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Bold Seagull · Nov 4, 2011

I want to get a decent single malt whisky for xmas, particularly enjoyed a friends round the camp fire in the summer (don't recall what it was).

Don't drink a huge amount of it, so wanted to get a good quality one (but hopefully not requiring a bank loan).

Any suggestions welcome. :whisky:

Simster · Nov 4, 2011

Highland Park. :thumbsup:

somerset · Nov 4, 2011

Bold Seagull said:
I want to get a decent single malt whisky for xmas, particularly enjoyed a friends round the camp fire in the summer (don't recall what it was).

Don't drink a huge amount of it, so wanted to get a good quality one (but hopefully not requiring a bank loan).

Any suggestions welcome.

Now you are talking my language,.... (all available on most mail order sites)

1) Scottish Lowland - Auchentoshen - very smooth.
2) Irish Grain Whiskey - Greenore.
3) Welsh Whisky - Penderyn - this is nectar.
4) Expensive, but THE BEST - Midleton Rare from Ireland.

Eastbourne Stripes · Nov 4, 2011

like a malt with robust character myself especially peated try something from ISLAY Lagavullin is heavenly but not cheap!

Ludensian Gull · Nov 4, 2011

Strathisla do some lovely Whiskey

somerset · Nov 4, 2011

Eastbourne Stripes said:
like a malt with robust character myself especially peated try something from ISLAY Lagavullin is heavenly but not cheap!

For me the Islay malts are just too 'rough',.. I prefer something smooth, hence the Lowlands and the Welsh and Irish selections. If I am pushed to name one from Islay that I would drink,... Bunnahabhain would be my choice.

Pbseagull · Nov 4, 2011

Eastbourne Stripes said:
like a malt with robust character myself especially peated try something from ISLAY Lagavullin is heavenly but not cheap!

My favourite Islay has to be Laphroaig...necter of the Gods!

catfish · Nov 4, 2011

Laphroaig and Talisker are the supreme Islay malts. If you like something more subtle then Isle of Jura is hard to beat.

Bold Seagull · Nov 4, 2011

Simster said:
Highland Park.

somerset said:
Now you are talking my language,.... (all available on most mail order sites)

1) Scottish Lowland - Auchentoshen - very smooth.
2) Irish Grain Whiskey - Greenore.
3) Welsh Whisky - Penderyn - this is nectar.
4) Expensive, but THE BEST - Midleton Rare from Ireland.

I may have to wait for the recession to end before going for the Midleton Rare. I think smooth is definitely the verb I'm aiming for. Reviews for the auchentoshan appear right up my street. [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION], any particular Highland Park? This one sounded good...highland-park-13-year-old-single-cask-master-of-malt-whisky.

Thanks :thumbsup:

Brovion · Nov 4, 2011

catfish said:
Laphroaig and Talisker are the supreme Islay malts. If you like something more subtle then Isle of Jura is hard to beat.

Good calls. I LOVE the peaty taste of Laphroaig.

It's sometimes sneered at by some of the more snobby fans of single malts (for being too commercial), but I still love The Glenlivet. Just opened my last bottle, so with a few gentle hints I should get a new supply for Christmas!

Simster · Nov 4, 2011

Bold Seagull said:
I may have to wait for the recession to end before going for the Midleton Rare. I think smooth is definitely the verb I'm aiming for. Reviews for the auchentoshan appear right up my street. [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION], any particular Highland Park? This one sounded good...highland-park-13-year-old-single-cask-master-of-malt-whisky.

Thanks

I'll have to get back to you with details on the bottle I am QUAFFING at home. :thumbsup:

Bold Seagull · Nov 4, 2011

I can see this thread maybe providing more questions than answers! I guess it's a case (excuse the pun) of diving in...

Badger · Nov 4, 2011

Simster said:
I'll have to get back to you with details on the bottle I am QUAFFING at home.

Of course everyone should bow down to your superior knowledge of whisky, you did start at such a young age.

beorhthelm · Nov 4, 2011

catfish said:
Laphroaig and Talisker are the supreme Islay malts. If you like something more subtle then Isle of Jura is hard to beat.

this. though never tried Irish. i reckon there's something similar to wines with malt whiskey, unless you are a proper connoisseur you would note much difference between £30 and £130 bottle, and what one person or group thinks is the best, another might find ordinary.

Trufflehound · Nov 4, 2011

Depends on how sophisticated your taste buds are feeling.

As others have said, Tallisker, Laphroaig or Lagavullin are all up there for the real connoisseurs, but the extreme smoky peatiness can be a bit too much for the uninitiated.

Highland Park and Glenmorangie are both great and easy to like.

One that's very smooth, but still excellent, and probably the easiest to like of all, for non-whisky drinkers, is Glengoyne. It's the southernmost highland single malt (just north of Glasgow), and the only one (or so they say) in which the water contains no peat at all, making it much softer on the palate than the others. Still lovely though.

DerbyGull · Nov 4, 2011

Tomatin distillery, nr inverness.

Matrix10 · Nov 4, 2011

Pbseagull said:
My favourite Islay has to be Laphroaig...necter of the Gods!

Oh! Laphroig, what a heaven sent liquid of pure ecstasy. My favourite so far by a mile although some find the peaty taste to be acquired yet I think it makes it stand out from the rest.

jamesp · Nov 4, 2011

Eastbourne Stripes said:
like a malt with robust character myself especially peated try something from ISLAY Lagavullin is heavenly but not cheap!

My favourite!

madinthehead · Nov 4, 2011

catfish said:
Laphroaig and Talisker are the supreme Islay malts. If you like something more subtle then Isle of Jura is hard to beat.

I am with Catfish.. The Jura prophecy is my current tipple...

http://www.isleofjura.com/shop/product.aspx?ShopItemID=3

ROSM · Nov 4, 2011

My three faves are on this thread.

Another vote for laphroiag for me - adding a lirttle bit of water just makes the peatiness come alive. Also has fantastic 'legs' neat

Auchentoshan is my session malt - love it to pieces and first tasted it on my stag do in edinburgh

Middleton Very Rare is superb. If you cant stretch to this then the jameson 12 yr is a good substitute (a bit like a preening peacock for harley)

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