Bottle of whiskey...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

RIght I need suggestions on a good bottle of whiskey, it's a present for the brother in law who is Belgian. I want to get something that is not very available over seas. Not jamesons paddy or powers... They are common. Any ideas? Not spending a fecking fortune either, so none of your 25 year reserve fancy unheard of sh!te

Midleton. €100+ a bottle though.

Ponster

I don't care if the thread stays here or not but you'll fine a lot of people over in the Beer, Wine & Spirits forum who know a thing or two about whiskey.

You do really need to say what your budget is though. If you want something special yet don't want to 'spend a fortune' then try a bottle of RedBreast 12yr old at ~45€

Biggins

Glenfiddich - High quality but at a reasonable price.
Well respected short by many drinkers and retailers around.

Site: http://www.glenfiddich.com/lda.html?redirect=/index.html

You will pick up a bottle for about 40/45 quid.

Wertz

Tyrconnell single malt.

themadchef

Ya cant have it every way!

Common = cheap,
All fancy aged stuff = €€€

Decisions decisions

peterk19

RedBreast 12yr +1

phelixoflaherty

With wertz on that one. Lovely whiskey, reasonable and independent so your cash is not going to the big boys

tony1kenobi

Tullamore Dew.......it's funny too because your brother in law is a jew.

And if he isn't.....give the whiskey to a jew so it'll be funny.

starn

Connamara 12 year old bout 60 lids
But its Christmas so send him a bottle of Middeleton, unless you dont like him. In which case Id say Tesco own brand

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Myth wrote: »

Midleton. €100+ a bottle though.

Too expensive.

themadchef wrote: »

Ya cant have it every way!

Common = cheap,
All fancy aged stuff = €€€

Decisions decisions

Nothing in between? I am talking about 50 euro.

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Tullamore Dew.......it's funny too because your brother in law is a jew.

And if he isn't.....give the whiskey to a jew so it'll be funny.

You're not funny, stop trying.

Melange

Myth wrote: »

Midleton. €100+ a bottle though.

Seconded. Midleton Very Rare is fantastic stuff. It's €150 for a bottle, though well worth it in my opinion.

Ross_Mahon

Make your own whiskey.

Biggins

Trust me - Glenfiddich will do the job.

tantalum

Bowmore Islay single malt scotch - 12 yr. Should be about €45.

Zwillinge

And if worse comes to worse - http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20082004.p.PureMaltScotchWhiskey

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Biggins wrote: »

Trust me - Glenfiddich will do the job.

I presume the OP intends to give an Irish Whiskey.

Frisbee

Laphroaig 12 Year

Nuff said

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Yea has to be Irish, I could put a fada on the I :P

Thanks for the suggestions, keep them comming

Biggins

Mckinley Long Keyhole wrote: »

Yea has to be Irish, I could put a fada on the I :P

Thanks for the suggestions, keep them comming

Aaa the decent Scottish won't mind, we have a lot in common.

showry

The Jameson factory reserve is about 50 euro and is a fantastic whiskey, almost as good as the proper Midleton imo. It's on sale at the distillery in Midleton but might be in the visitor centre in Dublin too.

Holsten

Tesco own brand Whiskey.

Gallus

Would recommend Green Spot. A pure pot still Irish whiskey distilled by Midleton in limited numbers. Can get it in the Celtic Whiskey Shop for about €45 and is a very highly rated whiskey for the price.
A very nice drink.

BraziliaNZ

i have an 18 year old Glenfiddich at home bought in Bali a few weeks ago in duty free, that was $100. Most normal whiskeys, e.g. jameson, teachers, grants, black douglas, jonnie walker, etc. are all about $30/40, which is 15/20 euro, here in australia. How much is a bottle of whiskey now in ireland?

Mr Magnolia

Wertz wrote: »

Tyrconnell single malt.

I'd also recommend something from Cooley. They have broken records with awards won this year. The Connemara as someone mentioned is another Cooley whiskey worth trying, it's peated though so it's not for everyone.

Frisbee wrote: »

Laphroaig 12 Year

Nuff said

Do you know where I could pick up a bottle?

Edit/ I see the celtic whikey shop have it, I'll be including it in my next purchase.

dSTAR

You cant go past Tullamore Dew Heritage Blend.

It is a very smooth drop indeed

More info

Darragh29

VAT 69, if he is a Band of Brother's fan, he'll love this!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAT_69

biko

Connemara, a whiskey that even people that never tried whiskey before can enjoy. Also good for connaisseurs.
If you get a Scottish they are often overbearing and takes getting used to, i.e Laphroaig or Oban. Best in that case is Auchentoshan imo.

Karl Hungus

My personal favourite would be Green Spot. It's very similar to Midleton, but comes in a hell of a lot cheaper, so it's within your budget.

It really is a fantastic Irish Whiskey, and I cannot recommend it enough.

OldGoat

I can't believe that after the above list of whiskys and whiskeys that Bushmills has yet to be mentioned. (If I missed it whilst skimming over the posts then please jut shoot me now)
Try a 16 year single malt or if you are feeling a little more genorous go for the 21 year single malt.

Ponster

Probably because you can get Bushmills all over Europe (even if it isn't the 12yr old version) and the OP is looking for an Irish whiskey that isn't 'common'

Not jamesons paddy or powers... They are common.

Which is funny as each of those whiskeys, along with Bushmills, have more expensive, more rare versions that would probably be perfect gifts...

joe_chicken

showry wrote: »

The Jameson factory reserve is about 50 euro and is a fantastic whiskey, almost as good as the proper Midleton imo. It's on sale at the distillery in Midleton but might be in the visitor centre in Dublin too.

Seconded.

gerry28

whyte and mackay whiskey (if they like to drink it with coke)

Highsider

Tullamore Dew

lucylu

Cooley Distillery was named World and European Distiller of the Year 2008
Kilbeggan, Greenore,Tyrconnell, Connemara are some of the Whiskeys distilled there

http://www.cooleywhiskey.com/

ednwireland

bushmills distillery reserve unfortunately you have to go upto the distellery to buy it but you can have is name on the label for £6 lovely stuff though

Dyr

peterk19 wrote: »

RedBreast 12yr +1

This the correct answer.

kieranfitz

jameson 12 year old, 35 odd quid.

SheroN

showry wrote: »

The Jameson factory reserve is about 50 euro and is a fantastic whiskey, almost as good as the proper Midleton imo. It's on sale at the distillery in Midleton but might be in the visitor centre in Dublin too.

You can get it in the old Dublin distilery too.

I'd go with a 12 year old red breast. Beautiful.

Laphroaig52

Frisbee wrote: »

Laphroaig 12 Year

Nuff said

That's the one. If he hasn't tried it before he's in for a treat.

am i bovvered

I would reccomend Bushmills Black bush... a really great whiskey.

Fallen Buckshot

id be happy as a pig in ****e if somone gave me a bottle of powers 12yr

nhughes100

Redbreast 12 year old is definitely the best value for money, non standerd Whiskey on the market and is available in most supermarkets for aroudn 40-45 euro. This has been discussed over on the drinks forum in a best value for money thread and I think this was the common consensus.

The Jameson 12 year old is surprisingly dissapointing