A good whisky for a 60th birthday gift?

Pumpkinseeds

My Dad will be 60 in a few months and he is very difficult to buy for. I'd like to get him a nice bottle of whiskey, preferably under 200 euro a bottle. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

celticbest

You can't go wrong with a Bottle of Midleton Very Rare.

Passenger

What type of whiskey does he typically drink?

Pumpkinseeds

Passenger wrote: »

What type of whiskey does he typically drink?

He usually likes Jameson, the ordinary stuff, we used to buy the more expensive Jameson for him but he doesn't like it as much. Whatever gift I buy he'll say 'lovely' then put it aside. He's just that kind of man, so it's more about just getting something decent and not stressing too much about a perfect gift.

Passenger

Ah ok, I thought that he may have been a particularly discerning Whiskey drinker when you mentioned the €200 budget.

To be honest a quality gift whiskey would be Yellow Spot, a single pot whiskey from Midleton. Should be around €75 which would be well within your budget range too. You'll find many proponents of this particular whiskey around here too.

minidazzler

I'm gonna second Midleton Very Rare and say that since it;s his 60th you and after the whiskey will have 60 spare you should buy some proper whiskey glasses

phelixoflaherty

Midleton very rare.

Nectar.

I would nearly swear it pours like olive oil

pa990

How about this

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2873.aspx

gandalf

Redbreast 21 year old, a wonderful dram of Whiskey!

skelligs

Midleton Rare is a good whiskey, but over rated for the price.

I received a gift of the full collection of seven different Eradour Cask whisky many years ago - still have 2 unopened bottles.

Its the smallest commercial distillery in the world and one of the oldest.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/distilleries/edradour-whisky-distillery/ (they deliver to Ireland and include the duty)

3 different bottles presented in individual wood boxes will come to about €200.

Pumpkinseeds

pa990 wrote: »

How about this

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2873.aspx

, very tempting but my mother would kill me, she'd have to peel him off the floor:D

Pumpkinseeds

skelligs wrote: »

Midleton Rare is a good whiskey, but over rated for the price.

I received a gift of the full collection of seven different Eradour Cask whisky many years ago - still have 2 unopened bottles.

Its the smallest commercial distillery in the world and one of the oldest.

http://www.masterofmalt.com/distilleries/edradour-whisky-distillery/ (they deliver to Ireland and include the duty)

3 different bottles presented in individual wood boxes will come to about €200.

These are something we'll definitely consider for my father in laws birthday. He's a big fan of the single malts, especially the Isaly ones and he's 70 next year. We got him a bottle of the Midleton very rare for his 65th and he loved it, or at least he said he did, either way none of it went to waste:)

Brockagh

Edradour is a distillery that divides people... a bit of a Marmite. But your father in law may love it.

Master of Malt do a lot of their own bottlings, like the Boutique Whisky range. You could get a few of those. Clynelish is usually a good bet. And they have a new range called Darkness. It's various whiskies finished in small casks remade from sherry casks.

MonstaMash

Jameson Distillery Reserve personalised bottle €60

https://shop.jamesonwhiskey.com/p-13-jameson-distillery-reserve-personalised.aspx