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Is Dalwhinnie any good as a present to a whisky drinker?

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Obviously no good as a present to vodka drinker - but you know what I mean.

I can get you a crate for £80, they work out about £7 a bottle, gets you slaughtered but dont drink more than a third of a bottle in one sitting, you'll be ill for a week.

As long as i can conceal it in a brown paper bag i dont give a shit what make it is.

Single Malt pretty good.

no rubbish

Dalwhinnie is very tasty

At last a subject I know about!

Dalwhinnie is a lovely light malt - it's the one I recommend for folk who "don't like whisky", it gives them a nice gentle starting point.

Personally I'd go for the Highland Park which IMO is the finest all round whisky there is. The 18 year old is pound for pound the best there is but is a tad more expensive.the 12 yr old is just fine.

Hope that helps a bit.

Is Bells whiskey shit or good?

I got a xmas bonus to the tune of 1 litre,or should i give it away?

Dalwhinnie is for women imo, although you've got to have a bottle of it in the collection.

A fine present because you save them the shame of having to buy it themselves.

"It's for the wife, honest"

"orly?"

I'd give it away to someone I don't like very much.

Opinions on Talisker pls?

Superb malt - but not for the faint hearted. Very peaty & pungent. Some will tell you it's the best malt on the planet, others will tell you it's minging & tastes like TCP.

To be perfectly frank I don't think there's any "bad" malts out there. Everyone has different tastes. There's a few (such as Aberlour) that I just can't stomach, but others will love the same whisky as much as I hate it. Only way to be sure is try as many as you can and decide which are your favourites. We stock about 50 malts and I think our job is to try & find one that suits the customer. For example, I would never give a "beginner" a Talisker as that would probably put them off whisky for life because it's so strong. I'd start them off with something like a Dalwhinnie or a Glenkinchie as they have much milder flavours. If they are very rich then I just start them off with the Highland Park 30 year old and hope they buy more.

Father in law swears by Highland Park.

I swear a lot when I drink whisky too....................

Geo

Thanks folks.  It's actually for a relative noob to whisky who is also female.  So it sounds like a perfect choice.

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LOL.  You don't hang around the park near me do you?  The fella who sleeps on the bench swears at everyone who walks past.  Maybe he's been on the malt too?

My personal favourite has always been (http://www.schnulf.com/bilder/BalvenieDoublewood022.jpg)

+1

Thanks for the replies all.  She loves the Dalwhinnie :)up

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+2

Bit of a bump here

A customer gave me a bottle of this today.  

I need to know is it worth saving for a special event or just drink it over the next few days.

Regards

M

Its £140-£170 a bottle so i'd imagine its not bad....dont know much about whisky though

£160 a bottle, prob just drink it over the next few days

Great bump btw.  I really like whisky, and would like to try some different stuff.  Can anybody give me some recommendations for a bottle for around £30?

Bushmills Irish Whisky - £21.99

Glenmerigne FTW


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Great fking Scotsman man you are :D

It'll probably be OK with some Coke in it.

highland park 12 yo

& bushnills Irish Malt is v good too

Highland Park is a good shout.

Bushmills... not so much. My friends call it soil whisky as they reckoned I was playing a trick on them, it was just Bushmills though.

What have you tried and what do you like?

awesome stuff. get it down ya ! it wont improve in the bottle :)

+1 for this. Or spend a wee bit extra and get the 18 year old. Pure nectar.

I'm just getting to the tail end of a bottle of Bushmills, previously had Glenmorangie.  I think I prefer Bushmills however there isnt much in it. 

I have a glass now and again so a bottle will last me a good few months.  Maybe I should invest a little more or just stick with what I know and stop looking for new things!!

glenmorangie is probably my least favourite single malt.  and people keep giving me bottles of the stuff!

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Laphroaig  ;topman;

The best Whisky you can buy is Springbank. You wont find it in the local supermarkets though.

MBSFN!!!!!!!! Enjoy it sir. It is a fairly pricey bottle, but if it was me, I'd be getting on it straight away.

Weird.

Never seen this thread before, but I think I can give a +6 to Highland Park.

I love the Islay whiskys too, but they really are an aquired taste, and are very much on the border between nectar and dogpoo.

And I don't know how anyone can slag glenmorangie when glenfiddich exists.  Glenfiddich would spoil a good coke in my view, but I can drink Glenmorangie.

The best bad blended whisky has always been teachers.

This, great choice.