Reply to: Oh no I can't decide (Whisky again)

[Rookie]

It's under your price range, but as Ratewhore as already mentioned, Dalwhinnie is really quite good.

In terms of Whiskey, Bushmills Malt 10 YO is very smooth.

[original PM]

"If I hadn't seen such riches. I could live with being poor".

Oh Sit Down!

[gingerjedi]

It did make the Moet taste like vinegar, but if you didn't have the two to compare, you wouldn't know.

"If I hadn't seen such riches. I could live with being poor".

Sometimes its better not to know, I don't think I've tasted a red wine that cost more than £8 ...and I want to keep it that way.

[minestrone]

I have heard good things about Balvenie from my scottish colleagues. I'm still in the £25-£30 range and currently enjoying Glenkinchie and Dalwhinnie.

I don't like it too peaty...

Glenkinchie is nice, had a couple of bottles of it over xmas, pretty smooth and something that can be drunk neat although I always add some water.

[NotAllThere]

It doesn't always work that way. Back in the late 90's at the restaurant we contractors used to frequent, Moet Chandon was £25 a bottle. Dom Perignon was £75 a bottle. Now, the Dom was definitely better than the Moet, but I'm not convinced it was 3 times better.

It did make the Moet taste like vinegar, but if you didn't have the two to compare, you wouldn't know.

[d000hg]

What if there was one you liked for £5, but you'd heard you could pay £10 and get something even better. I figure as an overpaid contractor I should be upping my tastes; even permies can afford £20/bottle

[xoggoth]

I think you must be the CUK contributer I would have least in common with. If I liked whisky and there was one for five quid a bottle I would certainly buy it but only if I could not get one for four quid. Who cares what something tastes like as long as it is cheap?

[rpgpgmr1]

Try Glenfarclas - you wont find in supermarkets but in more specialised whisky shops . Sometimes Makro stock a small quantity .

[ratewhore]

I have heard good things about Balvenie from my scottish colleagues. I'm still in the £25-£30 range and currently enjoying Glenkinchie and Dalwhinnie.

I don't like it too peaty...

[NotAllThere]

Can't follow your logic there. Surely the only remedy for alcohol withdrawal is to drink.

[Gonzo]

Oh no I can't decide (Whisky again)

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If you can't decide then perhaps it is a sign of difficulty with thinking clearly, which is one of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/withdraw/a/aa030307a.htm

If that is the cause then perhaps you shouldn't be looking at getting any more whisky down your throat for a while.

[NotAllThere]

Once, when I was in Paris, the hotel I was staying in had been nobbled by the Whisky Society. You could buy 1cl shots, which was great for comparing the different 50 whiskies available.

Maybe you should contact them?

[d000hg]

I'm quite partial to all 4 you posted, but the second and fourth ones I particularly like with the fourth probably a tad ahead of the field.

Whiskies are very much a parsonal taste choice though so you could very easily totally disagree.

Previously, I've had the Balvenie Doublewood a couple of times (got a bottle open right now), Highland Park 12, and Bunnahabain 12... to me these are all fairly similar in style and quality. The doublewood is probably my favourite so the single-cask Balvenie does sound pretty tempting, however the sheer age of the Bunnahabain is also a draw. And HP is certainly not bad at 12, so simply an older year of the same might be wonderful... I wish I had £200 spare to buy a few and keep them all open so I could properly compare them.

[TykeMerc]

I'm quite partial to all 4 you posted, but the second and fourth ones I particularly like with the fourth probably a tad ahead of the field.

Whiskies are very much a parsonal taste choice though so you could very easily totally disagree.

[Cliphead]

Highland Park 15 year old would get my vote.