Whisky Drinkers - Opinion Please

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I'm going to treat myself to a new bottle of whisky to celebrate the impending birth of my second child when he or she decides to turn up in September and was thinking about the Macallan 18 sherry cask as I've never tried it.

The shop round the corner from my work has two bottles - a 1994 at £450 and a 2017 at £240. Now the 1994 is waaaaaay out of my price range although I was having a look at lunchtime and nearly pulled the visa out of my pocket for an impulse buy that would have got me lynched when I got home, but I'm seriously considering the 2017.

My question for you connoisseurs is, is the 18 year old noticeably nicer than the 12 year old as that can be had for between £50 and £60 for the same sized bottle?
 
TBH, a bit of a laugh is probably more useful than the pretentious, over the internet 'connoisseur's' advice that OP is looking for.

Whether the bottle is worth the price depends on your personal taste, personal hype and personal wallet.
 
Nothing like two fingers of 12 year old on a Friday night.

I do think there is naff all discernable difference between a £50-60 bottle and a £200 bottle, unless you really want there to be.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
TBH, a bit of a laugh is probably more useful than the pretentious, over the internet 'connoisseur's' advice that OP is looking for.

Whether the bottle is worth the price depends on your personal taste and personal wallet.
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agreed, a friend of mine is a bit of a wine "connoisseur" albeit not massively into it, he just likes owning a bunch of different bottles.

i remember he told me on a wine tasting trip to france one of the guys asked the server what he thought the best wine was and the answer was "the one you like"
 
The price does not always reflect the quality.
Its all a matter of opinion anyway and what your individual tastes are.
I have several friends that are into whiskey in a big way and have found their advice useful (I'm an enthusiastic learner). Look around for reviews.
Get some tasters from Master of Malt if they do those bottles too. Why pay hundreds for a bottle you might not like?
 
Laphroaig for the win(ter).

I only drink whisky at that time of the year, but that is my go to malt. We usually polish off a bottle on Burns night between a select few.
 
Bickaxe said:
The price does not always reflect the quality.
Its all a matter of opinion anyway and what your individual tastes are.
I have several friends that are into whiskey in a big way and have found their advice useful (I'm an enthusiastic learner). Look around for reviews.
Get some tasters from Master of Malt if they do those bottles too. Why pay hundreds for a bottle you might not like?
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Good shout. Didn't think of trying to get a couple of taster bottles.
 
So much variation in my experience - I've had people buy me extremely expensive wines or whiskeys before and sometimes I literally can't tell any difference to a more mainstream version. Infact that I can recall the only time I've ever tasted something that seemed like it justified the cost was some Isojiman sake.
 
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