Spec me a whiskey

sbi5ar · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:10

Penderyn is a lovely whisky...

Uriel · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:14

sbi5ar said:
Penderyn is a lovely whisky...

Agreed. The standard Penderyn (black labels on bottles in supermarket) is aged in Madeira casks. Really something special.

I'm less impressed by their peated and sherried expressions but both are still very good whiskies.

alex_tank · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:17

It's for someone else, and it's not as a mixer it's for 'straight' whiskey.

I've been told Grouse is bad...

I've been recommended;
Johnnie Walker
Speyside (which a few people have said here, I think I might go for)

Thanks very much to everyone who replied, you've kind of also showed me it's not so simple and I pretty much have to make my own mind up as to what's 'good'. I'm going out tonight I'll see if I can sample a couple... thinking I'll go for Speyside at the moment.

Uriel · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:42

Speyside is a region, although there is one destillery there called Speyside. Popular Speyside whiskies you can get in most pubs and supermarkets are Glenfiddich, The Glenlivet, The MacAllan, Clynelish, Arbelour... Loads of them really.

Yamahahahahaha · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:45

Chivas Regal 12 y/o is my current tipple of choice.

Costco were doing it for £19 a bottle, but you should definitely be able to get it for under £30.

alex_tank · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:47

Uriel said:
Speyside is a region, although there is one destillery there called Speyside. Popular Speyside whiskies you can get in most pubs and supermarkets are Glenfiddich, The Glenlivet, The MacAllan, Clynelish, Arbelour... Loads of them really.

Wow, I feel silly.. thanks!

wordy · 3 Dec 2010 at 12:52

One I forgot to mention is the Glenfiddich Rich Oak, it's a 14yo. I found it to be nicer than the 15yo and smooth than the 18yo.

I'd probably recommend that one the highest, both for taste and price.

Hairybudda · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:39

Chivas Regal, Laphroaig, Jameson 12 year old, Paddy. That's the 4 I generally stick to, although I'm hardly a conniseur.

SuperBOB · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:21

Meridian said:
First of all, anyone suggesting blends, no matter how good, should leave the thread as they clearly don't understand whisky. But for a newbie to whisky two good starters are Isle of Jura and Glenmorangie. Both is pretty mellow and an easy entry to the field.

M

For his price range a blend wouldn't be a bad suggestion. Not that I would make it, but I find your trolly whisky nazi'ism hard to resist. Buy yourself a bottle of Sheep Dip and keep quiet.

Gav · 4 Dec 2010 at 00:11

jamiesons

setter · 4 Dec 2010 at 01:03

Gav said:
jamiesons

+1, probably the best irish whisky, i worked in the old bushmills distilllery for 6 years, (maintenance decorator), fantastic place to work in, most of the bushmills own whiskys are poor, 16 yr old single malt being an exception, jamiesons is actually produced in dublin, but bottled in bushmills, they have a bigger bottling capacity. Bushmills millenium malt was very nice, but very expensive and very exclusive buyers. Luckily i got to try it as one of my friends worked in the blending/vatting area were the final product came out of. Good times.

Grimley · 4 Dec 2010 at 05:17

semi-pro waster said:
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.

It still was when I went in my local Co-op yesterday for some milk.

Gav said:
jamiesons

This. Especially the 12yr old. I've only found it over here in one supermarket over here so far & that's the larger branches of Sainsbury's.

Bri · 4 Dec 2010 at 08:28

Grimley said:
It still was when I went in my local Co-op yesterday for some milk.

This. Especially the 12yr old. I've only found it over here in one supermarket over here so far & that's the larger branches of Sainsbury's.

They do the 12 yr old in Asda & Tesco up here. I actually prefer the 10 year old

Macca · 4 Dec 2010 at 09:03

I tried a Glendronach 12 year old single malt, sherry casket. Really enjoyed it. Never had before, I liked the way the flavours hit.

Destination · 4 Dec 2010 at 09:36

Meridian said:
First of all, anyone suggesting blends, no matter how good, should leave the thread as they clearly don't understand whisky. But for a newbie to whisky two good starters are Isle of Jura and Glenmorangie. Both is pretty mellow and an easy entry to the field.

M

Well boy genious, i think you'll fine if you read the OP asked for a Whiskey recommendation, which would put all of your information and virtually all information in the thread completely off topic.
But anyway, its quite possible the OP doesn't know the difference.

Meridian · 4 Dec 2010 at 16:59

Hikari Kisugi said:
Well boy genious, i think you'll fine if you read the OP asked for a Whiskey recommendation,

I must admit it's about thirrty years since I was last called a boy, so thank you for that. And more importantly, Uriel pointed out the importance of the letter "e" quite a while ago.

M

Yamahahahahaha · 4 Dec 2010 at 17:05

I wouldn't recommend Glenmorangie as 'mellow and easy', it's like bottled fire. Not that it doesn't have it's own charms

The Nectar D'ór is very very tasty.

Hamster · 4 Dec 2010 at 17:08

I'm not much of a connoisseur, I normally drink 18yr Glenmorangie when I do drink the stuff but I was given a bottle of 15 Year Old Dalwhinnie yesterday. I'm not a fan of smoky whiskies so i was glad that this doesn't taste very smoky at all. It's rather pleasant and has a lovely aftertaste

Uriel · 4 Dec 2010 at 18:00

On the blend thing, while there are some abysmal blends, I've never had a truly terrible single malt. Even Netto's own brand single malt (no longer sold) was passable.

beachBOYken · 6 Dec 2010 at 13:19

ardbeg 10 , is a great whiskie , ive tryed a few since and nothing comes close.

Ive read it is a little hard to get hold of now though, there is the next up called Ardbeg Uigeadail which is about £50 which ive heard very good things.