Decent single malt whiskey - £300-400

[Hatter The Mad]

*I meant to post this in La Cuisine, sorry*

A special birthday coming up and I am looking for an awesome single malt whiskey.

Birthday boy's favourite usual whiskey is Glenlivet and he only likes smooth, smokey single malts. That's all I have to go on.

I don't know anything. My ears have picked up that Macallan 25 might fit the bill, but I'm sure there's better experts on here who can put me straight...

 

[Hatter The Mad]

(PS: lol that I have a 'recommend a really expensive whiskey' question and I'm taking it to a computer hardware forum. Bigger lol that it is actually a sound bet that I'll get a good answer. I love OcUK)

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Would he not just prefer the £400?

He wouldn't; he'd relish the opportunity and apply 35+ years of whiskey drinking experience to have a whole bottle of something he'd never dream of buying even a measure of to himself

 

[Hatter The Mad]

As a drinker of Glen Livet I would be more than happy with 10 bottles of the stuff for my Birthday as opposed to a single bottle of a really expensive one.

Yeah... I see the logic, but I know for certain that quality and experience > quantity in this case.

With regards to the question in hand I would certainly be interested to see what sort of whiskeys there are out there for that money, I once had a glass of a £100 bottle and it was as harsh as hell

I've only ever had two whiskeys in my life... Jack Daniels and Macallan 25. The latter might have cost $150 a measure, but it only made me vomit harder

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Glenlivet isn't "Whiskey", it's "Whisky"

IMHO, if somebody is particular about what Whisky they like then second guessing what else they might like is a bad move. You said he like The Glenlivet, so why not get him a speciality bottle of that. There's a few Here to pick from.

That's an idea. As far as 'why not...' - I don't know anything, so I don't know either!

 

[Hatter The Mad]

I'll nip into my booze shop and ask the guys there what they recommend. One of the guys runs whiskywhiskywhisky so he's pretty knowledgeable.

Until then, my friends bought me bottle of Macallan distilled in 1988 for my 21st which was a good present. Maybe something like that may be appropriate?

That's really kind of you, thanks

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Why not buy him a whisky tour? He can go round a few distilleries then.

That's not really his thing, but thanks for the suggestion