Whisky / Whiskey / Bourbon

Pride of place in my collection at the moment is a 31 year old Banff, bottled in 1975. Was born near there, so have a special affection for it. Lovely, warm and smooth, but I'm making it last given a) the price, b) the fact that it's a closed distillery and replacement would be difficult (and more expensive).

At the moment, though, my favourite is the older Highland Park bottlings. Very easy to recognise Highland Park, because of the faint whiff of white spirits (at least, that's what it smells like to me).

Used to work in Oddbins in Glasgow and the Highland Park sales rep came in and let us sample some really nice drams including an 18 and 25... incredible how much richer and subtler they are compared to the 12. Wish I had that kind of coin to buy them for myself.