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Strangley it is France where whisky is more popular than vodka [unlike Scotland]

Strange.. will dig that a bit more.. I had read somewhere whisky was the elixir of choice in Russia & China, so were the biggest growth markets.

Anyways.. liked this pic. 4936120400_4bbcabf2c4_o.jpg
 

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Unless he is a collector I would not spend more than £50 a bottle.
Four drinkers are better than one keeper.
Try a mixture of say, Aberlour Abundah [Sherry], 15 year old Ardbeg [peaty], 10 year old Talisker [Skye, my favourite] and a Glenkinchie 15 year old.[very smooth lowland 'ladies' whisky.]

I have a Bruichladdich Llinks Turnberry you can have for £60 + postage if you like [rare, now selling for around £100]
Only if you are over 18 though!!


I love "four drinkers are better than one keeper" that will become my new go to catchphrase
 

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Anything older than 25/30 years tends to be not so good and will only interest the collectors.
Lots of money being made by the serious collectors/sellers nowadays.

We used to have a good laugh at the 'London Bankers' who would buy a very old rare whisky and drink it.
 

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Craggenmore :thup:

Probably the ONLY whisky I like.........




For all you connoisseur's out there use a tall glass, 3 fingers of your chosen malt, then fill it to the brim with Lemonade- smashin! :whistle:
 

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Anything older than 25/30 years tends to be not so good and will only interest the collectors.
Lots of money being made by the serious collectors/sellers nowadays.

We used to have a good laugh at the 'London Bankers' who would buy a very old rare whisky and drink it.

Could you expand as to why that may be Doon fae Troon. I've always been curious about the extra aged stuff, but the oldest I've had is Lagavulin 16 year old and if I had to choose a whisky from what I've tried I'm liking the Ardbeg 10 year old atm.
 

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Go for some Bells, or possibly White Horse.

When I was on holiday in Lanzagrotty recently the whisky at the all inclusive bar was something like McHighlandSporran or some other equally clichéd Scottish name. Still, when mixed with coke in the quantities they served it in, after a couple it did the trick;)
 

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Thanks for all the suggestions, I checked all of them out for reviews, some made it, some didn't, some may get tried later.

I went with the four drinkers option, which I thought was a good idea, it put me in mind of the classic malts collection and I went for four whisky's he'd not tried before which meant whisky's like Talisker and lagavulin didn't make it in.

For those that are interested I went with

Ardbeg Uigeadail as a safe option (he'd had the 10 year old before and liked it).

Caol Ila (12yr) as suggested on here as it fitted the bill and was a whisky I'd always been curious about.

Yamazaki (12yr) a Japanese whisky which seems to receive good reviews and

Amrut an Indian whisky as something different, this last one pushed out the Aberlour Abundah, with the Smokehaed 18 year running just behind it.

They've had them now, so it's just a case of waiting to see how they go.
 

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Highland Park do some lovely variations for all wallets and palates....Im a Glenmorangie and Cardhu fan personally :)

Two/three fingers in a heavy wide tumbler and two cold rocks please... nowt else! :thup:
 

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Some experts say once a whisky gets past 35/40 years the flavour takes up too much of the cask.
I have sampled up to 50 year olds and could honestly say that I would have enjoyed a younger one better.
The value of the older ones is in their rarity.
25 year old Ben Nevis is rather nice of the available older whiskys.

Hacker, you are talking about blends and White Horse is one of the better ones. Black Bottle is my preferred blend.
 

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Two/three fingers in a heavy wide tumbler and two cold rocks please... nowt else! :thup:

Great- except the 2 cold rocks destroy most of the flavour and aromas!

I know/well, knew a guy who owns 2 casks - forgotten which, but both Highland. They are now probably coming up to 25-30 years old, so about perfect for that butterscotch character to still be there before it turns slightly varnishy!
 

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BTW, what do people prefer as mixers for Whiskey. I know a bit of tepid water is best, but water other options. I have found ginger ale can be interesting, as it does kick up the flavour rather than drown it like Coke.

As Whiskey is Irish or American, you can mix it with anything you like. Whisky on the other hand is Scottish and if you should want to add anything, then only water should be added.
 

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As Whiskey is Irish or American, you can mix it with anything you like. Whisky on the other hand is Scottish and if you should want to add anything, then only water should be added.

I trust you realise that the 'e' was added to differentiate high quality Irish spirit from the low quality Scottish rubbish!
 

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Like your choices SGC, wish I was one of your friends as it's my birthday soon. You've influenced me enough to go and pour a glass of Oban that's easy to hand. :)

Oban's one I've yet to try, I've come across it a few times enjoy it.

I'd like to be able to afford to treat my friends that way (they'd be welcome to a glass of whatever I've got in stock though), but it was actually my old man's birthday. He didn't fancy a trip anywhere, wasn't interested in playing a golf course of repute, a trip to Wentworth, the Open or Ryder cup with hospitality.

Me mam has family your way though and I owe them a trip to the Forest of Dean, bells hotel golf and bowls. Do you know anything of it or have any other suggestions.
 
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