses, nice part of the country

 

[iamdjdz]

i see in your profile it says portadown. ive been working down there as the past few weeks, the old army base at mahon road doing up the houses, nice part of the country

Yea it's pleasant these days pretty much only training, no real things, as far as I know. I haven't been in Portadown's bases though so no real knowledge, Bangor and Belfast bases are where I'm at most. It is a lovely bit of countrside though I really enjoy living where I am, took a while to get into living in a more remote area than Lisburn though.

 

[Meridian]

Tracking down a 32-year old is going to a) hard, and b) expensive. The oldest you will normally see (and I use the word "normally" advisedly), is 30-year old, and for that you can expect to pay £90 a bottle and more. The very best here is the 30-year old MacCallan, but that's at least £100 a bottle. But even that is likely to mean either a specialist whisky shop (there's a good one in Lincoln) or special order.

If 32-years exist, they will be rarer than rocking-horse excrement. Be VERY wary of anything on Fleabay claiming to be such.


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[Dogoid]

Im guessing its a gift for someone whos just turned 32. As above , it will be expensive and hard to find. Play it safe with a nice bottle of fiddich

 

[ichabod crane]

Im guessing its a gift for someone whos just turned 32. As above , it will be expensive and hard to find. Play it safe with a nice bottle of fiddich

A fiddich! if you dont wanna talk to them again. if you are able to visit a whiskey shop and they will give good advice over visiting the supermarche

 

[Dogoid]

A fiddich! if you dont wanna talk to them again. if you are able to visit a whiskey shop and they will give good advice over visiting the supermarche

i don't understand your reaction, what wrong with fiddich? it's a premium malt. and we have no idea who he is buying for , so no assumptions.