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

Captain_Crash

TheBully wrote: »

What would everyone consider to be an expensive whiskey?

Expensive for me would be anything over €100. Normally I shop at around the €50-€60 mark tho and sip away. I find the quality of a good 12yo at that price point to match anything in the higher price ranges, my personal opinion of course.

jester77

Sometimes there is a reason not to offer a dram.

A while back I had a nice €200 bottle of whiskey, few of us were enjoying it when another lad arrived. Offered him some, he took the bottle, poured a large glass and then added cola to it :eek:

Since then, not everyone gets offered a dram.

odyssey06

Is 60e for Macallan 12yo a good price? Or too expensive?
Spotted it in supermarket on my travels.

Working class heroes

jester77 wrote: »

Sometimes there is a reason not to offer a dram.

A while back I had a nice €200 bottle of whiskey, few of us were enjoying it when another lad arrived. Offered him some, he took the bottle, poured a large glass and then added cola to it :eek:

Since then, not everyone gets offered a dram.

You should have kicked him in the crotch, with both feet, at the same time.

limnam

Captain_Crash wrote: »

Expensive for me would be anything over €100. Normally I shop at around the €50-€60 mark tho and sip away. I find the quality of a good 12yo at that price point to match anything in the higher price ranges, my personal opinion of course.

It's all relative.


If you were on the scratcher with a pile of debt.The 50-60e price point might become very expensive for you.

mikeymouse

fmul9798 wrote: »

Did they reduce it (aldi)? Was 39 or 49 I thought Might give it a try if they reduced it.

Just checked again today , and you're right; 39.99.
Still good at that price, even better as a gift!

The_Conductor

It really depends- I spent £280 on a case of 15 year old Glenfiddich- which I thought was pricey at the time- however, its now about EUR70 a bottle (if you can find it).

I wouldn't dream of paying over 40 quid a bottle for 15yo Glenfiddich- which is my usual tipple.

I have a few nice single malts in the cupboard- including a few late 60s/early 70s that I inherited- that are all opened- and sampled sparingly on special occasions.

Personally- I'm more interested in how a malt is aged- than its price- there are some really nice whiskys that don't cost the earth- conversely- there are some damn pricey ones- that can only be described as nausea inducing...........

There are also a few interesting experiments going on out there- such as all that non-traditional English whiskey that some people here may have encountered on tasting evenings lately- I find them a bit too woody- but very distinctive- particularly when compared to sherry cask single malt etc.

Tasting and getting a feel for what you like- and investigating how its produced- is the name of the game- more so than looking at the price tag. And when you do find one that you really like- if the price tag is too rich for your blood- investigate other producers who are aging single malts in a similar manner- and see if you can find a reasonable comparator- at a far more reasonable price- very often you can...........

Captain_Crash

limnam wrote: »

It's all relative.


If you were on the scratcher with a pile of debt.The 50-60e price point might become very expensive for you.

100% couldn’t agree more!