After the initial sampling of the Paddy's Share, I would recommend it wholeheartedly. Very nice.
Good for highballs (and what it was made for). I didn’t find it very good on its own.
Thoughts on this one folks, is it smokey ?
Three swallow would be my good to, when I see it on offer I stock up.
https://shop.supervalu.ie/sm/delivery/rsid/5550/product/toki-whisky-70-cl-id-1772109000
No I dont think it is just Paddy dialled up ABV. In a blind taste test I doubt anyone would get a link to Paddy from it. Midleton maybe.
"A supermarket in France." Really narrows it down. Thanks for the clarification. 😏
Is the Paddy's share really good
I hate standard paddy as it just tastes like cheap grain pish
Is the Paddy's share just a higher abv
Apologies, I was incorrect re the price, €27 is indeed what It's available for. I'm just about to try it out!
He mentions a supermarket in France… I'm presuming there.
A super price, that's even cheaper than UK duty free, currently. Lagavulin 16 was 62 GBP in Stanstedt last week…
It's a whisky whose price fluctuates particularly noticeably, I think… Quite a funny one.
Lovely whiskey and great value at that price (or even €27 as somebody else said)
Showing as €27 on their website, and agreed that it's very good value at that price.
SV also have Three Swallows at €30 (again), always worth picking up at that price.
I loved it when I had it last time it was reduced. Definitely worth picking up at that price.
It shows at €27 for me, but at either price it is a very nice drop. It is levels above the regular Paddy imo. 47% so packs more punch than most whiskies at that price level. Definitely worth trying at that price.
Paddy's Share at €25 in SuperValu at the moment. Would it be recommended?
Where's the Lagavullin 16 at 60e? Used to get it at that price here in Barcelona for years but it has shot up to 90 odd the last few.
I got a bottle of Aberlour not too long ago. Can’t remember if it was in the Uk or elsewhere. Might get a few non whiskeys too, Cognac and Armagnac. Tried a nice spirit distilled from apricots last night too. Non aged.
Aberlour is usually a good bet in French supermarkets. I bought a bottle of the 14 year old late last year for I think €37 and a very nice drop it is (had one last night). I think it was still at a similar price a few weeks ago, but I was on a lightning visit on the way to the ferry as the shop was closing so couldn't swear to it.
Almost picked up a bottle of that new Redbreast Cuatro Barriles Edition at duty free price in dublin on Monday, but changed my mind. Decided to get some scotch in the supermarket in France instead. Picked up a Bowmore 9yo and Glenlivet 15 for €27 and €50. Haven’t tried either before. Tempted to get a couple Lagavulin 16 at €60 just to stock up as well.
Christ would a bottle of it run you €100 at home?! Rip off Republic alive and well. 70 over here on Amazon.
I was thinking the same. When people choise to spend more money on something that another person wouldn't, it doesn't mean that person is wealthier. It just means that we prioritise different things.
I know people on very high incomes that drink whiskey but would baulk at spending €100 on a bottle. Likewise I know people on minimum wage who would save up for one.
This is actually good value even at 275, although I know that might sound like an odd thing to say.
First of all, you get a bottle of the double cask, worth something in the ball park of 100 euro.
So then it's 175 you get a multi-course tasting menu and matched whiskies.
That's a fair bit, but on the other hand, Jordan Bailey earned Aimsir two Michelin stars and he's one of the top fine-dining cooks in the country.
The tasting menu at Chapter One is currently 190 euro, and that's with no alcohol at all.
It should be implicit in the above, but when I say "good value", that doesn't mean affordable, it just means arguably not overpriced, depending on how much you like fine dining and Macallan.
Sold out now though.. Should have kept a closer look at this thread.
That Macallan 12 is one of my all time favourites. Always keep a bottle of it.
One for Macallan super fans with deep pockets!
Upon arrival, guests will be brought through an infusion workshop by The Macallan brand ambassador, Felicity White, before enjoying a multi-course tasting menu curated by Jordan Bailey with cocktails by Majken Bech-Bailey. Each guest will bring home a gift including a bottle of The Macallan Double Cask 12…
€275 per person. Friday May 3rd. No 25 Fitzwilliam Place.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-macallan-x-bech-bailey-tickets-880098356877
Opened up a bottle of Lochlea Harvest 2nd Crop at the weekend.
Small boutique-y Ayrshire farm distillery… Very young and quite a lot of new make on the nose, which generally I'm not a fan of.
And yet… Charming, to be honest. This is one where it will clearly mature into an excellent malt in due course, and there's enough going on that even young as it is, it's quite pleasant.
This is aged in port, STR and bourbon (kitchen sink, really).
Nose-wise, past the new make, the cask influences are relatively minimal. Maybe a touch of port evident, and enough to colour the whisky just slightly.
If I closed my eyes, this could be a smoky mezcal.
Wow, that looks... ummm... interesting!
That's the one!
V de P Malahide?
Picked this up today in a charity shop. Couldn't resist it.
Haven't tried it out yet but in the hand it feels (and smells!) a bit .. weird!
However, going by the blurb on the packaging, I can expect marvelous things from this. Might even transform a Proper 12 into a Redbreast 12.
If it doesn't, I want my €3 back 😁
October wedding so not quite but close enough that they won't be amiss. But if its a sudden hot spell. Would oppose a swap to old fashioneds.
I'm sure not everyone will go for it. But you can't please everyone. There will be glasses of sparkling too, and beer/Guinness or similar. There will still be some that have a very specific drink they drink.
Personalised hip flasks for the groomsmen is a good touch. But 3 of us were in the wedding party last year and have one from then. I'll have my own full of red breast on the morning. 😉
I've a friend who is a wine lover. He bought himself (and his wife) an expensive wine. With the idea they'd open it on whatever anniversary. It's a shame whiskey doesn't age in the bottle. I'd open it year 1
Drumshambo marsala cask single malt.
Very elegant with a real lingering complex finish. 43% is an interesting strength for a whiskey in this category and I always admire producers not blindly following convention. Personally I'd have gone for 45%😜. It does seem a little timid at 43. Really lovely whiskey, though. I appreciate that I haven't really described it, only my impression of it. It's tricky, subtle but complex. There's a lovely bang of young (or new make) malt from it that is almost hidden in much older tasting spirit. I like it a lot. Unpeated. Fruity, almost cognac like , is the closest I can get to describing it.
€9 in the local.
my sister in law had whiskey old fashions for drinks reception on arrival at the hotel - even the non-whiskey drinkers enjoyed it. lovely sunny summer afternoon so the vibes were good anyway, but the old fashions were a great touch.
