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Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
on: November 23, 2016, 15:04:39 PM
You can buy pre-done selections, but you can also do your own :ptu:

So far I've got,


•   Ben Nevis 1998 #1351
•   Balvenie 21 Year Old
•   Aberfeldy 12
•   GlenDronach 12
•   Glencadam 21
•   Aultmore 12YO
•   Dufftown 15
•   The Deveron 12 Year Old
•   Tomintoul 14
•   BenRiach Septendecim
•   Cardhu 15 Year Old
•   Tomintoul 12 Oloroso
•   Glenfarclas 25 Year Old
•   Ledaig 10
•   Tamdhu 10 Year Old
•   Balvenie 12YO Triple Cask
•   Glenfarclas 10
•   Highland Park 12

From here https://www.masterofmalt.com/search/#search=&page=1&sort=userrating&direction=desc&hasdram=1&targettemplates=1759&styles=8&stocklevel=1&age=10,35&price=0,120

Suggestions welcomed, don't hang about though, I'll likely pull the trigger on ordering tomorrow!
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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #1 on: November 23, 2016, 18:32:23 PM
There's not much I'd change on that, does it have to be scotch or could you add Japanese, etc?

Also my favourite url parameter:
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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #2 on: November 23, 2016, 18:44:58 PM
Glenfarclas 105 is nice but really it seems intended as a mixer being cask strength.

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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #3 on: November 24, 2016, 08:54:40 AM
There's not much I'd change on that, does it have to be scotch or could you add Japanese, etc?

Also my favourite url parameter:
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&hasdram=1

You can add Japanese, not many have &hasdram=1 though :lol: I did find one and chuck it in, good shout :thumbup:

Glenfarclas 105 is nice but really it seems intended as a mixer being cask strength.

They only have a 20 year old version and that's £20 for a dram :lol:



Final list is as follows,

    Aberfeldy 12
    Aultmore 12YO
    Balvenie 12YO Triple Cask
    Balvenie 21 Year Old
    Ben Nevis 1998 #1351
    BenRiach 10 Year Old
    BenRiach Septendecim
    Bowmore Darkest 15
    Bunnhabhain 2005 #15034
    Cardhu 15 Year Old
    Cù Bòcan 2005 Vintage
    Dufftown 15
    Glencadam 21
    GlenDronach 12
    Glenfarclas 10
    Glenfarclas 25 Year Old
    Highland Park 12
    Tamdhu 10 Year Old
    The Deveron 12 Year Old
    Tomatin 21
    Tomintoul 12 Oloroso
    Tomintoul 14
    Tomintoul 15 Year Old
    Yoichi Non Age
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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #4 on: November 24, 2016, 10:18:51 AM
I'll have to do this myself one year, its a great idea :ptu:

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Reply #5 on: November 24, 2016, 11:00:26 AM
nige, reccomend me a Japanese one, could be a good Christmas present for my dad :-)

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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #6 on: November 24, 2016, 12:13:39 PM
Nikka and Suntory are the two most prominent (Suntory also owns Jim Beam but I think does mostly blended whiskys). Nikka from the Barrel is affordable, as is Coffey Grain (which is like a bourbon) - there's some nice gift packs on the master of malt site.

All the Suntory ones are more expensive so I'd go with a nice bottle of Nikka which is a good way to get into them. Yoichi is also part of Nikka, so the Non Age that Matt picked would be great too (also not too expensive).

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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #7 on: November 24, 2016, 13:11:56 PM
I'll have to do this myself one year, its a great idea :ptu:

They do pre-arranged ones if you want a full on "surprise" but I'd rather fill it with hand picked Whisky I've definitely not had (with recommendations from a few whisky drinkers I know) Surely the "surprise" is in the taste!

It's not cheap though, the total cost of this advent calendar is £155.05 :lol: the flip side of this expense is several of them are ~£100 for a full bottle.

Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #8 on: November 24, 2016, 13:30:59 PM
ok... I have no idea what I'm looking at... could either of you give me a link to which one to buy ?

price wise I'd probably aim under £100 but happy to go higher if it's nice stuff


thing is, he drinks whisky straight from the bottle... he's slowed down a bit now he's getting older, but will easily get through a bottle a week

fyi: he slowed down because a doctor asked him how much he drank, he said 3 or 4 bottle a week and the doctor asked him how long he'd been an alcoholic (he's not)

(so... he won't like anything 'poncy')

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Reply #9 on: November 24, 2016, 14:28:47 PM
The Japanese Whisky sample I put in my advent will be breaking my Japanese Whisky virginity, so over to el Clock'd :ptu:


https://www.masterofmalt.com/tasting-set/japanese-whisky-tasting-set/

? Not a lot there mind.
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Reply #10 on: November 24, 2016, 14:43:58 PM
The from the barrell one I recommended is strong:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/nikka-from-the-barrel-whisky/

Despite being relatively cheap literally everyone raves about the Nikka one above, I'd go for it.

If you want to spend a bit more this is well balanced (a lot of them can be quite smoky/peaty):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suntory-Hakushu-Distillers-Reserve-Single/dp/B0029ZEDZC

I honestly wouldn't spend much more than that because the rest of the Japanese whiskys tend to be rare and out of stock/discontinued, meaning if you can actually find a bottle somewhere the price has been artificially inflated massively, especially for the award winning ones.
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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #11 on: November 24, 2016, 14:48:43 PM
The Japanese Whisky sample I put in my advent will be breaking my Japanese Whisky virginity, so over to el Clock'd :ptu:


https://www.masterofmalt.com/tasting-set/japanese-whisky-tasting-set/

? Not a lot there mind.

That tasting set is a good sample actually, I might order it.

I'd be wary of doing a pre-selected advent calendar purely because I'm not a fan of smoky/peaty Islay type malts, I'm more of a Highlands/Speyside malt fan.

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Reply #12 on: November 24, 2016, 15:21:55 PM
The Japanese Whisky sample I put in my advent will be breaking my Japanese Whisky virginity, so over to el Clock'd :ptu:


https://www.masterofmalt.com/tasting-set/japanese-whisky-tasting-set/

? Not a lot there mind.

That tasting set is a good sample actually, I might order it.

I'd be wary of doing a pre-selected advent calendar purely because I'm not a fan of smoky/peaty Islay type malts, I'm more of a Highlands/Speyside malt fan.

You could always get the £10,000 one :lol: peaty or not, for £416 per dram you're gonna like it :lol:

https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/drinks-by-the-dram/the-very-old-and-rare-whisky-advent-calendar-walnut/

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Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #13 on: November 25, 2016, 08:54:51 AM
I'll bear that in mind for when I win the lottery ;D

I bet the Pappy Van Winkle in that is God's nectar

Re: Whisky advent calendar (open to suggestions)
Reply #14 on: November 25, 2016, 10:47:17 AM
The from the barrell one I recommended is strong:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/nikka-from-the-barrel-whisky/

Despite being relatively cheap literally everyone raves about the Nikka one above, I'd go for it.

If you want to spend a bit more this is well balanced (a lot of them can be quite smoky/peaty):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suntory-Hakushu-Distillers-Reserve-Single/dp/B0029ZEDZC

I honestly wouldn't spend much more than that because the rest of the Japanese whiskys tend to be rare and out of stock/discontinued, meaning if you can actually find a bottle somewhere the price has been artificially inflated massively, especially for the award winning ones.

ordered the Nikka one, is he likes that I'll get him the Hakushu one for his birthday :-)

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