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Heathrow duty free, recommend a whisky

  • 16-08-2016 12:45pm
    #1
    mikeecho
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    I'll be passing thru Heathrow next week, and will be looking to pick up a nice whisky at duty free prices.

    What's would you recommend.
    I generally go for the likes of laphroaigh or lagavullen.


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  • #2
    beardybrewer
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    Based on your preference for Islay whisky I'd recommend checking out out Bowmore 12 or Talisker 10.


  • #3
    mikeecho
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    beardybrewer wrote: »
    Based on your preference for Islay whisky I'd recommend checking out out Bowmore 12 or Talisker 10.

    i actually have a bottle of Talisker 10, sitting in the press from my last visit to heathrow.

    I'll check out Bowmore 10

    any other recommendations ?


  • #4
    lord lucan
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    Talisker dark storm is a travel retail only and absolutely gorgeous. Likewise I was lucky enough to try Laphroaigs last travel retail release Brodir and it's excellent,port finish.


  • #5
    ronnie3585
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    Old Pulteney 17 is excellent.


  • #6
    Trond
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    Avoid Laphroaig QA Cask (its a travel retail "special").


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  • #7
    mikeecho
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    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Old Pulteney 17 is excellent.

    Is that in the duty free..

    Couldn't find it on the Heathrow website


  • #8
    L1011
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    Trond wrote: »
    Avoid Laphroaig QA Cask (its a travel retail "special").

    Its actually gone on general sale due to "popular demand", or quite possibly "nobody sodding buying it in airports".

    Got it dirt cheap in Copenhagen Airport non-duty-free as they seem to do some sort of odd VAT deal there and drink is actually cheap in Denmark off-sale (on sale is hideously dear, but a corner shop will sell a bottle of Tullamore Dew for €13).

    If you like a ball of smoke and nothing behind it its grand, I'm sure... ended up drinking most of it with Irn Bru and then leaving the last quarter of a litre or so with a mate who'll drink anything.

    Travel Retail Exclusives are more often crap than good - they're very young spirit fiddled with in any way the distillery/blender can think of to make it taste less young and seem 'special'.


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