Quote from: sdpPah, its all about the 48 Macallan.

I had to buy some Famous Grouse today. I really wanted a bottle of JW green label (I dont drink whisky enough to know better). but my windscreen cracked yesterday and I got £100 excess

:|! dude!!! next time, just ask. please.

k, whats a good one for about £40 max? plsthx

edit: I gotta learn more about non-vodka stuff. I had £8 worth of brandy with a splash of coke yesterday  :whoops:

btw, if you have a 1948 macallan then youre either:

a) a collector
b) a bullsh*ter
or
c) an idiot

as its worth £5k+ per bottle

for £40 you can get a lot, depends what you like. as you can see from most of my collection i like islay malts - lagavulin, laphroaig, plus caol ila and jura superstition in particular. try to ask your local reseller for a tasting evening!

Quote from: sdpPah, its all about the 48 Macallan.

I had to buy some Famous Grouse today. I really wanted a bottle of JW green label (I dont drink whisky enough to know better). but my windscreen cracked yesterday and I got £100 excess


edit: currently drinking Smirnoff in preparation for Hawk the Slayer.

On the subject of vodka, can you still get red label smirnoff? The peppery one.

Yes to the smirnoff

I dont think any of you are shooters, but if ever you get the chance to go onto Bisley Camp, check out the bar of the London and Middlesex (aka the L&M), they have a huge selection of whisky there, only time Ive actually tasted good whisky has been when Ive been trollied from the sheer amount of it I was consuming

Quote from: M3ta7h3adI dont think any of you are shooters, but if ever you get the chance to go onto Bisley Camp, check out the bar of the London and Middlesex (aka the L&M), they have a huge selection of whisky there, only time Ive actually tasted good whisky has been when Ive been trollied from the sheer amount of it I was consuming

cant afford to get myself there, but i have an AGS PCR-1 in the corner.... until i can afford something louder :/

Quote from: Maldonado

Quote from: M3ta7h3adI dont think any of you are shooters, but if ever you get the chance to go onto Bisley Camp, check out the bar of the London and Middlesex (aka the L&M), they have a huge selection of whisky there, only time Ive actually tasted good whisky has been when Ive been trollied from the sheer amount of it I was consuming

cant afford to get myself there, but i have an AGS PCR-1 in the corner.... until i can afford something louder :/

Air is fine mate, get yourself some proper gear and start shooting competitively, get in with a local club, and youll be sorted, so much cheaper doing it as a member of a club, than as an individual member of the NRA or NSRA.

I see no Auchentoshan there which I really like.

Quote from: Maldonadobtw, if you have a 1948 macallan then youre either:

a) a collector
b) a bullsh*ter
or
c) an idiot

as its worth £5k+ per bottle

b or c ...can I phone a friend?

The glen moray was only £29 and that is in sweden but still quite good for the price. A good Auchentoschan is about £ 45 here.

Quote from: sdpk, whats a good one for about £40 max? plsthx

If you are well used to and like a strong, peaty taste then go with Maldonados islay malts, if not then try something else in single malt, Glenfiddich is really a beginners whisky but nice and smooth, should be able to get a bottle for about £18-19. The Glenfarclas ones I tend to go on about are made in a distillery owned by the same people, but have a tiny bit more taste. Their 105 is rather odd as its cask strength but not as mature as it might be.

Trouble is there are so many options! :/

Perhaps best to split it into rough areas

Island whisky: tends to be peated, and thus has a smoky taste.

Islay: heavily peated, very strong flavour.

Speyside: milder flavoured, single malt whisky

Highland: varies between above, usually stronger than Speyside but less than the island ones

Campbeltown ones, very much like the Island ones in being heavily peated, but, normally not quite as much?

Which leaves Lowland: tend to use Patent stills, so usually put into mixed whiskies like you are used to. Just add water to the produce of one of these stills and you get Scottish Vodka. Also rectified for use in gin.

Really though go for something YOU LIKE. If you like Famous Grouse then stick to it, but try some of the others too, you might like something else better. I might not go for the same, Maldonado certainly doesnt, but what the hell do we know? If you like it - drink it! F**K EVERYONE! :mrgreen:

Not everyone likes peaty/smokey malts, some of the best malts are highlands. Whisky doesnt have to be cask strength or intensely strong flavoured to be a good whisky either, although generally the older the age the finer the whisky and the more delicate the flavours to it.

Again, if you have a cask strength or an unaccustomed tongue, there is nothing wrong with an ice cube to take the edge off and release the subtle flavours of any whisk(e)y.

Impressive collection Ben. Jura susperstition is gorgeous I have to agree.

To someone buying whisky as a gift or new to it themselves I would recommend something softer and generally slightly sweeter to start on, like Dalwhinnie. Its delicious and anyone would have trouble denying it. That would be a better gift too than the typical bottle of Glenfiddich that screams "I dont know much about whisky so heres the quite nice best seller everyone seems to get."

Im a total noob with whiskey but describing a drink as "peaty" doesnt send me running to the pub

That is totally literal, the ground around the distilleries is peat and as such the flavour of it is fermented into the whisky. You either like it or dont IME

Quote from: Clockd 0NeTo someone buying whisky as a gift or new to it themselves I would recommend something softer and generally slightly sweeter to start on, like Dalwhinnie. Its delicious and anyone would have trouble denying it. That would be a better gift too than the typical bottle of Glenfiddich that screams "I dont know much about whisky so heres the quite nice best seller everyone seems to get."

Glenfiddich is the biggest seller in single malt Whisky for a reason, its good stuff! Very mild and smooth. I certainly wouldnt sniff at a bottle offered to me, although I often drink the liqueur version as thats a little sweeter still. That said, actually giving Glenfiddich to anyone but a whisky noob lacks originality. Dalwhinnie  is probably a better choice for someone who has had a few bottles of malt.

Quote from: SteveFIm a total noob with whiskey but describing a drink as "peaty" doesnt send me running to the pub

In the very strong versions its like trying to drink something with the consistency of cigar smoke, it seems to vaporise as you sip it. Its definitely an acquired taste, and rather like Stilton in that respect.

I can drink a tiny glass of Laphroaig and still taste it over an hour later, if you do like the flavour you dont need to drink much of it.