Spec me a whiskey

Tesco have a tasting pack out. 4x5cl miniatures for a tenner.

The Single Malt Whisky Flavour Experience Gift Pack

Featuring
Glenkinchie 12 Year Old - Light and Floral
Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old - Fruity and Spicy
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old - Rich and Rounded
and
Talisker 10 Year Old - Full Bodied and Smoky

4 x 5cl bottles
Explore the world of flavours within Single Malt Scotch Whisky, with specially selected malts from four of Scotland's finest distilleries.

The gift pack comes with a guide to the flavours of single malt whisky too.

Volumes - Glenkinchie 43% / Dalwhinnie 43% / The Singleton of Dufftown 40% / Talisker 45.8%
Bottle Sizes - All 5cl
Whisky Regions - Glenkinchie Lowland / Dalwhinnie Highland / The Singleton of Dufftown Speyside / Talisker Islands
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Talisker 10 and Dalwhinnie 15 are both superb and everything in there's pretty different. Get this then buy a full bottle if you like one.
 
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Single malt would be a good starter if you dont want to get put off by poor blends such as Grouse (not trolling honest guv!).

Speyside singles are my favorite at the moment, but I'm more of a Bourbon man so maybe my taste buds favour those styles.
 
Draeger said:
No offence, but that's absolute drivel, particulalry within the scope of the OP's thread. ;)
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No offence taken, but talking about blends when someone asks about whisky is like recommending Transformers2 to someone who wants to get into films. Only worse. If you want to try whisky, there is simply no reason to drink blends except poverty. Or in cooking.


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Meridian said:
No offence taken, but talking about blends when someone asks about whisky is like recommending Transformers2 to someone who wants to get into films. Only worse. If you want to try whisky, there is simply no reason to drink blends except poverty. Or in cooking.


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The OP was asking about whiskey so technically we should be recommending Maker's Mark or Sazerak Rye or something... ;)

Absolutely nothing wrong with blended Scotch whisky either. Some great blends out there. I tend to stick to malts but you've got to set limits somewhere...
 
Grimley said:
In addition to this someone mentioned Isle of Jura. I picked up a bottle of 10 yr old last week in my local co-op for under £19, which is currently a bargain!
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That was my first thought, it's a fairly mild whisky compared to some which makes it a relatively safe choice but it tastes good. I saw that deal and was very tempted to go for it, I'll have to have a look where my nearest Co-Op is and if it's still on.
 
Assuming it's for you and you're just looking for something easy with a decent taste... The Balvenie that's mentioned is a good shout.
I'd also recommend the Monkey Shoulder, it might be a blend but it's nice and can usually be picked up for pretty cheap.

A lot of folks don't rate it but Glenkinchie is quite a decent "safe" whisky. The 12yr old can usually be found for around £30. :)

To be fair, most of the big name single malts that the supermarkets stock are usually a safe bet. See if any of the names mentioned in the thread (apart from Famous Grouse) are on offer and buy the one with most votes. Laphroaig is maybe a bit much but it's all down to the individual.
 
Definatley a speyside single malt. Glenfiddich is the most popular one, something like 15 yo would be a nice gift, you can sometimes find an 18yo for £30 on offer in Tescos.

Also agree with Balvennie doublewood and Glenmorangie original and qwuinta Ruban are nice

Laphroig do some nice whisky but if someone is starting out the Islay malts might not be the best idea as they are certainly not for everyone.

toneh said:
My favs are:
Highland Park....
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Urrgh! you ****ing Freak!:p
 
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