Whisky / Whiskey / Bourbon

A very good friend just had a kid and I thought a bottle of whiskey would set the nipper on the right tracks from the start. Is there anything that I can buy now and that can be stored for 15-18 years (or however long til he steals it / are allowed to drink it)?

Wine would be better for that sort of present...

Lanslide is right about the ageing and I've also heard the same thing about it going 'off' over time

I'll just get a bottle for myself then, and drink it all to his honour

I'll just get a bottle for myself then, and drink it all to his honour

excellent idea with no drawbacks

Oooft

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-drink/rare-whisky-fetches-100000-article-huib.html

£7000 a double. I bet they'd still charge me extra for the Coke. ;)

Shock and awe, I expect they would hang you by your balls sir!
:0

Bought this at the airport, was on offer, but alas had to leave behind in Canada - shame, was nice, v smooth

Jura Origin on offer in Tesco just now for £20, may indulge

Oooft

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-drink/rare-whisky-fetches-100000-article-huib.html

just imagine getting home trashed and tucking into that...whoops

bought this on offer. not bad but a bit sour.

turns you into a fire breathing dragon

Yep, that's a good one alright. Islay malts are my favourites.

Insanesbury's are doing a deal on Grants currently. Thinking I am a bit short on breakfast whisky, I caused a bottle to come to rest in my trolly on the way round today. I am currently imbibing it in the format of a Mac, avec Stones Green Ginger, it being horrid outside, and me having done a good few miles on the bike in it earlier.

I have to say, it really is rather nice for the job at hand.

dons Sparco coveralls....

Waitrose near Harrods (yes, this is a good a description as it gets) had Balvenie Doublewood at a discount, but they were out of stock :(

Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey 100 Proof bottled in bond - great for about £24 if you can find a bottle.

Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey 100 Proof bottled in bond - great for about £24 if you can find a bottle.

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-5369.aspx

£20.75 here...might try it

Longrow and Springbank from Cambelltown are favourites of mine. They still make their whisky the proper old fashioned way.

Ledaig is £20 in my local Oddbins... Not bad... Cask strength..

now i like a (blended) whisky and milk as much as the next man, but for something special during the festive season one heads to the http://www.laddieshop.com/

octomore is a heavily peated acquired experience; some of the bourbon and sherry casked malts are sweetly lovely

A very good friend just had a kid and I thought a bottle of whiskey would set the nipper on the right tracks from the start. Is there anything that I can buy now and that can be stored for 15-18 years (or however long til he steals it / are allowed to drink it)?

Hey Kboy. Just been mulling this over (if it's not too late for Baby warming gifts). Bruichladdich have a barrel ownership scheme. For example, my Dad 'invested' in a cask of spanking new spirit, distilled by Bruichladdich in Islay. He owns the barrell, they're looking after it, barreling it, aging it, storing it, taking care of the duty and when the time comes - bottling it. I'm designing the labeling etc and then we'll give it all away, lay some away, drink some and flog some. It's a few hundred quid obviously but he's a massive whisky fan and wanted to invest in a brilliant 'newly reborn' Islay distiller.

To cut to the chase, I wonder whether they offer a share of a cask scheme along these lines, so that you can start the ownership process now on some spirit, see it through its development and then when the time comes quarter cask it in a sexy sherry, portwine or rich rye cask or even eighth cask some????? (no idea how small a cask you can get).

The fella they have as chief distiller up there these days was honed at the original Bruichladdich factory, went to make lovely lovely Laphroig for years and returned once Bruichladdich was reborn. A clever sod to say the least!

Maybe there's a dozen bottle timeshare type oppo here for you if you catch my drift. Once the quarter casking and bottling is complete the little tyke will be well old enough to appreciate it, you can give him a couple of bottles and keep some for yourself.

Just a thought.

not a bad idea at all, if a bit expensive. Could be interested in getting a 12th of a cask myself (i can always let him have a sip), though spending more than a few tenners on a present would be a bit much.

aslo, the baby gifting is done, i got him a good book, from the year his old man was born

Yeah I figured as much. More notes than I would want / be able to shed on a gift. Thought it was somewhere along the lines of your time related gift demands though. If I win the lotto this weekend I'll sort you a quarter!

Picked up a bottle of Talisker from waitrose for the grandad (big single-malt head). Never tried it but it came highly recommended from a few people.

Been loving hot toddies these last few days.

Hey Kboy. Just been mulling this over (if it's not too late for Baby warming gifts). Bruichladdich have a barrel ownership scheme. For example, my Dad 'invested' in a cask of spanking new spirit, distilled by Bruichladdich in Islay. He owns the barrell, they're looking after it, barreling it, aging it, storing it, taking care of the duty and when the time comes - bottling it. I'm designing the labeling etc and then we'll give it all away, lay some away, drink some and flog some. It's a few hundred quid obviously but he's a massive whisky fan and wanted to invest in a brilliant 'newly reborn' Islay distiller.

To cut to the chase, I wonder whether they offer a share of a cask scheme along these lines, so that you can start the ownership process now on some spirit, see it through its development and then when the time comes quarter cask it in a sexy sherry, portwine or rich rye cask or even eighth cask some????? (no idea how small a cask you can get).

The fella they have as chief distiller up there these days was honed at the original Bruichladdich factory, went to make lovely lovely Laphroig for years and returned once Bruichladdich was reborn. A clever sod to say the least!

Maybe there's a dozen bottle timeshare type oppo here for you if you catch my drift. Once the quarter casking and bottling is complete the little tyke will be well old enough to appreciate it, you can give him a couple of bottles and keep some for yourself.

Just a thought.

wrongcog, picking up on this, i wonder if there'd be an interest in a lfgss barrel?

the 2010 cask offering > http://www.laddieshop.com/acatalog/Bruichladdich_New_Fillings.html < £1,950

sorry if i'm an utter noob here, but how big is a whiskey cask?

Good to see this thread back from the dead as I've been getting right back into malts since the weather cooled down again. Drank a lot of Highland Park 12 and Glenmorangie 10 at a wedding on Saturday, different from one another but both very nice. Free bars for the win.

Also bought a half-bottle of cask strength Ardmore from the Chester Whisky & Liqueur Company during my visit to the North-West two weeks ago. They poured it from their cask right in front of me and it really is excellent. Ardmore is the core malt in Teacher's and they rarely bottle it on its own, so this was nice to find. What makes it special for me is that it's quite heavily peated for a Speyside, has a syrupy texture and a long smoky finish. Yum.