£300 bottle of whisky for less than £50

Psycho Sonny · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:59

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...year-old-whisky-time--bargain-just-49-99.html

i hate whisky, but i thought some of you might like this, especially the fellow scots with drink problems

joxang · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:04

Not sure all those extra years sitting in the same cask are going to add that much to the flavour but alright

! Best whisky I've ever had was the 6 year old Port Charlotte. Had a chance to buy a couple of bottles for £70 each which I didn't take up. Now in the very, very unlikely event that you can find one of the few remaining bottles, they go for hundreds

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lookitsjonno · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:09

i wonder if they intentionally leave the whiskey for 40 years? or do they find it at the back of the cellar?

is whiskey being bottled today with the intention of keeping it for 40 years?

Glaucus · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:11

It's intentional, whiskey and the like get better with age. Supposedly, can't say I'm a fan of dark spirits,
I'll stick with vodka thanks.

platypus · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:11

lookitsjonno said:
is whiskey being bottled today with the intention of keeping it for 40 years?

Yes, as is wine. Well it's being stored in casks. The whole industry is pretty much based on this.

LordSplodge · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:11

Might get the 24 year old. I'm guessing the 40 year old will have massive queues...

Elixir · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:11

lookitsjonno said:
i wonder if they intentionally leave the whiskey for 40 years? or do they find it at the back of the cellar?

is whiskey being bottled today with the intention of keeping it for 40 years?

It's aged in the cask, not in the bottle. And yes they are intentionally aged, it changes the flavour substantially. It's worth noting this isn't a well known whisky and the distillery where it was distilled by appears to have some links with Aldi already, so I'm not sure where the £300 valuation comes from.

LeonT · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:13

They'll be sold out of the £50 one, I guarantee it. BUT they will have some 24 year old whisky

pingwing · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:13

Probably worth a punt for that sort of thing... Bet the 24 year old one isn't too bad either

Scottland · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:13

Sounds like a bit of a PR stunt to me...

HumanShield · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:14

lots of discussion about this on HotUKDeals

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/glenbridge-whisky-40-year-old-49-99-aldi-should-300-1066224

seems someone has been sent a sample, and it isn't too bad. I probably wont get to try it as it'll sell out super quick regardless!

Glaucus · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:15

Scottland said:
Sounds like a bit of a PR stunt to me...

Of course it is.

Gackt · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:16

I'd prefer some bloodwine, 2301, a very good year.

Cosimo · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:16

You can just see the headlines, “Shopper trampled to death in malt rush".

Elixir · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:19

If you're buying for taste rather than the '40 year old' statement then I'd suggest you could do better with other single malts.

Don't base this deal on the random £300 valuation.

MuttsNutts · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:21

40years old indeed ha sod that try this 70 year old Whisky Link

Shame they sold out lol

plus the £300 estimate is not far off see this one 1971 bottled at 32 years Link

Scottland · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:27

MuttsNutts said:
plus the £300 estimate is not far off see this one 1971 bottled at 32 years Link

At face value, £300 wouldn't be too far off. But it doesn't mean this is worth £300, just similar aged ones from 'reputable' or 'known' distilleries are worth £300.

Elixir · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:35

MuttsNutts said:
plus the £300 estimate is not far off see this one 1971 bottled at 32 years Link

The distillery makes a big difference, the Aldi one is from an "unnamed" distillery.

MuttsNutts · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:44

Elixir said:
The distillery makes a big difference, the Aldi one is from an "unnamed" distillery.

Yes i agree but an "unnamed" distillery" that has bottled 3000 bottles it aint uncle Amish in his garden shed it will be a company that has also other ages available....... so yea not top notch but not bad......

will go well with come coke LOL

spudbynight · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:49

MuttsNutts said:
Yes i agree but an "unnamed" distillery" that has bottled 3000 bottles it aint uncle Amish in his garden shed it will be a company that has also other ages available....... so yea not top notch but not bad......

will go well with come coke LOL

A friend of mine used to be a bartender in Vegas. He had a guy come up him at the bar once and ask for Louis XIII Cognac with coke - he just refused to serve it to him.