People who buy a nice bottle of whiskey but don't drink it

I don't have a taste for whiskey at all but sometimes think I'm missing out when I hear people talk about it. Or even watching a person drink it like it's a kind of magic liquid gold.

Gatling

Slowly got into drinking whiskey again after some recommendations on here a few years ago ,
Yellow spot and Teelings are absolutely lovely but would I spend money for a bottle never to opened probably not ,but when you see bottles reaching €10,000 + here it's safe to save they maybe a worthy longer term investment ,
If I had that available cash I'd buy 2 one to keep and one to drink

Rows Grower

SmartinMartin wrote: »

I have a bottle of the first release of dingle whiskey in a numbered presentation box. That's a once in a lifetime thing and can never happen again. I wouldn't open it.

It's probably the best investment you could have made whiskey wise.

A bottle made £650 in an auction a month ago and it's getting more expensive by the month.

Batch number 2 is increasing in value all the time too, I found a few single malt a while back for 70 euro each in a small off licence and they are retailing for 250 - 300 now if you can find them. They was 6000 in existence, not a lot left.
A bottle of Batch number 2 cask strength made £440 last month, there was only 500 produced.

Batch number 3 is easy enough to find at the moment for 75 euro but will turn out a collectors item too even though they produced 13,000 bottles.

I've tasted all of them and didn't notice any difference to be quite honest, that's why I collect whiskey I know I won't be tempted to drink it.

Rows Grower

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't have a taste for whiskey at all but sometimes think I'm missing out when I hear people talk about it. Or even watching a person drink it like it's a kind of magic liquid gold.

You're missing nothing, buy a half bottle of Paddy in Tesco for 8 euro and you'll get the same bang/buzz from a glass of that.

Some of the 15 year old and older stuff is smoother in my opinion but like yourself I just don't have a taste for it.

Now Vodka, that's a different story. I try to collect that.

SEPT 23 1989

I can't drink it angers up the blood something terrible and the hangovers are catastrophic

Gatling

Middleton 30 year old currently going for €4000 a bottle and a Middleton rare pearl going for €11,000 (which comes with a minture for tasting)

Rows Grower

I was offered 22 bottles of Midelton for 12 grand two weeks ago.

1 bottle from each year for the last twenty years plus there are two years that had two different bottles.

A bargain for a collector, but also a big profit for the seller. They probably averaged 100 euro each when bought.

Might be still for sale if anyone wants to invest fire me a pm.

Uriel.

Think I've sometbing like 7 or 8 grands worth of whiskey at home now. Been building a nice collection for the last 6 or 8 years. Think my most expensive one is about a grand. It's mostly Irish but some Scotch too. I absolutely love whiskey and I'll drink most of my collection some day in the distant future.

I have a healthy 20 or so bottles in a separate "everyday collection", which has everything from Jim beam to Middleton rare.

Id have a glass or two of whiskey almost every second night.

My favourite at the moment is Powers John's Lane

BeerWolf

But the bottle looks pretty with it full!

kylith

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

It's all for the enjoying. A mistake many people make with whiskey is thinking that entry level whiskies aren't any good and so just use them for mixing, shots etc. Regular Jameson, Black Bush, Kilbeggan and even Jack Daniels are all great whiskies for around 25 a bottle, and people rarely drink them to appreciate them. Jack Daniels is surprisingly complex given the association of it as a slug from the bottle kind of whiskey.

That said, I find Jim Beam absolutely revolting, and generally wouldn't be too interested in the cheaper Scottish blends such as bells etc. White & Mackay do fine whiskies at all price points!

Oh, I agree; I'm very fond of a glass or two of peaty Connemara or a drop of Jameson. But when I splash out on a €70 bottle I'm going to take my time going through that.

I'm not generally into bourbons, I find them a bit cloying, but Maker's Mark is a lovely drop.

coffee_cake

100 bottles of whiskey on the wall
100 bottles of whiskey
Take one down
Pass it around
99 bottles of whiskey on the wall

corner of hells

I have a bottle of whiskey allegedly washed ashore a few days after the Titanic sank.

I have a sip every so often , it goes down well with ice.

CruelCoin

Allinall wrote: »

Whisky snobs.
Suppose it makes a change from wine snobs... steak snobs... craft beer snobs ...

I hate snobs

Why do you hate people who like nice things?

Dakota Dan

CruelCoin wrote: »

Why do you hate people who like nice things?

Because he’s a snob.

Grayson

Allinall wrote: »

Whisky snobs.
Suppose it makes a change from wine snobs... steak snobs... craft beer snobs ...

I hate snobs

To be fair there are certain things that it's good to be snobbish about. There's a huge difference between tesco value whiskey and say Jameson. Then there's another jump to the higher end stuff. Although unless you actually like whiskey you're not going to get much from it. But even a casual, occasional drinker would notice the difference. The same goes for most alcohol in fairness. It's one of those things where the cheep stuff is really muck and most people would be at least a bit snobbish.

Dakota Dan

Grayson wrote: »

To be fair there are certain things that it's good to be snobbish about. There's a huge difference between tesco value whiskey and say Jameson. Then there's another jump to the higher end stuff. Although unless you actually like whiskey you're not going to get much from it. But even a casual, occasional drinker would notice the difference. The same goes for most alcohol in fairness. It's one of those things where the cheep stuff is really muck and most people would be at least a bit snobbish.

In fairness I drank enough whiskey and don’t see much difference between expensive and cheap whiskey, I’d prefer cheap whiskey.

the beer revolu

kylith wrote: »

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I'm not generally into bourbons, I find them a bit cloying, but Maker's Mark is a lovely drop.

There's a whole world of Bourbon out there that we never get to see or taste around here.
I've tasted an amazing Texan Bourbon.
I've had an incredible Alaskan alder wood smoked Bourbon.
American craft distilling is very diverse and innovative - even within the confines of Bourbon. And then there's rye whiskey - a whole other world.

I'm not a fan of any Bourbon that's commonly available here, either - except Maker's Mark;) I , too think it's a nice drop and not too sweet.

Greg81

Uriel. wrote: »

Think I've something like 7 or 8 grands worth of whiskey at home now. Been building a nice collection for the last 6 or 8 years.

Similar situation here. About 80+ bottles at home. Many of them waiting for special occasion.

When I was in high school I always wanted to have that alcohol cabinet that you could see in the movies.

20 years has passed and now I am following the dream

I love to enjoy whiskey late evening

My favorite would be 15yo Green Label Johnnie Walker (Old, discontinued edition)

So many good stuff out there. Slainte.

ablelocks

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't have a taste for whiskey at all but sometimes think I'm missing out when I hear people talk about it. Or even watching a person drink it like it's a kind of magic liquid gold.

no kind of about it, it is magic liquid gold.

Blazer

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't have a taste for whiskey at all but sometimes think I'm missing out when I hear people talk about it. Or even watching a person drink it like it's a kind of magic liquid gold.

I just picture the old cowboy movies "whiskey....neat"... classic

Dakota Dan

Blazer wrote: »

I just picture the old cowboy movies "whiskey....neat"... classic

In the real old west whiskey was pure sh1te and was often watered down with turpentine and tobacco among other things.

Grayson

Dakota Dan wrote: »

In fairness I drank enough whiskey and don’t see much difference between expensive and cheap whiskey, I’d prefer cheap whiskey.

Easily 90% of the whiskey I drink is mixed with coke so I couldn't tell the difference either.

I don't mix expensive whiskey with coke though. That would be a waste. However when i drink it neat I can tell the difference quite easily.

CruelCoin

Dakota Dan wrote: »

In fairness I drank enough whiskey and don’t see much difference between expensive and cheap whiskey, I’d prefer cheap whiskey.

There was an interesting experiment done with wine.

Blind taste test.
Three different wines, cheap, middle, expensive.

Most people could tell which was the expensive wine, but interestingly, most people preferred the taste of the middle one!

Price is not always a true indicator of how good something is.

I can't find the exact experiment, but here is a link to one showing that people cannot tell any difference between cheap and expensive wine. Meaning people are paying for a label, and it's all a big placebo.

https://phys.org/news/2011-04-expensive-inexpensive-wines.html

Rows Grower

There is a bottle of Macallan 50 year old whisky currently making 47,100 sterling at an auction that ends tomorrow night.

It's one of 200 bottles that were put on sale this year, 35 of which were allocated for sale in the USA at a RRP of $35,000 each.

Greg81

Rows Grower wrote: »

There is a bottle of Macallan 50 year old whisky currently making 47,100 sterling at an auction that ends tomorrow night.

It's one of 200 bottles that were put on sale this year, 35 of which were allocated for sale in the USA at a RRP of $35,000 each.

60yo for sale in London

https://hedonism.co.uk/product#!/macallan-lalique-4-60yo

Visited that shop some time ago. I can upload few very interesting photos later on

Rows Grower

Greg81 wrote: »

60yo for sale in London

https://hedonism.co.uk/product#!/macallan-lalique-4-60yo

Visited that shop some time ago. I can upload few very interesting photos later on

Would love to see those pictures if you get a chance.

Greg81

Rows Grower wrote: »

Would love to see those pictures if you get a chance.

Tonight

Feisar

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Ive fairly recently discovered that I like Jameson straight with ice on occasion. Definitely don't like scotch or at least not any that I've tried. Anyone got any suggestions of what else I might like? I'd like to have a selection of a few "nice" bottles, seems like there are some knowledgeable types in here who might be able to help!

Like yerself I like regular Jameson straight up. Give 16 year old Bushmills a run, probably my fav. A mate of mine raves about Green Spot, might be worth a run.

Rows Grower

Rows Grower wrote: »

There is a bottle of Macallan 50 year old whisky currently making 47,100 sterling at an auction that ends tomorrow night.

It's one of 200 bottles that were put on sale this year, 35 of which were allocated for sale in the USA at a RRP of $35,000 each.

In the space of two minutes and 6 bids today the price increased by 8 grand.

An hour left.

Rows Grower

Rows Grower wrote: »

You're missing nothing, buy a half bottle of Paddy in Tesco for 8 euro and you'll get the same bang/buzz from a glass of that.

Some of the 15 year old and older stuff is smoother in my opinion but like yourself I just don't have a taste for it.

Now Vodka, that's a different story. I try to collect that.

I wonder. I remember back in the day the most adventurous thing I drank was corona so I'm very open to expanding my palate How do you take your vodka? Someone I knew drank that stuff by the gallon. It was always vodka whenever we were out or in.